Hi, I'm Hated

[MendeGames]

Hated isn't my actual name but lots of people here already hate me because I posted my website that I thought could be useful. That thread turned into a huge troll/flame thread, so I'm giving up that business. Nice to see such a supportive community, so glad to have joined.

 

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[Kak]

Douche.

 

[MendeGames]

So much support, such a loving comment. Appreciate it bro.

 

[Oven]

Hey MendeGames, I saw your earlier thread, it was a pretty big disaster but I hope that you understand why. Have you read MJ's book yet? If you haven't I recommend you check it out. MJ talks a little about people who don't have any business experience trying to teach business, I'm guessing people ripped you apart because you were a perfect example of what MJ was talking about.

Apart from that, welcome to the forum. I suggest you keep your head down for a little bit and just read what you can and try your hand at starting a business of some sort, preferably one that you have the knowledge to run and can back it up if necessary. Other than that, I wish you luck man, we all gotta start somewhere and it's unfortunate that your start was so public.

 

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[JAJT]

Dude, come on now. Be an adult.

I don't know what other thread you are talking about so this is the first I'm seeing you but already you are off to a bad start.

What was your purpose with this thread? To start a pity party? Piss people off? Prove that you are oppressed? Get real.

First of all, if what you are saying is true, then you did a huge no-no (on any forum) and introduced yourself with a self promotion. Where on the web is that ever considered a good idea?

Here's what an adult would have done:

1. Start a new thread
2. Apologize for rushing into self promotion, and that you were only trying to help
3. Let us know a bit about you, your history, and your plans for the future
4. Post/reply around a bit so we actually get to know you, maybe do a progress thread.
5. Ask the moderators if it's okay to post your url, maybe in your progress thread, and make sure it's a naked link, not some affiliate nonsense or promotional garbage or an attempt to gain customers from this forum (not saying people won't buy into your idea, but it needs to have value and you should never post in the hopes of acquiring people from here).

So go grab a mop, clean up your tears, regroup, and join us like an adult. Become part of the community and let us help each other make a better life for ourselves.

Leave that "poor, poor me" nonsense at the door.

 

[GuestUser113]

Awwww. I missed out on your other thread. But just for shits and giggles.

 

[Even Steven]

Hated isn't my actual name but lots of people here already hate me because I posted my website that I thought could be useful. That thread turned into a huge troll/flame thread, so I'm giving up that business. Nice to see such a supportive community, so glad to have joined.

edit: adding a link to the image instead of uploading it like a noob

 

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[Sean Corroon]

anyone have a link to his previous thread?

 

[jon.a]

anyone have a link to his previous thread?

This one?
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...reneurship-class-business-planning-101.57080/

 

[Lex DeVille]

God, I need to stop wasting so much time reading these, but they're so funny!

 

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[wade1mil]

Hated isn't my actual name but lots of people here already hate me because I posted my website that I thought could be useful. That thread turned into a huge troll/flame thread, so I'm giving up that business. Nice to see such a supportive community, so glad to have joined.

I respect that you didn't just bounce. I can tell you were truly trying to add value with your last post, but you had a long ways to go.
That and this thread were both harsh. A lot of people piggyback on hate on this forum, so I get ya. It's one of the reasons I don't like this forum.
You aren't one of those guys that comes on here and just takes, so I'll give you that.
Try to separate the hate and look at the comments as feedback. Use it to get better.

anyone have a link to his previous thread?

He took it down. He had three blog posts on how to start a business, but it was pretty clear he wasn't someone that should be teaching that subject (at least on this forum). Might work on Warrior Forum since they buy that stuff all the time.

 

[Vigilante]

True story:

My son was in middle school, when I decided to coach his football team.

At that age, they actually had a coaches draft to start the season. Everything was stacked against us as the new kids, and the good ol' boys actually were laughing at the end of the draft because we ended up with the majority of the misfits, the underdogs, and the little kids along with the first time players.

Enter practice.

The first thing I did was cut snack time. It was football, not cub scouts.

We also agreed as a team that we would not accept a trophy at the end of the season unless we won the championship.

A flurry of hate email and contacting the league office ensued.

Then, I had a practice where I taught the kids to stay low while seeing what they hit. How? I brought in an axe handle and a chainsaw and held it at chest height over their heads. If they were to fire out too high, or keep their heads up, they would have run right into the chainsaw or axe handle depending on which station they were at.

And... another round of hate email and contacting the league office ensued.

But you know that's not the end of the story.

The team went on to be the first undefeated team in the history of the school. We took a group of ragamuffins, and made them undefeated champions. It was a dream season that the kids will never forget. We beat all of the coaches that laughed at our team of misfits in the draft, as well as all of the powerhouse neighborhood school programs.

I am still in touch with many of the kids through the years.

Epilogue : We were asked not to come back the following year, due to the volume of parent complaints, and the fact that we didn't follow the system. Story of my life, and I was totally OK with it.

 

[Vigilante]

Hated isn't my actual name but lots of people here already hate me because I posted my website that I thought could be useful. That thread turned into a huge troll/flame thread, so I'm giving up that business. Nice to see such a supportive community, so glad to have joined.

On the bright side, if you give up a business based solely on a few anonymous strangers on an internet forum, it was not a business worth pursuing. Toughen up, kid. The world doesn't owe you a participation trophy.

