Its probably good that it finally came out in public anyway, as what is a little more redicules, is having people who claim to be *for* BBP secretly holding back so much anger and hatred, and consistently posting inaccurate info here on this board.
I always found it extremely disheartening to log into this board and see a page of hate, and I thought, what kind of intelligence does it take to bash our own Lead Dev, our own community and then expect the price to rise? To hurt our orphans and to contribute negatively to our image.
At least in other communities Ive seen the common sense to keep negativity and personal views out of public discussions and proofread posts before clicking the POST button, not start public fights and create turmoil on a regular basis.
So hopefully you agree that this is all true also?
I agree. I've posted several times about not wanting to come to this board to see vitriol, disagreements, bashing of the coin (or our team members, which OF COURSE includes you and MIP), or weird iamges of naked demon girls, or whatever.
I don't want to start a fight. I don't want to join a fight. I don't particularly care if there IS a fight, but I don't want the first thing that people see whenever they click any of our links to be a fight. Our Discord, our ANN thread, our exchanges, our reddit, whatever - let's keep it clean and on-mission.
For my PERSONAL perspective, in case I have confused or hurt anyone...
I've said it before and I'll say it again - I attach extremely significant value to the work Rob and MIP are doing, to the vision that they have, and to the dedication that they both bring to this project and the mission to carry God's word to the masses via our charity sponsorships and other features.
That's the bottom line, period. Anyone who understands anything different about my opinion is confused or wrong. If that's a situation I've created, then I thank you for bringing it to me and allowing me to clarify.
I don't mean this as "taking a side" - nobody is perfect. But if I didn't support the team and the mission, I wouldn't be here at all, and I'd like to think other people have the same option and the good sense to make the same choice.
Now people who genuinely care, and have issues/comments/concerns should be able to raise them in a RESPECTFUL way and get a RESPECTFUL answer. Nobody's perfect, and in many interactions between many different people (myself included, probably) there have been failures there on many sides. That's part of the human element, and moving past it is part of growth.
I for one refuse to join in any more of this - I'll talk about features, roadmaps, adoption, reports, transparency, and promotion. About gratitude and when necessary uncertainty. I commit myself to being a part of solidarity and growth and not division and anger.