Storytelling about me

stathmk wrote:I think that you are having too many Wolfenstein projects at once or confusing people by asking too many questions.
 
Officer-Michael John, I know that you are 18-years-old.  What do you want to study in college or do for a job?

stathmk wrote:I know people with Asperger’s Syndrome or another kind of autism.  Autism movies include Rainman, Mozart & The Whale, & Adam.  Fictional characters who you’d think might have Asperger’s include Lisa from The Simpsons, Cliff Claven from Cheers, Max from Parenthood, & Wilson from Home Improvement.  Famous people who could have had undiagnosed autism or Asperger’s Syndrome include author Jane Austen, sculptor/painter Michelangelo, American President Thomas Jefferson, & an Irish politician that wanted Ireland to secede from the British Empire.

ThePerfectDrug wrote:

stathmk wrote:I know people with Asperger’s Syndrome or another kind of autism.  Autism movies include Rainman, Mozart & The Whale, & Adam.  Fictional characters who you’d think might have Asperger’s include Lisa from The Simpsons, Cliff Claven from Cheers, Max from Parenthood, & Wilson from Home Improvement.  Famous people who could have had undiagnosed autism or Asperger’s Syndrome include author Jane Austen, sculptor/painter Michelangelo, American President Thomas Jefferson, & an Irish politician that wanted Ireland to secede from the British Empire.

Don't forget the most annoying of all: Sheldon Cooper. That guy really needs to get his head out of his ass.

Officer-Michael John wrote:I work and convert to SDL a mod. I making a videos for Youtube,etc and thises tiring for Me.

Guest wrote:

Officer-Michael John wrote:I work and convert to SDL a mod. I making a videos for Youtube,etc and thises tiring for Me.

And people are tired of hearing your whining!

ack wrote:Thank you for being open about your autism.  I try never to play doctor or guess at why people are the way that they are because I know that until one understands what is going on under the surface that one can ever know.  Yet there have been a lot of people in the community over the past 20 years and all of them have their own individual issues and I can think of many who are autistic (various forms – if ‘forms’ is the correct term?).  I have found it surprising that some of those prior members of the community were treated with respect (anyone remember Howling Wolf?) and yet you are treated differently.  There is the additional problem of the language barrier, but in this day and age that shouldn’t be an issue either.  Unless of course one is intolerant.
 
I don’t expect people to practice tolerance.  While I wish they would, that is a personal choice for which I cannot judge.  No one is forced to read to your posts and if people have an issue with trying to understand what you mean then that is their problem.  Yet I can’t help but wonder if some people read your posts hoping to get angry.  Some people seek any reason to hate.  Other people insist on order in an order-less society – a society that could never live up to their exacting expectations.  The sad reality is that some people in this world are jerks and they ALL own computers.  I realize that moderators and administrators have to read practically everything so they are in an exclusive group as they have accepted the charge to create some semblance of order, but without tolerance and understanding moderation is useless.  And hey, let’s face it… there is no more an ‘exclusive group’ than those who run DHW.  I too left DHW because of SOME of those who have been left in charge and solely how they treated fellow members.  I will not go into my personal issues any further as I have not directly discussed this with those who have pissed me off.  I will say that you do have my sympathy.
 
I just realized that I show intolerance towards the intolerant.  Hypocrisy thy name is ack.
 
I will admit that the major reason that all of this makes me sad is that I have seen so many projects get cancelled because of idiotic or loathing comments made by the community.  Yes, authors should develop a thick skin towards criticism if they plan to flaunt their artistic side, but many don’t.  I don’t think anyone realizes just how many unreleased projects I have in my possession (none of which I will ever discuss as per agreement with their authors) for which I have been asked to review or contribute.  None of these will ever see the light of day.  It kills me seeing people walk away from so much planning and hard work.  So it goes.
 
Most of the old guard have made themselves available to help people with their projects in some capacity.  The general rule of thumb most of us follow is that we not be asked to do practically everything, that our time be respected, and that the person making the request makes a legitimate attempt to try to do things him/herself.  I will only speak for myself in this regard, but I think it is okay that those offering help be allowed to set some limitations.  Maybe I am missing something, but I don’t understand those who don’t respect that.
 
The beauty that can be created when we all work together is wonderful (DHWTC is an example, as is Beyond Mutantstein SE/AESE).  I truly miss those days.
 
In closing, Mr. OMJ all I can say is that you have two options as I see it.  The first is to develop a thick skin and don’t let the bastards win.  The second option is to go running off screaming into the night.  I hope you manage to pick the first option.
 
Yet after 20 years of fighting the insolent I find myself screaming and running into the night.
 
Somebody get a butterfly net.