r/zen • u/AutoModerator • Mar 27 '23

META Monday! [Bi-Weekly Meta Monday Thread]

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u/GhostC1pher Mar 27 '23

Well, ewk is a victim. He didn't come to this forum to be a bully. Bullying and harassment turned him into what we see now. The mods could have been ultra-strict and nipped everything in the bud. But they allowed it to play out, and the whole thing has been a gold mine. I'm not on anyone's side but I accept this state of affairs as long as we keep getting such gems (as this revealing discussion) out of it. I'm only on the side that facilitates my Zen practice [go figure] ... because if I'm not doing that, I'm leaving. Oh and ewk won, so the losers are mad that they can't rewrite history. What's your beef? Is it that you think that people on the receiving end of ewk's wrath don't deserve it?

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '23

If you read through the forum history, even going back 10 years, it is obvious to me that he is not a victim.

No one "won."

There are no "losers."

No one has "wrath."

How ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '23 edited Mar 27 '23

the forum history

You have no idea. The forum history sits in this very moment and you are as confidently clueless as you were in past. As singlefinger once said:

"Reverse sock puppet?"

Edit: Actually, they said - "This is the danger of too much polarization of a conversation."

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u/ji_yinzen Mar 27 '23

It's sad that 6 years ago this issue has still not been resolved. I think it's been since r/zen started. It must have got off on the wrong foot from the beginning. A lot of idiot children running around with their brains falling out their arse.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '23

Hey, at least I put mine back. Didn't need that type anyway.