B!TC# IT OUT!

**Starfrit** · 07-07-2015, 07:42 PM

Just had drama explode on my introductory post on the "Mermaids are the best

" group (I don't even know why I joined, that entire group is a freaking mess) because a 12-year-old kid decided to use my post to try to advertise his new "tail shop" and try to get customers... When he has no examples of his "copywrited" tails, says he and his friends have done LOTS of research to make the best tails ever but can't say what materials his tails use (just "swim fabric mostly"), at first he says he's got tails already made but then later on says that his tails aren't even finished, he has no website because "the site glitched" and had to be sent off to his "dad's friend who majored in computers," later says it's a "payed profeshinal" fixing everything up, even though... his parents don't know he's a "copywited disigner of a company" and don't know about his interest in mermaiding at all so where is he getting the money to get this fixed up????????? And the business email he plastered on my stupid post doesn't even work (I tried sending an email off to it but gmail said the email doesn't even exist)

and then the kid flips out in caps lock because YOU'RE ALL JUST LIKE THE OTHER KIDS AT SCHOOL, YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE I'M A KID I CAN'T DO THIS and it's like... ugh.

Everything he says is a contradiction of everything else he says and COPYRIGHT DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY, THERE'S NO BUSINESS HERE, YOU'RE A KID YOU CAN'T LEGALLY ENGAGE IN BUSINESS DEALINGS LIKE THIS, TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T WORK LIKE THIS, UUUGGGHHH.

CHILDREN.

**Mermaid Freyja** · 07-07-2015, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Tieri

Just had drama explode on my introductory post on the "Mermaids are the best

" group (I don't even know why I joined, that entire group is a freaking mess) because a 12-year-old kid decided to use my post to try to advertise his new "tail shop" and try to get customers... When he has no examples of his "copywrited" tails, says he and his friends have done LOTS of research to make the best tails ever but can't say what materials his tails use (just "swim fabric mostly"), at first he says he's got tails already made but then later on says that his tails aren't even finished, he has no website because "the site glitched" and had to be sent off to his "dad's friend who majored in computers," later says it's a "payed profeshinal" fixing everything up, even though... his parents don't know he's a "copywited disigner of a company" and don't know about his interest in mermaiding at all so where is he getting the money to get this fixed up????????? And the business email he plastered on my stupid post doesn't even work (I tried sending an email off to it but gmail said the email doesn't even exist)

and then the kid flips out in caps lock because YOU'RE ALL JUST LIKE THE OTHER KIDS AT SCHOOL, YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE I'M A KID I CAN'T DO THIS and it's like... ugh.

Everything he says is a contradiction of everything else he says and COPYRIGHT DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY, THERE'S NO BUSINESS HERE, YOU'RE A KID YOU CAN'T LEGALLY ENGAGE IN BUSINESS DEALINGS LIKE THIS, TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T WORK LIKE THIS, UUUGGGHHH.

CHILDREN.

Oh Facebook

Sorry you had to deal with that, Tieri. It always sucks when you think you've found a place that's safe from the bs...but the few bad eggs want to *introduce* themselves right away.

**Merman Arion** · 07-07-2015, 08:07 PM

@ Tieri

I just read the post.
Forgive me for saying this but you are not helpful at all by being nice to this kid. What he's doing is a fucking mess and someone has to tell him to let it go and give up whatever he was trying to pull off. He's not fooling anybody. The fact that he's hiding all this from a lot of people including his parents is very irresponsible. I also confess I'm kind of baffled that you just wrote a post bitching about what just happened and his attitude, YET in the group, you responded to him with one last message which was encouraging and loving with a heart emoticone.

I honestly don't get that. I apologize for my honesty right here.

**Starfrit** · 07-07-2015, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Merman Arion

@ Tieri

I just read the post.
Forgive me for saying this but you are not helpful at all by being nice to this kid. What he's doing is a fucking mess and someone has to tell him to let it go and give up whatever he was trying to pull off. He's not fooling anybody. I also confess I'm kind of baffled that you just wrote a post bitching about what just happened and his attitude, YET in the group, you responded to him with one last message which was encouraging and loving with a heart emoticone.

I honestly don't get that. I apologize for my honesty right here.

Nah, I totally get what you mean. Honestly I find the whole situation frustrating as hell, but at the same time I'd feel like a huge asshole just straight-up telling a kid on the internet to give up his apparent dream. Not to mention he was pretty obviously freaking the hell out after it was pointed out to him that he had zero clue what he was doing. So once I realized he was just a dumb kid with good intentions I tried to give him some positive advice to help him figure shit out better, in case he really is serious about starting a tail business.

