Hankins brings too much to the board to be treated like shit. Internet forums are not the best place for certain personality types and he unfortunately has a hard time letting trolls do their thing. He takes attacks personally and getbig offers basically nothing in return for the content he freely contributes. Staying away is better for him, worse for us. If the collective here would treat him with some modicum of respect and wash the slate, give him a chance to mingle without attacking him, his return is possible.
Lets break this down 'Mike'
1) Please explain to us what Brian "brings to the board"?
2) No debate on message board comment
3) The trolls? The majority of people are open to who we are. He talked like he was king shit on things and got a reality check the majority of time.
4) The content he freely contributes? What content did he contribute? Oh wait...he read EVERYTHING on EVERYTHING and knows more than anyone. The outlandish claims. The constant 'big dicking' everyone. We offered free advice/insight for contest prep, rehab, nutrition, lifting, etc. Each and every time he knew better.
5) Staying away IS better for him because he kept getting buried by his ego and arrogance.
6) Treat him with a modicum of respect? Show me ONE example of Brian doing that? MULTIPLE times people "washed the slate" and tried to be nice. Me included. Tried to help him with rehab WITH respect and he did his usual MO and was an asshole.
I certainly hope your paragraph is a troll job....and if so, I bit hard on it. If not, you certainly should take Joe's advice.