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Old 03-May-04, 12:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Well as you all know I haven't been around for awhile, I was someplace I didnÂ’t want to be for reasons best left unsaid. It allowed me to look at my life in a different perspective and see what I was becoming. I offended about everyone I met, both in person and here on PR because of my HUGE Ego and my inability to be anything except the best in anything I do. My Family suffered, my friends suffered, and more importantly, I forgot who I was. I was addicted to PC. CouldnÂ’t get me away from it for 5 minutes. Had to test this tweak that. Staying up till god knows when. And on top of it all, I had to tell everyone that mine was faster than theirs. That pisses people off and I know realize that. And I am sorry. Also there were some things passed back and forth between members on IM. I want to apologize for those things also. I have talked to one of the members of those conversations and we have made amends on some of the problems. If that person wishes to post here please do. I just want to take responsibility for my actions and let people know I am sorry for being an a$$hole to everyone. I had a problem, and now I am taking necessary steps to correct that problem. I have knowledge that may help people somehow and I want to share that. To heck with everything else. I know I may be flamed for this post, heck I deserve it, but believe me when I say I am sorry. If you would like any details IM me on MSN, IÂ’ll be glad to answer them.


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Old 03-May-04, 12:32 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Have you gotten tested for overclockeritis? Sounds like you have many of the symptoms.

Welcome back CR....it takes guts.
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Old 03-May-04, 12:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Wow, I for one have never noticed that your "ego" is to big, heck this is a computer modding forum...without an ego you will get chewed up and spit out. And as for computer addiction, I have one...hell I have spent 8+ hours today on my computer. Dont be so hard on yourself man, although i dont know any "details" on why your making this post..I still think its good that you made the post, it takes a special kind of person to admit he did rong on a public forum
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Old 03-May-04, 12:39 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Wow, I for one have never noticed that your "ego" is to big, heck this is a computer modding forum...without an ego you will get chewed up and spit out. And as for computer addiction, I have one...hell I have spent 8+ hours today on my computer. Dont be so hard on yourself man, although i dont know any "details" on why your making this post..I still think its good that you mad the post, it takes a special kind of person to admit he did rong on a public forum

long story bro, if you dont know about it, you dont want too, trust me
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Old 03-May-04, 01:34 AM   #5 (permalink)
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If you need to give your computer away....Im here for ya bro. Whatever it takes to kick this habit, just PM me for my mailing address and ill reluctantly take it off your hands. Help me Help you..... Hehehe Glad your back man.
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Old 03-May-04, 01:56 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Well as you all know I haven't been around for awhile, I was someplace I didnÂ’t want to be for reasons best left unsaid. It allowed me to look at my life in a different perspective and see what I was becoming. I offended about everyone I met, both in person and here on PR because of my HUGE Ego and my inability to be anything except the best in anything I do. My Family suffered, my friends suffered, and more importantly, I forgot who I was. I was addicted to PC. CouldnÂ’t get me away from it for 5 minutes. Had to test this tweak that. Staying up till god knows when. And on top of it all, I had to tell everyone that mine was faster than theirs. That pisses people off and I know realize that. And I am sorry. Also there were some things passed back and forth between members on IM. I want to apologize for those things also. I have talked to one of the members of those conversations and we have made amends on some of the problems. If that person wishes to post here please do. I just want to take responsibility for my actions and let people know I am sorry for being an a$$hole to everyone. I had a problem, and now I am taking necessary steps to correct that problem. I have knowledge that may help people somehow and I want to share that. To heck with everything else. I know I may be flamed for this post, heck I deserve it, but believe me when I say I am sorry. If you would like any details IM me on MSN, IÂ’ll be glad to answer them.


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Well the first step is getting in front of a room and saying....
Hi everyone my name is Charlie and I am a Geekoholic

Seriously though...Your post was well written..Now if you live by the words you preach I see good things for you young padawan....
Keep your a$$ outta trouble. I don't want to have to beyotch slap you.. hahaha
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Old 03-May-04, 03:41 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I noticed the ego but thought a lot of it was just hot air.....

Seriously though, I know how hard it is to admit fault, especially for someone that has a hard time accepting defeat. It can be a kick in the nuts to discover a character/personality flaw in oneself.
Acknowledging the problem (which you have done) is the first step, correcting it can and will be challenging in itself.
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Old 03-May-04, 03:58 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Well, I'm no major player here, but you've always been cool in my book! And I must say that I'm very proud of being a member of such a greatly understanding and forgiving community!
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Old 03-May-04, 05:51 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I'm glad Charlie did this, I got with him on IM and he was like 'I'm done with PR' I'm like 'I'm sure if you give them a sincere apology they will take you back'

I know about what has been going on, and I'm happy he is stepping up to the plate.

If ya need anything, feel free to IM me on my Folding rig, even if I'm not there, I'll answer when I get back from work.
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Old 03-May-04, 07:29 AM   #10 (permalink)
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** rolls up pant legs, tucks them in top of boots, plugs nose, mutters something about livestock, checks history, double checks history**
Ahh yeah, alright, sure man, cool, right on, etc..

"Verbal diareha"
is a preventable disease,
abstinence being the most effective.

Relapsing, mostly occurs in subjects who also suffer from
denial, phoneybastarditis and sissyla syndrone

Alternative cures include, but are not limited to:
pain and suffering, Cronic over the shoulder viewing
ignorant behavior modification,
basic public humiliation, and geographical type changes...

notes: self diagnosis and self prescribed treatment with no sucess rate are often justification side effects, see denial

And above all...
the easiest thing in the world, is the talking part.
It gets tougher when you actually have to apply the action and results that match.
So simple, yet perpetually illusive to the ignorant.

