Personally, I understand the way he is, and I think we all know that IRL person that has a huge ego and massive arrogance that accompanies it. They believe they are larger than life individuals who's shit don't stink and their opinion should be taken as fact, period.
Actually, in the real World, Doc is very insecure with himself. Failed in his personal love life, and has also failed in 3 different careers. Sadly, this is the only place where he can attempt to be of some worth. I admit, I initially felt sorry for him.
I have seen this countless times from Doc, and I refrain myself from ever initiating discourse because there is no reason nor any reward other than feeding Doc's narrative that he is some innocent, heroic, drama-free ECCIE member that is always trying to combat drama in a "diplomatic" way. I don't believe I have ever balked at and disagreed with somebody on this site as much as I have with Doc and his sometimes absolutely distasteful and occasionally ridiculous posts. Mind you, this is just from a fellow male member, I cannot imagine the way the women are treated by him if in fact the accusations that are brought against him are true (although after seeing the way he sometimes posts, it honestly does not surprise me.)
I would just recommend to those that accuse him to refrain from using demeaning words simply because it helps his narrative, the exact thing this thread and your actions are trying to dismantle, and rightfully so. I think something like this has been a long time coming, and am happy to finally see people standing up to him and calling him out.
last year when he became a moderator, it was the ladies that joined forces and had him dismissed as moderator. It is very rare that providers are able to win any fight against a male member, especially a moderator. We fought a hard long battle, bbfs was only one issue of the many problems many ladies had with him. I, and I'm sure many others ladies appreciate this thread and the support of the male members that have spoken against him. But, with all due respect to you gentlemen, we, the ladies of this comunity, spoke up against him last year. I being the 1st. I stood my ground ALONE against him, against other hobbyists, against an administrator and against a couple moderators in West Texas for several weeks. Being called a crazy bitch was a compliment during that time. I Was given points and almost got banned. They put me through hell, but they also learned the definition of a hot blooded Spaniard. Finally other ladies stepoed up, and together, our voices were finally heard. Also owe many thanks to Leah Madison our female administrator.
So, as much as I appreciate the gentlemen here finally speaking against Doc, with all due respect, I will not let you gentlemen take the credit today for something we, the ladies, providers of this comunity had the courage to do a year ago.
In my honest opinion, I think a fair amount of drama for our community would've never occurred if Doc wouldn't have been around. Again, this is my personal opinion and others may disagree, and that's ok because I am not trying to spin my opinion as a fact.
I simply believe that it may be time to court-martial "The Marshall of ECCIE," and get this drama past us. My condolences to any victims of his actions if they are true and hope the Mods take appropriate action. Glad to see this discusion is being allowed.
Originally Posted by Texican81
Hopefully, we will all, hobbyists and providers learn a lesson from this and not allow a bad apple to hurt our comunity again. Hopefully, we will all learn to speak up in the moment, not wait a year. And hopefully, hobbyists will start to defend the lovely ladies that bring you so much happiness.
Besos,
Francisca