by normie67 42 Replies latest jw friends
you are too important and what you do is too important to deprive those who depend on your snippets of inside info about how the Borg is being undermined to give them hope that this is not all in vain. I've never been a Dub, so your leaving is not likely to hurt me in any real way. It will however be a damned shame for those who have come out and see your efforts as a beacon of hope,
Jesus Steph! Max ain't Christ, hell, it's looking more and more like Christ wasn't Christ.
It'll be O_K
Stephanus,
You said that you were never a JW. I forgot the reason why you are here, but obviously you have a vested interest in this subject.
Now, if you read all of Maximus's posts you would have a good idea of who he is and what he is about. He has revealed a great deal about himself and has drawn a line. By the way, why don't you give the names and addresses of the JWs in your life because we are curious?
In my situation, I would be happy to give all my vital statistics. I would loose my sister, if someone from her Hall would read it. I won't do that because my wife would loose more family members and cares about that loss more than I do. Stephanus, put yourself in the other person's position. In this regard will you post your name and the name of the Witnesses in your life?
Think about it.
Larc,
I repeat: I don't want to know any of that shit! I just took issue with the way Maximus dismissed a simple query at the start of this thread! Will you guys stop attacking me for two minutes and try and see what it is I'm actually trying to say! He said something about the original poster wanting him to paint a target behind his head, where he could have simply said, the time is not yet ripe, or something of less than a put down nature. SUre, there are plenty who would like to unmask Maximus, and all innocent seeming enquiries should be treated with suspicion. But the poster doesn't need to be dumped on! That, nothing else, is all I'm trying to get across here.
: His response to the first poster didn't sound very nice to me, so I said so!
Didn't "sound" very nice? You "heard" that in his voice? Aha!
Had he politely just said "No," you or someone else would have complained or asked why.
How about "listening" to his comment again, hearing someone presenting light-hearted banter about not wanting to get his head shot off? Joking about a bounty! You called this rude and dismissive. That was as judgmental as any JW elder! That would rankle anyone.
This board is monitored by Watchtower Legal. It is certainly inconsistent to recognize the need for a person's anonymity, then ask him to tell his life story or where it can be read!
I'm out of here.
(sKally, you are a sweetheart; the last time you asked Max to give details he took the time to provide what you asked on Prodigal Children. Surely you respect that. My remark was light-hearted too; I apologize if it came across as flip. Just was in a playful mood with that "baited breath" thingy.
-A
Well, since you're out of here, why would I bother answering? But I might add that a lot of people seem to be hearing things in my voice that as far as I'm concerned weren't there. You're right, I can't hear the tone of voice, and can only make judgement based on the limits of this medium. And yet no-one here seems to be giving me the same benefit of the doubt? Isn't that a trifle unfair? It reminds me of my religious background - how fairly you were treated depended on how important you were in the scheme of things.
Stephanus,
Perhaps there has been a bit of a rush to judgment with the intent of your message but your comment
Okay guys, what you're doing is important and must be kept secret; is it any excuse for being rude and dismissive towards people who simply want to know the truth?
seems to have misunderstood the intent of the message Maximum posted as well. It seems others did not feel his words were 'rude'or 'dismissive' and became a little ired.
Just a misunderstanding, no big deal, lets slap backs and move on.
HS
: hearing things in my voice
No, I read it in your words. You called him rude and dismissive. You said he dumped on the poster.
That's not hearing things--English is my mother tongue, and I read those exact words which are abundantly clear. You judged the man unfairly. Plain and simple.
Now. That said, let me tell you that you ARE important. What you may not have picked up on the board is that Maximus is taking some enormous risks--because he thinks people like you are important! Because helpless kids who die of Child Blood Abuse are important. Because molested kids who have no voice are important. That's why he undoubtedly winced in pain at your remarks.
I'm out of here for awhile, as I noted above. Certain folks are being "trained" in preparation for Ministerial Training Schools later. Groan.
-A
You're not reading the plain English of MY statements, either, apparently! I have said, several times, that Maximus is too important to blow his cover for the sake of idle speculation. I simply didn't like the way he phrased his expression of that. His threat to stop posting because I offended him was tantamount to blackmail. Can you see how unfair that threat was??? As I said, I'd be the one who drove him from this board, which would make me a bigger villain than Friday, Fred or YK - isn't that just a tad unfair? My statement could have been ignored or simply dismissed as irrelevent - to make it the basis of Maximus' retreat from this board is just slightly over the top, don't you agree?
HS:
I'm all for the back slapping and moving on - amen to that, brother! LOL
Stephanus,
Maximus is very tired. He is under a lot of pressure. Many requests for help are placed on him. So the man said something that was a little too direct. Can't you just leave it alone?? I don't work at this as much as Maximus, but I get tired and threaten to leave all this, not to the board but to my wife.
As I asked before: why are you here?
