2) If the account was created specifically to tell me about this, why was it created 12 days ago, and includes posts in the BIONICLE-based creations forums?
Hippocratic.
I think you mean "hypocritical." Hippocratic is that oath doctors take, named for Hippocrates. Hypocritical means "judging people differently than you judge yourself or those whom you favor."
what does he expect you to say "oh no! I'm sorry I made the storyline too good. I must ruin it imediatly. thank you for telling me this" just ignore him he doesn't deserve the attention if he's going to make up something like that
too bad my mum isn't glad to have bionicles in the house
oh well at least I seem to have more of a social life than this odd person
edit: greg you won't let me PM you :angry: why not
Guys, I just recieved a PM from this member, and the way in which it was written leads me to believe that, while the author was not of sound reasoning when sending this PM to Greg, he is serious about this problem, and in no way deserves all of the disrespect he is getting here. Please try to sympathize with him, so that we can help him to find a more effective solution. I know that Greg and/or the staff may feel reluctant to allow this sort of PM, but realize that it would be nobler to help this member and ask him his motives than to flame him for something he did not think before doing. He has flamed noone, he has merely asked Greg to stop writing for Bionicle, albeit in a way demeaning to Bionicle. Let's pull together and try to discuss this peacefully.
If I became obsessed with toothpicks, and my whole life revolved around them, would I expect the toothpick industry to be shut down?
No offense to the kid, but it sounds like he was already a looser before Bionicle. Maybe if his family tried to help him or encourage him to do some outdoor activities, he could get help.
i was bullied for liking bionicle once. so, in the end, i grabbed the bully, sat him down, and showed him a bionicle book,(timme trap). he became hooked, and now we are friends. so, the little brother should try this.
however, since this seems to be a fake(unless aanchir shows us the pm he got), i say, nuts to him.
Aanchir: Rachira of Time Guys, I just recieved a PM from this member, and the way in which it was written leads me to believe that, while the author was not of sound reasoning when sending this PM to Greg, he is serious about this problem, and in no way deserves all of the disrespect he is getting here. Please try to sympathize with him, so that we can help him to find a more effective solution. I know that Greg and/or the staff may feel reluctant to allow this sort of PM, but realize that it would be nobler to help this member and ask him his motives than to flame him for something he did not think before doing. He has flamed noone, he has merely asked Greg to stop writing for Bionicle, albeit in a way demeaning to Bionicle. Let's pull together and try to discuss this peacefully.
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He didn't ask Greg to stop writing. He just placed all the blame on Greg without even thinking anything through.
I hope this is a fake, because if not that poor boy getting beat up for his hobby... is so horrible. But you are probably right that its a fake. I'm sorry that some BZP members are so rude and inconsiderate to you
GregF Never received a response to my PM, which would seem to add fuel to the idea that this was all fake. And, thankfully, I received a very nice PM from a member's Mom who had seen the blog entry and wanted to reassure me that BIONICLE was very welcome in her house.
Greg
my moms fine with it to, heck, shes happy that I can do something other than better myself on the computer , but that persons pm was just plain wrong, plus if the story was true then couldn't somebody ask the brother? seeing as he "is" a member and all.
Really? I got really popular in my school for liking bionicle.
Anyway,Greg, That person is probably just trying to destroy bionicle to get people to like something that he likes that usually, no one thinks is good, something like Mega Bloks, which tried to leech off Lego's fanbase.
Really? I got really popular in my school for liking bionicle.
Anyway,Greg, That person is probably just trying to destroy bionicle to get people to like something that he likes that usually, no one thinks is good, something like Mega Bloks, which tried to leech off Lego's fanbase.
That's a terrible assumption. It is clear that, whether or not this member is telling the truth about his brother, did not send this PM for the sake of a competitor. It is more likely that, for some reason yet unknown to us, BIONICLE was affiliated with something that hurt him emotionally, and therefore he has placed the blame on BIONICLE. He seems unwilling to answer the PMs we send him, or perhaps just new to the system, so I suggest we find some other means to figure out exactly why he joined and why he sent this PM.
Greg, I owe alot to you. I once PM'ed you because at the time I was getting severely bullied by some people, but ever since you gave me advice, nobody has picked on me ever since. I hope you know that to alot of people your alot more then just an author.
