02-14-2011, 12:00 AM
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My chief concern is that people honestly represent their intentions, whatever they are. I have a problem with those folks who jump on a forum only to advertise something, but don't have any interest in the topic of the forum other than using it as a marketing tool. I get that on my site all the time. I have to delete and ban new posters at least once a week. I call it "hijacking." The other type of misrepresentation is "trolling," where somebody will go on a site that they disagree with and post about how much more knowledgeable they are and how the theme of the forum is wrong. The first type of person is trying to make money and second one is just bored. Another type of unwelcome guest is the one who has a personal view on the forum topic which is so personally skewed that it is unacceptable, like going to a Christian site and claiming to be Jesus. These are the sorts of things which annoy me.
I have my own beliefs but I have no interest in convincing people that they are the correct path for them. I made nagual.yuku.com for people that are similar to me, so that they would have their own forum. I figure that other folks who are not quite down with my path may still enjoy reading some of the stuff, so as long as they don't hassle me then I let them hang out. I don't have any desire to change what path anyone is on here on sorcery.yuku.com, I just want to know what it really is and what it is not. Since you pointed out that you follow an inorganic guide, I would classify your path as "inorganic sorcery," or "traditional sorcery." It is not quite what I do but there is some overlap. My direction to IBs is "don't ever talk to me unless I ask you a question." They do not have permission to initiate any conversations or interactions with me whatsoever, but I still talk to them all the time.
I would prefer to be a member of something like a "wolf lineage," because it seems simple and down to Earth, not like my "chimera lineage," which is very strange. But, this is the lineage that is best for me, so I'll just have to deal with it. All lineages have a direction, as do all naguals, and the only reason that I am interested in anyone's direction is because the more specific they can be about it then the more "honest" they seem to me, even if I don't agree with their direction, I give them points for being clear about it.
My chief concern is that people honestly represent their intentions, whatever they are. I have a problem with those folks who jump on a forum only to advertise something, but don't have any interest in the topic of the forum other than using it as a marketing tool. I get that on my site all the time. I have to delete and ban new posters at least once a week. I call it "hijacking." The other type of misrepresentation is "trolling," where somebody will go on a site that they disagree with and post about how much more knowledgeable they are and how the theme of the forum is wrong. The first type of person is trying to make money and second one is just bored. Another type of unwelcome guest is the one who has a personal view on the forum topic which is so personally skewed that it is unacceptable, like going to a Christian site and claiming to be Jesus. These are the sorts of things which annoy me.
I have my own beliefs but I have no interest in convincing people that they are the correct path for them. I made nagual.yuku.com for people that are similar to me, so that they would have their own forum. I figure that other folks who are not quite down with my path may still enjoy reading some of the stuff, so as long as they don't hassle me then I let them hang out. I don't have any desire to change what path anyone is on here on sorcery.yuku.com, I just want to know what it really is and what it is not. Since you pointed out that you follow an inorganic guide, I would classify your path as "inorganic sorcery," or "traditional sorcery." It is not quite what I do but there is some overlap. My direction to IBs is "don't ever talk to me unless I ask you a question." They do not have permission to initiate any conversations or interactions with me whatsoever, but I still talk to them all the time.
I would prefer to be a member of something like a "wolf lineage," because it seems simple and down to Earth, not like my "chimera lineage," which is very strange. But, this is the lineage that is best for me, so I'll just have to deal with it. All lineages have a direction, as do all naguals, and the only reason that I am interested in anyone's direction is because the more specific they can be about it then the more "honest" they seem to me, even if I don't agree with their direction, I give them points for being clear about it.