that guy 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)
Have you considered that that may have been an exaggeration? "Reclusive" could mean never wanting to spend time with the family or spending all his free time online, but doesn't necessarily mean that he locks himself in his room and never lets anyone else in.
2. If he did find out the web site how would he know how to pm Greg and which username it was?
Good question, but if he is really as concerned about his brother or just upset about BIONICLE as he claims, it would be worth his effort to find such things out, and let's not forget that he seems to perhaps have been interested in BIONICLE himself at some point.
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.
Obviously because Greg is the highest authority he knew how to contact personally. Also, have you considered that his brother might have some of the BIONICLE books as well as the toys? He could have gotten the name there, then used the internet to find out how best to contact him.
Ehlek The Chain Lord
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.
Probably because my original post was found by him to be the most offensive one that he personally felt was untrue.
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.
Nonsense. I have plenty, as do some of my friends. They were released in abundance in '01 and '02, and many are still released via the magazines and LEGO-related events.
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.
By sending a PM to Greg, he could be a lot more personal in his letter, and moreover he could be safe in assuming that it would be read and not just thrown out. Anyway, from his posts he doesn't seem too knowledgeable about BIONICLE, so he could honestly think Greg is in charge of BIONICLE, which something that anyone without a massive interest in BIONICLE might think.
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.
I am still not sure what to think about that post. However, considering that he would have to go through a lot of trouble to get a username and password since he and his brother have the same IP address, it seems more than likely that he just used his brother's account. It also seems unlikely that he's just "looking for his moment." He hates or hated BIONICLE for some reason or another, and therefore he released that through this PM. Perhaps attention is a factor, but not so much of one as his own anger at BIONICLE.
I will PM this member again to ask whether I can post the contents of his PM, but until then try to refrain from making any accusations that you cannot prove.
whoever that guy is must be really mad over a toy!!! I know i do get bullied sometimes for liking bionicles but mostly by my friends or ppl who just try and get ppl to like them. But why would he think that u r responsable for his brothers misery? you didnt beat him up or even do anythin except help right the story.
and why is his name bioniclefan606 wen he hates bionicles?
Have you considered that that may have been an exaggeration? "Reclusive" could mean never wanting to spend time with the family or spending all his free time online, but doesn't necessarily mean that he locks himself in his room and never lets anyone else in.
I didn't mean that he locked himself away, I was just saying that if he spent all of his time online and stayed away from everyone else, his brother might not have seen the site.
Good question, but if he is really as concerned about his brother or just upset about BIONICLE as he claims, it would be worth his effort to find such things out, and let's not forget that he seems to perhaps have been interested in BIONICLE himself at some point.
He would have had to have been really upset over all of this, usually people don't take that much time just to find out the author of a book when he could probably looked up Greg's phone number on the internet or something.
Obviously because Greg is the highest authority he knew how to contact personally. Also, have you considered that his brother might have some of the BIONICLE books as well as the toys? He could have gotten the name there, then used the internet to find out how best to contact him.
Of course I considered that his brother had books, what i was asking was "how would he have known that Greg had any authority on bionicle other than writing the books?"; for all he knows, Greg could have been told what to write by the story by the bionicle story team, and just had to write it in a way that kids could understand it.
As a side note, why are you so intent on defending someone that pmed Greg just to yell at him for what some bullies did to his brother at school, Aanchira?
-- If the account was created just to talk to me about this, why was it created two weeks ago? Why with that name? And why was he/she posting in "BIONICLE-based creations?"
Obviously the person who got beaten up, because if the account was registered two weeks ago, yeah. And posting in BBC just gives the game away. BUT, the person might have tried to contact you before and could not because of... Stuff, but the posts are just inexcusable.
I also suggested that if their story was true, it would make a lot more sense for them to contact LEGO Consumer Service with it, and their school, rather than me. I certainly have a lot to do with BIONICLE, but I work for the company that puts it out -- I don't own the company.
True, true.
My guess is neither I nor LEGO Company will hear anything more about this, as it is probably fake.
Ehlek The Chain LordIn 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.
On the contrary.
Promotional posters and small posters came with sets and such.
Even if not true, there may well be similar (if not as extreme) situations liek this out there, so it is worth discussing anyway.
OMG LIEK GREGEF ROTE ""LIEK"' LOLLZ!!
Couldn't resist. On a more serious note, however, I do find it puzzling that this person (if the story is true) would hold this all against you.
