jdcarpe's statement about the MiTo situation

[jdcarpe]

Since I was personally involved in the dispute with MiTo, I thought it appropriate to write a small statement from my perspective, as well. Being that CARPE KEYBOARDS does not have a dedicated Artisan Services subforum here, BunnyLake was kind enough to allow me to post this here in his area.

I had been following the Fake BroCaps Discussion about the troll K3kc's plan to copy and sell counterfeit Bro Caps. I noticed that MiTo had posted there, stating that he "support this dude K3", and "if you want to boycott Cospar, go ahead."

I replied in that thread, and copied my reply to the Cospar IC thread that "everyone should join with me in boycotting this group buy."  He later posted a challenge to the boycott. The thread derailed from there, with others joining the boycott, and MiTo calling us "flamers" and telling us to get out of the thread, even though he had instigated it with his previous posts.

Now, my first ever interaction with MiTo was during the PuLSE GB interest check. That thread had already been derailed by MiTo himself, when he didn't understand about the Cherry Replica legends, and who owns them. BunnyLake had attempted to set him straight about those legends, which he took as a personal attack for some reason, and began his vendetta against BunnyLake. He then decided to switch the profile to SA, while admittedly knowing nothing about the profiles or sculpt of SP's sets. I (along with others) had to educate him about the subject, and I basically had to (figuratively) beat him over the head with the information in order to make him understand and to get a good end product (with a couple minor exceptions) for the group buy. Which is why I find it amusing that he now apparently thinks that people will buy his designs, regardless of a boycott on him. He believes that the things he says and does will be overlooked by the community.

MiTo has posted screenshots of comments on reddit that nubbinator made, because MiTo also believes that nubbinator has personally attacked him. So, since he is allowed to post those comments, I will post the comments MiTo (Lyqu1d @ reddit) posted regarding the events of late here at GH.



You can find all his comments here: http://www.reddit.com/user/Lyqu1d

While I regret that some of my statements were reactionary, posted in the heat of the moment, and could possibly be seen as being a bit childish, I stand behind the meaning of my statements in those threads. I would again call for others to boycott any and all designs and products produced or sponsored by MiTo, until such time as he changes his attitude toward, and behavior on, this fourm.

Thanks for reading,
JD

[SpAmRaY]

+1

[BunnyLake]

great post

great guy

[FrostyToast]

I think that this is a good way to go.
I will say that Mito seems cool and his designs are definitely interesting and should be valued, but I cannot support him until he changes his views which oppose this community.

[BunnyLake]

I think that this is a good way to go.
I will say that Mito seems cool and his designs are definitely interesting and should be valued, but I cannot support him until he changes his views which oppose this community.

this is not the place for praising mito

please dont mistake my apology at being towards mito, that was for the community, this is a person who has systematically bullied me for 2 months, and he is certainly not a cool guy

[byker]

+1

The way that he has taken a single success to his head is a joke. Coming into a new hobby/community, you usually want to treat others with respect, something that Mito doesn't seem to understand. JD and Ctrl.Alt have done more for the keyboard community then Mito will ever do, and the fact that he went to name-calling and bullying after receiving critical but accurate advice for his original set shows how immature he is.

[FrostyToast]

I think that this is a good way to go.
I will say that Mito seems cool and his designs are definitely interesting and should be valued, but I cannot support him until he changes his views which oppose this community.

this is not the place for praising mito

please dont mistake my apology at being towards mito, that was for the community, this is a person who has systematically bullied me for 2 months, and he is certainly not a cool guy

Sorry, I was misinformed.
I hadn't known that the K3 incident wasn't the first time he had done something so bad on such a scale.
If he has repeatedly done such indecent things then I would have to condemn him with dire sorrow.
However I still have hope that he may eventually have a change of heart. This is the internet after all where it's easy to get lost in flame wars and your own foolishness

[pasph]

+1

[rowdy]

great post

great guy

+1

[keyton]

-1

You guys are a bunch of bullies

[digi]

Right on JD, great post. Unfortunately it's just common reddit inbreeding at their finest...endorsing counterfeiting and disrespecting people like you and bunny who tried to help them with their sub-average colorway keyset.

If you want to go fight them IRL, let me know...I have a 110lb+ lab that I have trained to sit and fart on anyone at my command.

[strict]

Totally on board with you, jd. I wasn't a fan of mito to begin with because of the whole pulse fiasco, but once he started **** posting you and bunny my feelings about him became much more polarized. Supporting k3 is bad enough, but attempting to paint in such a negative light members of the community who have been so selfless and helpful is not just rude, it's inexcusable.

