Hey, If we're going to welcome Bea, let's welcome WAS back...

[spazzed]

Glad to see you guys aren't at eachothers throats anymore

[aaron_mag]

Was there another Bea thread I missed?

Oh well. I dislike disk jockeying and probably don't like the same music as Bea. Also I tend to find all of the hype the paintball community automatically puts on attractive women who play amusing.

I must admit, however, that in her first posts I started to become a Bea fan. She was well spoken and seemed to be pretty darn intelligent. A woman who happens to be good looking and shoots a paintball marker I really don't respect that much. An intelligent young woman who is working all the angles to make a career out of something she enjoys I can respect!

I hope she visits the board more often. Couldn't voice my objections versus Shartley and Riotz because that thread was closed down I didn't see the profit of starting another one so we could go through the exact same arguments. Since Bunny has allowed me to indulge guilt free, however, I'm going to take that opportunity.

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Yes..just like the terms X-Mag and LX, I do come up with a gem every once in a while..

[Mr. T!]

does anyone have a link to this infamous thread? Please?

[xmetal2001]

Originally posted by DiRTyBuNNy
They don't have anything to do with each other..i lumped them together because of all the "love" we showed Bea when she showed up but all we did was berate Jim for his ignorance when he showed up here...and Bea is just as ignorant to what goes on here as Jim (WAS) was..I still don't understand why Bea's thread had to be turned into a sticky, like we don't have a half-page of those already...

THATS what all this is about, the censoring of that??? please tell me thats not how this started. . I was atleast expecting this argument to come from something better than "well you welcomed her better than him".

Sorry DB, but from the limited amount I know here, its a really stupid fight to put up .

[DiRTyBuNNy]

No..that's not it..if you would like to talk about the real issue you can send me a PM but i'm not going to talk about it in a thread..

[paintslinger]

gosh i totaly missed it can someone PM me and fill me in on whatever happened? thanks

[DiRTyBuNNy]

It's a little late...

[845]

....I vaguely remember Shartley saying something about Bea in the Keely Vs. Bea thread but I forgot exactly what it was. Now I am completely lost.

[DiRTyBuNNy]

it's ok...you're not the only one..

[djbea]

What the... DirtyBunny

WOW... you have to admit, this website rocks...

I've been in communication with Riotz and he has taught me much in just the one comment he made in Paintball.com's site. He made me take a step back and reevaluate my contribution to the community of paintball. I have not lied about what I am trying to promote, just reevaluating the way I am promoting it. I explained to Riotz that he has enlightened me, in addition, he has helped me to make a big decision - Paintball OR Music. I have made a decision to focus more on my career in paintball as a promoter, because I have come across as one who is "using" paintball to further my career in music. I will always be a paintball player, nonetheless, and always be a dj, too. That's what I was defending, not lying about.

When I first came to the Keely vs Bea thread, it was to defend myself in what Riotz had said, that's all, of which we were both entitled to contribute to. I didn't realize I was bringing conflict, when actually, Riotz enlightened me and invited all of us who go to Paintball.com to see the thread (the Keely vs Bea one).

Army asked me if he could welcome me as a new member, at first, I asked him why should we make the introduction. This was before I realized the Keely vs Bea thread was removed. Then, I asked him if he feels people would care about me being a new member, by all means, mention it. I am not ashamed of being a part of this website.

From what I am gathering here, forums shouldn't be about popularity, or even a Beauty Contest, it should be about the good and educational things we get out of ARGUMENTATION and DEBATES. When in the act of Argumentation, it's not about anger, but about differences of opinion to learn from.

Believe me, I wasn't thrilled about the beauty contest, considering that these forums should be about new concepts in paintball, new tournaments to attend, how to put your own tournament together, how to play better, etc., etc., not about a popularity contest, not about who's prettier than who, right?

Remember why you came to this website in the first place. And in my defense, all I was doing was sticking up for myself and my reasons why I do what I do in paintball. I do it because I am trying to promote it for the greater good of this sport, not for anything else.

So, let's get back to the good parts about this website that you make possible. Without your feedback and points-of-view, this site would not exist.

Sorry it's taken me a few days to catch up, but I was away with family for the holidays. I want to be here as often as I can because I do learn alot from you all.

Sincerely & Respectfully,
Bea

[kutter]

Bea, I somehow missed the sticky thread so, Welcome to AO.

Now as for anyone that seems to think that this is somehow a free forum, guess again. CPhilip summed it up, THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY you do not pay for it and you do not get a say so in how it is run, that is an administrative function decided by the owner and administrators.

Did you ever stop to think why they may close a thread earlier than you deem appropriate? Well my mother and I am sure someone in all of your lives too, had a saying, 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' or 'Pre-emptive strike' for those of you that want a more common annalogy. The idea is to NOT allow things to degrade into a flame war.

As much time as people spend here, and some of you spend WAY to much time here, it does not give you the perspective or responsibilities that the mods have. If you have a problem with a mod them PM them, I have done that several times and have ALWAYS gotten sensible responses to my questions. An open board is not the place to do so. Remember, criticize in private, praise in public.

[shartley]

Originally posted by kutter
Bea, I somehow missed the sticky thread so, Welcome to AO.

Now as for anyone that seems to think that this is somehow a free forum, guess again. CPhilip summed it up, THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY you do not pay for it and you do not get a say so in how it is run, that is an administrative function decided by the owner and administrators.

Did you ever stop to think why they may close a thread earlier than you deem appropriate? Well my mother and I am sure someone in all of your lives too, had a saying, 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' or 'Pre-emptive strike' for those of you that want a more common annalogy. The idea is to NOT allow things to degrade into a flame war.

As much time as people spend here, and some of you spend WAY to much time here, it does not give you the perspective or responsibilities that the mods have. If you have a problem with a mod them PM them, I have done that several times and have ALWAYS gotten sensible responses to my questions. An open board is not the place to do so. Remember, criticize in private, praise in public.

This is not an accurate depiction of what happened... sorry. It seems that few who are posting about it actually KNOW what happened. They are taking what they see and making assumptions as to what was said, but I think they would be shocked to know that it was not what they thought it was.

I fully understand and support the notion that this is NOT a Democracy...... but AO has always stood for open thought and differences of opinion as long as it was stated in a way that followed the rules. I can not comment openly about what happened because Tom has threatened to Ban both me and my Wife if "we" keep it going and don't drop it. Well, as you can see I have not kept it going, and did let it drop, however it keeps going by others who just don't know what actually happened. And it is made to look like something happened that DID NOT HAPPEN.

Sorry, it is not right to have to let my reputation get trashed because my posts were Censored and then a gag order was placed on me and my Wife..... but everyone else is allowed to talk. I have a PM box, and do accept questions, I hope folks use it....

[DiRTyBuNNy]

I'm not hater..i just call it as I see it...and I know that you're going to be moving to FL soon, Bea so I wasn't sure if you'd be at the Paintball Expo but I would be glad to speak with you personally if you end up going.

[aaron_mag]

Shartley is right. Lets all drop it. It seems that Riotz and Bea have communicated and she is glad to be part of this website. That is a testament to both of their good wills and good natures. Dropping it was exactly the reason that I did not start a new thread on it but Bunny did and I couldn't resist....(yes I know I am as bad as any of you).

So let this thread sink into the muck......