GregF Never received a response to my PM, which would seem to add fuel to the idea that this was all fake. And, thankfully, I received a very nice PM from a member's Mom who had seen the blog entry and wanted to reassure me that BIONICLE was very welcome in her house.
Greg
I thought it was fake too. Well, the question is "Why did this user send this lie?"
GregF Never received a response to my PM, which would seem to add fuel to the idea that this was all fake. And, thankfully, I received a very nice PM from a member's Mom who had seen the blog entry and wanted to reassure me that BIONICLE was very welcome in her house.
Greg
I thought it was fake too. Well, the question is "Why did this user send this lie?"
Probably a prank but if it is true I wonder why did the bullie's scar his face and brake his collar bone just because he likes toys?My guess is that it wasnt just over Bionicle but the brother just speculated it to be.
Isn't it odd how interests like Bionicle bring pain to certain people... I feel really sorry for this boy, I am used to bullying for my interests, including Bionicle, but have never seen it taken this far... While on one hand, if this person does seem to despise his brother's Bionicle obsession, he certainly seems to care very much for this brother of his if he is willing to go make an account on a forum about a toy line which he supposedly "hates", and to go to all of this trouble to contact you and not email another public face of Lego. I recommend PMing the guy again, but first, check if he has been active since he PMed you, and if there has been an abnormally large lapse of time between he PMed you and his normall lack of daily/weekly activity.
Wil Isn't it odd how interests like Bionicle bring pain to certain people... I feel really sorry for this boy, I am used to bullying for my interests, including Bionicle, but have never seen it taken this far... While on one hand, if this person does seem to despise his brother's Bionicle obsession, he certainly seems to care very much for this brother of his if he is willing to go make an account on a forum about a toy line which he supposedly "hates", and to go to all of this trouble to contact you and not email another public face of Lego. I recommend PMing the guy again, but first, check if he has been active since he PMed you, and if there has been an abnormally large lapse of time between he PMed you and his normall lack of daily/weekly activity.
Wil
He seems a bit nervous about making this into an argument. While he will defend the truth of what he said, as he did in his PM to me, he seems to lack the ability to back up his aggressiveness towards Greg, which explains why he hasn't the courage to reply to inquisitive PMs. I figure he is aware that he went too far in his PM to Greg, and is too embarrassed to speak civilly to Greg, which would require that he first apologize.
And VtP, please don't call it a lie without evidence. There is still a chance that he is telling the truth about his brother, as it is not beyond some bullies to hurt a kid in such a vulnerable position as this kid's brother appears to be. I've been lucky, but there are bullies that will do as much as has allegedly been done to this kid's brother. "Innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" is a very good philosophy, and I believe it would do a lot of good in this situation.
I really don't see how this could have happened. Of course there probably are many situations like it but this one doesn't seem likely. 1. If they did not know very much about bionicle, how would they know what site to go to? (If you are thinking that he saw his brother on it, he also said his brother was reclusive from everyone else) 2. If he did find out the web site how would he know how to pm Greg and which username it was? 3. If your brother is beat up because he likes bionicle, why would you go to the author of the books instead of someone else? If he didn't know much about bionicle, then he wouldn't know much about the storyline and would probably think that his brother was interested in the toys, so he should have contacted set designers or something.
There is know way this could be your fault Mr. Farshtey.
He seems a bit nervous about making this into an argument. While he will defend the truth of what he said, as he did in his PM to me, he seems to lack the ability to back up his aggressiveness towards Greg, which explains why he hasn't the courage to reply to inquisitive PMs. I figure he is aware that he went too far in his PM to Greg, and is too embarrassed to speak civilly to Greg, which would require that he first apologize.
No offence whatsoever Aanchira, but why would he just send you a PM and no one else? I dont understand that.
In my own opinion I doubt that there is any truth in this story, because of a few things in it. One of them is posters...there are no BIONICLE posters/pictures to my knowledge. And a broken collar bone would be hard to cause by just a gang of bullies. If it is the truth I do feel sorry for him, because Ive seen the stress people being bullied go through. But why would he not just send a letter to the LEGO company, why would he join BZPower and tell Greg, I dont get that. He says he doesnt know anything about BIONICLE but in a post he stated that he has a green one. In my own personal view I think this is fake, and BIONICLEFan606 is just looking for his moment.
