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by Machofish » 15 Jun 2016, 13:19
In spite of whatever else, I'd like to show appreciation for the staff as a collective whole.
I've not always agreed with all of his decisions - which is perfectly okay. And this isn't lipservice about the updates or that sort of thing.
What dawned on me is that Apophis is old enough to be the Dad for a majority of CM's community members at present, and most of the community members are young enough to be his kids. Putting that into perspective: If I caught my own kids using the language that some forum members here use to mouth off to Apophis and the admin team - or, more to the point - if I mouthed off to my own Dad like some of the forum members mouth off to Apophis, I wouldn't even know where to begin in describing the consequences.
So I would like to express my newfound respect for Apophis. For putting up with the excessively vitriolic deluge that gets levelled at him and his team on a regular basis. No, I don't think Apophis is some sort of God; in fact, I think that most of the community could stand to benefit from the realization that Apophis & co. are only human: yes, it is my subjective, individual opinion that they make mistakes upon occasion, who doesn't? What would be nice is to be able to raise those discussions without associating them with puerile insinuations about personal habits, or making grotesque and insulting analogies about powers of perception or social dynamics.
While I'd love to close by saying "We're all adults here," I'm pretty sure that isn't actually the case. In lieu of that, I'd like to offer that we should be doing our best to act like adults here, and understand that there's a distinct line between "offering feedback in the form of a well-articulated discussion" and "crying like a snotty brat over a free 2D video game paid for out of someone else's pocket."
As individuals attempting to maintain sanity and cohesion while submerged in a profoundly destructive and volatile social environment, Apophis and the CM staff - both past and present - have my respect.
