i haven't really been keeping track of whatever other people may or may not be saying/doing, but i haven't attacked or harassed anyone. I haven't even PM'd anyone, especially not TJ. Why? Because "golden rule," and, because i figure if he logs in and sees a cascade of hate mail in his inbox, that's probably not going to help our situation, and that's not something i want to contribute.
JD has been here periodically, so i can't blame him for anything. Komar made the damn board, and has given sparse but periodic updates, so i can't blame him for anything either. ApocalypseMaow stepped up and saved the friggin' day w/ plates, so how could i be upset w/ him? He disappeared for a little while, but didn't STAY disappeared, and completed what he volunteered to do, with very little nudging required, and with his own funds, no less (apparently). Can't be mad at him either.
WFD disappeared, but i don't know that i can be upset about that, because "personal issues" can put people in a place where they just can't stand the thought of having to deal with any extra anything at all. I've been there myself, i understand that... but if *I* knew i had hundreds of people and several hundred items and many thousands of dollars *depending* on my actions, i have to say, it would take some extremely serious problems to stop me from at least popping in to say "hey guys, sorry, my life just got ****ed, and i just can't deal with any of this right now... maybe someone can take over for me?" I think i would do that, but i don't know i would, because it's not my situation.
TJ? I have no idea what to think, but he feels disappeared to me. We need less disappearing and more not being afraid or profoundly disinclined to communicate.
I don't "hate" anyone yet, but come on... it's not like he has to face a supreme court over allegations of child endangerment or anything. It's some keyboards. And it's a bunch of people who knew this might take some time, and knew things could be delayed for any number of reasons, and are glad anyone was available to step into the vacuum created by the previous disappearance. But now it seems like the GH60 lead role is some kind of "bermuda triangle." Is it a myth, superstition, or a legit phenomenon?
Are we "crazy" to feel like dude disappeared?
Are we "crazy" to be a bit wary from the previous disappearance?
Are we "crazy" to want to know wtf is going on?
Nope.
I think we'd be quite a bit more understanding, overall, than any "pitchfork mob." That's just hyperbole. And you know what? Even if people DID flip tables and post multiple volatile comments... dude, it's just words on the internet. No one's house is getting burned down, no one's getting strapped to a stake and torched.
The fact that he can't even arrive to the forum to deposit some useful words, frankly has me the most worried... not just for my/everyone's stuff, but for the dude's well being; and i don't even know him.
How emotionally/psychologically compromised does someone really have to be, that they can't even post in a forum, for the sake of a project they currently hold all the keys to completing? Whatever it is, it must really suck. The last thing i would want to do is hyper-flame a guy who can't even bring himself to face a forum for a little while.
Or, maybe he's just like "F this, F that, F you guys, i'll do it when i feel like it, whatever..." and if that's the case, then we need to know, so we can attempt to nominate an appropriate person who can get this done.
IMHO