Esnips is a good site. I've made many friends who are great people, the amount of free space is brilliant. But I am not happy with how I've been treated by the staff of Esnips.

I've tried to be friendly to Lonnie, taking an interest in her folders, written comments, even added her to my friends list etc.... but she hasn't done the same for me, instead has been friendly to many others on the site bar me and won't show any sort of interest in me unless I write to her and even then it feels more out of feeling obligated too rather than being friendly. I was one of the last to be informed about the karaoke beach party which made me feel even more discluded from the communtiy especially since I have been an active karaoke singer on this site since May 2006. I noticed that you can have a t-shirt sent to you if you write to Lonnie and give her your address, weeks have passed and I haven't been contacted about it in any way. I've applied to see the new social page that is on our profile page twice and have not been contacted. I realise the Esnips team are busy but I'm really started to feel left out and ignored by the team. I don't see this as a positive or professional way to dealing with people. Not sure if anyone else has felt like this? Well, after reading a few of the comments in this forum, it seems I am the only one who has felt this way, hmmm.... think that is making me feel worse.

That's my thoughts on Esnips.



 

Um...reality check?

How many people would go to a club, sing karaoke (or read at open mic night), and expect personal attention from the manager? Might be nice, but it's not going to happen every time to everyone. They try to make it a fun place for you to play - to show off your work (you know, give friends your eSnips URL and say "Hey, look what I've done here!") - but it's a business for them. Lonnie works for the company. She's been very friendly and involved, in my experience. Having had a job much like hers, about (oh, I feel old now) 13 years ago, I can tell you there is NO WAY to have a personal relationship with every member of a site like this. There just aren't enough hours in the day.

I've also been a GM and game developer. And a moderator on several sites. If you jump up and down and say "Hey, look at me!" it's a sure bet...they won't. Just like in real life, people are more often drawn to people who don't seem to need or crave so much attention.

I love how Hamster Lover put it:

...because of my happy go lucky kind of attitude in my secondary school days, I was pretty much ignored thoroughly for four years during then. To bluntly put it, I'm so used to being ignored that once someone ignores me, it has completely no effect on me.

Ever consider that maybe you were lucky to be ignored during those years? There's a lot to be said for having a happy go lucky attitude and not caring whether you're ignored. It's a pretty sure bet you won't be, though, if that's really true. ;) 

@Holly Jahangiri

And in the game...you sure you never said, "How do I get to be a GM?" or "Hey, you should [fill in fantastic but technically implausible demand of the developers]"?

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Nope, never once. But what I mentioned was everyone, not just me. The game masters and staffs of that game puts their local players as top priority. 

Well, there's no secret to that. Its only the person's will. Whether he chooses to accept the insults or turn them into compliments.

For example..

Boy1(Skinny Guy, roughly 45kg+): Hey fatass(refering to me). Whats the rush? You're so fat that its better if you skip breaktime.
Me(74kg, not overweight due to my height, 181): I suppose so*, wanna go join me for breaktime?
Boy1: *Looks a little irritated* Dude are you dumb or something? I said you should skip breaktime!
Me: Aww since you're too busy to come, too bad! Don't blame me if you're hungry *bursts out with laughter* But, if you change your mind you can find me in the canteen. *Walks away*
Boy1: *Begins to cuss at me as I turn my back on him*
Me: *As Boy1 starts to cuss at me, I turned back and said "Oh, see! You're hungry! Come join me and enjoy some noodles or rice, your choice!" and then I walked away again*

*From my thoughts process, I turned his mean sentence to "Hey friend. Heading to the canteen already? Take a little care of your health and eat less yeah?"

Thats the pattern.