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tiggzso after the debacle last night with the possibility of them changing the dates for the con, a couple of people managed to get themselves banned. how interesting that those people were the ones who were the most vocal about not wanting the dates changed because they had already bought plane tickets or had other commitments for the weekend they were thinking of rescheduling the con. i just wrote the following post there. the post before it that i was essentially responding to was deleted before my post even made it there. so i'm guessing mine will follow the same path. silencing of freedom of speech once again. gotta love it. i hate fucking internet dictators. argh!
i know i'm relatively new to this forum, but i'm hardly new to the buffy fandom or online arguments. in saying that, i have to agree with mistermcdicker.
i find it highly interesting that the three people most vocal about not wanting the date changed were the ones banned. i didn't see them attacking other posters. they were simply vehemently stating their opinions. if i wasn't from nashville and i had already bought airfare and whatnot i would've been pretty aggressive with my opinion as well. it's a bit late in the game to change the date, is it not? especially after making a thread not very long ago that urged people not to attend a con for one guest. essentially it was hypocritical. yes, Vulkon is ultimately a business and you have to make decisions that will be financially sound for you, but you also don't want to alienate your customers.
to be quite honest i haven't had the best experience with the people in this forum. i've felt that i was posted to in a condescending manner and just overall not felt welcome. i was going to try to get to know some of you before the con, but that was pretty much ruined and not really by any of the regular posters here. more by the staff. i've asked questions with no response. or i've asked questions and been talked down to...or at least it felt that way to me. my boyfriend also had the same experience via email. so i know it's not just me. i just want Fernando and Joe to realize that even when they don't realize it, they are representing Vulkon to me and others.
anyway...my point is, after my little tangent, that those people should not have been banned for voicing their opinions. a warning, maybe. banned? absolutely not. especially when the second thread was designed to be a vent thread. i've seen flame wars and what happened last night was not it. it was just people debating a very important topic with a lot of fervor.
/two cents worth
i know i'm relatively new to this forum, but i'm hardly new to the buffy fandom or online arguments. in saying that, i have to agree with mistermcdicker.
i find it highly interesting that the three people most vocal about not wanting the date changed were the ones banned. i didn't see them attacking other posters. they were simply vehemently stating their opinions. if i wasn't from nashville and i had already bought airfare and whatnot i would've been pretty aggressive with my opinion as well. it's a bit late in the game to change the date, is it not? especially after making a thread not very long ago that urged people not to attend a con for one guest. essentially it was hypocritical. yes, Vulkon is ultimately a business and you have to make decisions that will be financially sound for you, but you also don't want to alienate your customers.
to be quite honest i haven't had the best experience with the people in this forum. i've felt that i was posted to in a condescending manner and just overall not felt welcome. i was going to try to get to know some of you before the con, but that was pretty much ruined and not really by any of the regular posters here. more by the staff. i've asked questions with no response. or i've asked questions and been talked down to...or at least it felt that way to me. my boyfriend also had the same experience via email. so i know it's not just me. i just want Fernando and Joe to realize that even when they don't realize it, they are representing Vulkon to me and others.
anyway...my point is, after my little tangent, that those people should not have been banned for voicing their opinions. a warning, maybe. banned? absolutely not. especially when the second thread was designed to be a vent thread. i've seen flame wars and what happened last night was not it. it was just people debating a very important topic with a lot of fervor.
/two cents worth