Hmmm. Guess I'll finally chime in here....
Well, one small lie (or big lie) leads to another and the deeper one gets into the lies, the exponentially harder it is to get out. A TON (as far as the internet goes) of evidence has been presented against Eric that he is a liar and has purposefully intended to deceive all of us the entire time he was here. I had many reservations about him but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I can't say that I believe all this bad stuff about Eric 100%, but I can say I can believe it up to at least 99% just going by the evidence here now and in the past (in
many different instances). That 1% of uncertainty leaves open the possibility that someone else could've been logging in as Eric or some other wild and crazy (highly unlikely) possibility.
If all this is true....It is a sad thing that someone feels they want to or need to deceive people to be accepted or just to have fun. Out of all of this, I am sad for the people who he's deceived, and I'm sad for him. And even though it seems that he's lied to me personally, I'll be alright. I know where I stand. I don't even really know the guy except for the portion of himself he has disclosed via the MW messageboard. But people like him have serious problems and they make the bigger portion of contributions to the decline of this nation and to this world. Not only is it the lying, but what his purpose is rooted in. Many times it is insecurity. Why does one feel they need to deceive another person? For personal gain, insecurity, fun, indifference, etc???
Lying is not something I take lightly. You can call it "white lies" or full blown deception, I don't care what you call it. I'd rather a person HATE me and tell me to my face that he hates me rather than stand by me as if he's my friend. I enjoyed
thisisnotcbring's presence here b/c he was upright and straightforward, even though most of his opinions varied
greatly from mine and most others on this board. Yeah, he would push things too far many times when he should've just let it go and I got a tad bit annoyed reading some of his posts, but so what, at least he was honest and he spiced up the board a little (which has been a little stagnant, lately). But people like Eric, man, there is a time when I just decided not participate in any of his posts. They became to stupid and juvenile (with lies embedded). I seems it would have been better if Eric had never come here (in the way that he did). One thing I have learned over my 25-year span of life is that a person's true colors will ALWAYS come into plain view for everyone to see-- whether those colors are soiled and blackened, or pure and bright.
For people who want to come here (or anywhere) and deceive others, they need to evaluate their positions. What is it all worth in the end??? And what will they do after they are exposed for who they really are? What, move to another board and deceive others until they are exposed again, and again or stop the childishness b4 they REALLY screw themselves and/or others?? I hope for their sakes and the sake of others they come in contact with that they grow up and mature in the real world and leave the fantasy world behind. MW isn't a little town of makebelieve (...may Mr. Rogers rest in peace...
). Real people are here and have real feelings. But, then again, liars probably don't really even care. I mean, why should they, we're all just colorful smileys and text--- no soul, not real people.
I, like a few of us here, would like to hope this is not true--- for Eric's sake--- (but then again, some enjoy this so they can make fun and throw insults... yeah, I know), but I figure if it were not, true, he'd have already been here to defend himself, right Eric???
I'm only here to comment on this subject since I am an active member of this group of car enthusiasts and that is what this board is for. I'm not here to say that I hate Eric, b/c I don't(and I make no apologies for saying that... in fact, I could care less if anyone dislikes me for my opinion
). From where I stand, I'm glad this evidence was brought to light as I think it was appropriate for public domain (the punishment somewhat fits the crime).
You know, all this reminds me about the thread with the guy who bragged here about taking his work buddy for a ride in that woman's 2003 Cobra up to 150+ mph and then someone here recognized him and turned him in and he got fired. Another lesson in the wages of dishonesty and lack of integrity.