I want to apologize...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Not for my personal beliefs, but for letting my emotions take control in this thread. One poster wrote something that struck a raw nerve and I lost it, I admit. I am sorry for responding the way I did. Yelling made the thread acrimonious and it wasn’t a Pit thread. I probably deserved an official warning; well, I’m warning myself now to tone it down in the future.

I’m also sorry that I didn’t behave IMHO-like. I think some honesty on my part is warranted. I will admit right now that I was angry that I wasn’t hearing what I wanted to hear. I wanted to hear**, “**Statsman, you were right.” I was deluding myself into thinking that I really wanted opinions, but what I wanted were hugs. That thread started out as a GQ, but I didn’t like the answers I got from the free legal advice sites, so I asked for the thread to be transferred to IMHO for affirmation. I didn’t get the backslapping I wanted, and so I was looking for every possible angle to get someone to say, “Wow! I never thought about that! You’re right, Statsman.” No one has ever told me that IRL even, and I thought it might feel good to hear it. But I see now that there are really not two sides to every argument; I was wrong, legally for sure, and probably morally too. I’m going to really have to examine my morality and ethical principles now, which is probably good for me in the long run. It hurts like hell, but it is probably worth it.

So, if you’re still reading this, let me again say with sincerity that I am sorry I escalated things into emotional territory, and I am sorry for not being receptive to opinions in, you know, IMHO. This community means a lot to me, and my therapist told me today that it might be good for me to be honest with everyone. I agreed.

To those who were offended: Can we start over?

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Don’t think I was in that thread, so I wasn’t offended. However, in my newly self-appointed role as Unofficial Ad-Hoc Board Disciplinarian (UAHBD), I hereby degree no forgiveness for you, unless you sing Could We Start Again, Please, record it on video, and post it to YouTube for our amusement.

Oak hath spoken. So mote it be.
Or not. Doesn’t really matter to me. But kudos for manning up and apologizing after realizing an error.

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You couldn’t have posted this in that thread? Where you know people would be paying attention to anything you posted?

Or maybe for a more significant personal touch, private message to the people you could identify that were offended?

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Were I to sing that song, I’d have something more to apologize for :wink:

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I thought that if I really did offend them, they wouldn’t want to follow the thread anymore.

But PMs are a good idea.

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Dude, considering how able Cesario is to have attention lavished upon him, people will continue to read your posts no matter how offensive.

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Good on you, stats.

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I had forgotten about him! His posts were offensive, but intriguing, in a “what will he say next” way. I don’t think there was anything interesting in that last thread.

Oh, I just sent the PMs out. It could be that it didn’t really bother them, but I know there are some posters that it would bother.

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AND the Calvin & Hobbes Very Sorry Song.

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I wasn’t in that thread, either, but I’ll give you a pat on the back here for owning up and accepting responsibility for yourself. Good job. :slight_smile:

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You’re not the first and you won’t be the last person who posts a thread that doesn’t go as they expect it to - good for you for apologizing when you feel you’ve crossed the line, though.

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Saw the link, am willing to bet no one had any bad feelings about you in the first place. Imo, you haven’t done anything you need to apologize for, also seemed plenty apologetic enough already in the original thread. I think everyone can see you’re a nice guy who has class, statsman. ~gives statsman some free beer~

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It’s not often somebody posts a heartfelt mea culpa. Well done, and good luck.