You'll always have my support jd, I hope I can be half the friend to you that you have been to me.

[rainb1ood]

great read

[Sent]

Nice post, JD.  Glad to see people taking a stand.

Sorry, I was misinformed.
I hadn't known that the K3 incident wasn't the first time he had done something so bad on such a scale.
If he has repeatedly done such indecent things then I would have to condemn him with dire sorrow.
However I still have hope that he may eventually have a change of heart. This is the internet after all where it's easy to get lost in flame wars and your own foolishness

Not critiquing you personally, Frosty, but this train of thought is dangerous, in my opinion.  Just because we're online does not mean we can or should throw common decency, common sense, and basic ethics/morals out the window.  In fact, it should be the opposite.  Here, we do not have the luxury of face to face interaction and many of the nuances of communication are lost this way.  Because of that, how we conduct ourselves through our posts and PM is basically the only representation of ourselves in the cyber world.  We should be holding ourselves to a higher standard; in fact, the community should never pander to the lowest common denominator.  Ever.  Instead of giving someone a way out by using the excuse of, "it's the internet", or "he/she is new", or "real life is hard right now", people need to be held accountable and man up.  Ignorance is never an excuse and life is hard for everyone.  While some may think that recent events have been a witch hunt of sorts, it's refreshing to see that there are some members who won't stand for the - in layman's terms - utter bull**** that's been spread around. 

[baldgye]

I think it's fair to say I don't and havnt agreed with JD in the past on certain things, but on this I'm totally with you. It's also super refreshing how transparent everyone is being. One of thr problems I have had with GH in the past is how much the mods and others have wanted issues to be dealt with behind closed doors and it leads to basically a community split, those in the know and those not in the know, which sucks. It's also refreshing to see people taking a stand and having an opinion and not being scared to state it.

You got my support.

[Flamingchook]

Great post JD, I wholeheartedly agree.

[Badwrench]

+1

Unfortunately, I had already purchased the Pulse set before all this started hitting the fan based on it being significantly a set put together by JD.  I already had a bad feeling of the guy based on his remarks about Nubbinator's beautiful Apollo GT keyset, but bit the bullet anyway since half of the keyboard stuff I own matches the Miami set and the pulse set has the same teal. 

 

[Wildcard]

Glad to see you standing up for this JD.

I don't see why they would think they could rip off artisans in the community, but still expect to get the communities support?

Mind baffling...

[radio_killah]

+1

The way that he has taken a single success to his head is a joke. Coming into a new hobby/community, you usually want to treat others with respect, something that Mito doesn't seem to understand. JD and Ctrl.Alt have done more for the keyboard community then Mito will ever do, and the fact that he went to name-calling and bullying after receiving critical but accurate advice for his original set shows how immature he is.

Not sure of others felt the same but every time he posted (both here and on r/MK)  he was always tooting his own horn in a way. The whole pulse thing really stroked his ego and over time it seemed he became more vain.

[Sent]

Not sure of others felt the same but every time he posted (both here and on r/MK)  he was always tooting his own horn in a way. The whole pulse thing really stroked his ego and over time it seemed he became more vain.

It's a sign of immaturity, in my opinion.  I'm guilty of that in the past but when people smacked me upside the head and let me know what was going on, I tried to change.  We've all probably let our ego speak for us at one point or another.  Being able to and willing to change, is to me, the crux of the matter. 

[BunnyLake]

+1

The way that he has taken a single success to his head is a joke. Coming into a new hobby/community, you usually want to treat others with respect, something that Mito doesn't seem to understand. JD and Ctrl.Alt have done more for the keyboard community then Mito will ever do, and the fact that he went to name-calling and bullying after receiving critical but accurate advice for his original set shows how immature he is.

