Banned and for good reason

[tdmhart@hotmail.com]

Hello

This is one of my few postings on Dimensions Forum. It will be my last.

I have done something that some of you have done in the past. I used a fake persona. In doing so, I deceived others and hurt several people in a major way. I am sorry.

I would like to make a heartfelt apology to sirGordy (who I consider my best friend on chat), chocolate desire, pressme, babyjeep21, turtleteacher, Ruffie, suncoastboy and any others I missed in my last appearance in the Dimensions Chat main room Sunday night.

The deception was through a persona I called Penny. The reason seemed legitimate to me at first, but I won't bother to go into the details. It was wrong, just plain wrong.

Thank you, those of you who showed sympathy when I disclosed this deception, especially Honey, who was perceptive enough to have figured it out on her own and Felecia, who understood so well. Thank you, too, to those who gave me criticism Sunday night. That I will take with me as well.

I will now fade away. It was time for me to leave chat, anyway. I now have an ssbbw girlfriend. She is shy in a way I am not, perhaps my perfect complement. She does not chat. Lately, I felt guilty flirting with the women on Chat.

As I said Sunday night, this is a cautionary tale. Characters should remain in fiction.

I learned a lot about fat acceptance in my 5 years here. I think it will be society's last taboo to fall. I hope that time comes soon.

I will close by saying that I never intended any malice. Penny became a way for me to say things that as a man, I could not. I believe "she" was more popular than I was. I will miss her. More importantly, I will miss all of you.

Goodbye and farewell.

Tim (Mudcat)

[gypsy]

Hello

This is one of my few postings on Dimensions Forum. It will be my last.

Yeah, right, until this: http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/forums/showpost.php?p=236124&postcount=9

Strap on a pair and just leave while you might have some dignity left.

I have done something that some of you have done in the past. I used a fake persona. In doing so, I deceived others and hurt several people in a major way. I am sorry.

So by adding “that some of you have done in the past”, that makes it more acceptable? I have never seen anyone in my three years of chatting at dimensions who would have had the unadulterated gall to pull a puerile stunt like you did. Sorry doesn't cut the mustard, buddy.

I would like to make a heartfelt apology to sirGordy (who I consider my best friend on chat), chocolate desire, pressme, babyjeep21, turtleteacher, Ruffie, suncoastboy and any others I missed in my last appearance in the Dimensions Chat main room Sunday night.

What about the new people that are going to come in to the chatroom who will not be given a break? You have all but taken that away from them. They don’t even know you and you proceeded to screw their chances over royally in the chatroom for anyone ever believing they are who they say they are. There are a number of people whose faith in peoples’ word has now been completely negated. How about those people?

The deception was through a persona I called Penny. The reason seemed legitimate to me at first, but I won't bother to go into the details. It was wrong, just plain wrong.

At first? You couldn’t have bothered to think of the ramifications of this act BEFORE you went through with it?

Thank you, those of you who showed sympathy when I disclosed this deception, especially Honey, who was perceptive enough to have figured it out on her own and Felecia, who understood so well. Thank you, too, to those who gave me criticism Sunday night. That I will take with me as well.

I will now fade away. It was time for me to leave chat, anyway. I now have an ssbbw girlfriend. She is shy in a way I am not, perhaps my perfect complement. She does not chat. Lately, I felt guilty flirting with the women on Chat.

As I said Sunday night, this is a cautionary tale. Characters should remain in fiction.

And you should remain under the rock you climbed out from under. I hope we NEVER see you again.

Edit: Wait, I don't speak for the entire chatroom. *I* hope I never see you again.

I learned a lot about fat acceptance in my 5 years here. I think it will be society's last taboo to fall. I hope that time comes soon.

I will close by saying that I never intended any malice. Penny became a way for me to say things that as a man, I could not. I believe "she" was more popular than I was. I will miss her. More importantly, I will miss all of you.

Were you thinking of playing "Penny" forever? If so, that is indicative of the malice and deception that you claim to not be part of.

"mal-ice 

–noun 1. desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
2. Law. evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others. "

Have a nice life.

[Miriel]

Dimensions Streaming Chat

Rules of Conduct

Code of Conduct

*While anonymous screen handles are acceptable, chatters who use actual names are expected to be who they represent themselves to be. Use of others' names or images with the intent of deception is unacceptable.

*Pretending to be a person of the other gender with the intent to deceive is considered unacceptable behavior.


That is why you were banned. Any chatter caught doing so has been or will be banned. Both their normal chat handle and the chat handle associated with the fake persona of the opposite sex will be disabled. If the banned chatter attempts to create a new chat handle, and is caught, that chat handle will also be disabled.

Please do not try to justify your actions by what some have done in the past. Those some who may have posed as females were banned from chat. It was not those some that you deceived. You deceived the chatters that considered you to be a friend. You deceived the chatters that once had respect for you.

I don't think you realize the impact that your actions have caused. Normally a poser or fake isn't someone that has been a long time chatter at Dimensions. Normally a poser or fake isn't someone that built relationships over the years with fellow chatters. Normally a poser or a fake isn't someone that had gained the respect and trust of other chatters. Normally a poser or fake isn't someone that was thought to be one of the good guys.



Hello

This is one of my few postings on Dimensions Forum. It will be my last.

