Thread: The Gaper Spirit Animal

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

Nice selective quoting there, spook. As I said, it's no surprise he didn't take it well. But considering he did end up going to AK and earning respect from many, I think it was only fair for someone to give the guy a heads up instead of having this carry on longer.

Well at least the GSA's rich enough to get a loan for his house extension.

Originally Posted by Scotsman50

Well at least the GSA's rich enough to get a loan for his house extension.

Uh, okay. I'm not the one with "Believe" stickers on my skis.

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

^^^ Yes, he was informed of his GSA status by Splat, who invited him to the Mammoth Mini. Which I think most of us agree was a good move. I guess it didn't go over so well - not a huge surprise. You'd have to have some pretty thick skin to not get pissed.

Hopefully upon reflection he'll see the humor in it all. How could you not laugh at the snowboarder bowing down asking forgiveness for his single-plank sins?

Did Splat post about this interaction at all? I assume not? (out of respect of His Holiness)

Yeah, we all had fun at this guy's expense but that alone was not reason enough to exclude him from an invite to meet some mags and understand that he could have friends worldwide to hang with and enjoy the comaraderie that has defined the maggot experience. He might have thought that he would continue to be the butt of the joke but that was certainly never the intent. It's always been an open arms policy around here for newcomers who weather the hazing and I just wanted to express that acceptance to someone who might have felt insulted, dejected or alienated by what went down. It's not the first time I've extended a welcoming hand only to get bit and probably won't be the last. I got no problem with that. And the offer still stands.

Splat, how did you track down GSA?

Originally Posted by splat

Yeah, we all had fun at this guy's expense but that alone was not reason enough to exclude him from an invite to meet some mags and understand that he could have friends worldwide to hang with and enjoy the comaraderie that has defined the maggot experience. He might have thought that he would continue to be the butt of the joke but that was certainly never the intent. It's always been an open arms policy around here for newcomers who weather the hazing and I just wanted to express that acceptance to someone who might have felt insulted, dejected or alienated by what went down. It's not the first time I've extended a welcoming hand only to get bit and probably won't be the last. I got no problem with that. And the offer still stands.

If you were really serious you should have offered to sponsor him and given him some carbon Bro's for free. PMgear sponsored athlete!!!

Splat deserves an A for effort!

As for the GSA turning down his generous offer to enjoy some maggot camaraderie; the gape is strong with this one. I just hope his lawyers don't go all "battle mode" on the moderators.

Is it too late to hang the whole affair on AZ Greg?

Originally Posted by bendtheski

Splat deserves an A for effort!

As for the GSA turning down his generous offer to enjoy some maggot camaraderie; the gape is strong with this one. I just hope his lawyers don't go all "battle mode" on the moderators.

Is it too late to hang the whole affair on AZ Greg?

Someone more litigiously-oriented can comment, but I don't think there's any liability here*. Did we ever discern why the thread went away in the first place?


* I disclaim any and all responsibility regarding any legal, ethical, spiritual or emotional advice or counsel given or received, past, present and/or future.

Originally Posted by PassTheDutchie

Someone more litigiously-oriented can comment, but I don't think there's any liability here*. Did we ever discern why the thread went away in the first place?


* I disclaim any and all responsibility regarding any legal, ethical, spiritual or emotional advice or counsel given or received, past, present and/or future.

I deleted it after talking with Pat. There was talk of legal action and felt it would be best to delete it and let it blow over. I couldn't think of one thing illegal that happened, but alas the GSA's resources are vast and mine are not.

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

Nice selective quoting there, spook. As I said, it's no surprise he didn't take it well. But considering he did end up going to AK and earning respect from many, I think it was only fair for someone to give the guy a heads up instead of having this carry on longer.

really? you think "no surprise he didn't take it well" negates the brainiacism of "Which I think most of us agree was a good move"

it's true. brainiacs abound.

Originally Posted by splat

Yeah, we all had fun at this guy's expense but that alone was not reason enough to exclude him from an invite to meet some mags and understand that he could have friends worldwide to hang with and enjoy the comaraderie that has defined the maggot experience. He might have thought that he would continue to be the butt of the joke but that was certainly never the intent. It's always been an open arms policy around here for newcomers who weather the hazing and I just wanted to express that acceptance to someone who might have felt insulted, dejected or alienated by what went down. It's not the first time I've extended a welcoming hand only to get bit and probably won't be the last. I got no problem with that. And the offer still stands.

except he wasn't a newcomer on his own now was he. you guys crack me up.

Originally Posted by spook

really? you think "no surprise he didn't take it well" negates the brainiacism of "Which I think most of us agree was a good move"

it's true. brainiacs abound.

As in, the whole thing had clearly run its course, so why not? He was going to come across it eventually, better to hear it from a maggot. Not sure what's so difficult about this for you to grasp.

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

As in, the whole thing had clearly run its course, so why not? He was going to come across it eventually, better to hear it from a maggot. Not sure what's so difficult about this for you to grasp.

i'm not the one having a moment's concern about litigation, so i guess i may not be the one who has some difficulty.

Originally Posted by splat

It's always been an open arms policy around here for newcomers who weather the hazing and I just wanted to express that acceptance to someone who might have felt insulted, dejected or alienated by what went down.

