Hi, Josh. As always, well put! I, too, hope that Kevin won't step down as moderator. I cannot speak the same of Brenda, but I think I've gone there enough.
Also, a good point about developers being bitched at whether or not it's because of pre-orders. I can remember having every single title out and still getting harassed for one reason or another and, you know how it is, whoever's doing it wants it "RIGHT NOW! FOR ME!" It's downright exhausting. And, for the record folks, I'm not unsubscribing from the list in the spirit of, "Fine then! I'll just take my marbles and go home!" Not at all. But, in the interest of keeping things sane and really focusing on the games that Alchemy develops, it's only obvious to concentrate and spend time on the Alchemy-hosted lists and do away with all the extraneous bickering and vendettas and such. Best wishes, James -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josh de Lioncourt Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: audyssey: Recent Events Hello all, Disclaimer: The views in this e-mail are the opinions of Josh de Lioncourt, and do not reflect the views of Draconis Entertainment or any of its divisions or staff as a whole or individually. I would just like to make a few observations. Much, maybe even most, of what I am going to say has been covered fragmentarily in many posts and by many contributors. However, we may have reached a crossroad with this community, and I hope to see the list and associated community activities move forward down a beneficial path, rather than watch them slowly self-destruct. First, as another developer, the flaming and bashing that James North has had to put up with in recent weeks is not only tiresome to read, but childish and immature as well. When I worked for Adora, I had to contend with the same exact sort of behavior from the exact same sources, and Adora had never taken pre-orders for anything. I endured personal attacks, flames, and all sorts of other nonsense. While it wasn't quite on the scale of what James has put up with, it was quite disheartening to deal with. This is why I am not an active member of this community these days. Draconis has a new game that will be released very soon, and we have made no public announcements about it. gee, I wonder why that might be. I seldom if ever contribute to discussions on this list, though I do try to keep abreast of developments in the community. There are a handful of members who get the masses riled up. I suspect that many of those who spout off are doing so in response to these handful, and wouldn't normally have been so venomous on their own. And yet, these few continue to cause trouble just for the sake of it. Like so many others in the VI community at large, these few, and I suspect some others who are less vocal about it, feel that *quote* "Oh, I'm blind. The world owes me. everyone's out to get me. I've gotta be an ass because whether they show it or not, they're out to get me." *end_quote* Granted, that's an exaggeration in most cases, but that doesn't nullify the fact that the basic mentality is out there. It certainly isn't all blind and visually impaired people. Gods know I hope it isn't the majority, being a blindee myself. However, I do think it is a much higher ratio than is healthy or appropriate. I hope Kevin does not step down as a moderator, and I hope that those of you who have caused the problems over the years eventually grow up. Whether or not James has handled circumstances in his life well in regards to Alchemy is totally irrelivent. There is no excuse for abusing any member of this list, be they a developer or not. Most of the opinions expressed against James and/or Alchemy could've been done so civilly and maturely. Many were not, though. But before anyone says something to the effect of *quote* "Oh, James is such a baby for leaving the list..." *end_quote* which I know many of the less mature members of this list are thinking, even if they've yet to voice such a thought, bare in mind that James isn't the only developer who you've driven underground. And, let's be honest folks, how many developers do we see posting regularly on this list? Phil Vlasak and Liam are the only two I can think of. Anyone seen Philip B. posting lately? How about David Greenwood? Justin from BSC? You might see the odd e-mail from these guys once in a while...but not often. And I only post when I have Draconis news to report. I've been around long enough to remember when there was a lot more discussion between gamers and developers. These days, all I see is a lot of bickering, back-stabbing, and bitching. And, for the record, the vast majority of the world ends their week on Sunday. It's only in the USA, (and maybe Canada, since a lot of goods are shipped into the Cannucks from the Yanks), that we've seen fit to idiotically start our week's on the sabbath. As the world becomes a more globalized society, I think we'll see more streamlining of such things, and hopefully the Americans' need to be different, even if that means stupid, will slowly die out. For the record, I was born and bred in the United States, and I consider Sunday the last day of my week. So, here's hoping that the accessible game community, its games, and its members can all mature. Here's hoping that Kevin stays on as moderator, and that those of you causing chaos and flame wars learn what truly is important in life. 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