Not sure of others felt the same but every time he posted (both here and on r/MK)  he was always tooting his own horn in a way. The whole pulse thing really stroked his ego and over time it seemed he became more vain.

ive stated before, he makes 2 kinds of posts, being nasty or rude to people, or blowing himself, ive never come across someone so deluded, and through all the supporting pms i have had through this, im glad that opinion is shared by others

[BunnyLake]

+1

Unfortunately, I had already purchased the Pulse set before all this started hitting the fan based on it being significantly a set put together by JD.  I already had a bad feeling of the guy based on his remarks about Nubbinator's beautiful Apollo GT keyset, but bit the bullet anyway since half of the keyboard stuff I own matches the Miami set and the pulse set has the same teal.

i know several people who successfully cancelled the pulse order because of all this

[Belfong]

I'm not that 'old' in GH, having joined a year ago, but my experience here is very positive and it is definitely due to many great individuals in this community. To see a newbie like MiTo coming in and create chaos and unrest just for his own ego and personal gain is despicable. He's like a virus trying to infect a fun community and turn us into zombie so we can infect each other (I played too much games, lol) and while he didn't do anything unlawfully wrong to get ban, we as a community, should stand as one and not support or ignore him. When there's no support, he will naturally go away. If everyone stops ordering cospar, he will move on and continue to do his business in Reddit. That's the easiest way to get rid of a troll

[BunnyLake]

I'm not that 'old' in GH, having joined a year ago, but my experience here is very positive and it is definitely due to many great individuals in this community. To see a newbie like MiTo coming in and create chaos and unrest just for his own ego and personal gain is despicable. He's like a virus trying to infect a fun community and turn us into zombie so we can infect each other (I played too much games, lol) and while he didn't do anything unlawfully wrong to get ban, we as a community, should stand as one and not support or ignore him. When there's no support, he will naturally go away. If everyone stops ordering cospar, he will move on and continue to do his business in Reddit. That's the easiest way to get rid of a troll

and this was what i was trying to achieve, great post

[demik]

im just here for the drama

[tbc]

Nice post, JD.  Glad to see people taking a stand.

Sorry, I was misinformed.
I hadn't known that the K3 incident wasn't the first time he had done something so bad on such a scale.
If he has repeatedly done such indecent things then I would have to condemn him with dire sorrow.
However I still have hope that he may eventually have a change of heart. This is the internet after all where it's easy to get lost in flame wars and your own foolishness

Not critiquing you personally, Frosty, but this train of thought is dangerous, in my opinion.  Just because we're online does not mean we can or should throw common decency, common sense, and basic ethics/morals out the window.  In fact, it should be the opposite.  Here, we do not have the luxury of face to face interaction and many of the nuances of communication are lost this way.  Because of that, how we conduct ourselves through our posts and PM is basically the only representation of ourselves in the cyber world.  We should be holding ourselves to a higher standard; in fact, the community should never pander to the lowest common denominator.  Ever.  Instead of giving someone a way out by using the excuse of, "it's the internet", or "he/she is new", or "real life is hard right now", people need to be held accountable and man up.  Ignorance is never an excuse and life is hard for everyone.  While some may think that recent events have been a witch hunt of sorts, it's refreshing to see that there are some members who won't stand for the - in layman's terms - utter bull**** that's been spread around.

+1

I'm not that 'old' in GH, having joined a year ago, but my experience here is very positive and it is definitely due to many great individuals in this community. To see a newbie like MiTo coming in and create chaos and unrest just for his own ego and personal gain is despicable. He's like a virus trying to infect a fun community and turn us into zombie so we can infect each other (I played too much games, lol) and while he didn't do anything unlawfully wrong to get ban, we as a community, should stand as one and not support or ignore him. When there's no support, he will naturally go away. If everyone stops ordering cospar, he will move on and continue to do his business in Reddit. That's the easiest way to get rid of a troll

mito is NOT one of us -****s my zombros say (takes alot of effort with only one jaw)

[heedpantsnow]

Is Mito Ripster?

[FrostyToast]

Nice post, JD.  Glad to see people taking a stand.

Sorry, I was misinformed.
I hadn't known that the K3 incident wasn't the first time he had done something so bad on such a scale.
If he has repeatedly done such indecent things then I would have to condemn him with dire sorrow.
However I still have hope that he may eventually have a change of heart. This is the internet after all where it's easy to get lost in flame wars and your own foolishness

Not critiquing you personally, Frosty, but this train of thought is dangerous, in my opinion.  Just because we're online does not mean we can or should throw common decency, common sense, and basic ethics/morals out the window.  In fact, it should be the opposite.  Here, we do not have the luxury of face to face interaction and many of the nuances of communication are lost this way.  Because of that, how we conduct ourselves through our posts and PM is basically the only representation of ourselves in the cyber world.  We should be holding ourselves to a higher standard; in fact, the community should never pander to the lowest common denominator.  Ever.  Instead of giving someone a way out by using the excuse of, "it's the internet", or "he/she is new", or "real life is hard right now", people need to be held accountable and man up.  Ignorance is never an excuse and life is hard for everyone.  While some may think that recent events have been a witch hunt of sorts, it's refreshing to see that there are some members who won't stand for the - in layman's terms - utter bull**** that's been spread around.