Who else would he hold it against? Even if the bullies in question didn't go so far as to break his brother's collarbone, they still don't seem to be the sort of people that one would like as their enemies. Greg, in making himself available to the BIONICLE fan community, would be a primary target for someone so blindly upset as this person must have been. (I say "blindly" because he was obviously in a clearer frame of mind when he PMed me than he was when he sent this injurious PM to Greg).
You'd have to be pretty foolish to buy this ######, and even more foolish to think anyone would do anything but laugh at this ridiculousness. Especially if it's serious. You'd have to be pretty weak-willed to blame the Farshtey for this. Pretty sure it's more of a case of a family not knowing how to take care of their kid.
Really. If you consider this toy stupid and dumb don't buy it. But blaming Greg, an outstang person, a jolly guy, an excelent writer for... Working with bionicle, then blame all of us. Every single puny little living creature that likes or works for Bionicle. If you hate it, go ahead, don't buy it. But don't blame Greg for the actions of Bullies. Blame them. Not liking Bionicle and saying it is stupid would be as bad as being the bullies themselves. What would your brother say if he saw this? He would see you blaming Greg. He'd hate you for it. He really would. You have no Idea who he is, you never heard from him and you've not even tried to. So if you are going to keep blaming Lego and specially Greg: Think twice. You're as bad as the bully that beat the (Sorry for the use of the following word) ###### out of your brother. You are hurting your and millions of people's feelings. Your brother's too. So think twice. And DON'T YOU DARE EVER, BLAME ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS ON GREG YOU UNDERSTAND ME? UH?
Sorry, couldn't contain myself.
Do you even know what Bionicle is about? Do you even know who... Tahu is? Or Karzahni? Or the most famous character of all, Mata Nui? Have you tried to understand what the story is about? Have you? Tried to understand how Takua got the Avohkii, how the MAsk of Life can save Mata Nui, or how Greg writes the story? No. Then TRY! Try to see OUR point of view for once. OUR way of thinking, and stop being such a #####! Such a single minded #####!
I really envy your brother's courage. He is a swell guye, and I'd like to meet him. To have the guts to confront someone in that way, saying "I like Bionicle!", to admit he likes 6 year old toys. He is trully brave.
Now, I don't normally like to have arguments like this, but I couldn't stop it. I can't take people like that. So single minded, they don't think! THINK YOU DUMB CREATURE! THINK! Do you think it is GREG'S Fault? Then it is your fault the A-Bomb fell on Hiroshyma and Nagasaki because you live on the Earth. Just like the people that launched them did. Did you want it to happen? No. But it did. Did Greg want your brother scarred and with a broken collar bone? No. It's the same thing. Exact same thing.
-- If the account was created just to talk to me about this, why was it created two weeks ago? Why with that name? And why was he/she posting in "BIONICLE-based creations?"
I also suggested that if their story was true, it would make a lot more sense for them to contact LEGO Consumer Service with it, and their school, rather than me. I certainly have a lot to do with BIONICLE, but I work for the company that puts it out -- I don't own the company.
My guess is neither I nor LEGO Company will hear anything more about this, as it is probably fake.
Greg
it doesn't make sense when he/she is so mad at you
So true, so true. I still don't understand why someone would personly blow someone to artahka just for liking something? It makes no sense. And why not blame the person who actualy beat his brother up than by the author of his hobby? I mean, i had to go through a whole school year of people who are beyond the means of the pit calling me everything that could get someone kicked off this site, partialy becuase of my intrest in bionicle and neopets and basicaly being HUMAN. So BIONICLEFan606, pleas be more open minded.
Anyway. Harsh. I wonder if it was real or not. I like BIONICLE, but sometimes I go for months at a time with out even caring for BIONICLE longer than 10 seconds. Other times, it's like BIONICLE! I'm confused as to the origin of this PM.
Good question, but if he is really as concerned about his brother or just upset about BIONICLE as he claims, it would be worth his effort to find such things out, and let's not forget that he seems to perhaps have been interested in BIONICLE himself at some point.
Obviously because Greg is the highest authority he knew how to contact personally. Also, have you considered that his brother might have some of the BIONICLE books as well as the toys? He could have gotten the name there, then used the internet to find out how best to contact him.
Probably because my original post was found by him to be the most offensive one that he personally felt was untrue.
Nonsense. I have plenty, as do some of my friends. They were released in abundance in '01 and '02, and many are still released via the magazines and LEGO-related events.
By sending a PM to Greg, he could be a lot more personal in his letter, and moreover he could be safe in assuming that it would be read and not just thrown out. Anyway, from his posts he doesn't seem too knowledgeable about BIONICLE, so he could honestly think Greg is in charge of BIONICLE, which something that anyone without a massive interest in BIONICLE might think.
