GnomeWorks
Adventurer
Morrus said:
Man, please, don't do it.
I've been here for seven years, now. You've always been the guy in charge, since I've been around. You've brought this board through so much, like the massive server change in January of '02. It hasn't been easy, running this place, but you've stuck with it, and you've done a fantastic job doing it. There's a reason folks like me keep coming back.
I've seen the change in the boards, the past eight, nine months. It has gotten to be a bit of a rougher place. But I was here before that, and I know that this community is - for the most part - full of decent, helpful folk. I've seen more orange and red text in the past nine months than I think I've seen in the six years before that.
But there's a reason for all this, and I'm sure you recognize it: 4e's coming is polarizing the community. We've got a lot of people who are, for one reason or another, rather uptight about it. There are heated discussions that turn into flamewars, whereas before the participants may have backed off and simmered a bit before returning. That isn't happening now, because this is a massive change in our hobby. We're all a bit defensive; some of us handle that defensiveness better than others.
My point, Morrus, is that this place is hectic right now, yes. It may even get worse before it gets better. But at some point, those who are pro-4e and those who aren't moving to it will settle their differences, and we'll move on. It'll take awhile, but it'll happen. We just have to get through this rough period, and then it'll be smoother sailing.
So, please, don't give up. Not now. We need these boards now more than ever.
