JediTray (I do assume you're still reading this thread):
I think it's time someone explained to you how the internet works. Now this may come as a shock to you, but in fact there is not, nor has there ever been, an intricate conspiracy on the part of OT.com regulars to exclude you. Here's the deal: in online communities, a person is judged by his or her behavior. Those who behave rationally, make reasonable and/or interesting contributions, and just generally seem to have a cool head, will inevitably find acceptance. On the other hand, those who act creepy, whiny, or clingy, will not. Attention whoring falls into the latter of the two categories. So does stalking regular members and harassing them incessantly.
Here's where it can get confusing for some people, so pay attention. Claiming to have debilitating problems in real life does not excuse inappropriate online behavior. For one thing, why should anyone believe that alleged problems exist in the first place? For an example of what I'm talking about, just read through the Dayv cancer thread. For another thing, even if someone claims to have horrible problems in real life and those claims happen to be true...well, so what? How does that have any bearing on whether behavior is appropriate or not? You don't seriously think you're the only person on here that has problems in the real world, do you? Life is complicated. I happen to be going through some pretty dire financial straits at the moment, but you don't hear me bringing them up every other post. Why? Mainly because it has no bearing on the ongoing discussion here. And because it's nobody's business but my own. And most of all, because on an online forum like this one, behavior is more important than life circumstances. Take you, for example. You seem very eager to make mention of your various health problems. Well gee, ok, sorry to hear about that, but so what? Poor health doesn't constitute license to act weird, creepy, and needy. Or to go attention whoring. Or to stalk and harass other members of the forum.
I guess all I'm really trying to say is that OT.com isn't actually a members-only club as you so shrilly purport; it's really more of a non-sociopaths-only club. But then again, where on the internet isn't that the case? And the only stardard of judgment that an online community can really go with is an individual's behavior. As God said to Cain, "If you do well, will you not be accepted?" Of course Cain didn't do well, so he got banished. Similarly, failure to do well on this forum (and others) will get you banned. But I suppose you already knew that.
Good luck socking, and remember what I said. It's your behavior that turns people against you. Nothing less, and nothing else.
