Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Bigfoot Community

I was ejected from a group today. It was a surprise banning. I appreciated the sentiment but was truly at a loss. I didn't even work a cuss into the conversation I'm assuming I was banned for. In fact, and this was since admitted by an admin them self, I had not broken one of the long list of Bigfoot harmony seeking, belief keeping, authority reaping rules that had been implemented approximately one year ago. So, I was left to wonder which part of my posting and comments had been deemed unacceptable and so downright futile it served as grounds for my removal and banning without any warning. And believe me this group is finely tuned and there is a process in place for hard core Bigfoot rule breakers. I think it goes
Warning, monkey pic, several more warnings, a million complaints to admins that a troll is ruining their belief, removal and finally a permanent ban. I got nothing. Not even a funky monkey. :(

Let's rewind. A few months ago I inquired within the group about their position within the community. Basically I asked if their name "Bigfoot Community" were an overall representation of the whole community and all aspects involved. Several members answered yes and conveyed that the group was pretty much an authority on the subject in all aspects. I left then and allowed them their ideals even though I knew it wasn't a true representation. 

I returned and left a couple more times without really following the flow of traffic within the group. 

Recently there's come an issue with others within the actual community attempting to make a play on the term community for their own Bigfoot groups. Apparently it's not allowed because "Bigfoot Community" group used it first and it will cause confusion among members. 

So again I felt compelled to question what the group felt their position was. Instead of asking I made it a statement. I was adamant about the fact that they were not a representation of the community as a whole. I said that the title belonged to researchers, enthusiasts, investigators, anyone with an interest and it was a falsehood for them to claim their group was the epitome of Bigfooting. (That's a loose quote) I was met with unhappiness, condescension and a ban. Not before making a few more observations like wondering if the group were concerned more with numbers, allowing only popular beliefs among the members, and ultimate authority. 

Yes, I know. It's silly as can be and yes I'm almost as ashamed of myself as you are with me. I'd had never delved so far except I'm a big believer in knowing your place. I'm not asking that you tsk tsk this group or even give this post a second thought. What I'm asking is to check in now and then and make sure new members to the actual community aren't being led to believe that this group is an authority on the subject. 

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