Neph - Stop reading after here. It's gonna be another long one.
I'm gonna address some things that need addressing and then I'm done. I swear this time...really!
Bhodi, while I am to blame for the original errors in judgement, step up and be a man and take responsibility for your part in all this drama. As an officer of the guild, you failed miserably. As a cowardly backstabber, you excelled. You were quite successful in agitating the guild, spreading lies, and besmirching my character. You continue to do so. It's interesting how you wormed your way into being the new Alliance guild leader. You are a vile and loathsome waste of space. You are a strong argument for those in favor of the death penalty for mentally-challenged scum. Wormtongue has nothing on you.
Taco, you rock and will continue to rock. Taco has honor. Taco is a true friend - one who stands by you, even when you royally ***** up. I only wish you'd upgrade your pc so you can play some of the more modern games (EQ2, WoW, etc.). I'm back on the Station pass, so I'll be sure to pop into EQ and say hi as soon as I can.
Samira, Nexa, Nads - I miss you all very much. It was fun hanging out with you and dying horribly often.
Moe, while I will always consider you a bud, I find it unfortunate that you and others bought into Bhodi's garbage. I already said I made some errors, especially regarding the guild message board bungling...and for that, once again, I apologize.
As for Aegis, well, you are perhaps the greatest disappointment to me. Along with many others, you trashed me on one of your new guild's msg boards. I think this bummed me out most of all. Look out! Two-faced Weasel!
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I still would like to consider you a friend, but you've definitely a place in Smoggy's Book of Grudges.
As for Barking Turtle and the rest, I'm sorry I let you all down. I thought we had some great times together. One day, it would be great to do so again. If it's not to be, that's ok.
I mishandled the situation with Yanari. Once again, I'm sorry, Yanari, that I didn't handle the situation well. I think we both have a strong stubborness streak. It was bad leadership on my part. For what it's worth, I was not out to get you or that I didn't like you. I was looking out for the well-being of the guild and things just got out of hand. Live and learn...
Obviously, at the end of the day, I screwed up. As the guild leader, it all fell on me. When I tried to rectify the situation, some of you got all hysterical and couldn't take some responses of mine (whether I agreed or disagreed with your assessment). The character assassination and lies spewed forth and everyone wanted Smoggy the Tyrant's head on a pike. At that point, there was no saving the situation.
We're all human and we make mistakes. If it hasn't been clear before, it should be now be clear now that I'm owning up to mine.
Sorry to everyone involved. My bad.
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While it is my hope we can all be cool with each other from this point on, I'll understand if some of you cannot find it within yourselves for forgiveness. For my part, I'm really, really trying to forgive Bhodi, but then he keeps up with the garbage.
What's done is done. I truly miss the folks I consider friends. Others, well, maybe now not so much.