Earlier today, I sent a message to kleinbl00, one of the apparently chosen Gods of Hubski. I have complained about him to multiple people before in PM, but I decided to just mute him and tell him directly why.
You can read that here. I had originally decided not to be that asshole, but I'm leaving, and I've read enough complaints about Klein here and elsewhere to feel justified in posting it.
I knew going in that Klein would only respond in a self-glorifying egomaniacal way, and I was right.
You can read his response here. The "PS" was a link to a short I posted here a while back - don't mind the overly-obvious passive aggressive included. Also don't mind his blatant "this is the size of my dick" measuring.
What I find sad is that so many people have apparently sent him the same e-mail. Instead of improving himself or trying not be an unwelcoming person, he's instead "crafted a boilerplate" passive aggressive, condescending response.
This is not the sort of person I want to share a community with. It is not a person I will be a serf of, as if I lived in feudal Japan.
He is right, to an extent. His name is all over this site. For some reason, he's glorified. I have no idea why.
As I posted earlier today to flagamuffin, Hubski is not a place for intelligent discussion. It has good days, and some of you are fantastic people, but you are out voiced.
Hubski is Klein's, as he so politely points out, "I'm still all over this site. I get 3-4 shout-outs a day. I have nearly a thousand followers. So if I'm the one thing keeping you from enjoying Hubski, best bail now, son... 'cuz you'll have an easier time getting the chocolate out of a Chips Ahoy."
Hubski isn't your's. It's his. And if he doesn't like you, you'd better "bail."
So that's what I'm doing. Hubski could be better, but it won't be, because it doesn't want to be. There's no reason for me to participate here. I want to, because with the exception of Klein, I enjoy the community. But I won't put up with being chased around and shouted down at every opportunity.