Kerkes' last words Options

[Kerkes]

Well..

For anybody who wants to read how a guy who's been playing BG2 for 4 years (it's the only computer game I have!) suddenly got tired of it:

I've just (it took me an hour at least, and I read verrrry quickly) finished reading this incredibly long discussion "offtopic Anvil discussion" or something. At G3 forum I belive, don't remember anymore since I dunno visit there. Using such comments/words about each other, banning people from forums because you dunno like what they say...this is ridiculous. I have a strong dislike for people who don't allow other people to express themselves freely and in any way they want. This does not include harsh words however. But those words can be replaced with stars ***** or something. Is that such a hard thing to do? There's no need to EVER remove someone's post, regardless of what he wrote. He lies? Fine. Let me be the judge of that. Or any other player interested, for that matter. I hate when a person makes up a decision for me. I'm not a sheep, and don't want to be traeted like one. Banning is using,actually it's abusing the power a certain individual has. I tought this was 21st century...obviously I was terribly wrong. I am dissapointed when I see what IA, fixpacks, etc. have actually become - just a topic on which people can fight over - on GAMING FORUMS!..disgusting imo. Anyway, this is my last post on any of BG forums. You guys are waaay off-line, with your moralizing/debating/cursing/generaly beeing an ass towards other people. I haven't seen one bit of respect in any of the posts there. Hate, bitterness, worrying, moral right-wrong debates (if there's a thing I dunno like, it's moralizing.) I don't know how many people at that forum actually visit BWL forums, nor do I know who they are. Nor do I care, for that matter. I dunno how they'll interpret this what I wrote. and frankly, I dunno care... Make a forum and name it "bitching" and stay on it writing crap until your keyboard brakes, for all I care. Or at least, consider naming the thread "over 18yrs only".

@everyone
Please do not ask me any questions for the above written. I won't bother answering them. And maybe, this post will be deleted. I hope not since you must give a dying man his last wish. I have one: Don't delete or edit this. It's my post here, and it violates no forum rules.

I dunno how someone feels when he sees his own tombstone in a post. My guess is - not good. (by the way, that's waaay the most...I don't have words to express it..in my native language - "groteskno" post I ever saw. "Grotesque" perhaps? I dunno. If he reads this - this for him ONLY (temijin or something) - man, go get some help. This is not joking, or making an ass of you, this is serious advice from a mental health care professional. I don't know anything about you, I only read your posts, but you seem like a very troubled person. )
Anyway, to make the long story short, take care everyone. There are no "rights" or "wrongs". There are people. Real people. Above everything else.

@Vuki

I'll always remember your current party and your philosophical debating and will visit oft to check how you're doing! Once again (and for the last time ) good luck! You'll need it. But of couse, you knew I'd say that.

@Sikret

I really loved playing your mod. I will continue to play it for sure, but I'm rather dissapointed right now. Not in you, or anybody else, just the community based on a very old computer game... Just please, do make some other classes/kits/equipment more useful than Vagrant and his equipment in IA6. Korgan would really like a good axe, and an armor too.

@Baronius

I dunno why you bother "defending" IA. I really don't. Last time I saw such persistence against hopeless odds was in a movie about the battle of Thermopili or something when 200 Spartan warriors (ancient Greece) defended their homeland from over several thousand Persians (or something). Brought tears in my eyes..
I believe that any player who dissmisses a mod by not even trying it out will not enjoy much of IA anyway, due to a rather specific gameplay style you'll need to develop, which includes exploring, being curious, trying out various things and such.
We have a saying here in Croatia, it goes like this: "Samo se za dobrim konjem prašina diže."
Meaning, if IA wasn't good, people wouldn't be writing about it in the first place. Stay cool man..Not everyone who vistits forums will be brainwashed (by a bunch of people he never actually saw, or heard, or knows anything about them) or is an idiot unable to make a decission.

[Sir_Carnifex]

I have a strong dislike for people who don't allow other people to express themselves freely and in any way they want. This does not include harsh words however. But those words can be replaced with stars ***** or something. Is that such a hard thing to do? There's no need to EVER remove someone's post, regardless of what he wrote. He lies? Fine. Let me be the judge of that. Or any other player interested, for that matter. I hate when a person makes up a decision for me. I'm not a sheep, and don't want to be traeted like one. Banning is using,actually it's abusing the power a certain individual has.

Well, there is *always* a need for some sort of authority for any such community, whether it is a family, online community, city, state, or whatever. I could give you a very long explanation on why it is necessary (based on real experience with another site among other things) but I don't think it would change your mind.

Of course we're sorry to see someone leave because of all this, and that's exactly why we at BWL are careful (no matter how much we disagree with someone) to keep at least a civil tone. I'm sure you are not the only one to leave because of all the goings on in the community, but most probably don't post to announce their departure. If some were to follow a few basic guidelines in their posts, I'm sure everyone would be much better off. Unfortunately that's not something I foresee in the the near future. One of the biggest problems of this is that the players who *do* leave are the ones that *are* courteous.

Take care, and hopefully you'll be back someday.