SSfromM12 posted at 7:47AM Tue, 01 October 2019 - #4365081

Thank you for your thoughtful post Aphrodite-Ohki! I see now that my thread title was not recieved with the levity I assumed it would. If I ever dare making a thread again I will keep this in mind.

We're usually good with humor here, but you'll see, the moment is a touchy one :)

My intention was to ease the burden of the support team by seeking an answer here first if possible.

And that's appreciated by the support team I'm sure - that's why we users have been attempting to help when we can!

In no way was I comparing anyone with EA support, I am not heartless and in no way was this meant as a provocation.

Oh, I know, I only mentioned EA as a comparison - that buying a program with every new version that comes for it doesn't grant a user special treatment.

I only mentioned my history of using the program was about the usual smoothish transitions as the program was sold to different owners. I have no virtues, I have nothing to signal. I expect no more from the statement than "It all went smoothly for years, now this is different".

Smith Micro had gotten rid of most of Poser's developers some years ago - I don't think Bondware was able to bring all of them back into the fold. So I imagine that most of the people working on this new version don't know a lot of its kinks and quirks, and from what I'm told, there are a lot of those, as Poser is still running with a very old core.

I am not trying to incriminate anyone. These complainers must have been ferocious and unrelenting but I was not doing that. I thought some young people would see it, know the language and respond, honest.

You were not doing that, I know - but as we've mentioned, it's been a rocky few days around here and we're tired, and in fight-or-flight mode. And on being young: I've at one point been considered the baby of the community, and I'm now 34 - you'll find that a lot of the active community of Poser is made of older people :)

My condolences on the ADHD. I congratulate your efforts, achievements and staying power in the face of an adverse and largely ignorant humanity.

No need for condolences - it's just a thing I have. It's annoying at times, but most times it's just there and I gotta work around it. It's been easier after the diagnose, because now I know it's no use trying to force myself to focus on the task at hand, my brain doesn't work like that, so I've been more productive now that I can just walk away and grab something to eat every time my mind wanders. But yes, society can be brutal against people who are neurodivergent, trying to force us to just fit the box instead of allowing each of us to just do things the way we can.

I thought my AS condition was openly displayed in the way my posts are constructed, though I am high functioning, I am not well socialized nor ignorant of my shortcomings.

It's not easy to spot, specially through text. If we were in front of you, we might have noticed some signs. At least those of us who know what to look for.

I know I should hold my tongue when provoked regardless of the circumstances but it was late, I had been frustrated by this program for days and my tone may have been a shade dark when first posted.

We've all been frustrated, that's why I asked everyone to take a breather and start this over! That's quite alright.

My apologies to all offended. please, never attend a gamer forum - you will die from the turbulence common there. Regardless, thank you for your post. I wish the transfer of ownership a smooth transition and the forum community the best of luck with the next noob. I'm off to fill in a form

I've actually been gaming since... forever, but gamer forums are one of the main reasons why I don't like calling myself a gamer. I guess I'm too old to find all that cursing and complaining and offense funny. But then again, I already didn't like it when I was a teen, so I guess it's just not my thing.

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