Sorry to see this happening.
I know this thread is locked, and I just wanna say something to both Raven and WOLF and all the people who wanna read this;
Raven, I haven't been here as long as you have ( I think ), but I've seen you post, and read your stuff - you ARE full of information ( for better or worse, I don't care ) - and you ARE extremely opinionated.
When you post, people read your name and automatically think "Heh, Raven" and have an entirely different mind-set while reading what you took the time to post about.
However, this isn't an excuse to be rude.
Whether or not "Required" was your little Bro, you, or just another user, the way that he/she posted was almost identical to the way you post.
I try not to judge people on their past, but other users here obviously do, and, given that "Required" seemed identical to yourself, they judged you/him/her.
Now, personally, I don't hold any grudge against you, never have... I just dont care enough to have a grudge, but what I don't like about you is that there seem to be ALOT of disagreements/fights between yourself and other forum members which, quite frankly, just pee me off. ( The Moderator side of me just gets rubbed the wrong way )
When you post, you know whether or not what you say will offend someone, I mean, c'mon, it's common sense, but you continue to do it.
Sometimes, it is justified, and fair enough, but still, these are people you don't know, will never meet, and rarely have to even converse with - so why care? ( the same argument can be used for the other side too, why NOT? ).
The same thing goes for everyone else who posts to flame others - especially those directed toward Raven.
Now, EVERYONE who doesn't like Raven, or has had a past greivance with him, just let it go.
Sure, you may not like him, and sure, you may not care if you get into an argument with him, but, c'mon, this is a public forum, and most of the fights start with you users saying something bad about Raven.
It's just not on - don't do it to him, and he wont do it back.
Quite frankly, your as bad as the bullies at High School... You pick on someone else just to get a reaction, hoping to get a laugh from it, and put that user down.
WOLF has a valid point when he said that Raven, you are trying to put down other veterans.
It is one of the attributes that come across in your posts - you DO act as though you know more than other users, and you DO act as if you're better than them. This is a contributing factor to why people dislike you.
Again, I am looking at this from a completely impartial view.
I don't want to say anything bad about anyone, so I've tried to keep it generalized here, but, if anyone ( anyone at all ) wants to continue chatting about this topic privatly, feel free to email me, or MSN me at;
sweet_prozack@hotmail.com
As a Moderator, I want to see the fights stop.
As a user, I want to be able to browse through a GREAT shader resource without wading through a massive fight because one user doesn't like another.
I hope I got my point across
On a lighter note... I'm glad that my April Fools joke didn't offend anyone
'twas fun while it lasted
Jess.
Team EOD :: Programmer/All-Round Nice Guy
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