So you are basically saying that if everyone behaves nice there is a chance for boards to show up, but if they don't that chance is less? I think people should try to be civil regardless of the situation, but it is simply not acceptable for a GB runner to not ship things because some people said potentially mean stuff online. Imagine if Novelkeys hold your money hostage and not send you your GB orders just because you posted something that somehow hurt their feelings.
I am also in this GB(also was in Nebula GB which delivered fine). Personally never wrote anything in the discord server, but I think we shouldn't try to make this even slightly acceptable, as it isn't. If there is a production or personal issue, they are all understandable things but they need to be communicated.
I am not apologising for or making excuses for the GB runner. Nor am I espousing that we should adopt some kind of stockholm syndrome style placative attitude towards them. I don't believe at this point that the GB runner is engaging with the participants or will see these posts. As I mentioned earlier it's a fact that the boards have to be shipped before we will receive them. Do you believe that what we post here will increase the chances of the boards shipping or expedite the process? I am simply questioning what some individuals had expected to achieve with their posts and communications here and over discord.
I accept the situation as it is. Although I feel that some people have contributed to the lack of communication, I can also accept that. Ultimately as you have alluded to it's the GB runner whom is responsible for communication and fulfilment regardless of the reception. What rubs me the wrong way is when those same people continue to wax lyrically and self indulgently here without self awareness. We are all in the same situation and probably all have a right to feel frustrated at this point - but they don't have it worse than anyone else, so maybe they can stop bemoaning the tragic fate of their life now?
They could atleast play a better tune on their tiny little violin that they are fiddling with so dramatically
I personally didn't get the feeling that those people thinking they have it worse than others. I think it is just people venting in their own way. I also agree that Oko reading these are very unlikely, and I would think most, if not all people are aware of that. So, I would think they are aware that what they write here has no effect on the outcome. As I said, it is just venting.
Also, it is expected for people to react to the same situation in a different way. And there might be legit reasons for some people to react more than others. For example if you are buying only 1 keyboard a year instead of 15, and this is the one that you bought, you would be way more upset compared to person losing 1 out of 15 keyboards they bought. Another reason might be having bought multiple boards in this GB with extras and brass upgrades etc. Just to be clear, I am not saying these justify any personal attacks, which I don't think happened.
I personally don't accept some people contributing to the lack of communication. I haven't been following conversations in her discord, but as I mentioned, it doesn't matter what happens in the discord or any other social platform. She can't behave like an adolescent teenager and try to punish all the people whom she got tens of thousands dollars. If someone is behaving out of line in discord, you just kick them out of there and move on. If your discord is totally out of control for some reason, then you just shut it down and continue updating on GH, with no live interaction with people, as she already should have been doing. Well, even discord can be an update only thing.