ALL COMMUNITIES are the SAME
Sunday, January 27, 2002 by John Hamp | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
With a wry bit of amusement I've seen Shogot's latest self destruction and the reactions from it about his imagined problems with the skin contest --aka gui olympics --.
There is a silver lining. All successful communities have these problems. They are a natural result of human politics. It doesn't matter if your community is the PTA or church group or in the cyberworld. There are those who are leaders and create things for others. And there are those who are envious, petty and jealous who try to destroy those things. Leadership in community comes from building something or tearing something else down.
From what i gather this shogot person was once a person of some importance. He used to be a builder of things and amassed political capital as a result. Time seems not to have been kind to him. It is far easier for a small petty person to regain their former stature by trying to tear down those they perceive as leaders and movers. By tearing their opponents down they see themselves as rising up.
It never ends well for the tearer down. In time they expend all of their stored political capital. The end results in either ejected from the community or isolation.
The bickering of this skin contest -- gui olympics -- demonstrates that the community has reached critical mass. it is big enough that people care enough to build it up and nurture it. The dark side is that it is also big enough for the petty and envious to do ugly things.
There is a silver lining. All successful communities have these problems. They are a natural result of human politics. It doesn't matter if your community is the PTA or church group or in the cyberworld. There are those who are leaders and create things for others. And there are those who are envious, petty and jealous who try to destroy those things. Leadership in community comes from building something or tearing something else down.
From what i gather this shogot person was once a person of some importance. He used to be a builder of things and amassed political capital as a result. Time seems not to have been kind to him. It is far easier for a small petty person to regain their former stature by trying to tear down those they perceive as leaders and movers. By tearing their opponents down they see themselves as rising up.
It never ends well for the tearer down. In time they expend all of their stored political capital. The end results in either ejected from the community or isolation.
The bickering of this skin contest -- gui olympics -- demonstrates that the community has reached critical mass. it is big enough that people care enough to build it up and nurture it. The dark side is that it is also big enough for the petty and envious to do ugly things.
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Jafo
Reply #22 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:39 PM
Reply #22 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:39 PM
And he's not me, either....he only 'thinks' he can spell....
Elfkura
Reply #23 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:40 PM
Reply #23 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:40 PM
Ahhhh..so now all of us know that Frogboy have gender crisis 
He's only tried to be a girl and a guy with one alias =P
You need professional help then, Brad
He's only tried to be a girl and a guy with one alias =P
You need professional help then, Brad
craeonics
Reply #24 Thursday, January 31, 2002 3:49 AM
Reply #24 Thursday, January 31, 2002 3:49 AM
Try dr. feline, I hear it is an expert on gender crises.
feline
Reply #25 Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:23 AM
Reply #25 Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:23 AM
feline watches frogboy giving himself outstanding advice 
and people say i have personality issues
and people say i have personality issues
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Reply #21 Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:15 PM