A quick word on "Overwhelmingly Negative Influences"

[Shell B]

Meh. I'm not likely to be convinced that if any of the popular members here said similar shit that Drich says, but said it about undesirables, anyone (apart from maybe CL) would bat an eye. The problem people have with Drich is that he says it directly to members of the forum who are popular. Well, that and he says a lot of shit that doesn't make any sense. Any one of us could (and lots likely have) say any old fucked up thing to Drich and it would be business as usual. Drich could say, "Fuck a goat, you stupid slut." to one of our female members and the white knights would rain down from the proverbial heavens. I could say, "Drich, I hope a goat rapes you in the bum." and you'd be lying if you said you would decry my behavior in anywhere near a similar way. Why? Because you don't like Drich. It's a bias. It can be completely natural or even morally correct, but it's still a bias. To deny it just plain silly.

Neither fully disagree nor full agree. But overall, Drich says nasty shit on a regular basis, rationalizes them, acts like a victim in the process, is condescending, and has a Messianic complex, thinking he's God's gift to all. So it's a combination of many uglies that Drich displays here. And I've yet to note such degree of uglies from any of the popular members here. Maybe that's why they're popular.

Certainly. He is who he is, and Min is certainly not like him in many regards. My point is that we only react to the causes that we think are nobler. We excuse the same behavior from people we like because we like them while raising our pitchforks at the behavior of those we don't like/disagree with for similar transgressions. It's just how it is. I do it too. If Tibby (assuming he was just an ordinary member) came in and trolled the forum with a sock account, I'd be kind of irritated, but I would call for leniency because he's so popular and I love him. If some random bible-thumper did it, I wouldn't give a shit if he or she were banned, ya know?

We've had popular members who have been vitriolic as fuck. The reason they stayed popular is that they weren't vitriolic to popular members or any flirty female members. (Sorry, guys and gals. Unpopular opinion made without judgment. It's just an observation I've made on the Internet as a whole.)