Clarification · 5:07pm Sep 28th, 2015
So, I post a short unquit message and then dont do anything. An explanation then.
Yes I have been inordinately busy offsite but I HAVE submitted a new fic and it didn't pass. Seeing as the useless stupid mods won't tell me why, there's not a great deal I can do about it.
But that was supposed to be my comeback and it was effectively derailed, or I would have been active sooner.
So why did I quit in the first place.
I gave my reasons in the blog of course, but I was trying to create an impact and get people concerned about the direction of the fandom and the franchise.
Well, one problem with that, I had about 48 followers at the time.
What was I thinking?
I'm gonna cause a great splash with 48 followers?
Had my stupid hat on that day.
A lack of concern from certain specific parties was insulting enough that I stayed away for a lot longer than I intended.
So what brings me to be active now?
Well funnily enough, I was discussing with a pal, an individual mentioned in one of my earlier blogs, beware of the whiny bitch, and I got to thinking and introspecting.
There's a whole lot more to that story than I mentioned in my blog of course, a whole host of micro-incidents and I wondered, I've been hurt before and I have strict rules about dropping people like a hot potato. Why did I not see or ignore all the warning signs? Why did I put up with as much crap as I did before we got to the explosion point.
Well, I was a brony and trying to 'convert' him for one thing, and as I very wisely said at the time some people we just don't need the joining the herd.
But more than that, well I just had to be friends with people, with everyone, because that's what we were all about, I had to make it work otherwise I'd be a failure as a brony.
So, going to this site, well, the problem is now quadruple strength, I mean now I'm dealing with 'fellow' fans.
I took the brothers in ponies thing quite seriously. My fellows could do no wrong in my eyes and I extended forgiveness beyond the limits of rationality.
*I* took it seriously, although as a wise man told me if I expect everyone to share the same values system and interpretation of values as I do, that is a highway to hell.
I know very clearly what works for me and what doesn't and WHO is good for me from experience,and yet I HAD to be friends with everyone, including people I should clearly be staying a million miles away from.
Well, recipe for disaster really.
I hold hopes of rejoining the fandom proper and call myself a brony with some measure of pride. Hopes that are getting shredded by the wind and fading with each passing day.
I mean, yes on reflection I can narrow the issues down to some individuals who abused my generosity and that is not such a widespread problem.
On the other hand It seems that the core principle is unworkable, and that is very depressing.
No, I won't leave again, although a lot of what I will do is behind the scenes, my 'special' followers will know what I mean.
All I can say is, truly there are some people who we don't need joining and even more so some people need to leave for the benefit of all, and I am going to 'encourage' them to do that.