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you've left several statements contradicting eachother.
you're flipping between arguments and stances like a crook in the interrogation room in a cheesy cop flick. you know, the chair in the middle of the room, 2 cops, one light.
i mean seriously, this is like a pandetech argument. a quick failure in leadership followed with a random blame toss. also, flameboard tip. don't post anymore.
Having proven yourself incapable of posting anything that doesn't make you look retarded, maybe stop digging the hole deeper. no more fuel on the fire means people will forget it ever happened within months. those posts perpetuated the flame from page 2 on.
guide to flameboard situation analysis system (FSAS)
people wouldn't care if you a) apologized(this is very rare but if the target just up and apologizes the flame ends there in all cases i can think of) or b) just goddamn lied about it. jesus would know and disapprove but if you took 5 minutes, pondered, scratched your head, wrote out some ideas (i'm stretching to try and imagine your thought processes...) you know, think. you could spit out a lie like that. i was walking my dog (15 minute thing) and he got hit by a car (the rest of the afk). everyone would have been all sympathetic crooning.
also, read the accusations twice. and see if you are in the side of wrong(give it a day or two to grow, if nobody has argued in your defence by the time you get there, you're in the wrong.) look at the next posts for "big names." you can tell big names by big post counts and high post density. Eg, mish, marajade, rappa, myrrh even. look at the direction of their sympathies. they're as influential here as they aren't irl! they have teams of fans who will later take their sides. this is a good point to give up.
if no big names have chosen sides (and really think about this, popularity can be more influential than actuallity/truth in general) post a well written defence on your side of the story. use preview and reread the post. this pre-empts the double/followup post as those always looks dumb. an educated response will generally spark a brief debate style showdown or end things.
Also, blatantly saying "fuck you" and never coming back works. people like it. the never coming back part is the most vital here. don't expect trust of your events in the future but people will sign up because they need what you're selling so it's no big loss. one thing that doesn't though...insulting people who clearly have the sympathies of the audience. also, they outnumber you and probably have more friends than you at this point.
if you've considered the above and still find yourself dis-satisfied, ie you think right, the fridge and god are all on your side.
never post two conflicting statements. they will be put together and used against you. Pick something and stick to the letter and spirit of that statement, flipflopping is WAY too easy a target. be very friendly. again, the only way i could stress the apology suggestion is with bold letters. never flame or criticize people not yet involved, odds are, they'll join in. have specific and well thought out points. taking a page from my little brother, be right. you don't have to be right to be right, you just have to make them believe you are. Bring in seemingly relevent points possibly even of the opposing view and use it as absolute proof that you're right. you'd be surprised how effective this can be if subtly used.
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theres lots more but those are a few key points you really should consider. also, my RO server is back up so i have some grinding to do.
IMO you're scum and not even very smart about it. you afkd and stayed there because you realized you didn't want any hassle that didn't benefit you. you try and pawn off responsibility on those scrambling to fix the massive level of incompetence you displayed. as soon as members proved not to have hate yet, they should have been back of the line. the coincidental killing of fomors involved with moving around and fighting the mob itself might have fixed things. if not, nobody would have blamed you for not doing it for someone without the pre-reqs ready. if a lot of people didn't have it ready, a blatant run cancel would have been best. people are upset but all in all, theres less drama to criticize. take my advice here, edit all of your posts out, apologize and leave QCDN for a few weeks.
*disclaimer i blatantly(word of the hour) disregard my own guidelines but hell, free country.
