Apologies

by BReynolds on Dec 17, 2009 11:29 AM CST

I won't take up too much room on the front page with this, so make the jump, and I will offer up some apologies for yesterday's debacle.

First off, let me once again apologize to the people of Detroit. The comments I made were distasteful and came during a time when I was writing when I likely should not have been. I would offer to remove the comments, but that only serve to hide them , and I do not want to do that. They are my words, and I own up to them. My intent was to aim them at one specific person, but even that would not forgive them. They were wrong.

Next, to anyone caught up in the mess yesterday. I am sorry I acted unprofessionally. While I still feel that defending myself is my right, I forgot that professional behavior is not determined by the author, but by the readers. The readers feel as though I acted unprofessionally, and for that I apologize as well. Without the trust of the readers, there really is no reason to write.

An apology is also due to one of the most civilized posters from the debate yesterday. When I banned one specific person (see below) from the discussion, it deleted comment from "JJ in Kansas." It was not my intent to remove comments not pertaining to that specific situation, but the system does not let me choose. The comments from JJ were part of thread started by the banned person, and the system deleted the entire thread. I offer a sincere apology to JJ and thank him for bringing the heat yesterday, and for doing so in a civilized manner.

I would like to offer one final apology. To my family, for being drawn into a fight you had no reason to be involved in. The opposing side of the argument had certain members that decided to over step the line between a battle between two blogs, and cross into real world threats. Of course, they deny making those threats, but those of you that received them know the truth. So, I am sorry you had to be drawn into it. It was not your fight. The person responsible has been removed from the Hockey Wilderness community. A small pittance, but it is really all I can do at this point.

I hope that these apologies make it to those that deserve them. I have offered my surrender to A2Y. While the fight could certainly continue, it was serving to only be mutually destructive, and no gains from that.

Thank you to all readers of Hockey Wilderness, and of A2Y. While I do not always agree with the tactics, I would definitely defend with my last breath your right to express your opinions. If nothing else, the legions at A2Y are loyal, and I can certainly respect that.

-Buddha

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It takes a big man

to apologize when they have done something wrong. I do think that your intent was good. I do agree that at least some bloggers should be given team access, and so the fight was right, just used the wrong weapons.

Yuo have my support

Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?

by the Real Thor on Dec 17, 2009 12:09 PM CST reply actions

Appreciated, Thor.

http://www.hockeywilderness.com

by BReynolds on Dec 17, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions

I got a laugh out of it

And thats all that matters, right? Low blows all around, I love it.

by Goken17 on Dec 17, 2009 12:45 PM CST reply actions

threats

I’m tired of reading about how any of my readers made threats. I haven’t seen a shred of evidence of that, yet you keep mentioning it….even in an apology post.

If someone, one of my readers, made a threat I’d like to see specifically how it was worded.

My email address is on my blog.

As for your apology? Whatever. There is still no reason given why you wrote your original post. You got your day in the sun, but the heat was a bit much. Oh well.

by a2y on Dec 17, 2009 1:25 PM CST reply actions

I’m going to pass. I do not want to start another debate with you, which all that serves to do. I send you the wording, you tell me I am interpreting it wrong, and it all blows up again. I don’t want to do it.

The matter has been handed off, and I am done with it.

http://www.hockeywilderness.com

by BReynolds on Dec 17, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions

Thank You

I appreciate you writing this post. I understand that the commenting system caused that comment to be deleted and I can accept that. For what it’s worth, I’m sorry that the entire debacle got escalated to the point it did.

by J.J. from Kansas on Dec 17, 2009 1:26 PM CST reply actions

I appreciate that. I really did enjoy the debate with you yesterday.

http://www.hockeywilderness.com

by BReynolds on Dec 17, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions

All over.

Good on you for apologizing. I’m 50/50 on thinking it is an actual apologize or if it more of a surrender, but still.

I agree with A2Y in that I think you are up-playing these “threats” way too much to play the victim card. I really have trouble thinking it is real or anything more than giving you a hard time. Plus if you are going to apologize to your family, I don’t know if your blog is the best way to do it. Seems a little attention seeking and your frequent posting about it in every blog that has mentioned this feud only reaffirms my feelings.

But well enough. Enough fun for a few days.

-Moore

by moore0102 on Dec 17, 2009 2:15 PM CST reply actions