The Glade 4.0

Now don't start that again!

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Monty - wow, man. I said I had an issue with his moderation and I ponied up. Some disagreed with me, and that's fine (granted, my issue wasn't very significant). Just lay it out - some will disagree with you, but so what?

Ok, I laughed.

Hey, where is Hannibal?



Word.

And the thing is, that precipitated the first rule-change of the forum by removing the line-item I chastised you for, which in the end I felt was a good change.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Micheal, Müs, Montegue.

All left or were banished in a two-day period.

I can't imagine this bodes well for the continued prosperity of the Glade.

I'm pretty sure Micheal and Arafys will be back eventually.

Hannibal....yeah he hasn't been on in almost a year. Sent him an email. Hope he's ok.

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

True, but Talya came back and I suspect we'll see Micheal and Arafys again before too long.

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Arafys looks like he realized how much time he spent here and decided to go camping for a week.

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

To be honest the "I quit" threads remind me a lot of EQ. How many times per week did people used to make long speeches about quitting, walking away, etc only to return in about a week?

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When did Mus go anywhere?

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Ah.. He'll be back.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Müs is just on temporary hiatus as far as I know. I got the impression from this thread that it had more to do with personal issues than with anything specific to the Glade.

Micheal I'm still hoping will eventually cool off and come back, whether in a moderator capacity or not.

In the mean-time, Fyrfytr is back, and we've gained Farther (I hope). So it's not all as bad as it might look.

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

No, I expect Mus to return...sometime....

Micheal, I don't know about.

Monte's gone, presumably for good.

I'm glad to see Fyrfytr back, and I welcome Farther (despite the fact that I constantly think people are referring to me when I'm skimming and see a response to "Far..." ). I just can't help but take notice of the fact that within two days, three of our oldest members are gone. Whether that speaks to our desire to not have them in the community anymore (Montegue), or have failed to present the community as a place for continued enjoyment and desire to remain (Mus and Micheal), the confluence of exits stage left just saddens me, and strikes me as perhaps symptomatic of underlying forces that may or may not be under our control.

We should lure them back in.
Somebody go hire some girls in bikinis and a big vat of jello or pudding.

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Hah, I remember when I finally quit EQ. I made sure to give all my stuff away and delete things that couldn't be traded to make sure I didn't have a reason to come back.

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

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Except Monte left for quite a while in there, and when he came back blatantly said that he had no interest in being part of the community other than occasional trolling.

Quite a different category than Mike or Arafys.

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Darksiege: You are not a god damned vulcan homie.

Micheal's actions were only reprehensible to the most minor degree. It ended with the thread being locked and nobody warned. It is a non-issue.

I think you were very insensitive in writing this post. You should have a more thoughtful opinion before accusing a moderator of ill-will. In fact this post itself is much more reprehensible than Micheal's actions.

I find it unfortunate that he found this reason to leave, but I can pass no judgement since I don't know the facts of his personal life. Perhaps this was the straw the broke the camel's back. I hope he returns.

I am offended by the imagery inherent in this sentence.

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In time, this too shall pass.

I disagree. Shuyung is making a perfectly polite, valid, and ethically correct point.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Calling it "abuse" isn't exactly polite. It's nearly trolling.

Seeing as he's jumped from "Victim Card" posts to these thoughtful, well written posts in each section, I'd say something about his mental state has suddenly changed as of this morning.

Either that, or he's being sarcastic.

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Darksiege: You are not a god damned vulcan homie.

How so? If shuyung believes it to be an abuse of authority it is aptly named.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine