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OT - I'm *REALLY* Angry Now
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CatNipped typed: I don't know if I wrote about this here but... I've been webmaster for Gulf Coast Mensa for the last 10 years. I've won 20 "National Mensa" awards for the work I did on it (all done by hand, over thousands of hours, of web Architecture (applications on the site were database-driven). Someone on the "Board of Directors" decided they wanted a "hipper", more "with it" site that uses all the new social software. I tried to tell them that they were opening themselves up to a HUGE security breach, but they wouldn't listen, they wanted on of the little cookie cutter like sites that other group (who didn't have anybody who "knows" web architecture like I do). They asked for volunteers for the job of webmaster, and one little techie-noids on the board jumped all over that. She outright STOLE an entire site from North Texas Mensa - here, look at the two: http://www.gcmensa.org/ http://northtexasmensa.org/ntm/index.php She still has the NTM webmasters name still on pages of the site (like the "MoQuotes). I had no idea this was going on. I learned that I had been "let go" when I read about it in the paper newsletter that goes to members. I was, understandable, angry at the way this was done (my feelings were very hurt). I told them that this was a really crappy way to treat someone who had dedicated so much time and devotion to the site for ten years (every 6 months or so the Board gives out "Service Awards" to different people who did this or that, but I never once got one - I didn't mind or complain, I was a 'stay-at-home" member, disliking the meetings and parties). I wrote a note in one of the group's email distribution list and I guess quite a few people agreed with me that this was a disgraceful way to treat me. Then, just a few moments ago I opened up a package from the new webmaster, MaDiana. It was a "service award" worded: "Certificate of Eternal Gratitude Presented to Lori Crews for outstanding dedication, service and commitment as Gulf Coast Mensa Web Master by Arturo Huerta ~ LocSec and the Gulf Coast Mensa Board of Directors Thursday, January 7, 2010 ~ Houston, Texas Along with this they sent a $25 Visa Gift Card. You can look at the card and tell it's been hanging around in someone's pocket since Christmas and someone just said, "here toss this in too". What do you think, should I send the whole package back, or keep it for a while (like DH suggested) to decided the best way to react to this blatant insult? You are angry and insulted, and you have every right to be. But really, what did you expect? Not trying to be a bitch here ( I hope you know me well enough to realise that I speak my mind, but I do so in a spirit of love not hate) but given the situation as you have already spelled out, what did you expect out of complaining to the people who usurped you? *they* *don't* *care* how you feel or what you think, otherwise they wouldn't have done what they did in the first place. It sucks, and it sucks hard, but if htey are the sort of people who will just kick you out of a position you've held for 10 years and not even have the decency to tell you in person, then you'll not get any better treatment. You don't want to be with that crowd any more, and think of this as the big flashing neon light that says 'It is time to move on'. What I'd do in the same situation: Consider it a gnat bite on the butt of life: irritating at the time, but so not worthy of a second thought that you could still remember it in a year's time. Chuck the certificate into the recycling, (keep the frame for somethign else if it was framed), and if you really can't stand the thought of spending that 'dirty' $25 voucher on yourself or your loved ones, give it to a charity. After that, laugh at their petty little shenanigans, and get on with being a happy, loved, well adjusted person who brushed the whole incident off like a gnat bite on the butt. If anyone asks, you can't remember, because it was that unimportant to you and only you only focus on the *significant* people and events in your life, not hte merely irritating nuisances. And, if you miss the socialising, go and join some other sort of social scene - there'd be alot of clubs & societies out there that have a similar demographic to MENSA but aren't based on test score but rather, some other common interest.(eg, Toastmaster's, Bridge, roleplaying/board/war gamers, SCA, even things like Rotary, Lions, Apex etc etc). Heck, go and do some sort of course at your local university. All sorts of things to do, and no need to bother with MENSA ever again. Yowie (My experience iwth MENSA was alot like Mark's - a bunch of elitist snobs who thougth that because they could get above a particular score on a standardised test that they were somehow better & more deserving than everyone else. Glad your experience (well, up until recently) was different) |
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It's really too bad they treated you so shabbily, but my
dealings with Mensa showed me that they were no more or less human than the rest of us. Unfortunately, that means things like this are bound to happen, but you certainly don't have to put up with it. Go treat yourself to whatever you can get for $25...or treat the furry owners... Whatever makes *you* happy. Make a positive out of a negative. Then, blow 'em off. There's certainly nothing wrong with being PO'd, but don't let shabby treatment like that waste *your* valuable time and energy. I had to deal with plenty of similar behavior working at the university. They're not going to learn anything, and you can probably find plenty of better things to do with your time now. Just my $.02, which isn't worth much, but I hope the fur kids do something entertaining and non-destructive to amuse you! Purrs- Chris, Katie, Hazard and Oreo CatNipped wrote: I don't know if I wrote about this here but... I've been webmaster for Gulf Coast Mensa for the last 10 years. I've won 20 "National Mensa" awards for the work I did on it (all done by hand, over thousands of hours, of web Architecture (applications on the site were database-driven). Someone on the "Board of Directors" decided they wanted a "hipper", more "with it" site that uses all the new social