Miros I think you know I've always tried to praise you and the mods for the job you do. It's a thankless, sometimes grueling job and you all don't get enough credit for the work that you put into this site. That's the large reason why I finally purchased a Senior Membership here.
That said, you know as well as anyone that you are never going to make everyone happy. Someone is always going to be pissy or pick fights or push the line because they can. Doesn't make it right, doesn't make it ok, but it's the way it is.
As for Dino becoming the next bad guy - he's got broad shoulders, that one. He can hold his own. You're not going to have change without conflict, you're not going to clamp down on the fluff that has been a part of QCDN for so long (right, wrong or indifferent) without growing pains and aggravation. You feel there need to be new standards so set them and stick to them and we'll all deal with the consequences, positive or negative.
As for me, I've got no problems with you or the mod staff. Never have. I'll have some frustrations here or there, and I usually talk to Dino about them when I do, so I certainly don't intend on seeking trouble or trying to be some internet rebel badass. I come here to relax, to have a good time with my friends, and, when I can, provide some helpful information and advice out there in the public forums. And I think that can be said for almost all of us.
posts like these make me miss the rateup button, if there's something I should add then it's probrably this, I like the site's idea as a whole and how it as grown but what i REALLY HATE(possibly the only thing that calls for a feeling close to this) is when qcdn persona interferes with my friends and what I do ingame(and this isn't really referring to the zeni stuff), which isn't something that just cropped up from a month ago or so.
I realize I could be saying sensitive stuff here but I'll try to keep it general the best I can, in my first well established social shell it was a good ride, people were cool and friendly and worked to the best of our ability. Well another person is introduced into the shell and it's still cool and friendly but it seems around that time or shortly after the atmosphere changed and part of the usual talk was about qcdn and *insert x person for failing at x w/e*. Well it doesn't bother me at first but then it starts to grow and stem and it feels like if you don't accept or agree with these people then you're out of the inner circle.
This sort of interpretation led me to go to a friends shell, which is just what I wanted calm relaxing and the occasional perverted, whacky stuff.
Then when people from the second shell started meeting the ones from the first, the same train of thought started developing(to a lesser extent) and more of this person is a douche everyone agree with me. What? you don't agree with me? You kiss ass or w/e.
I've always have strived for an objectivity in things and the ability to separate my emotions from matters, but it takes its toll on the mind and just makes you wonder why the fuck why i have to be in the middle of shit or try to play the diplomat with things. The site didn't really help much with that(read: this was when it flared up with the zeni).
Tried to be nice, calm, and observant and keep both sides(including my own emotions, vented out at close friends to hold my sanity) at bay; then shit blew over and went to the FB. I didn't know what to say and didn't plan on saying anything until my name was brought up.
It was pretty much what I hoped never happened, a huge rift between my two social shells with me in the center. Once more I tried to be objective, the pms I posted were watered down and distorted because at the clarity of the messages I don't feel it's necessary state the obvious. I'm not really good at being angry with people or flaming, but when more flames appeared about jamal, they were picked apart and people sided with them for whatever reason being his shell's success, friendship, w/e.
The only good thing that came out of my catalyst of my thread is half of the reason why Jamal is banned today and was put on sanction status. I think sometimes if I'm really satisfied or happy about it, when I first saw when he was...
I didn't feel much of anything, I still dont because I just don't understand why people allow their emotions to be tinkered with and stretched and manipulated so easily.
As far as the people posting stuff after being warned then banned, they pretty much ask for it. I'm narrow-minded here I admit but really allowing it would be babying them
