Re: how I can obtain harry potter and star wars with audio description?
I think you vastly overestimate my impact on the user base here, dude. I also think you seriously misunderstand my own viewpoint on how vital I am (or am not) for this website.
The fact that rule 3 has been here for months, and we still have the grand majority of our user base, tells me that it has not been nearly so divisive as you claim. Does it ruffle a few feathers? Sure it does. But pretty much everyone is still here. Your post reeks of overdramatization, which is really nothing new from you. I would appreciate a more balanced perspective. So here, I'll provide it.
I've been a user here since 2005, and a moderator since 2018. I've definitely rocked the boat several times since showing up here, but I think I've also done plenty of good as well. Let's not go into nuts and bolts on that, shall we?
But the point is this. I know damn well that if push came to shove, I could leave and the forum wouldn't die. I'm not nearly so arrogant as to think that I am vital to the way this forum operates. As such, I'm also not arrogant enough to think that my views alone represent the forum itself.
What I am confident enough to believe, however, is that I am in a position of leadership, and that this position comes with responsibilities. Some of that responsibility entails protecting users from each other. Some of that responsibility also involves protecting the forum itself, the community which has accreted around it, from harmful actions and behaviour.
But you know what else? I'm part of a team. I am not first among equals. I don't have a louder voice than everyone else. I can disagree with members of this team, but at the end of the day, we're all here, voluntarily, to help this forum thrive. And sometimes that means making and sticking to decisions that will protect the forum as it grows. Whether this is from a legal standpoint or one based on optics and public exposure, the facts remain the same. Sometimes we have to do things that may not even tightly align with our personal beliefs in order to do what is best for the forum.
Now listen up. I'm only saying this one more time.
What is best for the forum is not, by default, what everyone -thinks is best for the forum. The popular vote does work for a lot of things, and inasmuch as possible I prefer it. But sometimes, when there is too much bias at play, a bigger perspective is necessary, especially when the environment is evolving. The audiogames.net forum was definitely a lot less widely known, say, eight years ago, and the amount of unauthorized code forks and general attention were considerably less. If we did shady stuff, it was even less likely anyone would know or care. But over the last little while, it's been made painfully clear that we had to change with the times. Thus, rule 3.
When I say "like it, loathe it or leave", that is nothing more or less than a statement that you, too, belong to this community voluntarily. Some people like our rules and the way we operate. Some don't, but are willing to play nice because the good outweighs the bad. I can respect that; I don't agree with absolutely everything either, you know. But if your objections are truly too large to bear, then screaming is not helpful. You will not change the world this way. Repeating the same arguments and acting in bad faith, trying the same sneaky tactics to slip around rule 3 and then getting outraged when you're caught, will not do you any good. Not. Any. Good. I can't stress that enough. There is going to come a point where you ought to choose whether you want to harm the forum, or just leave before you do something you might regret. Because at this point, by numbers at least, the majority are willing to leave this situation alone; it's only a vocal few who are upsetting the rest of the user base. By that logic, I'd actually suggest that folks like you are doing more harm to this community than I ever have.
In other words: if you're truly that upset, we can't keep you and perhaps it's time you moved on. We don't want to drive you out, but given a choice between having you leave and listening to you yowl, I'd rather the former. I've had to leave a few communities I've belonged to, for precisely this reason. It's an awful feeling to have. But in the end, I left, because I knew I was at an impasse.
Now, if thousands of people start leaving in droves, then you'll have proven your point. But until your predicted end-of-the-forum scenario starts in full swing, I'd advise you against further theatrics, if only because it does you poorly. I'm sure you can muster better arguments than that.
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