UnO public announcement to GoW members current and former.

UnOrthOdOx · June 18, 2003, 09:31

We just couldn't leave well enough alone could we?

Now that this cannot continue in the private forum any longer, I suppose you want to drag it out here. Fine. Now that I am seriously pissed off beyond belief I could care less anymore.

I had hoped that there would be an understanding reached and that I would not need to get involved much. I had hoped my little warning would have at least raised your respective eyebrows and made you stop to think. Well fine, the kiddie gloves are off now.

GF,

You know, I have been waiting for this to happen since you first took over the team. It was only a matter of time, really. I have seen your act before in the SPDG. "I didn't get my way so I'm taking my ball and going home." Frankly it's getting a bit old.

Go ahead and say this is like the pot calling the kettle black. This has forced me to face up to my own flaw and I have saught out Beta to rectify it. I sincerely hope you do the same.

Yes, Panzer said some things that were with out a doubt out of line. Period. Step back and look at it, you said some things just as ludicrous. The very fact that the election ended in a tie should show you that the entire team does not feel as Panzer said.

Now grow up, come back, and join back into the team. You have much you can contribute and it would be a shame to leave when there is so much game left to play. You are still the CoW if you choose to return. Frankly, I would find that a more appealing position than Emperor myself...

Panzer,

While I can understand your frustration with some of the things that GF has claimed this in no way excuses you from making it into a personal attack. There were far more friendly ways to get that point across than the one in which you decided to make it. I also do not apreciate it if it were meant to imply that this was the feeling of the entire team. I have not seen the full copy of that particular chat yet. Frankly it would likely make me puke to read the whole thing.

Now, grow up apologize and let's get back to work on the fun part.

To the Public,

This is indeed a shamefull day for GoW. It is a shamefull day whenever a family needs to take it's problems out into the public. And, yes, we are a family. We just seem to have seperated for a bit.

Rest assured that if nothing else comes out of this I assure you that there are members of the team that are dedicated to seeing things press forward in game and this should not effect our ability to play games or conduct foreign relations.

- UnOrthOdOx
One seriously pissed off GoW member.

GhengisFarb™ · June 18, 2003, 11:47

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UnOrthOdOx · June 18, 2003, 11:52

Well, if you don't return there is a decent chance Ill be forced to take over the CoW position.

Then we would have a Mad CoW...

GodKing · June 18, 2003, 12:37

Moooooooooooooo

GhengisFarb™ · June 18, 2003, 13:24

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History Guy · June 18, 2003, 17:37

The cow turned upside down...

Panzer32 · June 18, 2003, 19:07

Thanks, Unortho.

Master Zen · June 19, 2003, 00:06

Time for me drop my own comments on this,

First of all I am going to quote something I posted in our private forum, world take heed! this is perhaps the only time your moral eyes shall set a glance on any of our glorious warmongerian posts!

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I was in the chat though not participating since I was busy but read it after the damage was done.

I just want to say that I am ashamed to be on this team when this kind of bullshit happens. Yes, it is bullshit because I find it frankly unacceptable that people take things, especially criticism, so personal and take childlike responses to them.

I am not calling for a no-con vote on anyone, I am calling for a GROW THE **** UP vote instead, take the heat, live with it, criticize, and expect to be criticized too. That goes for both.

I am deeply sorry to see that GF has asked to leave, or that Panzer is willing to call a no-con on himself. You two have done good jobs so far and for this to happen over something so pathetically silly is just pure utter nonsense.

Both of you do what you want. I stand and die with this team no matter what happens.

-MZ

Anyway, I stand by those words. Frankly I take GF's attitude to be extremely childish and ridiculous, and worse of all extremist, as if Panzer's words were somehow an expression of the entire team which they weren't. I expect everyone to criticize everyone but also to be man enough to accept criticism of their own actions, as no one is ever perfect, and especially considering a game like Civ3 in which everyone has different styles of play, and everyone has a different idea on what is optimal strategy.

As for Panzer's remarks, I don't want to take sides in this debate as I repect and consider myself friends of both of you, but frankly he also crossed the line in what had started as simply a "builder's debate" as I'm sure every team has had. He has apologized to GF and the team, and I'm sure he will think twice about saying things like that again.

So, In conclusion, I won't plead for anyone to return or for any more apologies to be made. It hink we are grown up mature human beings who are smart enough to know when they've blown it, and smart enough to take the appropriate response.

-MZ

GhengisFarb™ · June 19, 2003, 07:30

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UnOrthOdOx · June 19, 2003, 08:41

GF,

Unless you are talking of something said in private, I can assure you that both MZ and myself are simply speaking straight from our hearts here. No agenda's. We will be scrambling to replace you as CoW now, I suppose.

I'll do some spinning of it when I get around to writting about it in my story, though, I assure you.

Yes, you will have more time now, I suppose.

Hope to see you one evening for a game of RoN. We are all just kinda adding ACS_ to the beginning of our names to hook up in the waiting rooms. Ill keep an eye out.

FrustratedPoet · June 19, 2003, 11:46

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Originally posted by GhengisFarb
Dang, you realize that Civ3 is almost 3 years old?

Is it? My god ... where has my life gone?

alva · June 19, 2003, 12:02

Shouldn't that be almost 2 years old? please...

Arrian · June 19, 2003, 12:03

3 years?

No way.

No effin way.

I thought it was more like a year and a half, going on 2 years. (Fall of '01).

-Arrian

GhengisFarb™ · June 19, 2003, 12:06

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Master Zen · June 19, 2003, 12:14

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Originally posted by UnOrthOdOx
GF,

Unless you are talking of something said in private, I can assure you that both MZ and myself are simply speaking straight from our hearts here. No agenda's. We will be scrambling to replace you as CoW now, I suppose.

The is no agenda behind this I can assure you, nor has there been any private talks between us at least...