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maybe I can shed some light on the whole Forum 4 locked gossip.
You see, the moderators change daily there, maybe even twice a day, I could be wrong. Either way, one of the moderators not in our clique locked the thread out of fun, he also went through and banned about 10 people and started giving out bad reps for liking the wrong muppet...anyways, tecoyah asked about why the forum was password protected and the mod at the time - I think caradoc - left a hint at what the password was, some of us figured it out and went in just to say we found it. The next moderator changed the password and left more hints that were a little bit harder. This time, when you get in, there's a congratulations thread for guessing the password. That's all that's in there.
If you're that interested, I'll even help you out, since it's not even a secret over there anymore: the password is "hope"
But I have to warn you, you'll be disappointed. The only activity over in the evil Forum 4 is the congratulations thread. One person thinks the idea of password protecting it is silly, even if it is just to see who can unlock it first, and chances are the next moderator will remove the password. It's really no big deal.
Of course, if anyone had bothered to ask, the answer would have been easily forthcoming. But instead, you're all a-twitter with conspiracies about how we're all sulking in there with feelings of guilt and shame. I hate to say it, but we're not.
It's odd, of everyone in here playing the critic (except for ngdawg and daoust, who were participants in the seemingly mythic slugfest that went on), only 2 people have bothered to ask any of us what it was all about. Those 2 people were aberkok and Halx. Well, shanifaye asked me in a PM but I didn't respond to it because I addressed it out in the open in the forum where it started. Instead, you stayed over here, criticizing from afar, content with the one-sided and dishonest accounting of what went on. You see, you can all see the surface for yourselves, but the PMs you can't see, and are relying solely on what you're being told about those PMs to base your opinions. If anyone playing the critics want to do the actual reading and follow the timeline of events, you might find a different picture than the one that's been painted here for you. Of course, since some of the posts have been deleted, I guess there will always be a certain amount of he said/she said involved.
But while you're feeling proud of yourselves for not delving in and patting yourselves on the backs for being more mature than us, keep in mind that none of you bothered to get both sides of the story. And also remember who among the mythic slugfest brought it here first. This thread is 6 pages long, but I'm sure if you're truly interested in what happened, you can go back to see who it was. I'm not talking about: who first started talking about it, but who first complained about it while still engaged in it. Hint, look for post #66
Of course, those of you whose minds are already made up won't bother and the point of discussing this any further becomes moot, but I think it makes a difference looking at who has spent the most energy complaining about it.
It's true that actions speak louder than words, and innumerable posts stating that it's unimportant, including journal entries and hiding their online status only to somehow "stumble" onto something the instant it's posted should do the speaking.
I never changed my name there, I never deleted my posts - they're all still there if you want to see every last one of them - hell, ask me for all my received and sent PMs, timestamps include; I'll quote them and send them to you if you're that titillated by all this, and I didn't bring the fight here. All you have to do is ask me.
You can argue that I'm being defensive if you want, but if you are that interested in what really went on, then you should know the truth, including both sides, even if you no longer wish to hear them.
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