http://steamcommunity.com/id/v3xxum


There is his steam account....also, I am sorry to say look at his member since date for that account....yeah..I am calling bs on this guy.

Oh yeah. I'm obviously tired. <.<

Just because he did a few things people didn't like doesn't mean people should bear a grudge/use the rep system to carry out those grudges unfairly. And you honestly don't see how your posts could come off as(unfairly) rude or hostile? Seriously? I don't know if you're playing stupid or not at this point.
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People can downrate what they want, but they shouldn't do so in an unfair manner/repeatedly and expect me not to call them on it.
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*moving on*
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You think you might be right & he did some bad stuff recently, so that's good enough justification to downrate posts that don't even appear to deserve it? You may be right, but what if you're wrong?

Why not wait and see if punishment or praise should be meted out to the OP in the future(via his future actions) and leave the matter(and his non-offensive posts) be for now? Is that such an unreasonable thing to ask of some here?

(And please, I hope you don't take this personally. I wasn't targeting you or anyone specifically earlier in this thread. I would defend anyone being treated unfairly here, even you & those I have had issues with in the past.)
I didn't say you shouldn't judge him just that some here shouldn't downrate him because of a grudge you might bear against him.
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If it's just a number then why do some here get mad here and downrate people when people try to increase it? Life doesn't work in the same way for all.....something that bothers you might not bother someone else & vice versa.
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It probably is. Does he have any other posts there one could check to see what he's like?
Nah, i'm too nice to be a social worker. Plus I hear the pay sucks.

(In all seriousness I just dislike when I see people getting treated unfairly sometimes.)

Guys, this kid really does seem to be 14 years old don't you think? Look at the behavior and can you have much doubt this is a kid?

I am not happy to see that post that was linked. It was recent enough to all of this to be more of the same unfortunately and yeah, it certainly looks like it is the same kid. Although I did have a good chuckle at the guy in the thread who said sure, but required he submit a You-Tube of himself rapping about how great the guy who was being asked for the gift was for at least two minutes. LOL! Vex wasn't too happy about that requirement or having his face seen on the net. I wonder why?

My take on this is that what we have here is a case of miserable failure on the part of his parent, parents or guardian. He has obviously been lacking in instruction at home to behave this way and this instruction has been lacking probably for his entire life or at least has been half-assed at best.

I've raised two kids and I was admittedly a real hard ass but today they are two young women who give me much reason to be proud of them. It was surely not just my doing, they were always good kids by nature. On the other hand though, old dad did not tolerate any bullshit at all. None. I like to think I helped them in that way. I invested in them. Parenting is work. Parents who blow off that work do great disservice to their children and the world they interact with.

So then, I guess the question becomes when you encounter a kid like this who clearly needs some lessons in life, do you toss them under the bus or do you decide to take a shot at educating them and hope for the best? Personally, I like to take a shot at educating them and hope that the seeds I plant will take root and grow. I guess I am an idealist in this way. The thing is, I can be certain if I toss them under the bus I at least will have done zero to help them and a kid with failed parents does need help.

So far I took a shot with vexxum and wrote him a nice post elsewhere encouraging him (this was early on in all of this) to not ask for anything, forget about rep - it will take care of itself if you play nice, and just enjoy being part of the best gaming community on the Internet. I also friended him on Steam at the time I was seeking Steam friends from the GOG community. I decided to give him a shot even though I did not approve of his previous behavior at all. In a situation like this it is good I think to keep in mind, who is the adult and who is the kid.

Well, since then I noted that he did not respond to my post about what he needed to do. Red flag. Then I saw another post looking for free stuff - BIG Red Flag. Then I see all the drama instigated here which would not have happened if he had chosen to listen to me, but no. Still, for one more time I figure I will give him the benefit of the doubt and hope this apology was sincere even though I was not born yesterday and am well it aware it may not be. The thing is, I have no real way to be certain. So he gets one more chance from me. If he blows it, I'm done. And I can feel good about having tried to help him but also accept I cannot in a few forum posts undo years of neglect by his parents to teach him the way he should go.

