Thread:Shabook/@comment-121.217.116.50-20150426140719

The point I had been making to Pops Capo wasn't in an attempt to harass him. OK, well my intention was definitely not to be nice to him, but rather to point out the facts without having to sugar coat it and not have to worry about him needing to support a decision I've made in the future. I am so fucking tired of having to guard what I say about people who are obviously in the wrong. Have you ever had to talk to a fellow admin who has just caused three separate new users to come complain to you about said admin for reasons which, upon examination were completely valid, within the span of a month, and maintain a tone which means they will still like you? Have you ever had to mediate argument after argument after argument between two users where one user clearly oversteps the boundaries much more frequently than the other yet must still insist that both users are equally at fault for the sake of diplomacy? Have you ever had to deal with a person who was a pure arsehole yet couldn't do anything about it because they were one of the few users who actually contributed to the wiki? I'm so fucking tired of guarding my true feelings towards people and issues. And yes, I am swearing. I am fucking tired of having to constantly guard my language because there are so many people who are so fucking sensitive out there that they can't stand hearing a simple string of four letters which literally cause nobody any harm. I am so fucking tired of being diplomatic, of being "the voice of reasoning on [that] wiki", of being "the most level headed admin on [that wiki]". There comes a point in time where you just snap and have to find some way to tell people what you really think. The utter joy of not having to guard your words to maintain a reputation of fairness and impartiality. To tell people I don't like that I don't like them rather than dancing around the main problem. Maybe you're lucky enough to have not reached that point yet, in which case I wish that you will never have to reach it, but I stand by everything I said in that thread. They were my honest thoughts on the matter, not filtered through any sort of people pleasing prism to distort the message. Similarly, this message is a completely honest confession of my frustrations at the moment. Why am I sending it to you? Well, I guess you just happened to be lucky enough (or unlucky enough, as it probably more is) to have been the last person to have replied to that thread. The use of anonymity isn't because I have anything to hide, but because I want to be able to still be regarded as a nice, reasonable person next time I edit. The mask of anonymity is so I can return to the world of lie-filled diplomacy tomorrow without having this honesty stain my name. Some people are wrong, and they need to be told that they're wrong. Some people are ignorant and need to be told that they're ignorant. Some people are arseholes and need to be told that they're arseholes. Sadly, truth is a hated thing in this modern world, and honesty is the last thing people want to hear. I just needed to bring a little more honesty to this world, if only for the sake of my own sanity.

Now feel free to block me or whatever. This message has probably broken some rule or another. I have no intention of staying anyway. I have said what needs saying, both here and on that thread. You may do what you like with that information. Just know that everything I said was completely, 100% true, all my advice was 100% genuine, and equally all my rage at some people's ignorance was 100% justified from my perspective. I have told you all I need to tell you with the honesty which only comes from a mask of anonymity. I may wear a mask, but that means that there are no strings on me. 