>:P
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:42 pm
It probably seems inconsistent that I have come and gone several times in the past 6 months.
On the one hand, I have felt a powerful sense of loyalty to the Void, its admin and members. It has stood for a lot of things I believe in. I have a lot of friends here and it's always been a lot of fun playing the game and visiting the forums. Especially the forums, since it represents the community that I have come to love. I have always believed in the idea that the Void is more than a game, in that it is a world-wide community of people who believe in the same thing: we all have something in common and use that commonality as a basis for overlooking international, ethnic and cultural differences to join together in a way I wish all the people of the world could.
On the other hand, I have had a hard time with the drama and bickering that has grown to permeate the Void. The whining, the cheating, the battle, the personal attacks, some people bringing ethnic discrimination into the game and instigating persecution.
Finally the rampant banning of players. As childish as some people's behavior has been, it is matched by the overbearing excersise of authority in banning players. We're banning the Void out of existence.
Ban me. I think the void authority has become an instrument of prosecution.... or rather persecution. It is out of hand. And it's reached ridiculous proportions.
You can count on one hand the number of bans I have handed out. I feel confident there is no hypocrisy in what I say.
So here I am in personal self-conflict. I have said I have returned... but since then I have spent very little time in the Void. That's because I find it has become a very uncomfortable and distasteful place.
So I will not return. Might as well ban me. I think the Void has come to the point where I will say here that it just don't want to be associated with it anymore. I am disappointed in the whole direction it has gone.
Good luck with it all. It's self-destructing and I don't want to be a part of it.
It was my pleasure to facilitate the purchase of the new server, even when the generosity of a lot of faithful voidians felt far short of the goal. Making up the difference to the tune of almost $2000 was worth every penny. It was my pleasure serving as a server guard. The respect I was shown by the staff and players alike felt pretty good and I appreciate it. It was my pleasure to be a part of the administrative staff. My friends there will be remembered with fondness always.
However...
Close my account. Wipe out my characters. Remove my server guard status and delete my forum account. I can't stand it any more.
This is me the way most people have never seen me. The nice guy has had enough. The wolf growls and bears his teeth, turns his back and scrapes his hind legs as if burying scat. The wolf runs off away from the pack. From time to time in the dark of night listen for the mournful howl of a lone wolf who will miss a lot of people.
On the one hand, I have felt a powerful sense of loyalty to the Void, its admin and members. It has stood for a lot of things I believe in. I have a lot of friends here and it's always been a lot of fun playing the game and visiting the forums. Especially the forums, since it represents the community that I have come to love. I have always believed in the idea that the Void is more than a game, in that it is a world-wide community of people who believe in the same thing: we all have something in common and use that commonality as a basis for overlooking international, ethnic and cultural differences to join together in a way I wish all the people of the world could.
On the other hand, I have had a hard time with the drama and bickering that has grown to permeate the Void. The whining, the cheating, the battle, the personal attacks, some people bringing ethnic discrimination into the game and instigating persecution.
Finally the rampant banning of players. As childish as some people's behavior has been, it is matched by the overbearing excersise of authority in banning players. We're banning the Void out of existence.
Ban me. I think the void authority has become an instrument of prosecution.... or rather persecution. It is out of hand. And it's reached ridiculous proportions.
You can count on one hand the number of bans I have handed out. I feel confident there is no hypocrisy in what I say.
So here I am in personal self-conflict. I have said I have returned... but since then I have spent very little time in the Void. That's because I find it has become a very uncomfortable and distasteful place.
So I will not return. Might as well ban me. I think the Void has come to the point where I will say here that it just don't want to be associated with it anymore. I am disappointed in the whole direction it has gone.
Good luck with it all. It's self-destructing and I don't want to be a part of it.
It was my pleasure to facilitate the purchase of the new server, even when the generosity of a lot of faithful voidians felt far short of the goal. Making up the difference to the tune of almost $2000 was worth every penny. It was my pleasure serving as a server guard. The respect I was shown by the staff and players alike felt pretty good and I appreciate it. It was my pleasure to be a part of the administrative staff. My friends there will be remembered with fondness always.
However...
Close my account. Wipe out my characters. Remove my server guard status and delete my forum account. I can't stand it any more.
This is me the way most people have never seen me. The nice guy has had enough. The wolf growls and bears his teeth, turns his back and scrapes his hind legs as if burying scat. The wolf runs off away from the pack. From time to time in the dark of night listen for the mournful howl of a lone wolf who will miss a lot of people.
:P 