What I am not going to do in any case is let myself be upset by any of this. If he doesn't learn the best I can do is just let it go. I can't save every kid who's parents have let them down.

He's 14... most people are immature bastards at that age. Hell, I was a huge dumbass and one of the biggest assholes ever at that age. I also had no sense of hygiene. But, as time went by and I grew older, I matured and I realized how dumb I was back then. This thread seems to be a bit harsh on him.

But, I think he shouldn't stay on this site. It may be inaccurate but my initial judgement is that he doesn't even play older games. On the giveaway for newer members you have to state what you voted for on the community wishlist. The games he chose was Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed 3, which are CLEARLY suitable for a site called good OLD games. I believe that he came on this site to try to join that steamgifts group to get some free games. If he stays here just for the community, I have a feeling he'll soon get bored.

Yeah, I think you may well be right.

I have taught a lot of 13/14yr olds who are very mature, more mature than some 'adults' I know.

For me 14 is an age you should know how to act and is no defence for Vexxum.

If he even is 14, it's easy for anyone to say that on the internet to try and get away with things.


And was this http://www.gog.com/forum/general/hello_i_need_help one of his alt's?

Yes, I certainly don't mean to put down 14 year olds in general at all. I've met many who are wonderful kids and some who are mature beyond their years.

Still, I imagine you must have encountered kids in your teaching who clearly had been neglected by their parents in raising them?

And yeah, I was thinking that post was from somebody unhappy that things hadn't been going according to plan. lol

this whole thread is a bullsh*t

why would anyone care so much for being downrepped or uprepped or whatever on a forum? are you serious that a person who comes here, tells his opinion (yes, it can be stupid or bad - and I'm not talking about cheating people or stealing and such now) and gets downrepped is somehow disadvantaged?

yes, people who give away things might not give him anything, but he can buy things here as well, problem solved... he might have a problem with a game and a stupid person, who sees his -1, might not want to help him because of that, so what, he can ask the GOG support or search the internet. so he/she just wants so badly to "become a part of this great community" apparently.

don't get me wrong, the community here IS really great, but this whole race to have the highest rep and BE LOVED BY EVERYBODY is just stupid... why do they care? do they really need that much acknowledgement by a bunch of people they barely know? it's like posting a really possitive and 100% likeable post and than checking every hour to see how many people liked it...

this whole repping system is useless in my opinion, just another tool for attention prostitutes to boost their feeling of importance...

seems like some people just need a more caring parents and friends who show support, not a +1...

Ah, my life has improved so much since I stopped reading this thread. I exercise more, I spend more time with my family, even my games are more fun now.

lol..you're a fukin' pisser Frater :D

your sex life is down, though.
Guess you picked the "Thrill seeker" Trait in Fallout, Everything is much more exciting and fun, but in comparison, your sex life seems dull.

LOL!

I think I am going to try that out myself!

Oh, my God, I cannot believe you found that. Jeez, I didn't think ANYONE knew about Canvas Rider! See, you cannot really judge me because you don't know the whole context of that post. I made that post on behalf of my friend _vili, who told me to make a discussion like that to divert attention from his post, which he had to delete since he sent the codes he was giving away to a friend.

*phew*, that was a bit confusing. that was months ago, I have been on Canvas Rider since July, and gotten pretty dang good at it. And over 700 posts. Posts are kinda like rep on that site. good thing is you can't down-rate them, that saves a bunch of confusion and such. :D

See, I love those guys. Those guys are awesome. I had a rough entrance into that forum, and they worked with me and were very kind, and now I have been accepted as a great racer among them.

If you ever want to race me, or collaborate drawing a track with me, then by all means PM me here or there on the CR site.

Why is this thread still going on.

Doublethink people.

If the guy keeps up with the bad behavior then go ahead and get mad, but this whole creeping around the net trying to find where else he's been is kind of strange.
Just lay off and keep an eye out, otherwise can we all just put this behind us?