[Edit] I just want to say that i forgive you kwill and that I really hope you return to the forums. You will be missed greatly.
Without further ado, a message from kwill:
I went back to the forums one more time, just to read my final thread, and I can pretty much say that's about what I deserved. I have been whiny, immature, arrogant, angry, and impulsive. I overreacted to posts, which I realize were not intended to be offensive toward me. What started because of a suggestion I made to Jeff turned into a massive flame war. What I should have done is edited my original post to make it sound less accusatory, because that was not my intent. What I did do was overreact and took my anger out on certain people. I look back at all my previous posts of mine that were contributive and beneficial to the forums (for the most part) and wonder why I threw it all away for no reason at all. I was weak. I don't want this mess to be my legacy on the forums, and I know that this is the right thing to do, and the stronger thing to do.
Things have not been going my way recently in life. I had all this built-up anger and frustration from various failures in life, including PR. I understand that I was not the only one, but that doesn't make me feel much better about it. Anyway, I had all this anger and hate, and I needed a place to let it flow. And what better place is there to release anger, than the Internet? People that you don't know personally, but you know them well enough to make the hate mean something to them. That's why I did it. If you don't control your anger and your pride, then you WILL end up hated by everyone else, as I am now.
Apologies
- I apologize especially to PF, Matthew, and Trace for my nasty PMs, which contained things that should never be said by anyone, under any circumstance.
- I apologize to Jeff, who has been bending over backwards to help me, and I continually hurt him.
- I apologize to Matan, for insulting your forums and your leadership. You have done an excellent job at maintaining the peace. I have not.
- I apologize to the forums as a whole. I didn't have to drag everyone into this mess. I fear there is irreparable harm done here. Forgive me.
I know I really ended my stay here on a low note, but I hope that this message can fix some of the damage caused, and I want you to realize that I am not the person you saw posting in the past few days. He was consumed by anger and pride, and it caused him to behave in a way that was not who he really was. I don't want my legacy to be the guy who freaked out over a small dispute and went too far, dragging everyone down with him. I want my legacy to be the person who recognizes his mistakes and learns from them.
Thank you for reading this far. Forgive me if you will. If you won't, well then that's your choice, not mine.
I am a programmer. Most here know me for being one of the major contributors to Marble Blast Platinum and PlatinumQuest.