In the same light, if he despises all of us then he could easily put us on ignore. See how that works? He LOVES the negative attention because it is at least SOME attention. Blocking won't likely happen because we don't tolerate the amount of bullshit that comes out of this guys mouth (more so out of his ass...but I digress).
And you are giving him exactly what he loves. By engaging him with your heated and emotionally charged replies, you're inadvertently falling into the trap set by bhank, literally playing right into his hands. Bhank is purposely looking to provoke such reactions. You're simply allowing yourself to dance at the tempo of his tune my brother. Your anger is driving you to perpetuate his effects on you.
Its not anywhere close to us "needing" a villian. Much like any sports team, or military unit...we will police those who talk shit and cause trouble. Some of us have a sense of loyalty to those we have known for years and will stand behind the people Brian feels he lords over.
The only people he lords over are those that have given him this right. You are solely in control of your mind. If you allow him, he will take it out for a spin or establish long-term residency in it. Rather than succumbing to anger, it would be more effective to either ignore or respond calmly and without any emotion, thereby depriving bhank of the satisfaction he seeks by having you play into this perpetual trap that provokes these emotional reactions from the guys here. By maintaining composure and/or refusing to engage in the bullshit, you can demonstrate strength, rather than appearing as though you are very easily being manipulated by bhank's antics. Why say you hate Freddy Krueger, but consistently take Benadryl to get a short nap? You knock on the door and the same villain comes out to play each time. Maybe it's less about your view of needing to be loyal and support your brothers of the iron and more about him actually loving the idea of fucking with you guys.
How many shows have you done OMR? Wes, Joe, Ro, etc have all done their fair share. Many of us are done with that fucking part of our lives.
Shows? None. Nor does it matter how many shows anyone has done. If you participate in the bodybuilding lifestyle and enjoy the process and experience, that is what counts. Anyone can enter a show (as you have clearly seen), but that does not make everyone a bodybuilder or some kind of athlete. Now do I enjoy watching men in thongs squeeze out every possibly muscle in their frame while making seductive faces? Sure and I presume many others here do too, but won't express as such, because, well you know, "no homo" and all.
I will not speak about anyone but myself in that I didn't fucking miss him. I made no comment about wanting him back. He's been banned from how many other boards? He's here because the 'management' tolerates more than others. As mentioned, we tend to police ourselves. He was only banned because he went so far over the line that Chaos did something.
Exactly, we are much more tolerant than the vast majority of other forums (those that still exist). Ban culture has led to many forums becoming extinct and we don't subscribe to that. Besides, if we ban everyone who a set group doesn't like, there would be no one here. When Joswift started out here many years ago, MANY people didn't like him (I always did). Today, he is a veteran that is respected and loved by most. Perceptions change as we get to know each other better. When I first saw you on the forum, I thought you were a flamboyant homosexual with a great head of hair. Now, I know that you possibly aren't gay, but still have a nice head of hair.
I need him like I would need a hemorrhoid. Make no mistake about that. He owns NOTHING in my mind. I do not use him for motivation. No time is spent thinking about him once I close out of GB. Make no mistake about that. As I said, I have seen his kind for 30 years and I will tolerate a little, but once thats up I will speak my mind. You think by me speaking my mind that he has won? You couldn't be any more wrong.
Who else have you spent more actual time communicating with on the forum over the last week than bhank? When you look at all of your posts over the last 4-5 days since the Charlotte Cup, who have you engaged the most? Very likely bhank. Also, I want you to speak your mind, as that's the purpose of the forum and these threads. But realize that you are in fact doing exactly what he wants you to do.
As far as a 'bartender' goes...even they know when someone is being a royal douche and should leave the bar for betterment of all other patrons. I don't subtly troll. I say what I think because I am true to myself. How I am on here, is how I am in life. If you're a nice person, we have no issues. If your a dickhead...you won't recover or come back from that.
Again, if patrons get drunk and belligerent, we remove them from the bar and they get a short "band" to get sober again. Once they come back, cleaned up and ready to spend money, we let them back in. We are forgiving and we also see that this thread has in fact garnered the most attention as compared to any other thread over the last few weeks.
By the way, this post is in NO WAY an attack towards you friend. I literally like everyone here and appreciate everyone's presence. That much isn't fully understood by many, but it's true. I also get a lot of laughter from these posts.
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