Aren't you the same guy that is on Puff.com selling off cigars to fund the laptop? Now you're starting to get involved with this hobby and it ain't cheap! Please wait until you're out of school and earning a good living to get into expensive hobbies.
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Really....? There's been enough negative and "far reaching" assessments about the OP's actions and character without someone now wanting to dictate how and when someone finds themselves interested in what may have become a recent interest or perhaps even a lifetime passion. Nobody wants to see someone/anyone, no matter their age, get behind the 8-ball, but I'd much rather have the OP (if in fact it is him) selling off cigars to purchase a new laptop rather than have him obtaining one by less honest means.
I would strongly suggest that the OP has seen the "error" of his ways (as it has been pointed out to him in many ways here....some useful while other, more disparaging than not) and did, in fact, eventually attempt to reconcile with the company in question. It's easy to jump on someone who might have made a decision which does not resemble what we might do, but to say that one such move and/or statement "speaks to your character" and that his one post, "has said enough" to draw difinitive conclusions from, is perhaps more telling about the responder than the target of such.
The fact that the OP didn't just tell those "less encouraging and deaming" posters to just take a flying leap, IMHO, tells me that he has alot more positive attributes that we should assign him rather than to draw a definitive, negative opinion from a fairly unremarkable statement, in the scheme of things. Rushing to judgement, especially for all to see where we think that it might enhance our own standing, is not much more difficult than childs play, but it's easy to do and since the opportunaity doesn't present itself all that often, some love to jump at the chance. Not very challenging, at best, especially when the OP is no doubt, much more youthful than many of us. Even after the OP consented to seeing that this situation could have been handled differently and stated such and then did make the call, we still have those posting which would seem to rather judge than nudge.
As can be seen from some of the posts, there were those submitted that likely had a more positive effect that didn't find it necessary to judge and speak to the OP's character (which added nothing to help reconcile the situation, except to let others know how perfect they would like to portray themselves). Had each post, subsequent to the OP's initial post, nudged the OP in the direction he finally took without all the "character" comments, we would all be exactly where we are now, without someone feeling like the OP obviously does. His latest comments seem to be honest, from the heart statements. 'Course, I can't be 100% sure that they are 'cuz I'm only human and woudn't claim to be able to definitively know that from just a comment or two.
Other's................well, they obviously have such abilities.
YMMV.
