It seemed like you were trying to discount his claims. And yes, in a lot of situations it is he said she said and no one other than those present really know the truth. But based on what has been posted on TOS that does not seem to be the case here. So why would these other lady's want to discount a hobbyists warning to others?
If they have proof it is false, they should provide it. Otherwise, people should thank Himzert for keeping others safe.
After all, it is incidents like these that give hobbyists pause about seeing even good providers. I would think a good provider wants to get rid of the thiefs and other bad apples from the hobby just like hobbyists do
Originally Posted by berryberry
I'm didn't take what she wrote in a similar fashion.
None of us were there. He's told his version, she's told her version. Given both and knowing neither, I'm
slightly inclined to believe his version. I was more inclined to believe his version, but devolving the entire escapade into the depths of "drama volume in the back of 3rd period high school French I" didn't help.
But hers is not an unreasonable position to take. I freely admit that my take on the situation
partially stems from the fact that I'm on "my" side of the hobby and given two seconds of thought it's not difficult to see where someone on the other side might either form a "don't think either of them are credible enough to make a call" or "he totally made that shit up" thought, respectively.
Frankly, I think that if you read it with the subtlety SM tends to write with, it probably makes more sense. But I think what's more important is her record of carrying herself on the boards and (to the extent one knows) in the hobby. You don't have to agree with her take to find it reasonable. (in full disclosure, SM and I have broken bread a time or two, but never a bed. I don't necessarily agree with her on everything, but I think she's significantly more thoughtful and significantly less adversarial just for the purpose of being loud than most people here on either side of the aisle).
And lord knows, we've got all manner of unreasonable takes here of late with which to compare and contrast. It also assumes that there ought to be more credence lent to his story that hers merely on the "bro versus ho" basis. That's a sucker's game, friends.