Public Flogging is not yet out of Style

In recent weeks the community has exploded in all directions over several announcements made by The Creators. Some are calling it the straw that has broken the camel's back and others are wondering why everyone is suddenly so angry.

Let it be known that public flogging has not gone out of style.

When did it become okay to directly attack any one person or group? I'll admit there were a few moments in the last couple of weeks that I was caught up in it all. But after stepping back and reading some of the recent posts on this forum it has come to my attention how far out of hand this has become.

There is a lot of anger towards The Creators. Some of these are because of things they have no control over. And to their credit they have handled themselves well. At least they never lowered themselves to publicly mocking members of the community. Which, by the way, they have the ability to do.

For years we have asked them to be more interactive with the community and it appears that they are attempting to do that. There are things that were dropped that we never got answers for, but they have given us some answers. Like when they admited to dropping the super powers.

And no, they haven't answered all of our questions but they are very specific about the questions they don't answer. Specifically questions about the plot of the show and the future directions of the business. Answers that no producer would give in a million years, so why should we expect them to answer to us? It's a different medium but the same business.

I'm not saying they have always handled themselves well and there are things even from a managment point of view where I have had to ask myself, "what are they thinking?" but when did attacking them at every turn become okay? When did this series become about you? Wasn't it always about a little girl who just wanted to make some friends on the internet?

Yes, it is not the same show it once was. And a lot of people have left because of that. That's the business. And maybe the new show will suck. Maybe the finale will leave us all feeling hollow and ignored. But at the end of the day the things that really matter. The friends we've made. The joys (and sorrows) we've experienced as a community are no less real or important by the direction the show takes. Keep your friends and leave the show. I know several people who have chosen this route and I bid them well.

I just hope that as a community we are able to breathe a second and really take stock of what we are doing and how we are treating these people. They have never attacked us. If they steal an idea there are channels to deal with that. If you think you've been wronged by them emotionally or phyiscally there are ways to deal with that. If they do something to a character that you don't like there are even channels to deal with that. But change will not be made via public floggings and attacks to their character.

Thank you for your time,
-Alex aka RoyTheBoy