So much to say, no more waiting, letting my mind blow free

[ragont]

I was too afraid to make this post because I didn't know what others would think.
I don't care anymore, I'm not doing this for respect or recognition, this is for peace of mind.

There's so much to say, I don't even know where to start.

Well, let's begin with the actual start.

This thread, which started out as a complete shitpost.

Little did I know my product of boredom would create a shitstorm, a disaster and bring the complete fucking worst out of all of us.

Now as I have said, I don't think staff inactivity (one of the biggest issues according to the thread) is AS MUCH of a problem as select users make it out to be, and while it most definitely isn't lowest priority, there certainly isn't a solution as easy as "appointing new staff members". That is something that requires time and research.

I can understand that people have lives and higher priorities than the smbx forum (or at least I would hope so), however, it seems as though some members are just staff for the sake of being staff. This is where I see some of the anger from regulars stems up. Recently, I had asked what Kley had in the moderator history, to which I was answered with a straightforward "nothing".


Never have I seen a userbase so hostile towards its staff and vice versa. THIS is the weakest link of the community, and it always has been: User-Staff Relations. Literally no community has had as many "haha nice ban for no reason" or "I don't need to show you any respect" posts as SMBX.


I'm going to pound it into your skulls if I have to: Respect is a two-way street, no matter who is on the other end. You're expected to respect and to be granted respect, no matter who the fuck you may think you are.


Moving on, I was absolutely disgusted when I read through Magna's most recent announcement (actually, i wanted to make a big post about that for a very long time, but never got around to doing so). However, and I really hate to say this, I did read through and see some points that need to be talked about.

The level designers group does seem like more of a popularity contest if anything, then again I'm not entirely sure since I haven't seen the purpose of this group. Regardless, I have yet to see a full "official" SMBX episode.

As for Game Masters, there aren't many. Quill is inactive, but Pseudo and FallingSnow are incredibly reliable and do a terrific job handling Mafia, so they pretty much cover what needs to be done there.

Mafia is always incredibly active, and I'm quite happy with how well it has been going (with the exception of users i will not mention acting completely immature in order to bash one another's games in favor of their own).

However, there is one issue I have with this area of the forum: the roleplay section has yet to be seen in action, and for reasons not communicated by the staff.


Joey: I respect and admire all that you've done for this community.

But I don't think you're cut out for administration, plain and simple. I've supported you all the way, but I don't know anymore. Your staffing choices just don't work, and there's in incredible lack of communication between yourself and the userbase. I wish you the best with these forums from here on out.


DarkMatt: You asked me specifically to show some humanity, so here it is.

I understand and respect that you would go and confront me about the Kley situation, and I'm actually very surprised you did. However, "Well, when the forum's burning, I have to deprive it of its fuel sources in some way. Best way to do that is, well, fight the fire with a greater fire. There's definitely nicer ways to go about this, but none of them are faster at stopping a blaze than a giant conflagration" is an enormous red flag. You are not helping this community, this is regression. You're doing your job, yes, but please do it in a way that people will respect you for. You need to act as an influence for the users. This is not a full time job you're paid for, staffing is a privelege and ultimately a symbol that you are a trusted and reliable character.

Now that I think about it, the topic should have been named "We need TO change"...

Just look at us, the so-called "veteran" members of this community, having a go at each other because of a few inactive moderators. Inactivity is the least of the staff's problems. I feel so bad for the newcomers, because us and the staff are the ones who should be setting examples for them. I sincerely apologize to anyone reading this who has no idea what's going on; I can only hope the future will be a brighter one from here on out.

Me: I apologize to the community for my ridiculous reaction to the recent IRC incident with Kley, and that is one of the primary reasons I'll be taking off.

Not once have I spoken out as loud as I am tonight. It's been five years, I've had enough. Between this forum, that forum, these staff members, people complaining about bias, SORA and everything else, I've decided it's finally time to take my leave. It's been a long run.

And I don't regret a single minute of it.

If I hadn't been here for as long as I have, I wouldn't have met the harsh yet incredibly supportive friends I have to this day, wouldn't have played a game I've absolutely fallen in love with, would have never practiced drawing as much as I do now, and wouldn't be currently concepting a video game I'm going to be working on in the future.


