I want to preface this by admitting that the reason that the blog post is so late is that I’m a sick ass bear.
Sick enough that I bailed on the Kara run last night after Opera event, leaving my friends hanging, because I just couldn’t go on. I had the shakes incredibly bad. I went to bed with a heat pad under me cranked to high, and didn’t stop shaking for a couple hours. I slept for about 14 hours, getting up just long enough to call in sick… on a hell day where I had massive commitments to get done. Mrs BBB was left shoveling the driveway this morning so she could get our son to school, while I lay snoring in bed.
So of course, when I finally DO drag my butt out of bed, I see that there have been lots of comments on various blog posts. I have been following the comments on the Hunter tactics post and the Guys playing female characters posts with enjoyment; you have great things to say and I appreciate it. I haven’t updated anything on my hunter because I haven’t been able to play her yet, but I do intend to change up my plans because of you. Plus, yes, I meant the other kind of shot. Sorry.
The most gratifying comments come from those of you that say I’ve at least given you a different reason why guys might play female characters. As far as I know, I didn’t get flamed (yet), on that post, and that gives me warm fuzzy feelings inside.
But what I did see was something totally unexpected. Someone came to the blog, read the ‘5 lessons learned’ post, and then took the time out of their lives to post a nasty little troll rant about TJ.
To quote the anonymous individual,
That person Temerity Jane is babbling idiot.
I happened on her blog and read it once.
How insecure can a person be?
And how can one write about such useless happenings in their lives?
Yes, of course, I didn’t have to read it. But the great thing about the internet is: anyone and everyone can use it - which is also a bad thing…
Now, I could simply do my favorite thing, and refer the poster to this post of mine, which I think adequately expresses my feelings on the subject.
But I’m not going to stop there. Because I’m sick, and grumpy, and TJ is teh awesome.
The title of this post is, I am not a nice person. And it is quite true. And here is my example for the day;
When I read your comment, Anonymous, even though you phrased your comment in as gentle a way as possible to get across that you don’t like her, it still made me feel good inside.
It made me feel good, because I know in my heart that anyone that will take the time out of their life to post a comment on someones’ blog about how you think such and such is a ‘babbling idiot’, claiming this judgement of yours is based on a single visit and reading of a single blog post, and yet you have developed such an antipathy towards that person that you HAD to mention it here, where it is obvious that I, at least, admire that person… I just know that your life is destined for misery, dissapointment, and solitude. You might have friends now, if you are being thrown together in classrooms with other outsiders, wehether it be in college or high school or work. But in the long run, you are too petty to know true friendship, love or a lasting relationship. You will remain bitter and find ways of blaming this on other people being unable to see the ‘true you’ inside… while the truth is, you are alone because they DO see the true you.
And I am not a nice person, because instead of this making me sad, it instead gives me a feeling of amusment. You annoyed me for 15 seconds… but you will have to live with yourself for the rest of your life. And I don’t know about anyone else, but I’d hate to have to live with an asshat for the rest of MY life.
Is that harsh? Yes. I am not a nice person. I only play one on tv. (sorry, tired joke from a tired bear).
You come in here and tee off on someone I admire for no apparent reason, and I reserve the right to flame your ass.
You want to come in here and flame ME, hey, that’s fine. This is the venue for it. I post something, you flame me for what I write, what MY opinion is. That’s cool with me, I LIKE debate. You want to say nasty things about someone else, you go over there… let them kick your ass. And if you think I’m harsh, I’m pretty sure TJ would kick your ass like there was no tomorrow.
I have allowed my comments to be open to all, anonymous or otherwise, without restriction because I wanted to encourage peopoe to post, and not make you work to speak your mind. Should I change that? Should I make it so you HAVE to have an account to log in and post? It feels like that would be a big pain in the butt, but as far as I’m concerned, if you’re going to be an asshat, you should be man (or woman) enough to stand proudly behind what you say, and not hide behind ‘Anonymous’.