That is true. However even though we should be hard pressed to filter ourselves on the internet, knowing that you can hide behind a monitor allows people to wild sometimes.
All of that said I just think that the way communication works through the internet is bull. Flame wars, misunderstood emotions, crazed uncontrolled outbursts, etc. just leads to so much chaos. I hope that this community is mature enough or has become more aware of these issues to further avoid any future ****storms.

[Sent]

That is true. However even though we should be hard pressed to filter ourselves on the internet, knowing that you can hide behind a monitor allows people to wild sometimes.
All of that said I just think that the way communication works through the internet is bull. Flame wars, misunderstood emotions, crazed uncontrolled outbursts, etc. just leads to so much chaos. I hope that this community is mature enough or has become more aware of these issues to further avoid any future ****storms.

Agreed.  If everyone can learn something from all this...then at least it isn't a total loss. 

[intelli78]

i know several people who successfully cancelled the pulse order because of all this

I bought a Pulse set, but I had no idea there was drama or how this guy treated Bunny. I just emailed SP and asked to cancel the order.

[dustinhxc]

Good post brotha!

[keyton]

Things could have been dealt with better.

Mito is rough around the edges and can run his mouth, but many here provoked him or bullied him along the way in some form or another. A lot of finger pointing/drama.

He may of started the drama but I lost a bit of respect for how those here didn't always take the high road and instead stooped down to his level. In doing so this place kind of embodied what ripster warns others about this place to be.

This thread also seems like another opportunity to somehow rationalize previous actions (insults etc) or to call out Mito for what he's been saying on reddit, but not so much about admitting fault.

Yep.  Agreed.

[digi]

Things could have been dealt with better.

Mito is rough around the edges and can run his mouth, but many here provoked him or bullied him along the way in some form or another. A lot of finger pointing/drama.

He may of started the drama but I lost a bit of respect for how those here didn't always take the high road and instead stooped down to his level. In doing so this place kind of embodied what ripster warns others about this place to be.

This thread also seems like another opportunity to somehow rationalize previous actions (insults etc) or to call out Mito for what he's been saying on reddit, but not so much about admitting fault.

Things could have been dealt with better.

Mito is rough around the edges and can run his mouth, but many here provoked him or bullied him along the way in some form or another. A lot of finger pointing/drama.

He may of started the drama but I lost a bit of respect for how those here didn't always take the high road and instead stooped down to his level. In doing so this place kind of embodied what ripster warns others about this place to be.

This thread also seems like another opportunity to somehow rationalize previous actions (insults etc) or to call out Mito for what he's been saying on reddit, but not so much about admitting fault.

You're over complicating the issue, MiTo openly supports counterfeiting and disrespected senior members. The high road is standing your ground and not letting trolls run this place over like reddit.

[tbc]

people taught him about keysets so that buyers wouldn't get screwed.  honestly, it was exceedingly obvious mito knew nothing about the issues with SA.

he says those people bullied him.



profit?

[whentheclouds]

In doing so this place kind of embodied what ripster warns others about this place to be.

you got a point, but things are not nearly as melodramatic as you're making them out to be. we have a newer member who lacks tact, didn't win anyone over with his previous conduct, and turned against more established figures who were instrumental in the success of his first GB (you'd see how absolutely clueless he was if you were following the very initial IC). there was only one way this feud would turn out. is it regrettable that some ungraceful statements were made by the senior members? sure. were they completely unreasonable within the grand context? i don't think so

[peachesenregalia]

Glad (in a way) this boiled over. I only recently started frequenting geekhack again, don't see everything that get's posted... and probably would have joined his group buy, had this not blown up. Partly disappointed and partly pleased to be made aware that he's a turd.

[SlotH42]

i know several people who successfully cancelled the pulse order because of all this

I bought a Pulse set, but I had no idea there was drama or how this guy treated Bunny. I just emailed SP and asked to cancel the order.

I went with green tea instead
I sold him a gasmask before all this nonsense. seemed kind of childish when he claimed to not receive it, even after tracking was confirmed. Turns out his mom had it with some of his other caps as well.

