Here is where we are at:
Possible-kun has been using material that his friend (Mr. firisofa) makes to promote his own website:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/177825/1/PDF-the-Watchtower-August-15-2009
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/178911/2/The-Watchtower-September-15-2009-PDF
Notice there that possible-kun attacks Atlantis(!) for making the material public saying, "Well, I feel that this is meaningless that I said "PM", "e-mail", and "registration." If this PDF is opened to everybody, why am I urging "registration"? He also jumped on Switch for the same thing. When she said she had got it by E-mail, possible-kun asked, "Who is the person who sent e-mail to you? Shall I do so that he cannot access my forum because of your fault?" These discussions show that possible-kun's thinking has nothing to do with copyright and Japan, but rather
1. Possible-kun desires that the material only be made available from his BBS or through a channel of people he deems worthy based on his own subjective criteria of whether he likes you or not (think Jehovah's Witnesses' idea of "deserving ones").
2. Possible-kun demands that you thank Mr. firisofa who is the actual producer of the material.
I have already addressed how the idea of demanding people thank someone is condescending as I think most would unhesitantly do so even without prompting. Here let me just say that I doubt possible-kun will find few followers for his idea that material should only be distributed through channels he deems acceptable. I know this is an ad populum argument, but it cuts to the reason why material is distrubuted here in the first place. If possible-kun's interest is in helping others, then his concern should be on how he can help others in a way that is easiest for them. If possible-kun's intent is trying to draw attention to his BBS, then he would naturally choose a method that keeps him as the controller of the material and focuses attention there. Others on this board provide material in a spirit of help to their fellow person. As others have said they have not been thanked at times, but still they continue to provide more material without demanding people thank them. (I think we all agree that these these people should also be thanked as well). Like night and day the differences in motivation come through so clearly. This is why many have given possible-kun so much trouble.
People have said at times others need to remember that possible-kun comes from a different background. But if the roles were reversed does anyone think that Possible-kun would overlook anyone on his forum who acted in a manner that is outside of what is the norm in such a pushy way? I seriously doubt it. In fact, Japanese culture values "wa" (harmony) in which one does not push their own way and subjects themselves to the will of the group (as characterized in the expression ga o korosu, lit. to kill one's self [metaphorically]). This is also referred to as "shudanishiki" or group conscienceness which is a large part of Japanese culture and custom. Thus, it is possible-kun who is not acting within the cultural background he comes from when, coming here, he imposes on others a way which is abnormal to the forum at large. He is like the character Botchan created by the Japanese novelist Natsume Souseki who always argues for his own way in society and gets mad when people do not do as he wants. For Japanese, such a character imbodies the inverse of what it means to be an adult. In the same way, nobody should think that possible-kun reflects anything of Japanese culture through his self-centered instance to control and have his own way.
Finally, as possible-kun attests to himself with his urls to our previous conversations, we have had until now only good relations here. Whereas such a change would normally cause self-reflection as to why the change happened (i.e. Did I do something wrong?), possible-kun got mad and made vague references to my character based on what I said to him. Having translated our quick exchange, in which he was clearly rude, he attacked the translation itself as being in error. Yet when called on it, he merely reverted back to unsupported statements about my character. If he wants to base his dislike of me on the mere fact that I called him out on something that he has been doing for months and multiple people have told him was bad, so be it. I never tried to get the magazine from him or anyone, thus I have no personal investment in what I have been saying other than to admonish possible-kun's unharmonious way of being.
Mebaqqer
