I'm sorry, everyone, for the way I acted last year. - Makan
While I'm still not sure what to think of it all, I think that I made huge mistakes in assuming the worst and casting aspersions on the entire mod team (minus Dessalines, who I've known for a while) after, it seemed to me, that they were simply banning me for a while because I was/am a Communist Party member, or so it seemed to me at the time.
I seemed to get attacked, to my vantage point, by the same two people over and over again and I should've just blocked and moved on and not done any smack-talk to them. I realize, after modding Hexbear, that it can be a bit strenuous to mod other communities. I modded for BayArea415, but got too stressed out with the whole process and stepped down.
I'm not sure what else to say and I'm not sure there is much to say, but I am sorry for what happened, and I realized that I kinda missed this place (Lemmygrad).
Hexbear's great, but so is here, and if one project fails, then we'll have the other.
As I've done so in the past, I'll try to promote Lemmygrad as much as I can.
Thanks, everyone, for your understanding, ig
I'm dealing with abuse issues and it made me realize that it's best not to attack others that don't deserve it or lump everyone or accuse others of just lying when, as far as they're concerned, they're just telling the truth as they see it. That's not a crime or sin. Anyway, like I said, I'll try to promote Lemmygrad outside the actual website. Also, I lost contact with BayArea415 a while back so I hope to talk with Dessalines later on in DM or wherever.
I can't lie I wasn't very active last year so I'm a bit out of the loop, but I do remember some beefy comment threads with you involved. Never with me directly tho.
I'm sure people will welcome you back with open arms. We all make mistakes and get hot-headed
Yeah, and Hexbear has its own fair share of problems, but I have no ill will toward them.
Nothing to do with me directly, but I've observed some bad behavior there and it's hard to be a mod 'cause you're not always making the right call 24/7 so sometimes you make mistakes and the situation, for that time at least, gets worse.
Good on you for writing this up. It's an exercise in humility and it's worth having done. Whether it has an impact on others is less relevant than the effect it has on you.
Good to see you back, and the apology is appreciated, I hope you're forgiven.
I remember you from the video game related posts you'd make each week. And the "AmAs" that you left under each weekly thread.
bayarea415 was a youtuber who made communist vids, especially focused on debunking western propganda against china. he disappeared from the internet (at least as a public personality) when he got doxxed. i was unaware he even knew dessalines, makan will have to answer that one.