I'm really weird when it comes to these situations with kids. I don't know how to handle them at all-- Normally I'd just take on my usual to-the-point, kind-of-aggressive approach with explaining what's wrong like I do with older people here on the forum, but I didn't wanna like... Make a kid cry??

Basically, the whole thread was super stupid and everything about it ground on my every nerve, but I'm not really capable of being a dick to kids or shooting down their "dream" or whatever. I mean, Jazz was around the same age or something when she started making tails, right? x.o Ugh, I have no idea if I'm making any sense.

**Merman Arion** · 07-07-2015, 08:33 PM

@Tieri

I get it now. Don't worry

Kids sure make things hard for us sometimes.

**Aysun_the_Mermaid** · 07-07-2015, 08:41 PM

I almost punched a kid at work the other day, but refrained. So I can completely understand how kids make our lives difficult.

(For the record, yes, he absolutely would have deserved it.)

(Pearlie can vouch for the deservingness)

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-07-2015, 08:43 PM

I'm at the concert and I look like a total dork but you know I'm fifteen and not totally decked out in goth attire and my piercings closed up lmao

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-07-2015, 09:34 PM

these seats have me in tears

**IllynReaver** · 07-07-2015, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by Tieri

Just had drama explode on my introductory post on the "Mermaids are the best

" group (I don't even know why I joined, that entire group is a freaking mess) because a 12-year-old kid decided to use my post to try to advertise his new "tail shop" and try to get customers... When he has no examples of his "copywrited" tails, says he and his friends have done LOTS of research to make the best tails ever but can't say what materials his tails use (just "swim fabric mostly"), at first he says he's got tails already made but then later on says that his tails aren't even finished, he has no website because "the site glitched" and had to be sent off to his "dad's friend who majored in computers," later says it's a "payed profeshinal" fixing everything up, even though... his parents don't know he's a "copywited disigner of a company" and don't know about his interest in mermaiding at all so where is he getting the money to get this fixed up????????? And the business email he plastered on my stupid post doesn't even work (I tried sending an email off to it but gmail said the email doesn't even exist)

and then the kid flips out in caps lock because YOU'RE ALL JUST LIKE THE OTHER KIDS AT SCHOOL, YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE I'M A KID I CAN'T DO THIS and it's like... ugh.

Everything he says is a contradiction of everything else he says and COPYRIGHT DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY, THERE'S NO BUSINESS HERE, YOU'RE A KID YOU CAN'T LEGALLY ENGAGE IN BUSINESS DEALINGS LIKE THIS, TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T WORK LIKE THIS, UUUGGGHHH.

CHILDREN.

oh goodness, I just read that post. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-07-2015, 10:02 PM

honestly I wish you guys would just drag the kid but I'm also a horrible person

**Starfrit** · 07-07-2015, 10:10 PM

Normally I'd be aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllll about dragging people, and I almost did before I realized just how freakin' young this kid is. From what little I could make out on his Facebook, I don't think he's even 13 yet. I can be a pretty shitty person to lots of people, but I can't bring myself to rip into a kid no matter how stupid they're being.

Plus, I reeeeeeeeaaaaaaally didn't want to drag the drama out further on my own thread. x.o

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-07-2015, 10:26 PM

I'm screaming I thought this guy was Marilyn Manson until he started spitting shit rhymes and now everyone knows I'm a weeb

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-07-2015, 10:27 PM

I was CERTAIN because he sounds like Manson and his hair was in his face and the dad bod but no omg I'm embarrassed af

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-07-2015, 10:50 PM

I can hear his voice I'm in tears

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-07-2015, 10:56 PM

I can't breathe

**Mermaid Mystery** · 07-08-2015, 01:00 AM

I've had a very positive experience to be honest. it could be better but he can be nice. I kinda hate how everyone treats people when they say theyre getting a mertailor tail. it's like trying to stop someone from jumping off a building. it's understandable, but let them live. not all his work is horrendous.

also the concert was great and my mom should've left me there because I want him to adopt me. we didn't stay for smashing pumpkins.

**Lotus the Mermaid** · 07-08-2015, 06:34 AM

I think honestly, what makes people react that way when discussing Mertailor is the fact that it's such an expensive risk to take when there are plenty of tailmakers out there who will take that money and turn it into a guaranteed great product. And also, in all honesty, I think part of it is that people are sick of hearing the complaints after purchases, and they don't want him to stay in business when he's giving out shoddy work and treating customers like second class citizens. That's my theory anyway. Not to rain on anyone's parade.

**PearlieMae** · 07-08-2015, 01:09 PM