Oh, and for all the readers that came here looking for a fun, lighthearted post… I apologise. I’ll try and be more positive tomorrow.
Crappy trolls…
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December 5th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
ROFL… I like the post anyways. If someone wants to flame, let them… but they should be prepared to get their ass kicked.
You can even post here with a nickname so I could type in BBB and say all bad things… but I dont because im a decent guy.
People that flame are insecure and dont have the balls to write their own blogs so they come and try to bad mouth others.
You can visit my blog if you would like and flame me
prepare to get owned.
http://www.dammitgankedagain.blogspot.com
December 5th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Exactly hw much of someone’s blog do you have to read before you can decide the person is a “babbling idiot”?
I’m new at reading blogs, I started reading them as a WoW player looking for playing tips.
The common thread I find amoung all bloggers who post on the subject is that they are far from idiots. Some ramble, some preach, some even try to teach me math, but they are certainly not idiots.
Oh well to each his own. TJ, BRK, BBB ya’ll keep it up. Even when you get off topic I find your writing entertaining and fun.
December 6th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Heh, I can understand your ire at Trolls. I posted a recruitment thread on the WoW forums and someone trolled in and made some snide comment that made it sound like my guild was worthless. I can’t tell you how much I hate it someone comes in and does that.
I’ve been following your blog for a bit now, not as much as some of your other readers I’m sure, but I wanted to thank you for sharing and (Cheap plug) tell you that you inspired me to make my own about shamans http://hoovedshaman.blogspot.com
It is still in it’s infancy but I’ve linked you from there because at some point I WILL finish my Druid. lol
Feel better mate.
December 6th, 2007 at 3:01 am
Anyone that can’t appreciate being blindsided by the razor wit of the pony tail (albino brain chiggers… man, that cost me half a coffee this morning) should seriously seek help. Major kudos for taking the time to point out the glaring social issues exhibited by someone when they *actually* take the time to post something like that… I’d seriously rofl if it wasn’t so sad
December 6th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Get the fuck back into that bed you dumb not-nice bigbutted bear!!
(ow yes, i suck at flaming)
Seriously, get well soon
December 6th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
LOL - You’re so sick you have to sleep with a heating bad under your butt AND bail on Kara early. Then you wake up to a flamer about TJ and are compelled to write a scathing post…
Yet somehow take the time to search out that cozy little sleeping bear from a Hallmark card???
How grumpy can this bear really be???
December 6th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
where are you now anon, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?!
lesson to be learned: if you want to blogflame on someone, make sure you do it outside of that persons blogring. or go straight to the source. otherwise, well, you get pwnt.
well done, Triple B, well done.
December 6th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
ROFL…
I call everyone a babbling idiot.
I come to you blog because I like your writing style and you have very good info for druids.
Alone??
Nope…
Engaged to a wonderful woman that I thank the gods for everyday because she puts up with me.
Insecure??
Heh. Hardly. Maybe arrogant and boorish would be more apt to describe me.
Do I have character flaws? Sure. Everyone does.
I happened upon her blog by following your link. I would have hoped it would be about wow in general, but instead I had to read about someone’s everyday ramblings. Did I have to read it? No… Did I have to make those remarks? No… Do I feel bad about it? No… Because it wasn’t a personal attack.
FWIW I spent a lot of time with the marines. I was an IDC (independent duty corpsman with 1st Mar div back in the day. Until I went to b.u.d.s and was with seal team 3 for a few years…
Hooyah 195!
ps - I enjoy your blog and feel famous that you took your time to single me out.
December 6th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
I’m right here Doom.
I’ve never run away from a battle.
December 6th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
@stale
It’s not that I don’t have the balls to write a blog.
I just don’t feel I have anything to say that would be of interest.
Just because you write a blog doesn’t mean you’re a part of some leet group.
I have balls enough. Service for my country in a couple of wars tends to grow you a set.
Can the same be said of you?
December 6th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Come on Doom…
I would have thought I’d see a post by now of you pwning me…
December 6th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
I’m really, really disappointed.
