Moderating sucks, fuck you assholes.
Moderating the ebeats board has and always will be an exercise in frustration. If it isn't stupid people just collectively jerking off online or talking trash, then it's the inevitable 'gimme-gimme' attitude that seems to pervade any collective of like-minded people that connect via 'teh intahweb'.
i'm not saying i'm perfect; the sheer number of my rambling, bloated attention whoring is not only well documented, but much lamented history, ie i have often tasted the epicurean delight that is my own foot. Constantly.
i'm just noticing that there is an incredible amount of, well not stupidity, but whatever you call not thinking before your fingers dance across the keyboard, ala' Fred Astair, spewing a fine mist of shitty comments that magically through the powers of technology, appear on my computer screen.
Once again, I'm acknowledging my own 'accomplishments' in this area, but for the sake of people I know and love (Keith and Seraph) and for those I have met (Stina), it must be acknowledged that last week saw a rampant wave of stupidity the likes of which haven't existed since..................well...that movie about the hockey playing ape. I suppose the image is appropriate as much of what has been going on can easily be interpreted as the beautiful grunting capers of simian conversation, complete with hooting, jumping and the inevitable feces-laden delivery.
Oh you crazy kids...
For those in the know, like 4 of you, Keith's (aka SuperK) birthday party has been planned DIY style for close friends, aquaintenaces and the inevitable 'tard parade of well-wishers, hangers-on and assholes that any gathering of turntables, booze and ravers accumulate. The concept is of course, quite simple: Find location, make calls, buy booze and enjoy. Barring tornado, tsunami or the rise and fall of Godzilla, the formula is to quote Fifth Element, "absolutely pefect!"
I'd like to think so.
But as any zoo can attest, apes must frolic or become bored with their lives, and like any other self-respecting shit-slinger, shit must be slung, community bung-holes must be examined and hooting must occur. Drama laden hooting, ape-style.
The hooting in this case, the odd coincidence of another event being thrown on the same day. Such. A. Shock.
"Well it was bound to happen.", you might say. To which I would drolly reply, "Of course, it's what Vegas has been needing!"
Honestly, when was the last time you had a variety to choose from? A year? Two?
Ah but we were really discussing the apes weren't we? Internet capable super-apes with itchy fingers and bad spelling. The posts in question were made asking that the one event (AravethaticantnamebecauseiamtiredDDsomething) had the misfortune
to be planned on the same day (and several months in advance) of Keith's BDay, which some would argue was pre-planned 20 odd years ago.
Mind you, the bday party wasn't an event lauded about on the internet, in fact I doubt most people (excepting those invited, durrr) would even know about it until retrospect strolled in, accompanied by photographs...drunken ones.
But I can't fault that, what I can fault isn't the attempt to move a established event complete with out of town djs, permits and 3+ months of promotion (ill-advised at this was), but the fact that immediately, the apes started the party train up, and not one of those hooting fuckers amidst their million keyboards, a veritable LEIGION if you will, got the damn point.
You don't pull the loyalty card when it's your friend's bday vs. an established event.
1. As one fellow noted::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
"How's this, I'll give the DD the 30$ they spent on their permit to get a new oen and move it to next week, so that everyone can-----GET THIS------Do the right thing and go to their friend's birthday party over some random barbaque.... omg?!? and there's dj's either way?!?
if you don't go to your friends birthday party for even a minute, I'm sorry but you're an asshole, or selfish at the least. give your time for someone else for once. "
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The above has to be one of the stupidest statements ever made. Do the right thing? Are you fucking kidding me? Of course the people invited are going to go to the bday party, it shouldn't even be an issue, but as usual people don't think, they just spout crap when, it may be noted if anyone said the same thing about one of their events, they would FUCKING FREAK OUT.
Because random in the dictionary translates too 'planned for months'. Please picture me chuckling and rolling my eyes.
Ah but it get's better.
2. The rebuttals weren't much better.::::::::::::::::::::
"And Nick, I'm sure that had Keith known something else was going on, he would have had his get together friday or sunday instead, or put it off for a week. "
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You'll notice at this point that nobody gets it with the exception of the people throwing the park event, Juan, myself and Keith and Seraph, admittedly the only people who SHOULD be even remotely irked. And why? Common. Fucking. Sense.
3. But even when the voices of reason showed up, more stupidity...:::::::::::::::
"Yeah,
we Will See how it is.
Birthdays are every year.
4 Las Vegas DJ's Ousted from the Air Force and SENT TO JAIL Due to the passion of raving, and a coming home celebration
for the last one finally getting out. We will see where friendships lie.
But, ITs keiths party, and everybodies crying if they want to.
Happy birthday Keith, But Christ. I went to jail for this party. ":::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Last I heard it was passion for drugs, but that becomes synonomous at times.
I could go on, but the point has been made. Trance sucks.