Sadly, it appears that the strike may end before it starts. Me and mormon are the only ones left.

It began with a completely idiotic decision under the guise of a positive change for the site, which they have been talking about forever. Well, I suppose I could explain it all, but I will instead just post my email to one of the site admins.


It's quite simple. As you may have noticed, I was not the first one to come up with the strike idea. This is, however, the first time in this site's history this has happened.

I come around after being away, and go through all of that discussion, and find that there was talk of limiting sig size. Not only that, but I find chuddy and touchds basically telling the members to shove it in favor of a single member that has yet to really contribute other than complaining, and also in favor of non-members! Somehow I don't believe that it was in fact a misuderstanding as is now being claimed. If you review the original conversation that becomes quite evident.

I have to doubt that you were even a major part of the decision, even though you are a site admin. I like chuddy, but he seems to be getting far too big a head. He has been closing posts in the lounge for going off topic for quite a while, which is simply a contradiction. Now he is making decisions almost by himself, strongly against the wishes of the people that actually use the site.

Also, on the subject of changing the site, this has been in circulation for a long time. This is in fact the first and only change so far. Now there is talk of changes for the better again, but I fear that the same will happen and it will fall under the rug, or worse, will be taken as a mandate for changes regardless of popularity as it seems to have been now.

In conclusion, it also seems that the only one to understand our leaving the site was Ghaleon, yet another indicator of the problem. I have read your arguments in the Come Back and Strike Response forums, but it seems that it is far too likely an attempt to appease us and attract us back rather than fixing the problem. I love this site, it is one of my favorites, and I visit it more than any other probably, but there needs to be more community involvement in our community.


Sincerely,
Russell Davis
ShadowMarth03