Well, I've been quiet lately, not really having kept up with the site since the move and all the discourse of the past few days besides the basic premises. I've caught enough to know that this could get deleted by admin and/or banned, which I'm fine with. I do hope that admin will read this and, if nothing else, take a moment to reflect upon all of what has been going on and the maybe behind the why people are feeling the way they are.
Derp: As I am the type of person who usually only check for things in threads that might pertain to me or are direct responses to me, mostly for the preservation of my mental health, I'm largely ignorant as to what Derp has done to earn the ire of people, especially in light of his having made admin. But that's not really the point of anything. What is the point is that people have come to staff with concerns over his addition to the staff here and they are being wholly ignored. People are not comfortable with his past behavior and are trying to point out that they think he's a poor choice for an admin and are either being forced to decide to leave or are being banned. Definitely not the way things used to be. This is very sad and I am confused as to why the person in charge is seemingly indifferent to the negative impact it's having on MSB.
Freedom of Speech: (Yes, I know that freedom of speech doesn't apply here, but it's the only way I could think to 'lable' this point.) In the past, we have had the blessing of pretty much being able to say what we wanted to, as long as we followed the few rules there were that made a lot of sense. But now I feel like MSB has become some kind of police state, and our ability to say what's on our minds and to voice our worries and concerns have been stripped from us. I think that is sad. It is like we're now living some kind of distopian, fucked up 1984 thing where Big Brother's watching us and our very words can get us taken out. Quite a 180 from how things used to be. I can only speak for myself, but I don't feel comfortable with that idea and the idea of having to tread carefully out of fear of pissing admin off.
Bans: I think this deserves am emphatically typed 'WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!?'. Adding to the police state vibes this site now has, people are being banned for continually trying to get their points acrtoss about whatever subject they're feeling whatever way about. I get that there were a lot of posts made in what was a relatively short amount of time, and Ganymede asked for people to stop, but let's be a little realistic here. People who are feeling like they're not being listened to are not going to be quiet. They are going to be quite the opposite they are going to yell and shout and act out until they begin to feel like they're being noticed. So maybe, instead of kicking people off of the site admin should've met with those who were/are angry and listen to them? Maybe not right now, but hopefully it would've been in something of a timely manner? I dunno. Maybe it's naive of me to think that could've been a good idea.
Gany: I am going to start this with saying I like you. We have played together on several mu*s over the year and I feel we have established something of a friendly rapport despite not really interacting when we weren't RPing. That is why I want to directly address you. I am sure all of this turmoil sucks to have to go through, and I am sorry if this post only serves to add to whatever stress you might be having to deal with, so I'll keep this short. Please reconsider everything that you've said or done over the last few days, okay? Because, as the way things stand, nothing good is going to come out of anything.
Alright. So. I guess this was my last hurrah before I say goodbye. No need to ban me. I'm leaving my key right here on the table and am locking the door on my way out. To those I call friend, love all of you wacky people. Stay in touch, please. Anyone I fought with and/or kind of wind up becoming enemies with? Eh, it was what it was. Hope y'all have a nice life. Anyone who wants to get ahold of me knows how to do so and has permission to give other people my contact information if they wish to do so.
To close this out, have a paraphrased quote - It's been real, and it's been fun, but lately it hasn't been real fun.
So long and thanks for all the fish.
TE
