That's interesting, because I thought this was one of the few times I did not drape myself in a cloak of haughtiness or was particularly morally didactic.
Sure, ALAKTORN had some of that but in light of his behaviour, it may well have been justified. I'm not a very active and or authoritative figure around here but that doesn't mean I approve of insults by someone who seemingly unfoundedly verbalises that others' and my own posts are utter shit and that we should shut our faces while contributing nothing neither to the raised points nor to the cause. (No reason for my post's alleged shittiness was given.) Ironically, I wonder if people had not thought me less offensive had I posted something along the lines of "F**K OFF S**TFACE, and wash your legs for you have crayon wax on them!".
I said I could not sympathise with the accusations flying left and right and the very strong reaction to something that has not yet impacted the MK environment. (If it has it has done so unbeknownst to me.) One of the reasons for addressing this is that I feel (and I don't think I'm the only one) that it does not foster a good discussion climate. I'd rather take a less efficient discussion approach than one that is leaning towards being hostile, albeit somewhat inadvertently.
You make it sound (a litte, but it's a tad too much for what happened) like I went on a crusade against the entire system, or individual players.
I have not, I expressed that I was somewhat taken aback and surprised by the urgency of the issue, and how it seemed to escalate in a manner I did not like.
But here's the thing that may surprise some of you. I personally wouldn't mind if the offender was banned temporarily, or if a similar measure was taken, it's the collective negative impact upon the person I'm not fond of, and react most strongly against, and always have.
As for my apparently euphemistic linguistics, I would think it clear to most that I am not sitting around with a synonym dictionary and type whatever jibberish I find there to pose off as my own. I expected a different approach from you on this particular point, since you would know how I tend to write my posts. Granted, I know a few words, but I don't think I have been using them to a point that my posts are intelligible. I thought people never really liked me much anyway. If it has ever been said, I must've blinked or something. In a general sense popularity not something I've been hoping to achieve either. But I like to think I respect people, if only by not posting how they should shut their faces or that their core of content is absolute shit.
I know my posting habits are grating on some because I never post much about the games, I mostly just swoop in when it comes to these discussions. Why is that? Well, I've never been a good player, in fact so much not a good player that MK games have long since become a source of the exact opposite of enjoyment in the competitive sense. As a natural progression, I don't take a competitive stance to the games anymore and the community is more important.
I also feel a do not share a lot of interests with other board members, largely because I don't have all that many. It's not something I've readily decided upon. I haven't tied many social bonds here, which should be perfectly acceptable, and should not warrant labellling me a judgemental "one trick pony", (you've used that term before, Karel. It's a pretty nice term considering what you could have said, so I thought I'd pay homage to that.) for showing up in discussions such as this one after a long hiatus. If this paragraph doesn't make me seem like an embittered old bastard past my prime I don't know what will. It's on me. I'm not angry with you, Karel. I've never really been good at holding grudges either, or I probably would have been long gone, haha. I just finally offer this information by way of explanation.
Andreas
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