Ok I read through the entirety of 1 and 2 read page 4 on the 3rd and barely skimmed the other 2. I still don't see the problem, but if there is this kind of animosity and ill will, among the more experienced community members. It's best not to repeat it.
I'm in the I don't know the history, but history will repeat itself if you let it camp. I just don't even know what to say because when I search ECF and what you linked I just don't see the problem. I'm assuming there is more. I just don't know where to look for it.
I do not honestly know why the past was dredged up about it all, though i do have a good idea. I am so glad that cmac reminded i should post it all and be transparent, so i have decided to write out the
complete, no holds barred this is how it happened past. Please note the individual in question has been changed to "
someone" for ease of not trying to start things, but only to explain it all:
PS: i am not sure if the last {i think} link will work or not, and i am in the works of turning that into a pdf as well.
But now that in all earnest i should be utterly transparent this is how the whole thing went down:
Months ago i had thought of a few idea's on how to get things going in the community. One was to start doing online DJ work, another was to do VG work {rather boring thought i am good at them} and the other idea i had ran past my wife before ever coming to the site was something to do with a magazine, i mean after all me and my wife own our own publishing company {NOT graphics..let me be clear here}.
So me and my wife had thought we would approach the Canadian Community. I had the idea of
Vape Times in mind as between me and my wife we both laughed at the joke that was there, which i am sure you can think of another more popular magazine and see the spoof there. Someone had come up with the idea of
510 magazine which was a great joke on 4-- {you get the idea}. someone had told me she was great at grammar and so she was picked as a acting editor of all the documents that came in and nothing more as the controlling interest of the magazine was between me and my wife.
Jenny had approached me directly asking if i would like to have her
professionally host the magazine. From there it was Vapor Geek and Heavy Designs that asked from a beta copy of the magazine and presented me with a stunning first draft with awesome graphic work. I found it interesting {after} reviewing the links that it was this
someone who was making the whole magazine their idea, but for the sake of avoiding arguments i let it all slide.....besides i was unaware {more ignorant} of the fact with what was going on with the little cult following on other sites {as per the links}
The Second month,
someone had not approached me with anything, so 95% of the work done in the second one was me working my tail off. I was lining up vendor advertising and draws as well. But low and behold someone sent me a scathing article of
Canvape. When
someone finally approached me after a few pm's and emails where sent stating that we were then in post production of that months copy of the magazine. Not having heard from
someone i did not know if they where still doing the editing. I had actually had a really nice contest that was to be put in the magazine for a large prize pack ($200.00 worth) from one very giving vendor.
Someonethen presented me with a scathing and ugly report of jughead's i had raised a eyebrow and said i had one for canvape. That was when
someone suddenly went rabbit and frothing at the mouth demanding i do not print the
canvape review as
someone was the owner of 510 magazine, and from there started the drama stunts.
I never contradicted
someone when she thought that i was actually going to print the
canvape review {in truth i was not going to have either review printed, due to the sheer poison both contained}, and watched as
someone proceeded to get the little troopers all charged up. I held off on publishing the magazine as i thought things could all be worked out. Damn.....i had a vendor offering $200.00 {no NOT twenty dollars, two hundred} in prizes. On the same token
someone started in with the pm's and publicly attacking the character of my wife {saying she was not real, that she was nothing more then a corpse etc}. Each time either me or my wife reported it to the Mod's here i would get banned for slander and libel, which since this story i have sought and still working on the legal aspect with lawyers and how past to lay charges {yes i am that much of a
now}.
That was when i scrambled to get the magazine produced and simply walked away, as
everyone from then said they could do a far better job, so i openly and publicly announced anyone who wanted to take it and run with it were more then welcome to, again keeping my yap shut on the draw of a lifetime everyone lost out on, thinking i could take the high road and let maturity have it buried in the past.
In Essence, one person's foolish drama loving ways, and the troopers that followed behind her cost the community a large prize package, black listing the magazine and thinking they knew the full story, trying to brand myself and my wife nothing more then trouble makers and trolls {you would think people grew up when they hit adulthood}. So you can see where my rock and the hard place is: i am in trouble if i do open my mouth {which i have done here} and not opening my mouth....
(now worthless, rounded down to 0 ) 
