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My reply is a bit late but that's because I've been thinking about this blog. I have to say, I wish there were more of these types of blogs. When people come and say hi, it's great... but later on it's nice to hear a little more about when you first began here, more open and honest. So first I went back in time to check out your introduction topic again. You didn't like emoticons so didn't use them. I can see that has somewhat changed, you use them a bit now. For some reason I said ROLFCOPTER is win... I don't know why . Anyway! While your intro topic wasn't long, the topic actually had some decent game design discussion and was genuinely friendly. You mentioned that when you saw the site you thought it looked professional. This is something I have always strived for. While the content of the forum is what counts, the appearance of the site is the first thing you see. This can make or break your opinion of the website and could cause you to stay or leave within seconds. Before we moved to the new forums when we were using the free software It came to the decision of: I have the seemingly growing successful forum, do I leave it as it is and keep plotting along? or do I make the change and give it all I have and hope it all works out? I took the chance, it paid off. I consider myself very lucky given the chances of me starting to mod and create a forum for a not-so-popular game that was almost 10 years old... and it actually turning out to be a success. Oh yes, and the coke jokes. They were great... and I seem to recall saying I would send you a coke challenge of how many cans you could do in a day... Then you went through that 'stoned' stage which was a little strange. I'm glad you went against your friends the "lego-killers" and joined... I'd be the lone Aussie without you. Despite there being member ranks I think it is important to remember that all members are valued regardless of their rank. Every single one of you makes the community, without you(and I'm talking to everyone here) there is one less person to talk to. There are less posts/ideas/opinions and that wouldn't be enjoyable. Tensions build, stupid things get said... things you generally wouldn't have said otherwise, I'm no exception. It happens, everyone has to deal with it. Sometimes you get into an argument and say things without thinking it out, but by the time you realize this... it's too late. This is no different from most families, we all need to knock each other back in-line again once in a while, it's a good thing. We do this because we care. People just need to see it this way. Every now and then a member of the family leaves, usually a result of some argument. But arguments aren't forever, they are this little tiny thing that can occur in seconds and can somehow destroy days, months and years of work and friendship. Are you going to let something like this get in your way, or will you resolve the problem?... or even just forget it occurred? It's something to think about. In a lot of cases it's not reasonable to leave over petty disputes, after all RRU is not about two individuals, it's about everyone. A lot of these things tend to work themselves out in time... enemies become friends etc... Unfortunately some people leave before any healing can begin. Anyway I'm babbling on... Thank you.

Just so you know, the thing with the friend? That's an in-joke. Look at my friends list. There's only a few active members I have left to friend.

When you have ideas, write them down on a document (digital, because it lasts). Flesh them out thoroughly before posting. Make drawings, models, whatever it is you do. When you're going to post an idea for something, look around. See if someone else has recently posted something similar, and if someone has, consider collaborating with them. Part of the problem is with your responses to people's comments. At times, yes, people are rude. I'm often a jerk. But when people offer helpful criticisms, things to improve, you often ignore them and then explode. That's the real problem. When you post something here, expect more often than not to receive criticisms. If all you want is compliments, post on the LMB wiki or LMBs. You choose to leave or stay. I was definitely out of line when I said earlier that you should consider leaving. I think that this blog is a step in the right direction. You're acknowledging that there is a problem. Now work on fixing it.

I believe the main thing people don't like is when you over-react and flame people that are helping you. Stop doing that and stop telling people to "get back on topic" and you would have less problems here. You have answered your own question.

You could guess, but you could be probably wrong. I never specifically said it was a member of this site, and even if it was any member of this site, they would probably read this, realise their mistakes and change for the better, making everyone happy again. And if you're going to let what happens online dictate what you do in real life, that's a problem. I never let comments made online get to me, and neither should you, because without knowing the person and seeing their emotion and body language, you have no idea if they're being serious, satirical or over-reacting.