Post by DocMarten on May 22, 2014 23:30:56 GMT
..GGMB collapsed. First off, I've got nothing but people saying they're sorry for what happened and wishing me well, so I'm no pariah here. What happened in that fundraiser thread was that the goal for that fundraiser was $2,400. That was $175 a month for the server with an extra $25 tacked on for unforseen expenses. It was kinda flat at first-we had only raised $700-but then began to heat up. All of a sudden, Thunderpussy and Scotty come on and start agitating for a more 'cost effective' server. That meant GGMB leaving MY SISTER'S SERVER. My sister Melody who had been loyal to them, and to me. I refused to go along with it, and walked away. My sister has always despised Abomb, anyway. Eventually, what I ended up finding out (while Bomb was MIA that entire Sunday) was that Bomb was egging Thunderpussy and Scotty on. I had a feeling that might have been what was happening, since he was ignoring my PMs, and I was also trying to call him, and kept getting a busy signal. And they were harrassing and haranguing me-Scotty was respectful, to be fair. And, I suspect his heart was in the right place. Thunderpussy, however, was NOT respectful AT ALL. I finally got out of that thread, and my sister was more than happy to take GGMB off her server. That took until Monday, when she finally deleted it. And while it was still online, Thunderpussy was posting all kinds of nasty shit on the board. Why did I put up with that bullshit for so long? Damn if I know. That's why I apologize for any immature bullshit I was involved in and I take responsibility for it. Let me say this, though I was not involved in the cyberbullying of Lex Trotter. I pretty much left him alone off the board. I'm totally appalled by that kind of behavior, especially from ADULTS. Now, I'm not going to point fingers at who did what. With the exception of Thunderpussy, I have always thought of the other GGMB mods as friends, and I still do. They've got their own board now, and I wish them well.PS: What's REALLY funny is that now, Gymscoop is on Go Daddy. Strictest TOS on the Net. If they post pics of nude men or upload music to download (Like they did on the old board)they will be yanked off the Net, and GoDaddy won't give a shit. PPS: Matty was completely and totally supportive of me. He was the one who posted messages explaining WHY we needed that particular fundraiser, and he supported gymnasticgossip.com staying on that server (like I thought Joe did). So, Matt's no villain here. In fact I mentioned today that I had been in touch with our fabulous Fairy, and he was VERY happy to hear that. He also asked for Kerri's email address (hopefully, I gave him the right one). ETA: somebody from gymnasticsgossip emailed my sister to complain about the meltdown TEN DAYS after it happened. Even I am over it. What's really funny is what she told me after she informed me of that-they're on GoDaddy. If there's another crash like the one that happened during 2012 Olympic trials, not only will GoDaddy shut them down, they will then KEEP THEM DOWN until they raise enough money to pay for the NEW server they will migrate to-they should be grateful they have $3,000 in the kitty. If they even have THAT. Karma-the gift that keeps on giving. I also want to say they had AMPLE warning that my sister was going to shut gymnasticsgossip down when she did. She emailed Bomb and told him the board would be shut down in 24 hours. Hell, it was still on the server until Monday. Which meant Thunderpussy had plenty of time to talk shit about me. After this particular meltdown, I'm surprised I'm even taking the high road and WISHING them well. However, Matt did say our friendships mean a lot more than petty board bullshit. And it's true.