Have I offended anyone?

Mr ProgFreak wrote: ^ If you can't distinguish between persons and belief systems then my posts will always appear to be (personally) offensive to you ... and I'm not going to change my approach. Please note that I didn't create this poll to apologize or to ask for forgiveness for any perceived offense ... I'm merely asking whether some people were offended.

I'm sure some were.  But if you're not apologetic if people are offended, I wonder why you even ask the question...

Mr ProgFreak wrote: ^ If you can't distinguish between persons and belief systems then my posts will always appear to be (personally) offensive to you ... and I'm not going to change my approach. Please note that I didn't create this poll to apologize or to ask for forgiveness for any perceived offense ... I'm merely asking whether some people were offended. BTW: I was doing some hiking today with some friends ... after we had lunch we discussed dieting, and one of them ridiculed my low-carb dieting. I wasn't offended at all, I joined in the laughter. I think that sometimes it's much more important to be able to take criticism, than to try to be politically correct.

YA! THE GUY'S NOT HERE TO WIN A FRIGGIN' POPULARITY CONTEST! GO FOR THE JUGULARS MIKE! DO YOUR WORST!

By the way Mike, how come a metal personality like you haven't paid a visit to MMA? There's none of the "what's prog" issue there but there are tons of metal!

seventhsojourn wrote: [ BTW: I was doing some hiking today with some friends ... after we had lunch we discussed dieting, and one of them ridiculed my low-carb dieting. I wasn't offended at all, I joined in the laughter. I think that sometimes it's much more important to be able to take criticism, than to try to be politically correct.

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You would be surprised....

offended, defended, what's this about , a football team?  Frankly, Ma'am, we don't give a damn , off goes the wind!

Always have and always will like you Mike.

Mr ProgFreak wrote: I know what you mean, but in that situation I simply could not walk by and not make this information available to him - I felt morally obligated to make this post. I already said that it was probably a mistake to mention the word "pray" in that situation, because it automatically triggered a defensive reaction from the religious people ("he says he doesn't pray" -> "he criticizes prayer"). Posting that advice is my form of caring for him.

i see your point... but giving advice presupposes having f**king clue what you are talking about and knowing something of WHO you are talking to.  To offer advice otherwise is not caring..  it is moralizing...with you and your opinions and morals being foremost.. not their situation.. of which.. you know nothing.


if i am stricken with cancer and am very ill...at least i know who to turn to for dietary advice..  screw the doctors who are probably feeding their very sick patients goddamn Big Macs.

The T wrote: By the way Mike, how come a metal personality like you haven't paid a visit to MMA? There's none of the "what's prog" issue there but there are tons of metal!

I probably won't go there ... for several reasons. First and foremost, I don't have the time. I think that it's a poor decision to make this a completely separate website, especially as far as the forums are concerned. Everybody is forced to create an new account there, although it is clearly the same forum software. Secondly, I admit that I am deeply hurt by the lack of support for PF in comparison to that new website. It is quite obvious to me - as a software developer - that they built MMA with the least possible efforts - but people are flocking there by the hundreds, eager to help M@x to fill the place with life.

I'm hurt by this, but like I said many times before, I know that there's no way for me to get people to support me at PF, so I'm no longer actively trying to get them to. However, please don't expect me to join the party and pretend to having fun. Incidentally: When did M@x even raise his pinky to support PF?

^ Thanks! What I find curious though is your impression that at PA "members are in charge as much as owners". I've always felt that members are on a very tight leash here when it comes to artist/album additions or having a say in where the development of the website is headed. I've just read a post in the thread about MMA that asks for multi-tagging. I don't think that such a feature will ever be implemented by M@x (we've been asking for it here for many years), but the person who ask will ultimately just bow to M@x. Or in other words:

Home is where the herd is.

^ only when it comes to artist additions, and if there's no veto from the owners.