 

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[RHL]

That thread turned into a huge troll/flame thread, so I'm giving up that business.

Man, those entrepreneurship classes you were pitching must have contained some very valuable information if eight posts on a forum could make you give up any ambition of profiting from them.

 

[Even Steven]

Then, I had a practice where I taught the kids to stay low while seeing what they hit. How? I brought in an axe handle and a chainsaw and held it at chest height over their heads. If they were to fire out too high, or keep their heads up, they would have run right into the chainsaw or axe handle depending on which station they were at.

I was with you until this part. Honestly, I would have complained about that, too (assuming there was an axe head attached to the axe handle and that the chainsaw had a chain on it).

Reminds me of that part in Dodgeball: "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."

 

[Lex DeVille]

True story:

My son was in middle school, when I decided to coach his football team.

At that age, they actually had a coaches draft to start the season. Everything was stacked against us as the new kids, and the good ol' boys actually were laughing at the end of the draft because we ended up with the majority of the misfits, the underdogs, and the little kids along with the first time players.

Enter practice.

The first thing I did was cut snack time. It was football, not cub scouts.

We also agreed as a team that we would not accept a trophy at the end of the season unless we won the championship.

A flurry of hate email and contacting the league office ensued.

Then, I had a practice where I taught the kids to stay low while seeing what they hit. How? I brought in an axe handle and a chainsaw and held it at chest height over their heads. If they were to fire out too high, or keep their heads up, they would have run right into the chainsaw or axe handle depending on which station they were at.

And... another round of hate email and contacting the league office ensued.

But you know that's not the end of the story.

The team went on to be the first undefeated team in the history of the school. We took a group of ragamuffins, and made them undefeated champions. It was a dream season that the kids will never forget. We beat all of the coaches that laughed at our team of misfits in the draft, as well as all of the powerhouse neighborhood school programs.

I am still in touch with many of the kids through the years.

Epilogue : We were asked not to come back the following year, due to the volume of parent complaints, and the fact that we didn't follow the system. Story of my life, and I was totally OK with it.

Interesting, I was just writing about the use of storytelling for the purpose of writing better book blurbs.

You use it to prove a point, and it seems to fit all the same.

Do you do this with your product descriptions as well?

At least there are some lessons to take away from this thread.

 

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[Vigilante]

The chainsaw had a chain guard on it, and the axe handle had no axe on it.

 

[jon.a]

The chainsaw had a chain guard on it, and the axe handle had no axe on it.

They were suited up, right?

 

[Vigilante]

They were suited up, right?

Yes sir.

 

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[Vigilante]

The next week, when we faced the biggest challenge of the season, all we had to do was remind the kids "Chainsaw and Axe Handle."

They won the game by a couple of touchdowns.

The OP hopefully will remember several of the things he learned with his OP and first thread... and later, when he needs them, he will remember from a simple trigger.

And hopefully... he wins the game of life by a few scores.

 

[Unknown]

I didn't see your original post, but I took a lot of crap when I first joined the forums. Most of the people here are very friendly, but many get annoyed when they think someone is just chasing money without doing any real work. I disagree with attacking others, but to each his own. There is plenty of great information on this site. Sift through the piles of crap and find the information that will help you get ahead.

Also some of the users were such D-Bags in my first post that I still dislike them, but most people here aren't like that.

 

[IceCreamKid]

Hated isn't my actual name but lots of people here already hate me because I posted my website that I thought could be useful. That thread turned into a huge troll/flame thread, so I'm giving up that business.

Are you serious, man? A bunch of strangers that you've never met rubbed you the wrong way so you decided to give up on your biz?

I don't typically like to be the dream crusher, but if you're going to give up that easily then you may want to think very hard whether or not creating a biz is a viable option for you. This stuff isn't a game. We've all had stressed out moments when we were trying to figure out how to drive more sales, offer more products, deal with unusual problems, etc.

Don't call yourself hated. I don't hate you. One of the mods here actually took time to write a lengthy post to you here. He wouldn't do that if he hated you.

Don't put yourself down or else you'll end up giving up on every biz at the first major obstacle. Again, you are not hated.

Roll up your sleeves, put in some elbow grease and time into your craft. Then you'll do just fine.

 

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[Even Steven]

In all seriousness, @MendeGames, responding to criticism (whether you feel it's justified or not) with complaints and sarcasm is going to attract hostile response. Always. I'm not sure what else you would expect.

Your choice now is 1) more complaints and sarcasm 2) try to understand why you got the response you did and see what you could do differently.

Choice #1 will keep you where you're at. Choice #2 will cause you to move forward.

 

[Ronnie]

Hi Hated.

 

[Ninjakid]

Thing is, if you would have stuck to your guns, showed why this will work, and not thrown a bitch fit, you probably would've gotten a ton of respect on this forum.

No one likes a whiner, bro.

 

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[theag]

Hi, my name is Hated and I'm a pussy.

 

[wade1mil]

Hi, my name is Hated am I'm a pussy.

I usually find posts like yours to be too much. But when you do, for some weird reason, I think it's hilarious. I have no idea why.

 

[theag]

I have no idea why.

Its my inner Emma speaking.

 

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[Bila]

I have no idea why.[/QUOTE]
.......the blunteness i guess ....same here

 

[GuestUser113]

I usually find posts like yours to be too much. But when you do, for some weird reason, I think it's hilarious. I have no idea why.

I find him hilarious.