Originally posted by ketchup
I am seriously surprised and disgusted at behavior of some of the forum members here lately in regards to Blooming Lotus, Ego Maximus, and Earth Dragon.
1. Read BL's posts... she's a loon. she posted while under the influence on several occasions, and even when proven wrong, would spout that she was right. Who in the world can argue proper usage of the apostrophe? EVERY textbook known to man was wrong and SHE was right? whatever... she was a loon.
2. I like ego. I hate that he's letting BL use his sig, but ego makes very good posts when he chooses to. The problem with ego is he makes his points in a trolling way, which many don't like. Also, his whole war story thing ticks off alot of posters.
3. I dunno what to say about ED, "holmes". He gets his moments where his panties wad up and he just rants various mess. Not really different than others here, but he seems to be more annoying than most.
First of all, if someone's mother is dead, you don't make fun of that-
he made the first insult and I replied. nobody knew his mom was dead.
Second of all, I saw many characteristics in Blooming Lotus' posts but one I almost never saw was malice- unprovoked.
it was unprovoked in the beginning. Once you told her she was wrong, she'd lose her buddhism.
Some of the stuff said by SEVERAL of the forum members here to her were totally uncalled for, below the belt, immature, and malicious.
I would say it's nothing she didn't ask for. When people troll and do things like she did, that's what tends to happen. That's just life, both online and in real time - people who ask for it get it.
How dare any of you judge her? Just because she told you some things about her life ?
I can agree with you on that point. BUT, nobody told her to tell anybody anything. Once again, when you ask for it, you get it. She put herself out there, and it opened her up to criticism. Was there talk about anyone else's personal life? No, not really. Why not? because nobody knows about it. They aren't putting themselves out there.
I'm sure all of you, as do most people, have skeletons in your closet your ashamed of.
and that's where they should stay.
And some of the posters doing this are supposed to be instructors.
Instructors are human just like we are. I actually think that's a problem in alot of schools I've seen - the instructor is put on some type of pedestal, like he's perfect. Students think highly of him - maybe too highly, and it can lead to various misleadings.
Perhaps a reordering of priorities is in order for some of you. Think about it-
Or perhaps some should realize that this is the internet. Think about it.