Lecherito
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Posted - 2009.06.10 06:33:00 -
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 Originally by: brutoid
I bet Lecherito is touching himself in a furious manner right now......
Hehehe. I thought I felt a disturbance in the force this morning to the tune of several thousand USD worth of ISK. Good times. Actually, I'll keep things relatively short (I am just a trolling naysayer, afterall). "Reputation" (whatever the hell that means on the internetz) plays far too large of a role in one's ability to garner and utilize funds on the MD. I'm not talking trust, as I have for someone like JT, a small business operator who I continually trust with billions of ISK. No, I'm talking reputation, the echoing of someone's capabilities so much so that Joe the MD newbie will give him the green light just due to his name alone.
This is a decadent system. Numerous posts and chats in SCC attest to this, to the stagnation from which the MD community has suffered over the last few months. The oligarchical reign enjoyed by a select few, less than half of them deserving, has been on it's way out for some time now. I believe we have Tardic to thank for acting as a new catalyst, which should in turn serve to expedite the removal of the current, corrupt system, and supplant it with something more circumstantially appropriate.
But truly, the average MDer needs up his proverbial game. TL;DR is not an acceptable reason for not reading three intelligibly written paragraphs, instead relying on the MD pseudo-deities for interpretation and green light. The average MDer needs to understand that questioning the system is inherently defending the system, that there is a difference between probing and trolling. I myself have been flamed to *no end* for criticizing LRN for exhibiting a disconcerting amount of questionable behavior. Hell, I've even been blamed for his choice to scam.
I've also been flamed to no end for questioning the very sanctity of that which makes up the almighty Ricdic, despite some very suspicious behavior (Endorsing LRN's dealings, for example)c. No matter the charge, loyal legions show up to answer the call. Anyone who criticizes those not meant to receive criticism are immediately dismissed as trolls, despite the validity of any arguments mayhaps articulated. Even now, Ricdic's behavior is being defended by individuals in SCC (Daeva Vios), stating that the MD community pushed Ricdic to act as he did. Really?
*No one* should exist above criticism, no one should should possess enough "reputation" that defending one's actions explaining anomalies. It sounds like Eve bank should have been forthright about the shady dealings months ago. Why weren't they? Because they, as an institution, are held in a light far above that of the average CEO, the average corporation. There were lots of signs to predict this turn of events. And had Ebank been more responsible with their dealings, that's right, more responsible and less proud, we might have been able to prevent it.
-L
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