by Makkon » 29 Apr 2015 07:39
I think it was applied because of the Spam Thread (one of the many things that made me want to burn this site). It prevented people from making one-word posts, posts which made the thread that all the more difficult to sift through and moderate. There were some horrible things that people got away with posting there.
Anyway, now that MLR is here to stay, I'll take my leave. I have 100% confidence in the new owners, and should anything serious come up, they know where to find me.
Pardon the upcoming negativity, but I hope I've earned the right to be candid with you all.
This place has been an emotional rollercoaster the last few years. It's been one of the more ambitious and interesting things I've done, but also one of the most difficult, and pointlessly so. Circumventing hurt feelings, entitlement, destructive egos, and that whole episode with you know who, made me wonder why I was spending time I could be putting toward something else. This silly music forum about candy horses.
I still have mixed feelings. I probably always will. There are people here who hurt me pretty bad. And if I'm being perfectly honest, there was a lot more bad than good. There was an incredible amount of pressure put on me, in some of my most difficult years outside of this site. I hope you can't blame me for sputtering out and ignoring the site for so long. At the time, I just couldn't bring myself to care.
but
In the end I wouldn't have it any other way. Most of the friends I have on the internet I made right here. I got to participate in the funding of building a village in Uganda. I got to help donate thousands to charity. I got to facilitate a safe place for people to be themselves (even if that backfired a lot), master their craft, and make friends with eachother. I got to help people come together to do the things they love and talk about the things they love.
So to that end, I think this has been worth it. it was good for everyone else. And that's all I wanted in the end.
Keep in mind that if you send me PMs asking me to do a thing for you, I won't be there to do the thing.