You guys cast the gauntlet and I answered…
December 6th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
@8:34am delta15 says some stuff
@8:35am delta15 says some more stuff
@8:39am delta15 proves idiocy
@9:06am delta15 babbles
@9:31am delta15 becomes a babbling idiot
@10:40 Doomilias is dissapointed in delta15’s poorly attempted trollflame
Your mistake was made when you came to THIS blog to flame about someone ELSES blog. I laff at ur nubby trolling! There is no battle to be had. The author of this blog pretty much destroyed your face, and then destroyed your spare face.
So, uh, yeah. Try again? Please? Everyone deserves second chances, after all.
December 6th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Yep.
Destroyed me.
-50 DKP for me…
Oh the inhumanity!!!
Let me go crawl to the corner and repent for my sins.
I’m destroyed.. My life means nothing.. I can’t live with such anguish…
Get over it…
I just wanted to prove my point that I’m not hiding behind an anon. Just didn’t feel like taking the time to make a handle.
December 6th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
@delta15
it seems like all those years in service has made you delusional. Hitler is known by all, but that doesn’t make him a good person. so by the TriB singling you out doesn’t make you any better than the bird crap that is on my windshield. you say you’re not insecure but you once someone flames you, you are quick to bounce back and defend yourself. if you’re going to talk badly about someone, at least take the counter-flames like a man. only a pansy would come back and say “oh thats not me, you’re wrong”… pfft, and you call yourself a marine.
the people on here are good people and of course take up for one another. i figured a marine would understand that more than anyone.
you can flame me all you want. i know who i am and i don’t need to defend myself to anyone.
December 6th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
You’ve been called out on your flame thread? People think you’re a worthless loser? Prove them wrong with Fio’s patented formulaic response!
1) Claim to have a girlfriend/wife/etc who is beautiful and wonderful! Make them jealous!
2) Claim to have some sort of impressive job! Military is always a good one, as are engineering, medical careers, and police/fireman! It doesn’t matter if it has anything to do with the topic at hand, let them know you have a REAL life and you’re better and more exciting than them in REAL LIFE too!
3) Make some variant of “OMG WHY ARE YOU GUYS SO MAD IT WASN’T A PERSONAL ATTACK HAHAHA.” Shift the blame onto the people who caught you!
Follow these simple steps, and you too can be a classic troll!
December 6th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
*just dies laughing at the amazing commenting powers of Fio*
*grin* Can I learn at your feet? I promise to be a good hunter and spread your ways of snarkiness to the world!
December 6th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Okay, first off, gotta give you credit for making an account. You stepped up and stood by what you said, and that does take balls. Grats.
Second, it’s good to hear that you’ve enjoyed the blog, and I appreciate that you haven’t taken my post personally. I wouldn’t call it ‘making you famous’, as I doubt I have more than 300 readers. Maybe I’m wrong, who knows. But I’m pretty sure that even if you posted your character name and server, you still wouldn’t be getting any whispers based on anything posted here :). I ain’t Emelio Estevez… and I won’t be the one to make anybody famous
You were in the service, and you claim to have made it through BUDS. Major Kudos for that. If that’s true, then you certainly shouldn’t feel you have anything to prove here.
All that aside, the fact remains that you have yet to explain why you felt strongly enough about TJ that you had to post what you did about her in the comments of a ‘5 lessons’ post on someone elses’ blog.
I’ve had some friends give me shit because I linked X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, but not Tie Fighter itself. They say Tie Fighter was a better game, and I should have linked it instead. That, I think, is a perfectly valid criticism of my post that deserved a place in the comments.
A personal attack on someone that I have made clear I admire is NOT something that was appropriate in the comments of that post.
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time at all, then I would have hoped that you would have picked up that I am fiercely loyal to those I consider my friends.
If you have been through BUDS, as some of my friends have been, then you should understand that feeling, as the men that have made it through that hell are some of the tightest there are.
You tell me, seriously, that you would stand there in a bar while someone gives one of your buds crap and you wouldn’t say or do shit?
