Topic: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

Well here it is. I have been putting this off, but I felt like doing my final history to IC.

I did not leave because my last family was being gutted, or that Nolio was a bad leader, or any other in game crap.

I left because a thread to honor Veterans was worse than spammed, it was hijacked, and turned into a thing of nightmare. My one thing where I had no politics in something, where I tried to be neutral and understanding, where I was mostly giving a chance to people to talk of their own familys fallen soldiers, regardless of history behind their falling. All who have fallen in duty deserve to be remembered, and if their actions within military traditions without issue, then honored to boot.

It was the mods utter disrespect of that thread, their inactivity, their prejudices against me that made the leaving a permanent thing. They should have slapped that man with a 3 month no forum before it got out of hand, deleted the posts, left it in politics, and done the right thing, but their personal prejudices against all things Flint (Like liberals are against all things Bush, without even having inspected him and found he was moderately liberal in social policies) made them unwilling to do the ethical thing.

Their abuses and controlmongering is what is making the leaving permanent.

I have to many emotions tied into this game, it's not safe for me, like it was when I was depressed. When I suffered my depression IC was a way out of the world, now that I am a part of the world I need to stay away from IC because it brings back emotions which should not return, on the lightest of issues sometimes.


My current bio: Truck driver, made 45k last year, will make 70k (I think, according to plan) this year. I lost my chance for running for office which was a big plan, I got very built up for it, residency in advance, bought websites, started getting facebook, myspace, twitter circles built, started getting contact information for party people, and one last step prior to putting my name on the line was needed. I needed to get a lease on my own semi-truck. I was going to hire a co-driver, at 40 cents a mile, to drive with me, the lease and co-driver were to be my job security in a time of great economic turmoil in this nation. Without it I was not, am not, will not, run for office. I had staked out the person I was running against, knew her well. But I fear murphy most of all, and will not run without job security.

What happened? A fleet manager decided he wanted me to be a perfect driver. This involved running against the rules of DOT every so often, turning in electronic paper work perfectly timed, and sending back trip papers instantly (even if thursday is cut-off day to get them in for posting to pay next pay day, turn it in Friday was his mentality). He did not tell me what he wrote in my file, which was 'do not give him a lease truck' essentially. If he had told me, I would have left this company in a heart beat, or gotten a new fleet manager asap. But thats ok, I now have a chance to save a lot of money up for a real run in 2012, where I can make a serious effort beyond my small scope.

I enjoy politics, and I find that common people listen to me when I speak in person about politics. I get liberals even to side with me. I am a natural in person, ugly as I am, and once again over-weight even. I am not bothered about my weight now, I can live with the foibles of life. But IC just brings back that haunted, hunted, fearful person I was under depression, so I am leaving.


I plan a blitz in politics, it is quite clear those newbs know NOTHING ABOUT POLITICS. They care not for issues, or for causes, they know nothing of what they post even. Hell I even had to kick Chris_Ballz for not posting enough stuff!



I will return only one time, if I do get elected, to offer two people positions in my staff. One already knows the offer, the other... I will let him guess, and probably correctly on my choice for him.


Remember, information is power, information overload is anarchy, and slavery is not looking and learning for yourself the truth.

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
Kemp currently not being responded to until he makes CONCISE posts.
Avogardo and Noir ignored by me for life so people know why I do not respond to them. (Informational)

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

FLINT!!!!!!

Long time man i read everything and i hope things work out for you man..

can you give me your email so i can keep intouch? smile
or are you not willing to give that out?

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh!"

Metrex

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

good luck

TC pwns me

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

hey flint, hope everything is going well for you.

<parrot> there is also the odd  possibility that tryme is an idiot
<KT> possibility?
<genesis> tryme is a bit of an idiot
<Torqez> bit?

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

Flint, I don't think I have ever agreed with you but I will admit that IC forums are a lot quieter and quite a bit less fun without you. Do whatever you need to for your own health though and good luck with everything.

tweehonderd graden, dat is waarom ze me mr. fahrenheit noemen, ik reis aan de snelheid van het licht, ik ga een supersonische man van u maken

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

Email... I will set up an account on the last day, leave empire name/locations in here if you want it.


As for your comment Sitting Duck... I saw the politics forum has moved a whole page since I have been gone... lol... I read it (the parts that were interesting) in about 3 hours... yeah it's a dead forum

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
Kemp currently not being responded to until he makes CONCISE posts.
Avogardo and Noir ignored by me for life so people know why I do not respond to them. (Informational)

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

good luck with your endeavours flint.

Elrohir
"Abstract art is the product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.."

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

Actually, Flint, when I first talked to an F-mod about the Veteran's Day thread in question... that mod was quite in agreement with you regarding what should be done with certain players...

The only thing preventing it was... well, a general mod attitude against banning people for the most part...  Ever notice the utter lack of perm-bans in IC?  tongue

Make Eyes Great Again!

The Great Eye is watching you... when there's nothing good on TV...

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

Flint remember when you bought me a VIP in icpg smile

<3

lol

Avatar Revenge #3151 smile

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh!"

Metrex

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

zomg, here i was thinking you re back tongue

best of luck with everything smile

i hope you do come back though, every once in a while ;p

till the end of time..

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

good luck in real life flint, hope you'll be able to get your life going the way you want it to.

NEE NAW NEE NAW

Primo

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

I just wanted to say that, Flint, you realize that most people in IC don't give a shit about Veterans, right? I mean, I know a handful and had a handful in my family and still do, but most people in IC don't give a shit. But that's just what I think. The only thing they care about is spamming half the serious threads and making bad jokes in the rest tongue

Insane Lemming of Drama Queens and Other Hyperbolical People

1431 ftw

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

[not nice]

Rhinos have poor eyesight, but with what they weigh, it`s not their problem.

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

Well good luck Flint! We rarely agreed on anything, but it's true that the forums are pretty much dead.. The only reason that keeps me visiting them is the simple fact that it's my homesite, and I don't have the heart to change it.

Godspeed and good luck!

God: Behold ye angels, I have created the ass.. Throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name...

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See you in two weeks.  Since that's how long it takes before you announce your leaving retirement.

=^o.o^= When I'm cute I can be cute.  And when I'm mean, I can be very very mean.  I'm a cat.  Expect me to be fickle.

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^_^/

"So, it's defeat for you, is it? Someday I must meet a similar fate..."

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Sorry to see ya leave you did make things interesting. And gl with your campaign. Btw what are you running for?

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”

18 (edited by Undeath 23-Mar-2010 22:00:18)

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he's running for I'm a [belligerently silly] genius, vote for me!

hmm, no more auto-edits?

Insane Lemming of Drama Queens and Other Hyperbolical People

1431 ftw

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

Aww flint is leaving?  Well we can finally put deadbolts on that overhead door into the game and use the normal door

<@Nolio> Ilu was the man back in the day,he even made monkeywrench and arganon look good for half a round =p
<@iluvatar> it is my grandest achievement
<@Nolio> *half a round  =p
<@iluvatar> still
* Final_Doom is now known as Thanks_Iluvatar

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

see ya flint

Victory Is Mine!

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Metrex...

New empire? I made an empire, lol, just for you and spam so far..

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
Kemp currently not being responded to until he makes CONCISE posts.
Avogardo and Noir ignored by me for life so people know why I do not respond to them. (Informational)

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Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

tldr

Rehabilitated IC developer

Re: Why did I leave, and why am I permamently leaving?

ciao flint

*waves goodbye*

I survived the Test? of 12-4-03, anyone remember that?