[|Erasmus|]

I just want to respond to Rossi and say that, since I met deL in person and seeing the way he was actually being involved in the community with the BSGCL thing...

Before that, I'd only interacted with him through this site, and honestly, he comes across as a troll and a bit of a dickhead. It's not surprising that he'd get himself infracted for just making stupid and unnecessary comments. Feedback is mostly welcome (both positive and negative) but it needs to be given in a certain way, and usually read the OP of something before giving feedback.

If deL just accepted his infraction, no harm done, just try a tiny bit harder when posting in future... Instead he cancels the one big community thing he's been doing, and tries to sabotage it so noone can continue to run it without him. That doesn't strike me as the guy a lot of you people claim has selflessly done so much for australian starcraft, just a petty guy who wants more recognition and doesn't want any one else to have a share in it.

And since i'm on it, I'll also say that the cliquish way that TA often carries on on this site can be a little off putting to outsiders. Any negative post about any one of you guys often ends up with a lot of bad rep... A lot of the time we don't interact with you guys off this site, so don't expect us to know deL's personality (or any other TA member's) and get that any comment is supposed to be a joke, or that it's just how someone is.

Quick Comments

	NvRossi:	I cant put into words how stupid this post makes you sound.
	nirvAnA:	You just proved his point lol

[TAScarecrow]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

If deL just accepted his infraction, no harm done, just try a tiny bit harder when posting in future... Instead he cancels the one big community thing he's been doing, and tries to sabotage it so noone can continue to run it without him. That doesn't strike me as the guy a lot of you people claim has selflessly done so much for australian starcraft, just a petty guy who wants more recognition and doesn't want any one else to have a share in it.

And since i'm on it, I'll also say that the cliquish way that TA often carries on on this site can be a little off putting to outsiders. Any negative post about any one of you guys often ends up with a lot of bad rep... A lot of the time we don't interact with you guys off this site, so don't expect us to know deL's personality (or any other TA member's) and get that any comment is supposed to be a joke, or that it's just how someone is.

To be fair it was the snide remark about deL's "importance" that really set him off imo. If it was just a straight up infraction this wouldn't have happened. I'd be pretty upset if a mod warned me for a post whilst mocking what I invest so much time and energy in (and in deL's case he's damn good at it).

I can't defend his response and appreciate Nirvana actually putting that paragraph out in the open to back up the ban (which was thoroughly deserved). Everyone can have a shitty day and do/say something rash. It happens. Just don't disregard all the work and good he has done for SC in our region. The guy works his arse off creating quality events, there's a reason FXO hired him. He deserves a second chance and to say the whole community has lost trust in him is plain wrong. I still trust him and I know many on TL and TA feel the same.

The community as a whole can't be spoken for (hence forums), yes TA is a tight-knit bunch and I won't apologize for that. In a clan of our size it's easy to create a perception based on our most vocal/bm members. We're really just a cross-section of SC enthusiasts and I'm proud of how the majority of our 80+ members conduct themselves.

Quick Comments

	nirvAnA:	I should not mix up moderation with my personal comments. I 100% agree that was wrong of me.
	Maynarde:	Very well put, +1 respect for maturity and facts.
	nGenLight:	This guy is seriously awesome.