[Rewind]

I judged him back in the Pulse Interest Check thread. Still stand by my judgement 

[Motan22]

I don't know MiTo, however from the evidence in this thread his posts appear somewhat uneducated, unnecessarily spiteful and aggressive. Anyone who supports counterfeiting other peoples work is lacking a sufficient morale compass in my opinion.

I would not support of encourage someone of this nature. Especially when they are so quick to attack people who are undoubtedly pillars of our community.

[margo baggins]

my [IC] at reddit, for my awful keyboard idea. Somehow I have been called out now too.

[Sent]

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my [IC] at reddit, for my awful keyboard idea. Somehow I have been called out now too.

People be trippin'. :rolleyes:

Sometimes I wonder if the internet has helped our society or just dumbed it down.

[rowdy]

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my [IC] at reddit, for my awful keyboard idea. Somehow I have been called out now too.

First time I've seen you mentioned in this dispute, so :confused:

[BunnyLake]

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my [IC] at reddit, for my awful keyboard idea. Somehow I have been called out now too.

First time I've seen you mentioned in this dispute, so :confused:

the trouble is, mito has just run all over reddit spreading lies, because he knows we dont post there, so wont set the story straight etc, its just more of his petty vindictive nonsense

i have intentionally left everything i have done and said together and very open

[margo baggins]

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my [IC] at reddit, for my awful keyboard idea. Somehow I have been called out now too.

First time I've seen you mentioned in this dispute, so :confused:

the trouble is, mito has just run all over reddit spreading lies, because he knows we dont post there, so wont set the story straight etc, its just more of his petty vindictive nonsense

i have intentionally left everything i have done and said together and very open

More than likely this ^

Though I do post on reddit, not often, I just post pictures on there as i'm always really chuffed with my work and I want people to see it. It's probably based on my [CTRL]ALT flair thing on there. If supporting and working with my bro's makes me an ******* then so be it!

[MOZ]

Let's not get back to the same old same old from the other threads. JDCarpe has made his statement, we all respect him and his opinion, let's keep it at that.

[BunnyLake]

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my [IC] at reddit, for my awful keyboard idea. Somehow I have been called out now too.

First time I've seen you mentioned in this dispute, so :confused:

the trouble is, mito has just run all over reddit spreading lies, because he knows we dont post there, so wont set the story straight etc, its just more of his petty vindictive nonsense

i have intentionally left everything i have done and said together and very open

More than likely this ^

Though I do post on reddit, not often, I just post pictures on there as i'm always really chuffed with my work and I want people to see it. It's probably based on my [CTRL]ALT flair thing on there. If supporting and working with my bro's makes me an ******* then so be it!

as mentioned in my statement, my apology is towards the innocent bystanders affected by this, and that includes you sadly, a few still havent opened their eyes to his ways, and dont understand the full story

[BunnyLake]

Let's not get back to the same old same old from the other threads. JDCarpe has made his statement, we all respect him and his opinion, let's keep it at that.

this isnt a locked thread, this is open for discussion, jds statement is not a full stop, its a call to action, pleading with people to boycott this person and his current actions

[skrotnisse]

Is Mito Ripster? <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/tapatalk-emoji/emoji85.png" />

Hehe, there are qualitative differences.

Ripster is Socrates. Loads of knowledge, would be easy to look up to if he didn't go around harassing people.

Mito is Nero. Displays infantile narcissism, critisism challenges his egoistic admiration, so he attacks to save his arrogant pride. I find it funny how amazing he thinks he is, and how he believes that he is someone special in the extended MK community.

My bet is that this guy (the guy with the big ego and low self-esteem) will be gone pretty fast. Ripster on the other hand, he has some super human dedication for vengeance.

[JaccoW]

So I was right when I found him an abrasive personality and ignored him. Good to hear from more people what he has done.
It's a shame it has to come to this.

[baldgye]

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my [IC] at reddit, for my awful keyboard idea. Somehow I have been called out now too.

First time I've seen you mentioned in this dispute, so :confused:

the trouble is, mito has just run all over reddit spreading lies, because he knows we dont post there, so wont set the story straight etc, its just more of his petty vindictive nonsense

i have intentionally left everything i have done and said together and very open

I mean, the reddit sub is so clearly anti GH anyway thanks to Ripster that it probably acts more like advertising than anything else. More and more people who read the hate and anger on reddit will  come to check out a fairly innocuous forum (GH) and can then see all the **** they posted (as it's mostly condenced into one or two threads) and will soon realise that Mito and Ripster just talk ****.