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Post by Joe on Aug 8, 2012 23:13:58 GMT -5
The results of the poll concerning Astro were conclusive. It was the fastest movement on a poll I'd ever seen on these boards. Withing minutes, there was a clear majority that did not relent. It speaks volumes.
The operators voted 3-1 with one abstention to keep the ban on Astro. He has been granted one week to do as he sees fit with regard to finishing storylines. The simple fact of the matter is he's put in three years here and has a lot of ties to characters we all play. It is unfair to the players and to him to terminate that and ignore those relationships.
That is the final ruling. However, after speaking with Astro, I have encouraged him to come back and file an appeal (something we do look at seriously before we accept or reject) after he takes some time away and we all clear our heads.
Thank you for your participation.
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Post by teraunce on Aug 8, 2012 23:42:06 GMT -5
I'll post here, although I usually never post on the forums, as i found it odd there was no option to ban him from just the forums and ooc, so instead i had to pick one of the two and chose ooc. maybe that might have skewed the vote slightly.
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Post by astrodude55 on Aug 9, 2012 1:23:52 GMT -5
I wanted to get this out of my head and put it here.
After the polls went up, I stayed on this board, watching it unfold over the course of 8 hours. I've been on stand-by on Darkmyst with only the status window open, waiting for some word on something. My main source of communication has been through PM, only. Despite what someone said on the polls, I've not been in any rooms on Darkmyst aside from my failed idea of a "talk to me here" room, but that was a disaster.
I'm not mad that I was voted for a permaban. You did what you thought was right and I would've done the same. I'm not a bad guy. I make mistakes and I have bad judgement. I know my cons outweight my pros, but what I saw going on there, not even I deserved. I was being blamed for every little thing and that was unfair. I'm not mad. I'm disappointed. The poll is still up as a thread, go have a look for yourself.
I just wanted to confirm: Joe is right. He convinced me to take a much needed break and figure things out. My original plan was to fade off into the void, like those before me, and sever any ties I had with Darkmyst. I was going to take my music, my writings, my drawings and leave, only asking you forget I ever existed. Overall, though, that isn't fair to my time here, to my friends here, and the time I've spent writing here.
On a final note: I wanted to let you know that, deep down, I still think of you as a friend, no matter how you feel about me.
I'm gonna spend the next week RP-ing as much as I possibly can and then I'll disappear for a long time. To where? Who knows.
Farewell, Forest.
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