software. I tried to tell them that they were opening themselves up to a HUGE security breach, but they wouldn't listen, they wanted on of the little cookie cutter like sites that other group (who didn't have anybody who "knows" web architecture like I do). They asked for volunteers for the job of webmaster, and one little techie-noids on the board jumped all over that. She outright STOLE an entire site from North Texas Mensa - here, look at the two: http://www.gcmensa.org/ http://northtexasmensa.org/ntm/index.php She still has the NTM webmasters name still on pages of the site (like the "MoQuotes). I had no idea this was going on. I learned that I had been "let go" when I read about it in the paper newsletter that goes to members. I was, understandable, angry at the way this was done (my feelings were very hurt). I told them that this was a really crappy way to treat someone who had dedicated so much time and devotion to the site for ten years (every 6 months or so the Board gives out "Service Awards" to different people who did this or that, but I never once got one - I didn't mind or complain, I was a 'stay-at-home" member, disliking the meetings and parties). I wrote a note in one of the group's email distribution list and I guess quite a few people agreed with me that this was a disgraceful way to treat me. Then, just a few moments ago I opened up a package from the new webmaster, MaDiana. It was a "service award" worded: "Certificate of Eternal Gratitude Presented to Lori Crews for outstanding dedication, service and commitment as Gulf Coast Mensa Web Master by Arturo Huerta ~ LocSec and the Gulf Coast Mensa Board of Directors Thursday, January 7, 2010 ~ Houston, Texas Along with this they sent a $25 Visa Gift Card. You can look at the card and tell it's been hanging around in someone's pocket since Christmas and someone just said, "here toss this in too". What do you think, should I send the whole package back, or keep it for a while (like DH suggested) to decided the best way to react to this blatant insult? |
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"tanadashoes" wrote in message
m... CatNipped wrote: "CatNipped" wrote in message ... I don't know if I wrote about this here but... I've been webmaster for Gulf Coast Mensa for the last 10 years. I've won 20 "National Mensa" awards for the work I did on it (all done by hand, over thousands of hours, of web Architecture (applications on the site were database-driven). Someone on the "Board of Directors" decided they wanted a "hipper", more "with it" site that uses all the new social software. I tried to tell them that they were opening themselves up to a HUGE security breach, but they wouldn't listen, they wanted on of the little cookie cutter like sites that other group (who didn't have anybody who "knows" web architecture like I do). They asked for volunteers for the job of webmaster, and one little techie-noids on the board jumped all over that. She outright STOLE an entire site from North Texas Mensa - here, look at the two: http://www.gcmensa.org/ http://northtexasmensa.org/ntm/index.php She still has the NTM webmasters name still on pages of the site (like the "MoQuotes). I had no idea this was going on. I learned that I had been "let go" when I read about it in the paper newsletter that goes to members. I was, understandable, angry at the way this was done (my feelings were very hurt). I told them that this was a really crappy way to treat someone who had dedicated so much time and devotion to the site for ten years (every 6 months or so the Board gives out "Service Awards" to different people who did this or that, but I never once got one - I didn't mind or complain, I was a 'stay-at-home" member, disliking the meetings and parties). I wrote a note in one of the group's email distribution list and I guess quite a few people agreed with me that this was a disgraceful way to treat me. Then, just a few moments ago I opened up a package from the new webmaster, MaDiana. It was a "service award" worded: "Certificate of Eternal Gratitude Presented to Lori Crews for outstanding dedication, service and commitment as Gulf Coast Mensa Web Master by Arturo Huerta ~ LocSec and the Gulf Coast Mensa Board of Directors Thursday, January 7, 2010 ~ Houston, Texas Along with this they sent a $25 Visa Gift Card. You can look at the card and tell it's been hanging around in someone's pocket since Christmas and someone just said, "here toss this in too". What do you think, should I send the whole package back, or keep it for a while (like DH suggested) to decided the best way to react to this blatant insult? -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Oops, forgot to post the link to the award (I wouldn't have believed the sarcastic text had I not seen it myself): http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/p...&id=1172937981 Hugs, CatNipped Yeah, I'd say that was a slap in the face with a cold wet dish towel. I don't know what I'd do, maybe buy them something sarcastic with it and send it to them. Pam S. I wouldn't bother with that. If she can't cash in the Visa check card I'd suggest she buy something she needs or something for her owners and that's it. I'd be done with people like that. Jill |
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I'm a bit puzzled by this. I've heard dozens of people say, "I passed the
test then didn't join." Why did you spend the money to take the test then? Hugs, CatNipped "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote: [fired as webmaster for a Mensa site] Oops, forgot to post the link to the award (I wouldn't have believed the sarcastic text had I not seen it myself): http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/p...&id=1172937981 Some of us aren't on Facebook, can you copy that somewhere accessible? I was in Mensa briefly. Interesting scene if your hobby is collecting neurotics. I was invited to join after taking an intelligence test but I said no. I was intelligent enough to decide that Mensa was not for me. Tweed |
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"Mark Edwards" wrote in message
