Bryant here.......I am able to post on this forum and will be at Prog-Power because I made a well deserved apology to Glenn at the "Oldschool" forum here at UM, but not only does Glenn deserve to hear the apology at this forum, everyone else here who posts and lurks does as well. I don't claim to be a perfect person, but I don't think I have ever made an ass out of myself in such a way as this.
I will quote my apology then make a few remarks afterward. To make it easy, I will use ----------- before and after my quotes from the other board.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------First I want to say that I rtuly appreciate everyone's support in this, but here is the deal:
First, I was extremely harsh and out of character on my post to him. Those types of rants are exactly the things that I TRY TO AVERT/AVOID in my posting style. I don't apologize for my opinion, but the approach I used was an extremely poor use of judgement. Cursing someone out is not a good way to promote your opinion and I was flat wrong with the way I handled myself.
Secondly, despite being a long time gold badge holder, I shouldn't be given particular "immunity" for something like my post. Had it been a gold badge holder that maybe is only a lurker on the forum make this type of post, Glenn would ban that person and nothing would be said by others. My familiarity should not be a factor in the decision and that is fair.
Last... I would like to point out that I have absolutely no problem with Glenn as the promoter of PP, nor with him as a person. He and I aren't "chums" but are far from adversaries. My piss-poor post has seemed to stir up some stuff about Glenn and his "holier than thou" attitude, possibly from the "Glenn, you rule" type posts. I can vouch for Glenn that he has always been cocky and it probably takes his type of personality to pull these events off. I don't think Glenn has changed much (considering) over the years, and it wouldn't be Glenn if he were any other way.
I want to personally apologize to Glenn as well as all posters and lurkers on the various forums (particularly the PP forum.) Neither Glenn nor anyone else should be subjected to the garbage I spewed. As I said, it was not my opinion I am apologizing for, but rather my approach and language/name calling etc. I hope I through my previous posts over years and years that this is an isolated event and is far from the way I try to represent myself. I will not subject anyone to things like this in the future.
Sincerely,
Bryant------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
That was my official apology from the "Oldschool" forum here at UM. I have several things I would like to add......
First and foremost.... I could not be more sincere in that post. I made a mountain out of a molehill and Glenn even offered to look for alternatives to banning the digi-cam thing. Glenn didn't need to do that. If the bands are worried about video bootlegs..... I can easily see Glenn's dilemma. How can he guarantee no bootleg videos when digicams are in the audience ? That would be a tough task.
One final thing...... there were 275 posts when I last looked on this subject. That shows there are many people that are passionate about this type of music and about this event. I appreciate your enthusiasm.
Bryant
I will quote my apology then make a few remarks afterward. To make it easy, I will use ----------- before and after my quotes from the other board.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------First I want to say that I rtuly appreciate everyone's support in this, but here is the deal:
First, I was extremely harsh and out of character on my post to him. Those types of rants are exactly the things that I TRY TO AVERT/AVOID in my posting style. I don't apologize for my opinion, but the approach I used was an extremely poor use of judgement. Cursing someone out is not a good way to promote your opinion and I was flat wrong with the way I handled myself.
Secondly, despite being a long time gold badge holder, I shouldn't be given particular "immunity" for something like my post. Had it been a gold badge holder that maybe is only a lurker on the forum make this type of post, Glenn would ban that person and nothing would be said by others. My familiarity should not be a factor in the decision and that is fair.
Last... I would like to point out that I have absolutely no problem with Glenn as the promoter of PP, nor with him as a person. He and I aren't "chums" but are far from adversaries. My piss-poor post has seemed to stir up some stuff about Glenn and his "holier than thou" attitude, possibly from the "Glenn, you rule" type posts. I can vouch for Glenn that he has always been cocky and it probably takes his type of personality to pull these events off. I don't think Glenn has changed much (considering) over the years, and it wouldn't be Glenn if he were any other way.
I want to personally apologize to Glenn as well as all posters and lurkers on the various forums (particularly the PP forum.) Neither Glenn nor anyone else should be subjected to the garbage I spewed. As I said, it was not my opinion I am apologizing for, but rather my approach and language/name calling etc. I hope I through my previous posts over years and years that this is an isolated event and is far from the way I try to represent myself. I will not subject anyone to things like this in the future.
Sincerely,
Bryant------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
That was my official apology from the "Oldschool" forum here at UM. I have several things I would like to add......
First and foremost.... I could not be more sincere in that post. I made a mountain out of a molehill and Glenn even offered to look for alternatives to banning the digi-cam thing. Glenn didn't need to do that. If the bands are worried about video bootlegs..... I can easily see Glenn's dilemma. How can he guarantee no bootleg videos when digicams are in the audience ? That would be a tough task.
One final thing...... there were 275 posts when I last looked on this subject. That shows there are many people that are passionate about this type of music and about this event. I appreciate your enthusiasm.
Bryant
