sozobe wrote:Kicky seems to have been ID'ed as one of the "stars" people are complaining about. . . But over time he's proven himself to be a mensch.
If you don't think he is, go ahead and confront him. What's holding you back?
Okay, I don't know that I can explain this very succinctly, but here goes:
Personally, for my part in the "stars" conversation, I wasn't saying that I think those people who get treated differently need to be confronted. I meant (and I think Stray
might have meant the same thing) that some people here get away with jokes that someone else making would get crap for; when you are newer, you think you'll be given the same treatment that you see others getting, so you can get yourself in trouble for comments that would have been all right coming from someone else. This doesn't mean that the people who
can make these comments need to be confronted.
I think the over the top jokes and not-entirely-joking, a-little-bit-rude comments made by people here (Kicky wasn't someone I specifically had in mind when I responded to Stray) are funny. I'm not saying I think the A2K stars need to get confronted on anything. I just think that the cliques here are pretty noticeable, and that some of you don't realize how cliqueish it gets around here at times. But it's also not too surprising, since many of you know each other well, and so those of us who are new have to learn that we won't be accorded the same leeway that's given among those of you who've been acquainted for a long time.
Anyway, just thought I'd clarify what I was saying.
