You know, all of this could be cleared up if TIB/TIW just apologized, but let ME offer an apology.
Here are the threads that started the downfall of RealTickling from WAY back when:
http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=103656
http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=104874
http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=111992
I was a huge supporter of TIB even though I saw he was in the wrong. I was blinded by the hope of new tickling clips with the likes of Ariane, Rachelle, Mercedes, Kirsten, etc.
So I ignored my gut instinct. I did several times ask him to just apologize for "whatever this was all about," but was literally ignored on every occasion.
I stayed a supporter in his new company, and was still a supporter even when he started bumping his clips over and over again. Poeple like Zen Tickling called him out on this, and I pondered once again continuing the defense, still knowing TIB should have came up to the plate himself and put all this to rest. But, their posts were very quickly removed. And my conscience began taking over, and I got more and more angry. I felt the moderators were protecting him unfairly because of his history. I also began to get VERY annoyed when anyone mentioned this, that the subject WAS IMMEDIATLY changed, as if ever one else was stuck on the TIB is awesome bandwagon. I know that you can report posts if they are "abusive"...which I've NEVER done, even when I was very harshly attacked...because again, for me, freedom of speech and a robust discussion are more important to me than my little hurt feelings, even when I'm the one being dissed, even unfairly.
That is why I posted my angry "Should tickling clips be posted on YouTube" thread.
A discussion about one producer, who doesn't even make clips anymore! lying to get another producer's stuff taken off YouTube was outrageous. And seeing people not even acknowledge this, but aside from ignoring the elephant in the room, turn it into a "tickling clips shouldn't be on YouTube," was more insane. Tickling clips have been on YouTube since the beginning, and NOW you have a problem with it?! I saw the same blindness that
I displayed when I scolded everyone here for ripping on TIB.
And I am sorry to those who I scolded, and for not even acknowledging the beef you guys and girls had. You were right, and I was wrong. My want for great clips overrided my good sense.
Now....if TIW posted a clip with Samantha, in the perfect pantyhose, dressed as a harem girl, BEGGING to be tickled, I wouldn't buy it.
An asshole who makes good clips is still an asshole. He wasn't always that way, and I don't know why he became that way. The few criticisms of his clips couldn't have done it, EVERY producer here gets criticized. Emmerich is being laughed at for making the movie "2012," BEFORE it's even released, for godsakes!
But you know, I honestly don't want to keep this anger toward him. "Blessed are the peacemakers" the bible says. TIB/TIW could clear all this up RIGHT NOW.
He could apologize to all those he offended WAY back when.
He could apologize to the moderators and other producers for bumping his clips 3 or 4 times a week, unfairly testing the rules of the forum on clip bumping.
He could apologize to Zen Tickling for lying about claiming his clips were actually TIB's and put up without permission. Zen Tickling just lost his YouTube channel over this! That's not right, whether tickling clips belong on YouTube or not.
Fix this TIB, dammit! All of this can be made right, if you take the path of apology.
Don't run away and then return AGAIN as the Tickler in Red, or Yellow, or something.
Billions of people have truly apologized, and billions have gotten forgiveness, when they were truly sorry and repentant, and made amends. You're going to need to make amends to Zen Tickling, I hope you do, I hope this is cleared up, and I hope Zen accepts your apology.
But the balls in your court now.