I am still not sure what to think about that post. However, considering that he would have to go through a lot of trouble to get a username and password since he and his brother have the same IP address, it seems more than likely that he just used his brother's account. It also seems unlikely that he's just "looking for his moment." He hates or hated BIONICLE for some reason or another, and therefore he released that through this PM. Perhaps attention is a factor, but not so much of one as his own anger at BIONICLE.
I will PM this member again to ask whether I can post the contents of his PM, but until then try to refrain from making any accusations that you cannot prove.
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whoever that guy is must be really mad over a toy!!!
I know i do get bullied sometimes for liking bionicles but mostly by my friends or ppl who just try and get ppl to like them. But why would he think that u r responsable for his brothers misery? you didnt beat him up or even do anythin except help right the story.
and why is his name bioniclefan606 wen he hates bionicles?
He would have had to have been really upset over all of this, usually people don't take that much time just to find out the author of a book when he could probably looked up Greg's phone number on the internet or something.
Of course I considered that his brother had books, what i was asking was "how would he have known that Greg had any authority on bionicle other than writing the books?"; for all he knows, Greg could have been told what to write by the story by the bionicle story team, and just had to write it in a way that kids could understand it.
As a side note, why are you so intent on defending someone that pmed Greg just to yell at him for what some bullies did to his brother at school, Aanchira?
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Promotional posters and small posters came with sets and such.
-Omi
Couldn't resist. On a more serious note, however, I do find it puzzling that this person (if the story is true) would hold this all against you.
Who else would he hold it against? Even if the bullies in question didn't go so far as to break his brother's collarbone, they still don't seem to be the sort of people that one would like as their enemies. Greg, in making himself available to the BIONICLE fan community, would be a primary target for someone so blindly upset as this person must have been. (I say "blindly" because he was obviously in a clearer frame of mind when he PMed me than he was when he sent this injurious PM to Greg).
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Bullies are bullies. Can't stop 'em.
Really. If you consider this toy stupid and dumb don't buy it. But blaming Greg, an outstang person, a jolly guy, an excelent writer for... Working with bionicle, then blame all of us. Every single puny little living creature that likes or works for Bionicle. If you hate it, go ahead, don't buy it. But don't blame Greg for the actions of Bullies. Blame them. Not liking Bionicle and saying it is stupid would be as bad as being the bullies themselves. What would your brother say if he saw this? He would see you blaming Greg. He'd hate you for it. He really would. You have no Idea who he is, you never heard from him and you've not even tried to. So if you are going to keep blaming Lego and specially Greg: Think twice. You're as bad as the bully that beat the (Sorry for the use of the following word) ###### out of your brother. You are hurting your and millions of people's feelings. Your brother's too. So think twice. And DON'T YOU DARE EVER, BLAME ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS ON GREG YOU UNDERSTAND ME? UH?
Sorry, couldn't contain myself.
Do you even know what Bionicle is about? Do you even know who... Tahu is? Or Karzahni? Or the most famous character of all, Mata Nui? Have you tried to understand what the story is about? Have you? Tried to understand how Takua got the Avohkii, how the MAsk of Life can save Mata Nui, or how Greg writes the story? No. Then TRY! Try to see OUR point of view for once. OUR way of thinking, and stop being such a #####! Such a single minded #####!
I really envy your brother's courage. He is a swell guye, and I'd like to meet him. To have the guts to confront someone in that way, saying "I like Bionicle!", to admit he likes 6 year old toys. He is trully brave.
Now, I don't normally like to have arguments like this, but I couldn't stop it. I can't take people like that. So single minded, they don't think! THINK YOU DUMB CREATURE! THINK! Do you think it is GREG'S Fault? Then it is your fault the A-Bomb fell on Hiroshyma and Nagasaki because you live on the Earth. Just like the people that launched them did. Did you want it to happen? No. But it did. Did Greg want your brother scarred and with a broken collar bone? No. It's the same thing. Exact same thing.
*Deep Breath*
The Disousa
The Disousa
I still don't understand why someone would personly blow someone to artahka just for liking something? It makes no sense. And why not blame the person who actualy beat his brother up than by the author of his hobby? I mean, i had to go through a whole school year of people who are beyond the means of the pit calling me everything that could get someone kicked off this site, partialy becuase of my intrest in bionicle and neopets and basicaly being HUMAN.
So BIONICLEFan606, pleas be more open minded.
Anyway. Harsh. I wonder if it was real or not. I like BIONICLE, but sometimes I go for months at a time with out even caring for BIONICLE longer than 10 seconds. Other times, it's like BIONICLE! I'm confused as to the origin of this PM.
Greg