I have done something that some of you have done in the past. I used a fake persona. In doing so, I deceived others and hurt several people in a major way. I am sorry.

I would like to make a heartfelt apology to sirGordy (who I consider my best friend on chat), chocolate desire, pressme, babyjeep21, turtleteacher, Ruffie, suncoastboy and any others I missed in my last appearance in the Dimensions Chat main room Sunday night.

The deception was through a persona I called Penny. The reason seemed legitimate to me at first, but I won't bother to go into the details. It was wrong, just plain wrong.

Thank you, those of you who showed sympathy when I disclosed this deception, especially Honey, who was perceptive enough to have figured it out on her own and Felecia, who understood so well. Thank you, too, to those who gave me criticism Sunday night. That I will take with me as well.

I will now fade away. It was time for me to leave chat, anyway. I now have an ssbbw girlfriend. She is shy in a way I am not, perhaps my perfect complement. She does not chat. Lately, I felt guilty flirting with the women on Chat.

As I said Sunday night, this is a cautionary tale. Characters should remain in fiction.

I learned a lot about fat acceptance in my 5 years here. I think it will be society's last taboo to fall. I hope that time comes soon.

I will close by saying that I never intended any malice. Penny became a way for me to say things that as a man, I could not. I believe "she" was more popular than I was. I will miss her. More importantly, I will miss all of you.

Goodbye and farewell.

Tim (Mudcat)

[Turin]

This has to be the biggest load of bullshit I have seen in my nearly 40 years of life. You only came out when you got caught. Your excuses and apologies to the named people are as real as Penny. Malice was the sum of your intent. You are a coward.

[StrawberryShortcake]

This is just all bad and all wrong in so many ways. I know you feel awful all day thinking about the chat room at Dimensions. But you will be okay. Feeling guilty and nervous will not help you to grow up. I say grow up because what you did is something disturbed 15 year olds do. We all have blind spots in our lives and we all do stupid things. No one here is pure as freshly fallen snow. It doesn't make you a homosexual to think of those things. Mentally, I have even put myself in the place of a man being with a SSBBW. What can I say, people is people. In this moment, you feel shamed. Not sorry. That will come after all these other feelings pass. If you let it. This is just the first time. The story can get worse if you let it. Keep your head up, kid. You're just going through it right now. WE ALL DO STUPID THINGS THAT WE REGRET! My humble advice is to face up to what's under the surface; what's really causing you to behave in this fashion. You know what it is. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hello

This is one of my few postings on Dimensions Forum. It will be my last.

I have done something that some of you have done in the past. I used a fake persona. In doing so, I deceived others and hurt several people in a major way. I am sorry.

I would like to make a heartfelt apology to sirGordy (who I consider my best friend on chat), chocolate desire, pressme, babyjeep21, turtleteacher, Ruffie, suncoastboy and any others I missed in my last appearance in the Dimensions Chat main room Sunday night.

The deception was through a persona I called Penny. The reason seemed legitimate to me at first, but I won't bother to go into the details. It was wrong, just plain wrong.

Thank you, those of you who showed sympathy when I disclosed this deception, especially Honey, who was perceptive enough to have figured it out on her own and Felecia, who understood so well. Thank you, too, to those who gave me criticism Sunday night. That I will take with me as well.

I will now fade away. It was time for me to leave chat, anyway. I now have an ssbbw girlfriend. She is shy in a way I am not, perhaps my perfect complement. She does not chat. Lately, I felt guilty flirting with the women on Chat.

As I said Sunday night, this is a cautionary tale. Characters should remain in fiction.

I learned a lot about fat acceptance in my 5 years here. I think it will be society's last taboo to fall. I hope that time comes soon.

I will close by saying that I never intended any malice. Penny became a way for me to say things that as a man, I could not. I believe "she" was more popular than I was. I will miss her. More importantly, I will miss all of you.

Goodbye and farewell.

Tim (Mudcat)

[tdmhart@hotmail.com]

Hey, thanks for the vote of confidence. No one caught me. Penny could have stayed or disappeared into the ether with no one the wiser. I realized my error and apologized for it. I wish to absolve Honey of any assumed complicity in the Penny drama. She may have suspected, but that was never confirmed, until she guessed at the moment of my announcement. Be that as it may, I find that I have received both good and bad email on this topic. My choices are mine alone and I will not add to the "pile" as you so quaintly put it.....This has to be the biggest load of bullshit I have seen in my nearly 40 years of life. You only came out when you got caught. Your excuses and apologies to the named people are as real as Penny. Malice was the sum of your intent. You are a coward.

[Turin]

She may have suspected, but that was never confirmed, until she guessed at the moment of my announcement.

how..... coincidental.... :rolleyes:

[bigsexy920]

SO that pic you posted of Pennys boyfriend.. Is he a friend of yours?

[SamanthaNY]

I'm waiting for the "last, last, really last... no, this time I mean it, it's the very last post. Ever. Fer reals" post.

Just can't stand to log off after your triumph, eh? Have to stick around and sanctimoniously gloat? Enjoy the glory, perhaps you and Penny can discuss it over a candlelit dinner.
Penny could have stayed or disappeared into the ether with no one the wiser.
How arrogantly controlling and sociopathic. What will you do with yourself when you can't control us anymore.

I wish you'd get banned from here as well.