I don’t think so. And it’s my opinion that you knew what my reaction would be, you were looking to get some trolla ction started, and I met your expectations.
While you are certainly entitled to your opinions about anyone and anything, where you chose to voice them was inappropriate, given the context of the post.
And saying that you call everyone a babbling idiot is pretty smooth. It makes it seem I just blew everything out of proportion. “Dude, I call everyone a babbling idiot, chill out.”
Yeah, it doesn’t work like that. Only those people that know you would know if that’s true. Here, you have only ever called ONE person a babbling idiot. That’s all the history you have.
And in the rest of the context of what you said, it seems pretty clear that you meant babbling idiot… and your latest comments were backpeddling bullshit unworthy of a Seal.
December 6th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
/applaud BBBB
/bow Fio
You’re both awesome.
I know I’m starting to sound like a proselytizer, but one of the things I like about WordPress is that I have the opportunity to moderate the first comment by everyone who comments on my blog. So far, I’ve only had to disapprove spam.
I’m not above censorship; that doesn’t mean I’d disapprove posts that (vehemently) disagree with me. But blatant trolls–Anon or not–don’t make it. “If you don’t have something nice to say, shut the hell up.”
December 6th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
BBB -
You’re absolutely right. I may have not liked everyone in my platoon, but as soon as someone started something with the guy I would be there till the end.
Kudos to you for sticking up for your swim buddy.
Did I feel that I needed to post that on your blog? No. Should I have posted that? In hindsight probably not.
Do I feel it was a personal attack? Absolutely not. Calling her insecure could be considered stepping over the line. I don’t know anything about her so that was an assumption on my part and I do agree that was in poor taste.
The appropriate thing at this time would be to apologize.
You have my apologies.
@kakalaki
I wasn’t a marine. I worked for a living. Sorry.. Just had to. So, I’m birdshit on your window. I’ve been called much worse, but hey, I don’t take offense to that because they’re just words.
@Fiord
Didn’t claim my fiance was beautiful. But, if I may, she’s extremely beautiful to me and that’s all that matters.
About claiming to have an impressive job. I didn’t think it was impressive. I had no goal - no direction in life at the time - so, I shipped out and fit in where I could. Impressive I would reserve for the shipmates that I lost along the way. Both USN and Marine.
It wasn’t a personal attack. It was my opinion. Do I know TJ? Absolutely not. Is she an idiot in RL? Maybe - maybe not. Does she babble in her posts? I think so…
Was I trying to hurt someone with the post? In all honesty I wasn’t.
December 6th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
^ you fail
December 6th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
@Doom
/blow kiss
December 6th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Delta15: I know you probably feel as though you’ve adequately defended yourself, flexed your e-peen just enough, humbled yourself just enough, etc, to come out on top here.
But reading over what everyone has said, and without even entering the fray myself, I’m just gonna go on ahead and declare myself the winner here, because it’s my birthday and I can do that.
December 6th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
TJ -
It wasn’t about coming out on top.
It wasn’t about flexing my e-peen.
I like BBB’s blog because he has good info on Druids. He takes the time to put this info out on the internet so I figured the least I could do is answer his questions.
The verbal sparring I don’t mind. It passes the time while I beat my head on this keyboard at work.
Happy Birthday.
December 6th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
@deltafifteen
/blow chunks
December 6th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
PS - You smell funny!
Don’t worry, it wasn’t a personal attack.
/dusts off hurt feeling
December 6th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
@Doom
It’s actually Delta one-five (1/5). I’m sure the significance of this military unit is way out of your sheltered world.
Look it up. You might learn something…
December 6th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
/cheer TJ
Happy birthday!
December 6th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
@delt
If its supposed to be delta one five then it supposed to be spelled that way, not delta15.
I toos in the military, even though its the chair force.
but atleast i dont get shot at in my server room.
December 6th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
@Dick
Actually it’s supposed to be Delta 1/5.
US Marine unit in Vietnam. Many war hero’s.
