I left because the snark here was too high. I actually didn't feel like the discussion EVER stayed on topic of what the title was.
Grant, respectfully, the snark level here isn't any higher than it is at SSC. It is just coming from people who do not necessarily agree with you, so it is *perceptibly* higher. Try being of the minority opinion over there on SSC, and see how warm and fuzzy and welcoming the place is.
Case in point: did you see Observant's post in the development thread recently? And did you see CityOfLakes's response? And did you notice that nobody over there came to Observant's defense, and called out the obvious snark and hostility? (which, even you have to admit, more than a few posters here do when snark is thrown around...)
Or, do you remember the snark and vitriol that got lobbed at Observant back in December, the first time he called into question the veracity of this "consortium"?
Did you watch the maelstrom of snark from munchymunch and a number of others Sunday night when other posters were pointing out how far the lid had just blown off of that thing?
I know you like to believe that urban=bad, and SSC=good, but it's not that simple. I appreciate, actually, that these discussions do tend to be more germane and development-related over here.
I mean, my God, SSC's development thread was dominated by a few posters pledging allegiance to unverifiable rumors from mystery posters for the better part of a year. Can you honestly tell me that the conversation about development here is more off-topic and less germane?
It is *all* perception, Grant. Mine is different from yours. Big reason why I stayed away from that place for so long, and big reason why I won't be back after what transpired there this week. Which sucks, because I like that site a lot, in principle.
Did I think June and the consortium were real? Yes. I did. Because it really wasn't all that rare for a developer to come and share information on SSC. Do I care now that they could be fakes and part of a big hoax? Yes.
Not "could be," Grant: "are."
It really makes me upset. Not only because June would message me countless times, but because she was so nice to me, so kind and well, grandmother like the character she played. I'm still a bit confused about some of this stuff going on. That's all I'm going to say. I'd find it respectful for you not to mention my leaving or posting habits anymore. Thank you
It sucks, majorly. I will admit that at times I wanted to believe them, and like I said over there, we should all proceed with caution on calling them out, because if they are who they say they are, then that is only a good thing, right? What's wrong with people promising skyscrapers for downtown Minneapolis?
But it became very apparent very early that the evidence against them being real was insurmountable. I am sorry that it happened that way, I'm sorry if you took it personally, I'm sorry if it made you defensive, and, you know what? I'm sorry if I perceived you being defensive as you being snarky.
But I will never understand this tendency to keep siding with them. I'm not sure if that is technically Stockholm Syndrome, but it's darn close....