Firstly – I apologize to the community for overreacting a few days ago. I shouldn’t take out my frustrations on you guys. I received many PM’s and emails from members, some I don’t even know, who expressed their sincere appreciation for my contributions to site, and urged me to rethink my decisions. Well I have.
In my rant I mention how I feel like this is my “job” – that’s not exactly true. I enjoy being a member of a community, as well as art & design, so my maps provide a sense of accomplishment and pleasure. Plus there are a lot of members here who have become, well, like cyber-friends. So, that’s why I’ve been an active member for 2 years now. Not because it’s like a job.
Lack & Twill – you have disappointed me with this latest announcement (or lack thereof). I realize that you two are regular guys, who probably work out of your apartments, still in your twenties. You’ve done well. You hit a niche with this site. But when a corporate lawyer hits you with pending lawsuits, you did what most of us would do. I understand that, and am over it. I just felt like I was being used. I contribute to the site, both with making maps and part of the achievement medals, as well as guide other cartographers in making maps that the community will appreciate and enjoy. Maybe I shouldn’t feel taken advantage of, but sorry – I did. Aren’t we apart of the team? I was asked to be a foundry mod, but declined because I think mod’s have a responsibility to be active, fairly neutral, and provide constructive criticism for all map makers. With my life, family and job, I couldn’t commit, but I still do what I can. I’m members in the Design Committee in the special focus group. Maybe you could have asked us to whip up a nice looking map – which would have taken only a few hours. The reason I took my maps down, was because at that moment, I didn’t feel like contributing any more to this site.
Andy – your secrecy really bugs me. Even the PM you sent me “Ahoy Ahoy” – you don’t need to play the monkey role when you’re supposedly saying goodbye to a “friend”. At least Twill signed with his real name, and gave me some personal details about himself. Andy from the banana tree. I guess that’s your right when we only communicate through text, but it just would have been nice.
So I’ll put my Charleston map back up. Too many people have contributed for me to be selfish and take it down. I’ll continue working with Marv on Brazil - also selfish of me to stop, when like 700 members voted for the map to win. The revamp process will change I’m sure, but I’m in the home stretch with that map. I am going to take Iron Curtain down, and stop work on that. It can go to the abandoned maps sub-forum.
Again – thanks for the support cc’ers.
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