If you'd like to keep in contact, you know where to find me.
Change for the better, community. You can do it, for sure.
My time here is long gone.

[Julia Pseudo]

I love you ragont <3. It's actually really sad to see you go.

You're a great guy, seriously. I hope everything goes well for you, in whatever you choose to do next.

Never change.

[glitch4]

It's sad that ur leaving smbx community, but oh well
I'll never miss your greatest IRC quotes.

[DarkMatt]

[FallingSnow]

[MistakesWereMade]

rip in peace ragont

[XerX]

You'll be missed, Ragont.

Now where will I see your amazing art. :c

[TLtimelord]

I'm kind of annoyed no one is taking into account the kind of truth Ragont made in this post and that we're only regarding the farewell aspect of his post.

Well, I pretty much entirely agree with what Ragont said. Give respect so that you will receive respect. This also means you should be ready to give respect instead of waiting for it before acting.
"I'm going to pound it into your skulls if I have to: Respect is a two-way street, no matter who is on the other end. You're expected to respect and to be granted respect, no matter who the fuck you may think you are."

[XerX]

Just gonna point this out. I did read the entire post. I just didn't see any reason to say anything, and if I did, it would be "Ragont is right." I wouldn't really be able to add anything else ontop of that. I've had respect for Ragont for a while, and even more after reading his post.

I'm sure everyone here sees it the same way I do. (Or very similar.)

And yes, this community needs to learn to be more respectful to itself and everyone else. We're all just plummeting to our own doom.

[reghrhre]

See u next week.

Tbh, I'm surprised you even took the community seriously since nowadays, you just came out as sarcastic and not serious to me. Oh well.

Can't really say anything about your points considering I've probably heard most of them about a million times now.

[JupiHornet]

Ragont you were like my favorite member ;-;

[Shadow Yoshi]

I'm going to close this if it's just going to turn into a "goodbye ragont !!!1" thread. Leaving topics are against the rules for a reason, and that very reason is embodied in the fact that Ragont is probably going to come back at some point.

Otherwise, if you'd like to discuss the rest of the points he made (some of which are very good), feel free to do so.

[Zeldamaster12]

I'm gonna miss you, Ragont. You were one of the most chill and funny guys on this forum as well as a wonderful artist.

About your post, I agree with all of it.

[Exiled Bowser]

You are cool dude ragont and what you say here really hits home on the true matter, the key thing we all need here, or we are all lost is patience and respect for each other. We can't have this devolve into another Knux forums or NSMBX back in 2011 (Who remembers the great forum war of 2011? I do!).

We are not perfect and no one should expect it from anyone either, but lets start to respect each other.

I could throw out a few names myself, but that will not do any of us any good you just know who you are and what you now must do for all our sake.

If you do leave for good, just know: Keep up your awesome artwork!

[JupiHornet]

About the Level Designers thing, why weren't new level designers added after CC10? I thought they were the Top 10 designers from the contests.

[Zeldamaster12]

Pretty sure the Level Designers group consists of the people who are working on the official episode (being The Invasion 3).

[zlaker]

About the Level Designers thing, why weren't new level designers added after CC10? I thought they were the Top 10 designers from the contests.

Not really. Me and the other designers was hired (as far I know) because Valtteri thought we were a good addition to the team.

Also it's sad to see you leaving Ragont. I hope you keep up the good art, because you make amazing art and it would be a shame to see you stop doing it.

[Danny]

Guys.

I'm going to close this if it's just going to turn into a "goodbye ragont !!!1" thread. Leaving topics are against the rules for a reason, and that very reason is embodied in the fact that Ragont is probably going to come back at some point.

Otherwise, if you'd like to discuss the rest of the points he made (some of which are very good), feel free to do so.

About the Level Designers thing, why weren't new level designers added after CC10? I thought they were the Top 10 designers from the contests.

Not really. Me and the other designers was hired (as far I know) because Valtteri thought we were a good addition to the team.

And has anyone in the Level Designers team been working on TI3?

[MistakesWereMade]

And has anyone in the Level Designers team been working on TI3?

http://smbxunited.prophpbb.com/forum33.html KAPPA

[Danny]

And has anyone in the Level Designers team been working on TI3?

http://smbxunited.prophpbb.com/forum33.html KAPPA

Oh boy that was a good laugh! That brought back memeories!