Air Farce, huh? (j/k)
Worked with many PJ’s helluva group…
December 6th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
http://www.angryflower.com/aposter3.jpg
December 6th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
@deltaFIFTEEN
i really couldn’t care less about the significance of your blogger handle’s numerical suffix.
you know nothing of my life, so i also couldn’t care less about your assessment of it being sheltered.
i really dont think you want to get into a discussion of learnedness with me. even if, it wouldn’t matter, as i know as little about you as you do about me. you could make as many false claims as i, and it would be a pointless arguement.
however, i would like to talk about what we have learned about each other thus far.
what i have learned about deltaone-fiver:
he went out of his way to make an inflammatory comment about a very established and well respected blogger; with cowardice to boot, choosing to make said comment on someone ELSES blog. when called out on the matter, he tried to hide behind typical defenses, labeling his words as matters of personal opinion; an idiom that he claims to use to describe everyone.
what deltaonetothefizzle has learned about doomilias:
he is a fairly unknown blogger who witnessed an attack on a close blogger friend, and came to her defense. he is not impressed with deltasomethingorother, and does not accept his apologies on TJ’s behalf, because he has permission to do as such. he is also sorry that triple b’s wonderful blog has come under such trolling and flaming, and wishes it to stop.
December 6th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
@Doom
We can have a discussion about learnedness if you like. Yes. It’s true I don’t know anything about you nor do you know anything about me. Just because I was in the military in my past life does not mean I don’t have an education. Quite the opposite in fact.
You’re a business solution consultant, right? Let me guess you were compsci up until your second year when you took advanced data structures or compiler theory and realized it was too hard so you chose IT/MIS?
Yeah.. We always go back and forth with the IT guys in my company.
December 6th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
hahahahaha. thank you for proving my point.
no, i have an undergrad BA in pyshcology with focus on business management and leadership. post-graduation i attended a technical institution to further my education in web development and business management. im currently working on my MBA.
im guessing you looked at what i listed on my blogger profile as my occupation? yeah. that was the closest option available to what i really do. sigh. if you must know im a project manager in the information systems department of a large pharma.
happy?
December 6th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
@Heather:
You will become strong in the dark side! Or maybe the plaid side! Or perhaps, a paisley-plaid that the mind cannot comprehend!
@Delta
You either ignored or didn’t get the sarcasm of the post. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. Guess what! This was meant as an exemplar, not as a verbatim rebuttal!
You may or may not be engaged. Wonderful. You may or may not be in the military, even better.
BUT, your protests to the contrary, you came across as the same old troll with a new set of fingers. So, I’m going to same something similar to what I’ve said before.
If you act in real life the way you do on the internet, then you are one of the few arrogant, asshole types that give the military in general, and jarheads in particular, a bad name. I’ve known enough military to be able to know what deuce gear is, what a DD-214 is, etc. And I know that 90% of the guys I know would never consider saying what you did. They reserve their venom for when they really mean it.
So, the question is, if you don’t behave like that in real life, why do it here? If you made an inappropriate response, then apologize for it and be a man. None of this “Well, I’m not sorry for what I did, I mean, maybe in retrospect I shouldn’t have said it, but that doesn’t mean I’m sorry” bullshit. Own up. Grow a pair.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
@Fiord
Seriously…
If that’s the worst she’s going to be called in her lifetime then she’s going to be all right.
Did I use profanity?
Did I attack her character?
You resorted to calling me an asshole. Doing exactly what you accused me of doing.
Two wrongs make it right I guess.
It was an observation I made and formed an opinion.
I did, however, apologize to BBB because he was offended.
I could have just walked away, but decided to respond to all the (guess what) personal attacks against me.
I can understand all her friends coming to her defense. Did I take it personally? No…
Once again. No profanity was used. I didn’t attack her character because I know nothing about her.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Perhaps I will stop reading post comments from now on. This is quickly beginning to remind me of the WoW forums.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
@logan
True.
I think I muddied the waters enough.
/out
December 6th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
/looks around
is her really gone?