Originally Posted by
Mallissin
I have never disrespected anyone openly on the server, nor is complaining a form of disrespect and while you guys seem to say complaining is not constructive then all you've proven is your own juvenile hypocrisy.
If complaining about someone doing something wrong isn't helpful, then how would someone know they were doing something wrong? Is not a warning an act of complaint? Is this thread not meant to complain about those complaining? You're annoyed people are criticizing you for doing things you're not suppose to be doing and that's the real reason your lil group is having a hissy fit. Except you're not brave enough to face the criticism openly, you hide it under this "things were better before" facade and you act like you're taking it personally.
But why hide it? Because you know you're wrong. The things you guys do wrong are literally spelled out in the rules. The fact none of you do it when Whyt or Rico visited the server says loads. Other's notice it, get annoyed but say nothing openly because they're willing to grin and bare it. I'm not one of those people.
I was an admin for quite a stretch and I encouraged people to complain on the forums if any admin was acting inappropriately (even myself, ask Vlad). It let Zero and the rest of IBIS in on what was happening on the servers. I don't see this happening anymore. Groups of admins on GG and ZM stick together right or wrong, making it seem fruitless to complain. Those that do, get singled out and baseless accusations thrown at them to bury their complaint.
This is not a healthy behavior for a community, and while you say my opinion doesn't matter because I left, I never felt like I left it. I played with members of the community in other games, and returned ever so often to get my fix.
As Vlad wisely said above, people will come and go, but some return. I'd like my old friends to not regret returning, and if that means I need to butt heads with newer members that are destroying the community, then I will.
If one of these admins doesn't feel comfortable playing on a server I frequent because I'm there, then that says more for their behavior than mine, doesn't it?