Gauntlgrym, there was a time when I went through a similar thing that you have going on here--I just didn't quite have the fight that you have in you. That could also be part of the problem though. I went back through and read your follow-up comments after the initial post and it seems to me that you--and this is just an observation--were expecting resistance from this thread or from your membership status, and anything that
could be construed
as resistance triggered your defense mechanisms. Man, I get it though. I remember when I was first on this forum, my heart would start racing as soon as someone said anything remotely challenging to my position--but that's the nature of forums, and I got over it quickly. It generally only gets touchy when people break from a meeting of the minds and start butting heads.
To be honest, if you hadn't previously seen anything negative about HHV, I would say that you were not swamped with hype, but maybe just sold on it. It happens. There are plenty negative reviews, threads, posts, videos, etc., about any and every vendor (as long as enough people have tried them), though there may be weighted to one side. The truth is that many people feel like you and don't "get it" with HHV. And that's fine. The hell with who steeps and who doesn't. PBsuardo (a man who has been watched by virtually EVERY vaper) made a video about HHV while reviewing Legend (Gandalf), and he was practically gagging on the "perfume!" taste of it. HA! And that was during a time when I used to rave about how HHV's tobaccos didn't need to steep. Go figure.
Yes, there will be people that defend HHV, Halo, BWB, Copper Creek, Dekang or any other vendors. And that's okay. Hell, have you read some of the no-holds-barred ecig forums? Now that is some flat-out assault going on in some of those places.
One time I was seriously ganged up on (for real) and called a troll for saying one ill thing of a vendor in a love-thread
about that vendor (I was asking for it, LOL). That thread got so bad that it was not only closed, but deleted. I made my own thread after that to see how people felt about the general topic of one vendor vs. another (no names were mentioned). So this isn't the same situation as you find yourself in, but I want you to read one of the responses from a beloved ECF member who no longer posts (much to my dismay--I miss Ohai).
It's always the Sharks and the Jets, where ever you go- this kind of petty drama is just human nature. Everybody wants to start a rumble.
I could tell you hair raising stories about the grisly cross forum/facebook/twitter battles fought and died for between fans of certain gluten-free recipe bloggers/authors over Amazon reviews, with the authors themselves egging their rabid defenders on. I've seen some truly hateful stuff, ranging from disgusting name calling to actual death wishes on people's children. And what these people are so passionate about are blogs and cookbooks about flour substitutes. For muffins.
I had the misfortune to post a (legitimate) somewhat negative review of one of these fine "ladies'" cookbooks for which I paid far too much money, and was subsequently swooped down upon by a pack of really cranky carb-deprived blog minions questioning everything from the freshness of my baking powder, to my sanity, to my ability to read at all. Someone may have even questioned the very species of my parentage. And it's not like I ground her into the floor like a cigarette ...., either, I gave her a 3, and still I got nasty mail for weeks from total strangers.
Everybody needs to feel like they belong to something bigger than themselves. Even loners have heroes they'll defend to the death. Daily life can become drab and lonely, and there's no better cure for boredom than a good old fashioned feud. Unless you read, or play some sort of sport, or have some other kind of interesting hobby you could indulge in until the urge to make an ... out of yourself on the internet passes, that is.
Ohai
you like salvatore??