There are some things in life that are not to be done under any circumstances, particularly those things insured with counterfeit Honor...Even entertaining the "thought" of such actions, should result in testicle revocation.

**Looks around, duct tapes pants to top of boots Pffft! , mutters something about auto delete in the gene pool program and selects "retoactive abortion...click!"**

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Old 03-May-04, 07:55 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Looks like Zennz is going to take a bit more persuading in the forgiveness department ... good, we can carry on making up appropriate anagrams over IM

Charlie - if the person you wronged most is ok with you still being a part of PR then I'll respect that & keep my mouth shut ... but you've got a lot to do to restore the confidence of those that know the score.
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Old 03-May-04, 09:00 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I third that sentiment.
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Old 03-May-04, 09:13 AM   #13 (permalink)
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I'm also of the actions, not words school.
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Old 03-May-04, 09:24 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Well, this is where I say my two cents.

For those that don't know what happened, you may want to disregard this.

For those that do, here's how it goes from my perspective.

If you know what happened recently, yes, it will not be easy to forvige OR forget. But, first of all, I am the one that had to live it, and I am saying this to you now-I forgive him, and what's more, he sought me out first not just asking for forgiveness but taking actions to make sure that he is doing things better this time.

Yes, there were many people wronged, but the fact is, even if you don't live by the tenets of Christianity, it's rather difficult to hold a grudge against someone forever. It hurts you more than them, both in the long run and the short run. Yes, words were said that are extremely hurtful, and there was a lot of arrogance and occasionally misdirection. Words can no more be recalled than dandelion fluff. As they say, this pencil has no eraser. But, amendments can be written, and he is attempting to act like a man, own up to his wrongs, and move on. If you continue to hold things against him, you're not letting go of what he has.

Flame me if you want, burn up my IM, send me PMs, whatever. I'm in a position to be able to actually speak face to face with him, and I think that as long as he wants to change, we should help him. I have had long conversations with him on the phone and on IM, and I say as long as he is willing to change, we should be there.

Last I checked, family don't shoot their wounded.
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Old 03-May-04, 09:29 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Hmm.

If you're on the path to making real changes in your life, and making a real effort at it, I say more power to you, Chrome.
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Old 03-May-04, 09:53 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I'm comletely understanding what you are saying Kayin.'Family dont shoot thier wounded'
I seem to remember the person askin (the presently wounded)
Taking action equal to unloading a few clips/day into another (the previoulsy wounded)
To me, the utter hypocracy of the first post is overwhelming.

I do believe in asking forgivness, as it wont come unless you ask. I personally will be sitting back and watching to see how much effort will truely be put forth.
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Old 03-May-04, 09:58 AM   #17 (permalink)
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That's all that we can ask. I'm watching myself.

But, you got the gist of what I was saying.
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Old 03-May-04, 10:16 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I know some of what happened here, but clearly not all of it. It appears the problem was worse than I surmised, but it does take a lot to ask for forgiveness and to admit that you were wrong. That he will have a long and difficult road to change is a penance in itself, and if he has our support Charlie may come out of this a better person. Sometimes it is better to bite your tongue, hold your breath, and help, rather than to dwell on the past.
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Old 03-May-04, 10:20 AM   #19 (permalink)
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well chrome i have some things to say i know some of the details but not all.Takes a great deal of corage to come forward and admit your problems ,but avoiding the source will lead to bigger problems,in other words dont blaim the pc blaim yourself.Which you areand thats ok .you ask for forgiveness thats allright to but bot to step on toes forgiving is pretty easy ,forgetting isnt.Im saying this as a friend and in no way coming down on ya,but you have a long hard road ahead of ya and the past actions will allways have people on the denfence.I wish you all the best on correcting what you have done
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Old 03-May-04, 11:07 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Kayin,
By now you should know me well enough to be absolutly certain that this is not about you.
As far as "you" are concerned. I warned you of the danger, And gave you proof of facts. Shared every bit of Intell, I could gather as accurate info for you to make your decision. Based on that Intell you still went, on a hope and a prayer.You decided for your own reasons in the name of a calling or whatever, to go north and you got what you got. Christianity also calls one to use their God given common sense.
Ironicaly the many conversations we had after that, including questionable business tactics, phantom mailings,broken promises etc etc. only supported my original disregarded, opinion and you still thought I had the ear that your woes should fall upon.
I'll interject ''I told you so" here and that should terminate any further questions on my position as far as that goes, As well as I don't need to hear you complain about the bed you made, Fair enough?


As for Chrome, Just to clarify my thinking, because an inaccuracy here would be prejudice ( An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.)
He stated after his absense he had time to take a good look at what his priorities were and such (read-Bla bla bla) and the fact that he straightened himself out, may sound good, even be good.However, cronologicaly, the events that sealed his fate in my eyes, occured after the self awareness session he participated in.
I form my own opinions, based on the dealings I personally have with an individual, one on one. I fight my own fights, and if you are correct and are being overpowered by wrong, not by choice, I am who you most deffinatly want there to back you up. That's how I was cut out. As a matter of fact the time I have spent in jail was for doing just that...
Funny thing is, that's where I did alot of soul serching and reprioritized a few things in my life. The lack of outside influence will do that to somebody who is being "real" with themselves and not claiming to be victimized by the system/wife/police/bla bla bla

All of the actions that occured recently only verifies the lack of real corrections. Although well rehersed, possibly through repetition, I am still of the opinion originaly stated, on "my" behalf from "me". It has been my experience that while turning the other cheek, forgiveness, understanding, and those principals are ideal, I still have a difficult time with the attempted shoving of rainbows up a skirt that I obviously don't wear...Zennz

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