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I think this can be closed now as Finn has left.

Post: Pardon of the Highest Kind (Subtitle: Finn really is an asset)
Forum: Feedback
Assigned Moderators: n4n0, JohnK

Posted by: KerokeroCola
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Where to begin? I'm posting this because I feel I should own up to my actions. Don't worry, KerokeroCola is not admitting to scamming. I'm admitting to something that I consider to be worse than scamming, if that is even possible. My behavior to our site's main administrator, Finn, has been shaky at best; at times, it has been downright rude and inappropriate.

I realize in advance that this thread is going to be focused on one particular staff member and should thus belong in the sticky. However, to paraphrase SuF's eloquence: I'm a rebel, so I don't care. Also, I considered writing this as a PM but I figured that would do not much good. I've gone to measures to attack Finn publicly, and I want to apologize publicly as well.

The specific details of what I have been saying need not be discussed in a large amount of detail. Let's just say I don't like some aspects of Finn's view on the world; I then let these unimportant differences get the better of me; and I went through a period where I spoke out against him at any opportunity. Why did I do these things? Well, for starters I have a tendency to be hot-headed when I feel something has been handled poorly. But Finn was on my shit list even more so because I had a feeling he was trying to personally attack me as well. This was probably absurd and childish of me to think in the first place. It was because of an off-hand comment that was made a long time ago in MSN. Whether or not he meant harm by his statement, though, the important thing is that I was wrong by returning the fight--and triply wrong by returning it publicly on Sythe.

So, why the change of heart? Recently, Finn posted about having issues with university and money. For some reason, this post made me empathize with him in a way I obviously never have done before. I recently paid $6000 to my university for the first time--I forfeited my financial aid when I switched to an online university--and I suddenly had the ability to put myself in Finn's shoes. I developed the ability to look at him as if he was just like basically anyone else and realize that he really is not so egregiously different. Giving his perspective a fair view for once, I can see that Finn's not a bad guy at all. In fact, Finn is a helluva asset to Sythe. It would definitely not be the same without him.

How would Sythe be different without such a leader? Well, let's go to powerbot.org powerban.org and see how the other major RS Black Market operates. Corruption leaks out of its pores, scamming is probably more rampant there, organization is terrible, and there's a big spam problem. My major complaint with Finn has been that he takes things into his own hands too much (I prefer a much more passive role of leaders); however, given the state of this community, I'd say his hands are a pretty damn good place to put them. The proof of Finn's great capability is, as they say, in the pudding.

So, this thread is in Feedback because I'm discussing not really my own faults but mainly Finn's assets. I've been an ass to him over the past few months, but I've grown up and I plan on stopping. Even if I disagree with Finn's decisions from time to time, I shouldn't be able to criticize because it's highly doubtful I could do such an apt job myself. Taking all things into account, Finn is almost certainly the biggest asset to Sythe.org that it probably has ever seen.


To those of you who might suspect selfish intent of me posting this, I'd just like to politely say you are wrong. If I gain nothing from this, I at least gain back some dignity and have gained maturity from coming forward with my childishness.