I don't know exactly what eventuated last night (my time) but I can only speculate it wasn't pretty, looking back this morning at the evenings posts.
We seem to have lost two members. I stated that I didn't belive their was such thing as any elite or top-class posters here, and I stand by my comments. The value, however,of the recently departed posters is a matter of opinion. I hold both of them with the highest regard, integrityand intelligence. They will be missed dearly by myself.
I don't, and will never,forget Raidpatch's tremendous assistance and efforts in the
speeding tickets thread which he provided to us all. I am appreciative.They were bothlengthy and detailed posts which I had the pleasure of viewing at a latter time. Another members was kind enough to copy it before it was removed and forwarded some of them to me.
The passion, integrityand effort Cryptic Messenger emphasized in his postings here and at WORL is something I'll never forget. He posted some of the best reads I've ever seen on any message board.I'm just saddened he didn't leave his posts up for us to enjoy upon his departure. Like Willow stated
"to each their own" and that's fine by me. I don't agree with what he did, but who am I to judge?
As for the instigation? Well.. that is also a matter of opinion. Is it not? I don't think what evenuated was about having
"thick skin" as many seem to agree with. This is a community. Thick skin is difficult to portray in real life let aloneover a screen. How it can be identifiable by people here, is beyond me... especially behind the comfort of a reclining chair and PC.But, again, who am I to judge?I believe this was about initiating a needless thread. Needless in the sense that... well it really wasn't neccessary. Was it?To start a new thread directed at one poster, is as far from right or constructiveas you can get. It's not that it should have been deleted upon starting... it's that it should never have been started. It should never
everhappen for the cause or aimdefaming a poster or even praising one. That's what the end-of-year LWOS awards are for.The moderators should not be blammed for one brief second here. They have continued with their guidlines in allowing free speech since this community was born, as well as neglecting to ban individuals. They should be praised for this route... and I hope they continue. I really do. A community which is constantly moderated with Nazi style tactics is both unpleasing to view and lacks any diverse topics. That is not what Legend's World Of Sport's is. And of that I am glad.
It's us members and contributors who need to approach certain
grey areas with some thought and logic. Not the moderators soley.
Very quickly. The poster who initiated the thread in question is one who I have always enjoyed reading posts from. I don't know what happened here on this ocassion, but my opinions on him as both a poster and member have not changed.
Finally, please remember that this community is bigger than any one or two posters. It always has been and, I sincerely hope, it will always be.Sure, there may be a hole (the size is a matter of opinion) left by those who have departed, but this community will survive. It has before and it will from hereon.People come and go, just like in "real" life. It's a part of life many are confronted with day in and day out. Some far more than others. We can either choose to carry on, or we can crumble apart and feel sorry. I choose to carry on. You also have a choice... and more importantly, you are free to make one.
Please do and let us all carry on.
Thankyou for your time in reading.
V.
PS - I decided to post this reply in this thread, because the thread in question seems to have shifted topics dramaticaly.