m... No cluons were harmed when CatNipped wrote: I just want them to leave me alone and I'll quietly go away (and not renew), AFTER I've decided what to do about this insult - and insult was exactly what it was, THAT couldn't have been made any clearer. It certainly was an insult on many levels, which ****es *me* off because they did it to someone I consider a dear friend - you. You could always talk to the media, to cause them some embarassment (evil grin). Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request LOL! And, as former webmaster who kept all the data for every single GCM, I have a database full of name and emails of the 1,200+ membership. The Board can stop any message I try to put in the newsletter or a newsgroup, but they can't stop me from sending private emails~ ; Hugs, CatNipped |
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when dh took it it was offerred free at the uni. Lee
"CatNipped" wrote in message ... I'm a bit puzzled by this. I've heard dozens of people say, "I passed the test then didn't join." Why did you spend the money to take the test then? Hugs, CatNipped "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote: [fired as webmaster for a Mensa site] Oops, forgot to post the link to the award (I wouldn't have believed the sarcastic text had I not seen it myself): http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/p...&id=1172937981 Some of us aren't on Facebook, can you copy that somewhere accessible? I was in Mensa briefly. Interesting scene if your hobby is collecting neurotics. I was invited to join after taking an intelligence test but I said no. I was intelligent enough to decide that Mensa was not for me. Tweed |
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No cluons were harmed when Yowie wrote:
My experience iwth MENSA was alot like Mark's - a bunch of elitist snobs who thougth that because they could get above a particular score on a standardised test that they were somehow better & more deserving than everyone else. Um... I never said or implied that, Vicky. I have met some Mensans like that, but very, very few. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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No cluons were harmed when Yowie wrote:
if you miss the socialising, go and join some other sort of social scene - there'd be alot of clubs & societies out there that have a similar demographic to MENSA but aren't based on test score but rather, some other common interest.(eg, Toastmaster's, Bridge, roleplaying/board/war gamers, SCA, even things like Rotary, Lions, Apex etc etc). All excellent ideas. I highly recommend SCA, role playing and Toastmasters. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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Mark Edwards typed: No cluons were harmed when Yowie wrote: My experience iwth MENSA was alot like Mark's - a bunch of elitist snobs who thougth that because they could get above a particular score on a standardised test that they were somehow better & more deserving than everyone else. Um... I never said or implied that, Vicky. I have met some Mensans like that, but very, very few. My bad. I totally misread what you were saying. I am very sorry, and apologise for implying that that was also your experience. Unfortunately, it was mine :-( Yowie |
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Magic Mood Jeep wrote:
On 2/1/2010 1:44 PM, CatNipped wrote: I don't know if I wrote about this here but... I've been webmaster for Gulf Coast Mensa for the last 10 years. I've won 20 "National Mensa" awards for the work I did on it (all done by hand, over thousands of hours, of web Architecture (applications on the site were database-driven). Someone on the "Board of Directors" decided they wanted a "hipper", more "with it" site that uses all the new social software. I tried to tell them that they were opening themselves up to a HUGE security breach, but they wouldn't listen, they wanted on of the little cookie cutter like sites that other group (who didn't have anybody who "knows" web architecture like I do). They asked for volunteers for the job of webmaster, and one little techie-noids on the board jumped all over that. She outright STOLE an entire site from North Texas Mensa - here, look at the two: http://www.gcmensa.org/ http://northtexasmensa.org/ntm/index.php She still has the NTM webmasters name still on pages of the site (like the "MoQuotes). I had no idea this was going on. I learned that I had been "let go" when I read about it in the paper newsletter that goes to members. I was, understandable, angry at the way this was done (my feelings were very hurt). I told them that this was a really crappy way to treat someone who had dedicated so much time and devotion to the site for ten years (every 6 months or so the Board gives out "Service Awards" to different people who did this or that, but I never once got one - I didn't mind or complain, I was a 'stay-at-home" member, disliking the meetings and parties). I wrote a note in one of the group's email distribution list and I guess quite a few people agreed with me that this was a disgraceful way to treat me. Then, just a few moments ago I opened up a package from the new webmaster, MaDiana. It was a "service award" worded: "Certificate of Eternal Gratitude Presented to Lori Crews for outstanding dedication, service and commitment as Gulf Coast Mensa Web Master by Arturo Huerta ~ LocSec and the Gulf Coast Mensa Board of Directors Thursday, January 7, 2010 ~ Houston, Texas Along with this they sent a $25 Visa Gift Card. You can look at the card and tell it's been hanging around in someone's pocket since Christmas and someone just said, "here toss this in too". What do you think, should I send the whole package back, or keep it for a while (like DH suggested) to decided the best way to react to this blatant insult? Here's what I would do: Spend the gift card, take the "certificate" our of the frame and use it to line a litter box with (put a more treasured certificate/award/picture in the frame, if you want - it's a free frame! - or toss it in with the detritus you deliver to goodwill or 'rummage sale' people), or just let the cats shred it at will... Barney loves shredding paper.... Notify the North Texas Mensa people that the dweebs have stolen their design - it *IS* copyrighted, after all - and let the chips fall where they may. But, hey, you do what *YOU* want - after all, they did what *they* wanted... eg I like this. But then I'm not nice. Pam S. |
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