2nd: Our average B.net channel activity consists of this;
[6:24:33 AM] -- x86 has left the channel.
[6:24:55 AM] -- iago[x86] has left the channel.
[7:12:22 AM] -- iago[x86] [265ms] has joined the channel using Starcraft Brood War (0 wins).
[7:15:11 AM] -- x86 [94ms] has joined the channel using Warcraft II (0 wins).
[7:15:11 AM] -- x86 has acquired ops.
And most channels are busy at 7AM? As other said, I'd appreciate it if you'd stay out of topics like this.
Theres only as much as you or anyone else wants to do.
You're absolutely correct. If any member wants to start a project, host an event, get a game going, team up on a problem, create a website, etc., they are free to do so, and are free to let other members join you.
If you need help with something, require a favor, need a server to test something on, need a friend whose shoulder to cry on (*shrug*), need some inspiration, etc., the other members of the clan will often be willing to help. I can't speak for others, but I can usually provde anything listed there, within reason.
But you know what everything I've listed here have in common? They're things that friends do for each other. That's what this clan is based on: friendship. Every once in awhile, we have to step back and remind ourselves of that, but in the end, that's what it really is.
However, like any friends, or club, we have disagreements, and the only way to solve those is to discuss it. It's especially difficult if members have opposing views, which is usually the case (by definition of a disagreement, in fact...), but so far we've always managed. All I really ask is that you respect each other's opinions and beliefs, and have fun doing it. There's nothing wrong with poking fun; in fact, in the words of a good friend of mine, "It's the responsibility of any good friend to make fun of you if you do something stupid; how else are you going to know?" At the time, we were talking about how a common friend of ours dresses (faded pants, whatever they're called, look sooo gay), but it's still a good quote.
If, however, the rest of the clan is having a discussion (read: argument) about something, and you decide to leave (especially if it's the result of other member complaining about a friend of yours; a friend that totally let you take the fall for somebody else as a result of what you said, when it came down to it, but don't get me started on that), that's your decision. If you don't like what you see, then you can leave. However, when you're done being mad (or annoyed, or whatever), don't come back to me and ask me if you can join again. Although it's not a rule, it's a custom in my book that, if somebody is willing to give up what we have once, they're far too likely to do it again, and thus, I'm not prepared to honor their request to rejoin. It's not because I don't like them, it's because they were given a chance, and turned their back, and now it's just too bad.
Hope this whole long post makes sense. A lot of this stuff came from the very foundation of how I wanted x86 to be, and how it has developed. I'm glad it ended up posted in a publicly-viewable forum, because it's valuable for anybody in or out of the clan to see.
