Likely Dodged a Bullet

[chironcentaur]

Looks like I lost a LJ friend today.

Probably just as well, since I was considering all weekend dropping her myself as a potential trouble maker. She was the reason I made that post about my journal's rules and regulations, and the way in which my room mate was recently treated by her and her good buddy Hellenic Evangelist Tim Alexander was simply

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[die_uberfrau]

I like you too, from what I know of you, but having a handful of mutual friends can't be wrong.

LJ drama is made of fail. And do not want.

And God-spouses scaring people away... LET ME TELL YOU INTERNETS.

Arrogant, egotistical weirdo? Me? Nooooo. ;P I like "elitist meanie fascist poohead" myself. :D

Glad to have you around.

[die_uberfrau]

P.S. What is it with the aforementioned Hellenic evangelist? I've... seen him around. CREEEPEH.

He'd fit in just fine in Asatru, srsly. o_O

[chironcentaur]

That is exactly what I thought. The picture of Hellenic religion he paints is very much like what I saw in the mainstream Asatru community that had me running screaming for the hills in a very short amount of time.

I really have no idea what's up this guy's ass. Up until a few weeks ago really I had no idea he even existed. I've never been on his forums and I haven't been in the greater hellenic community much for a year or two. Kind of too bad it couldn't stay that way.

[die_uberfrau]

*nods till my head falls off*

Mainstream Asatru is made of much fail, and there are plenty of people who are very much like T.J.A. but actually make him look as friendly as Barney the Dinosaur.

I'm all for history and trying to be accurate and respectful. I'm a bit of a pedant, actually. But I'm also intellectually honest enough to admit we live in the 21st century and Heathenry has far less source material than the Hellenes, and a strict reconstruction of the Nordic faith is damn near impossible. Furthermore just by virtue of living in the 21st century strict recon anything is pretty hard to do. Faith needs to be relevant.

This is one of my pet rants if you couldn't tell. But I empathize because... just... do not want. I hadn't heard of said individual either until more recently by way of sannion and other Hellenic conspirators, I mean, uh, friends. ;P

[moonvoice]

I don't know you very well yet, but I like you, and I love your icon. *grin*

As for losing an LJ Friend, I've had something similar happen recently for simply being myself and taking a rant off a friend's journal and into my own where it could be continued privately. Sometimes being yourself sucks... but, it's still better than being someone else for the benefit of others.

I can relate to being anti-social in pagan communities. Aside from a few pagan forums, I have noticed a propensity for drama sometimes and I just like to avoid it. Drama stresses me out. Gzah.

*hugs*

[chironcentaur]

That's strange because that's exactly what I was asking to happen here. If you have such a personal problem with someone and they say something here you're convinced you just can't let slide, do it on your own fucking journal don't hijack mine (which is what happened with my room mate, and after she declared the thread was to end the whole thing was posted over on a public forum without her consent to try to keep the bullshit going

[moonvoice]

*nods* My reasoning for taking it to a very private filter on my own journal, was that I could rant away, get it out of my system, and not have to actually get angry at a person on someone else's journal.

It's one of my pet hates too - I don't like people bitching each other out on my journal, they can take it to their own journals, or alternatively have a fight via email if they really want to... but there's a time and a place

[chironcentaur]

Like you need corrupting, dearIts true, I came by my evil naturally

[acousticdryad]

What the hell, don't these people realize these are journals and not public forums of discussion? They follow different rules of etiquette than forms that ask for your opinions.

[chironcentaur]

Exactly.

[eternalhearts]

I maintain a personal and religious friendship with Kyrene, and feel I have a decent online rapport with Sannion; and look at the trouble between them (neither can deny that there are, for lack of better words, difficulties there)!

I missed the drama personally, but I say good riddance!

[chironcentaur]

Though I may not have mentioned her by name, Kyrene is who I meant about having had problems with Sannion; she's not the only one here who has professed a dislike for him, but one of the only ones whose split with him was very public and ugly.

Both of them handled that conflict remarkably well when it came to their mutual friends. I've never felt like I had to choose between them. If he comments something here she doesn't come on and attack him, or comment to me with a bunch of thinly veiled attacks on him and asking me why I have anything to do with him?

And its sad that I am commending their behavior, because this isn't something that should be commendable. Its something you should just do because we're not in middle school anymore.

I'm really hoping good riddance, but we'll see. They don't always drop things so easily.

[eternalhearts]

They don't always drop things so easily.
Because some people haven't left middle school.