Beware of the Quit Smoking Purists

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LibertariaNate

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Fear of what exactly? That's what I don't get... Why are people afraid of words on The Internets? Pfffft, I've confronted politicians to their faces. I've been in heated arguments, in person, as the only person representing a view with 10 others opposing and ganging up on me. Not that everyone should be expected to handle such things, but FFS, they're words on a computer screen. People who are too timid and too afraid to stand up against this BS are perpetuating it by allowing it to continue.

Some people just plain, flat-out dislike confrontations... Some live on them.

I'm somewhere in the middle. :)
 

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I'm so absorbed into this crap that I can't even enjoy the movie I'm watching with my kids. What have I let that place do to me? I think I've just got to stay over here. I'm emotionally drained. I'm better off here with you guys anyways. PLEASE tell me NOT to go over there again!! :D

Don't go over there curvy!
 

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I really gotta wonder, with others, either here or in PMs reporting abuse by the bully patrol, why is Fred putting up with it? There's a huge difference between tough love as they call it and abusing others for their own amusement.

I wouldn't expect Fred to be reading this thread. As to the PMs he might be thinking we have ulterior motives (getting the vets over there kicked off). A forum can only survive if it has members posting on a regular basis. Maybe he's giving them the benefit of the doubt due to their long time membership status? Maybe he feels the new members from here won't stay for long and if he bans the others who is left?
 

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I wouldn't expect Fred to be reading this thread. As to the PMs he might be thinking we have ulterior motives (getting the vets over there kicked off). A forum can only survive if it has members posting on a regular basis. Maybe he's giving them the benefit of the doubt due to their long time membership status? Maybe he feels the new members from here won't stay for long and if he bans the others who is left?

No, I didn't mean just over the last week, against the "e-cig people". We've heard from other current and former members of QSMB that the abuse by a select few has been occuring for some time, and not just about e-cigs. It doesn't make sense that a forum to support the breaking of an addiction would allow such a rabid atmosphere to exist uncurbed.
 

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it kinda bugs me that it's a sales forum really.. QuitSmoking.com - The Quit Smoking Company Home Page Stop Smoking

I wonder if Fred is thinking about carrying ecigs, is why the sudden change.

I stand by my earlier statement that his store site is the worst site I've seen in a long time. He would have to have some killer pricing in order for me to even think about going there again. Of course, I was so turned off by the look and feel of it I didn't even bother looking at his prices. I know (good) web design is expensive, but wow... Even a default Magento or osCommerce site looks better than that.

/rant
 

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No, I didn't mean just over the last week, against the "e-cig people". We've heard from other current and former members of QSMB that the abuse by a select few has been occuring for some time, and not just about e-cigs. It doesn't make sense that a forum to support the breaking of an addiction would allow such a rabid atmosphere to exist uncurbed.

He might have been thinking the same thing then? Like I said, a forum dies if it doesn't have members regularly posting. I'm not Fred though, maybe you could try sending him a PM. :)
 

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He might have been thinking the same thing then? Like I said, a forum dies if it doesn't have members regularly posting. I'm not Fred though, maybe you could try sending him a PM. :)

I would, if I could get approved... no responses to emails, maybe I crossed a line with my initial posts <shrugs>
 

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Is Big Chief around tonight? On here I mean? I just wanted to let him know that Dianne is a nice lady. She's not crazy about all of the changes, but I've read some of her posts where she doesn't care how someone quits, only that they do. I hope he didn't take any offense to my post on QSMB. I just think she is a nice person and wouldn't want her to feel the hate and bashing we've felt is all.
 

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Is Big Chief around tonight? On here I mean? I just wanted to let him know that Dianne is a nice lady. She's not crazy about all of the changes, but I've read some of her posts where she doesn't care how someone quits, only that they do. I hope he didn't take any offense to my post on QSMB. I just think she is a nice person and wouldn't want her to feel the hate and bashing we've felt is all.

Is anyone else having a hard time trying to figure out who erebody is? I mean I know them as "so and so" here and no idea who they are there. I guess it really doesn't matter but I do like to know. That's how we learn about each other. Our stories. I wish ppl would at least use the same avatar there. Maybe we need some kind of list. I can just write them all down. LOL
 
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