Sorry, but this response doesn’t really fly. First, he said “they” not “codywanks” so I’d assume he didn’t just email you. To say his claim is baseless is totally bull****.
As far as I’m concerned, he worded “they” to mean and include me. And the simple facts of the matter are I have NOT been active, I have NOT logged on, and I DID NOT choose to dodge his PM.
So.... what you are saying is, even if he wasn't talking about you, you want him to be, and so therefore you are offended because he didn't know you were inactive? Really? YOU DID choose to dodge his PM, because you stopped responding and CHOSE to not tell anyone why. HE DID NOT say that YOU were active and not responding, he said THEY which I personally would interpret as the people RUNNING the group buy which rolls into this point:
Second, and more important, as far as I’m aware you aren’t even officially part of this GB... (snip)
I believe in helping out and picking up the slack whenever/wherever I can, and not asking for/expecting anything in return. That’s what friendship & community both mean to me. However, if the consensus here is that my updates are not helping, not useful, or not appreciated, I’d be more than willing to take a step back and let this thread take its course.
First, again, stop being a child, I NEVER SAID the updates were not helpful. I said, if you are going to be in that role, make it official, and then MANAGE EXPECTATIONS. I was trying to help you. ALL you have to do is let people know when you won't be available, and let them know when you think you might have an update, and then, before we get there, no one will complain, and if they do, the community itself will manage it. All it would take is a few 1-2 line messages every now and again. People clearly have anxiety about this GB, but they shouldn't, not given the group that is running it, there is zero reason to believe that this GB will fail or anyone will not get what they paid for except 1 HUGE thing. COMMUNICATION. The way this GB is choosing to communicate is inducing it's own problems. All of this could have been avoided by simply being more up front and open with people. You guys are more than shooting yourself in the foot, it's like you thought "why stop with a pistol, I need an RPG to really handle that damn foot".
But regardless, you cannot lump yourself into "they" and then make it clear you are't part of "they". Either you are involved, and the expectation is as such, or you aren't.
Hmmm. I wonder how you knew to preserve the evidence if you weren't active (my emphasis added above)... Care to explain?
That’s simple. Someone from my keyboard chat group informed me that you were falsely accusing me of being online but not responding. So I told them to grab a screenshot of my last active status and forward it to me to for proof.
Sorry, but screenshots don't mean ****:
No one is doubting you that you weren't on a cruise, but this is just being childish. Also, let's not pretend like you can't check the forum or find out about PMs without updating the last login status. Again, not saying you did, but the point is more that it doesn't really matter. No one is calling you a liar but you. I totally believe you didn't check the forum while you were gone, and I'm fine with that. I'm telling you you are being unreasonable to expect people to be happy about the lack of updates in the 10 days preceding christmas without knowing why. He has a legit reason to be upset, you don't.
I'll eat the damn $6 before I'll apologize to you
Great, eat it in quarters, let me know what it feels like coming out the other end.
Grow up. You WANTED to be insulted, and then you acted like a child when you tried to FORCE him to apologize or else you will STEAL his money. Remember, this isn't some favor, he PAID for stabs, and didn't get them. IT IS NOT OK to threaten to not give something they paid for because you felt insulted. Especially when YOU are the one inferring that insult.