Insulted, dejected or alienated? Try publicly humiliated by a pack of faceless online bullies whilst being stalked for ongoing material at his expense. Bt it was ok, all in the name of TRG brotherhood. So yeah, fkna!

The guy must be an ungrateful pussy.

Originally Posted by Hohes

Try publicly humiliated by a pack of faceless online bullies whilst being stalked for ongoing material at his expense.

Meh, turn off the computer and it goes away.
Embarrasing? Perhaps, however anyone taking themselves so seriously as to not see the humorous side to it,
and not to have a good laugh at themselves (or at least a chortle and a snort) might need a little reality check.
We are all gapers at one level or another, at one time or another, and the universe is laughing at us every day.
Measure not the level at which one gaps, but at their ability to embrace the gape and the willingness to laugh at ones self.

Man, you sound as idealistic as I am

Egos are strong things. Particularly banker egos.

lulz, yeah, or maybe it's just that I've had my moments in life
and have long ago learned that people remember the nature of the reaction
longer then they do the thing that caused it...

Meh, turn off the computer and it goes away.
Embarrasing? Perhaps, however anyone taking themselves so seriously as to not see the humorous side to it,
and not to have a good laugh at themselves (or at least a chortle and a snort) might need a little reality check.
We are all gapers at one level or another, at one time or another, and the universe is laughing at us every day.
Measure not the level at which one gaps, but at their ability to embrace the gape and the willingness to laugh at ones self.

Truth spoken here.

Originally Posted by Hohes

Egos are strong things. Particularly banker egos.

QFT.

I'd imagine the GSA is far past embarrasment and humiliation, and is likely in the rage stage. I've been in IT in the financial field for more than a decade, and know/have known dozens of i-bankers. I've met a couple of great guys, but the cool ones have been few & far between. I hate to generalize about any group, but as a whole they do tend to be self-important douches who are very concerned about their "image".

Their Image and their Network. Bankers are always networking behind the scenes, making sure they know who needs to be known, and mostly ignoring those who do not. There are many facets of needing to know someone, not just financial gain, one is that that person strokes your ego or sense of self importance, another is that they make you feel more important as a skier: "I ski with/know the cool guys".

Well, the biggest core skiing website on Earth just pissed on this guy's "needs". At least it will make building his network of important people in the ski world much easier.

Originally Posted by AlpenChronicHabitual

Meh, turn off the computer and it goes away.
Embarrasing? Perhaps, however anyone taking themselves so seriously as to not see the humorous side to it,
and not to have a good laugh at themselves (or at least a chortle and a snort) might need a little reality check.
We are all gapers at one level or another, at one time or another, and the universe is laughing at us every day.
Measure not the level at which one gaps, but at their ability to embrace the gape and the willingness to laugh at ones self.

Not so sure I agree with you ACH... so the lesson for father's here like me is to have told my child when he came home from school after being humiliated by bullies..." It's your fault..you take yourself too seriously...you should see the humorous side of what the bully is saying to everybody at school about you...it's a reality check for you son! The bully is not the problem here son, it's you"

Not the same at all really.
And you are generalizing.
I am not, I'm referring to this thread and the GSA specifically, who is an adult and should know better.
I remember being bullied and cornered in school when I was young.
There was intimidation and the threat of physical violence.
This is something altogether different.

Was it bullying...? maybe... probably. I certainly hope this guy has better social skills than a typical middle schooler to deal with the situation.

If the GSA is self aware, and if he is truly omniscient, or at least curious enough by way of fury/amusement/humiliation/titillation to be following this thread, why are we talking as if he is not here?
You are, aren't you, oh harnessed messiah....

Share with us your thoughts, or at least some footage. And if you are wrathful at your subjects, please, get over it. This kind of legend status would get you laid every fuckin night in our fine southern nation,banker or not. You're the king mate.

Hi soups818! You did the noble and proper thing in deleting the thread initially, and you must do so again, as this whole situation has truly "jumped the shark".I must sadly tell you that vigilant moderation is a necessary evil in an on-line community such as this, as sometimes threads do get out of control, cross the "imaginary line" and must be terminated, and members need to be occasionally chastised and disciplined as well. Quite simply, there needs to be moderators to step up and take action from time to time. While I am here,I would like to take this opportunity to formally invite you (as well as all TGR Maggots , TTip-ers, NewSchoolers, Epicureans, jongs and lurkers alike) to come join our fun-loving but responsible bunch of snowriding aficionados at http://forums.alpinezone.com/. I think most all of you will find that our seasoned moderators "keep the bar high" by maintaining a sense of order and decorum, while encouraging quality discussion about our favorite pastime. I can assure you that "newbies"'(jongs) are welcomed with open arms by our entire community(unlike here at TGR), and there is no "hazing period" or rudeness tolerated. We also have superior bandwidth and response times on our 502g superfibre network as well as a state-of-the-art virtual blade server farm with 5000 terabytes of virtual disk space for your photos, blogs etc. It may take a small amount of getting used to, as we do have reasonable standards as far as language and image posting that are strictly enforced. The registration is easy and painless, and the rules will be explained in detail during the process. I will warn you however up front that registering an ALIAS is strictly "VERBOTEN", and something we have zero-tolerance with. If you are tired of the juvenile goings-on at TGR and Newschoolers and yearn for a snowriding forum that matches your maturity level, all I can say is: "Come join the fun"!