Assuming the PM is true, even with all the valid points stated against it, I would connect the bullying to the boys social reclusivness rather than his interest in BIONICLE. From my experience, people only ever bully someone if they find that person annoying or hostile in any way. It 'is' possible to have an independent hobby and not be excessively ridiculed for it, even in American and British schools which are more stereotypical that way.
If, however, it was just because he likes BIONICLE, then I guess those people havn't yet learned not to judge someone by physical properties. Hopefully, they will in the future, in which case they would regret assaulting BF606's brother.
I agree with Omi though, a broken collar bone and scarred face does sound excessive, regardless of being true or not.
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"oh no! I'm sorry I made the storyline too good. I must ruin it imediatly. thank you for telling me this"
just ignore him he doesn't deserve the attention if he's going to make up something like that
too bad my mum isn't glad to have bionicles in the house
oh well at least I seem to have more of a social life than this odd person
edit: greg you won't let me PM you :angry:
why not
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If I became obsessed with toothpicks, and my whole life revolved around them, would I expect the toothpick industry to be shut down?
No offense to the kid, but it sounds like he was already a looser before Bionicle. Maybe if his family tried to help him or encourage him to do some outdoor activities, he could get help.
however, since this seems to be a fake(unless aanchir shows us the pm he got), i say, nuts to him.
-Omi
Really? I got really popular in my school for liking bionicle.
Anyway,Greg, That person is probably just trying to destroy bionicle to get people to like something that he likes that usually, no one thinks is good, something like Mega Bloks, which tried to leech off Lego's fanbase.
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I once PM'ed you because at the time I was getting severely bullied by some people, but ever since you gave me advice, nobody has picked on me ever since.
I hope you know that to alot of people your alot more then just an author.
I thought it was fake too. Well, the question is "Why did this user send this lie?"
He just chose the wrong method to do so...
Wil
He seems a bit nervous about making this into an argument. While he will defend the truth of what he said, as he did in his PM to me, he seems to lack the ability to back up his aggressiveness towards Greg, which explains why he hasn't the courage to reply to inquisitive PMs. I figure he is aware that he went too far in his PM to Greg, and is too embarrassed to speak civilly to Greg, which would require that he first apologize.
And VtP, please don't call it a lie without evidence. There is still a chance that he is telling the truth about his brother, as it is not beyond some bullies to hurt a kid in such a vulnerable position as this kid's brother appears to be. I've been lucky, but there are bullies that will do as much as has allegedly been done to this kid's brother. "Innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" is a very good philosophy, and I believe it would do a lot of good in this situation.
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1. If they did not know very much about bionicle, how would they know what site to go to? (If you are thinking that he saw his brother on it, he also said his brother was reclusive from everyone else)
2. If he did find out the web site how would he know how to pm Greg and which username it was?
3. If your brother is beat up because he likes bionicle, why would you go to the author of the books instead of someone else? If he didn't know much about bionicle, then he wouldn't know much about the storyline and would probably think that his brother was interested in the toys, so he should have contacted set designers or something.
There is know way this could be your fault Mr. Farshtey.
that guy
No offence whatsoever Aanchira, but why would he just send you a PM and no one else? I dont understand that.
In my own opinion I doubt that there is any truth in this story, because of a few things in it. One of them is posters...there are no BIONICLE posters/pictures to my knowledge. And a broken collar bone would be hard to cause by just a gang of bullies. If it is the truth I do feel sorry for him, because Ive seen the stress people being bullied go through. But why would he not just send a letter to the LEGO company, why would he join BZPower and tell Greg, I dont get that. He says he doesnt know anything about BIONICLE but in a post he stated that he has a green one. In my own personal view I think this is fake, and BIONICLEFan606 is just looking for his moment.
EHLEK
If, however, it was just because he likes BIONICLE, then I guess those people havn't yet learned not to judge someone by physical properties. Hopefully, they will in the future, in which case they would regret assaulting BF606's brother.
I agree with Omi though, a broken collar bone and scarred face does sound excessive, regardless of being true or not.