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[holly_evolving]

I don't understand. What did Dan do? How the hell can Blake be held responsible for the things said on the board? How could someone who devoted as much time, money, and self as Tim be banned? *Edited. Rumors abound

I know Tony didn't like the Woodworth brothers. Stupid reason. And it chased out Greg and Cara...

I don't fucking get it. All those people were major contributors to the game. They were the fucking reason some people bothered to show up at all.

I regret anything I've ever said to Tony about my personal life, even if it was only ever vague. Idiot. How can he possibly think this was a good move?

I believed that the people who were banned or who quit didn't try to bring about change. For about 2 seconds. I can't think of anyone who purposely avoided me at MR while I was there, whether they liked me or not. I can think of one who threatened it, and it's because of him that I stopped coming. I won't be returning just because he's been banned. People with better reason than him still sucked it up in character, and it's for that reason that I respect them. After all, he's family and I'm not.

I learned a lot about how quickly opening your mouth will get you punished at MR. But I was never punished by LTD. No, the "greats" had plenty to say to me, and a fair amount of the time, they were right. I was never anything but a confused girl trying to figure things out. MR was a good foil. Now that I don't need to be that person anymore, I thought it might be nice to come back and see what I could do for MR.

Mystic Realms is not a game anymore. It's a mistake. Tony has failed, and we have all failed with him because we have failed to stop him.

I do not have the patience to counter arguments longer than five sentences, so if they appear, I will simply delete them. Feel free to try anyway. But first, just look at some of what has been thrown away as though it was worthless.

Mystic Realms will never see another dime of my money. And I was going to hire them to work at the April Faire. (which, for other reasons, is being pushed back.)

http://photobucket.com/albums/v90/ZombieHamster/RealmsJune05/?action=view¤t=DSCF0108.jpg

http://orderofchivalrymr.com/_wsn/page5.html

http://www.mysticrealms.com/photos.fantasy.dec2003.shtml

http://photobucket.com/albums/v90/ZombieHamster/December04Realms/?action=view¤t=6bad4dd5.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v90/ZombieHamster/Fantasy%20Faire%202004/?action=view¤t=faire_032.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v90/ZombieHamster/November04Realms/?action=view¤t=DSCF0093.jpg

Behold the power of the Wayback Machine. Do not forget they try to make you.
http://web.archive.org/web/20020206175327/www.mysticrealms.com/photo/fantasy/

Comments

[ariestar.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I think this reaction is a bit pre-emptive. Everything is mondo confused right now. I still haven't made up my mind what I think just yet (for once!), and I've been stuck in the middle of it for the better part of a year now, so perhaps something different will come up. Only time has the answers, though. There, that's five sentences.

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

I think you've had a better relationship with Mystic Realms than I have all along, though. I originally stopped going in when finances got in the way, and realized how much happier I was on hiatus. Honestly, the LARPing environment was not good for me the way my life was. Then, someone said some pretty awful things to me that made me not want to see them again, and quitting for good seemed worth it. A few months ago, I started considering going back. My life is stable now in a way it's never been, and a LARP could be actually fun now, instead of something I agreed to let a guy drag me into. I've finally gotten to the point where I don't take the myself and people around me so seriously. I planned on making an announcement before I came back, so people who cared either way would be prepared.

MR isn't the home and family for me that it is for you, and it never was. It's just easier for me to walk away, since I can still talk to the people I want to in other ways.

[ariestar.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm not saying that your decision to not come back is pre-emptive--it's patently obvious that you've thought the decision through. I'm saying that the assessment of the situation is pre-emptive. Regardless, things are a bit dodgy right now (I wonder how they're doing?), so I think I should keep my distance for a bit. I've got a move to plan!

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

How is the assessment pre-emptive? People have been kicked out. There were reasons. I disagree with some of them. Did I miss something somewhere?

I realize that this probably sounds snotty. I don't mean it that way. I'm just thinking bluntly at the moment, so that's how things are coming out. It really does help me to hear what you have to say.

[ariestar.livejournal.com]

Honestly, at this point, I don't even remember what we were talking about. I feel like a lot of what you were saying wasn't completely true. We should probably talk on IM sometime about it.

[heart-of-stars.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The Wayback Machine is powerful indeed. For the record, I definitely earned my banning, but only after being ignored and criticized for months when all I was trying to do was point out areas I thought needed to be stronger. It takes a while to make this boy angry, but when you do... the switch gets flipped, Drew F*cking Foreman gets emotionally crippled and you get banned from the game.

So, how's that SCA dealie working out these days? :-)

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

The SCA is a magical, happy place. I highly recommend visiting www.sca.org and checking out the happenings in the East Kingdom. If you're in Rusted Woodlands (they'll tell you where you are, don't know how much you know already) you might see me of a Thursday evening. Also, for SCA-type fun with the mercenaries and pirates, check out www.Markland.org. I'm in the Circle, but their household website is quite outdated.

By the way...I have no idea who you are.

[shushanna.livejournal.com]

"Has John V. been kicked out? Is that the reason Suzanne was?"

John V has not been kicked out. Is what the reason that I was what?

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

Ah. The post has been corrected to reflect that I momentarily forgot Kristen's name.

[shushanna.livejournal.com]

Kristen wasn't banned either.