(16 Mar 2014, 12:31 pm)mrnut85 wrote One of these events was very very recent so unless he has had this life changing moment recently I would go as far to say that bazza is a prolific liar
I wouldn't say that statement was fair in the slightest, but it's your opinion at the end of the day.
May I ask if Bazza has done anything to you personally, or has he only done something to one of your friends? I find that enthusiasts in this hobby are far too quick to get involved in matters which don't concern them (in no way am I relating this to you personally, I'm using it as a topic of discussion).
Indeed, relating this to my own personal experience, I'd suggest I've actually upset far fewer enthusiasts than what is made out on the public domain - yet I've gained a reputation for being an immature, argumentative, arrogant little school kid... Even those who I have only had one little argument with exaggerate it, and suggest I have had multiple arguments with them (to make matters worse, I often find that these little incidents can't even be described as 'arguments' because quite frankly, they're not that strong). Rather surprisingly, I've found that even the enthusiasts who I've always complimented for having such high moral standards seem to have jumped on the bandwaggon. There are some enthusiasts who I have never even seen/talked to in my life who have an unpleasant opinion of me, and it's because I've said something to one of their friends - I've recently been judged by others for my appearance, personality and private life aside from the hobby by these people who I simply do not know. Why, I do not know. I find that these people are far worse than any of the people who have actually been involved in the arguments, especially when they don't confront the person with a reason as to why they don't like them. If I was them, I'd be ashamed. I'll be the first person to say I am not perfect, but there's a lot of people on my level too who seemingly think that they're far superior.
Are we really that immature that we can no longer make our own judgements of people based on personal encounters? It's something I thought primary school children did - Girl A falls out with Girl B, so Girl A's friends (Girl C, D and E) all dislike Girl B too, but they can't actually explain to Girl B why they dislike her.
A lot of enthusiasts seem to think there is a direct correlation between age and maturity, and although this may be true in some cases - it's certainly not true in all cases. I needn't even give examples of this, as anyone with a broad enough mind who know right from wrong will be able to come up with examples which they have witnessed alone.