After much consideration, I decided to change my presence on JoeUser.  Why is that?  Because, life is too short to deal with things that you don't have to.

So, I would like everyone to meet "JavaBrain".  JavaBrain is a nickname that I used prior to becoming "KarmaGirl".  I quit using it because people always assumed that I was a male Java programmer.  (Java being for coffee, not programming).  Why is JavaBrain now important?  Because JavaBrain is now my admin alter ego.

To be clear: "KarmaGirl" is just me.  "JavaBrain" will be the admin.

When you see a post from KarmaGirl, it just me.  Not an admin.  If you don't like what I say, you don't like me, and that is fine.  Delete my comments, blacklist, do whatever you need to do.  But, if you see "JavaBrain" make a comment, it's an Admin comment, not just "my" opinion.  People can't seem to realize that I have my own opinions, so the only way this can be clear is by having to names.

So, with that, I have also decided to clear some other things up that I have let slide too long:

1) Don't email me for little things.  That means- don't email me because somebody you don't like has commented on your blog.  You have the power to blacklist or delete comments.  You don't need me to "look at it".

2) Don't ask me to visit your or a friends blog to read it and comment on it, especially if you decide to flame me afterward because what I said wasn't a glowing review.  If you ask me to look at your blog, don't expect me to.  History has shown that this a a stupid idea on my part since people seem to just like to turn my comments into a flame war if they don't agree with me.  If you really want my opinion, I'll give it to you, but it's an honest one.

3) Don't email me about "personal attacks" unless it is true.  If you email me and I look into it and it's not a real attack, you will go into my "boy who cries wolf folder" and be ignored in the future.

4) Nobody gets paid to admin this site.  Matter of fact, this site loses money, it doesn't make money.  Don't tell me that you will get me fired from JU because I said something to you.

5) In the past, I have received email over people being banned.  I was told that the "sites bottom line will suffer" if that person left.  It won't.  There isn't a "bottom line".  The site is free, therefore it doesn't have a profit.  One person will not make or break the site even if there was money involved.  People come and go all the time and the site still increases in popularity.

6) Don't ask me to feature your article.

You won't see many comments from "JavaBrain".  People take admins too seriously (except for when they should, for some reason).  I simply don't want to deal with it anymore.  I'm an admin to help the site- that's it.  I don't get paid for doing it.  I don't get some power trip from it.  I admin other sites that actually make money, so in reality, I should be spending *very* little time here and more time at those sites if all I was concerned about was money.  So, don't send me hate mail.  I won't read it.  If you don't like me, blacklist me.  I don't care.  This is a blog site.  It's meant for sharing thoughts and opinions.  Not all those thoughts and opinions will agree.  If you get upset over what a stranger says to you, then you need to rethink why you write at all.

So, KarmaGirl is just an average user.  But, if you see "JavaBrain" comment, please pay attention.

Peace and happy blogging.