It's a shame things ended this way. Also, if I may note one thing...
Please consider that I am not pointing fingers in ANY way, I am just attempting to set things straight here to put my conscience at ease, if possible. If I remember correctly, a rather scathing comment made toward Raptorkarr in a joke thread in response to a picture of a donkey was what started this whole mess. Now, I'm going to say it straight up and say it was out of character for you, and it was seemingly out of nowhere, so Raptorkarr was justified in feeling upset or confused.
HOWEVER.
The way he responded was not mature either. He could have calmly responded with his issue with the joke you made, you could have corrected yourself, and we could have put this behind us. We both know this was not about Raptorkarr's gender, or pride, or anything trivial as that. And for the sake of all of us I won't disclose what it was about. However, I feel it is unfair to place the blame entirely on the non-present party. If somebody knew what actually happened, they might misinterpret it as you taking advantage of the lack of knowledge about the situation and twisting it to benefit your side.
Needless to say, I know it's best if you two go your separate ways because of issues you two couldn't solve between yourselves. But it is extremely unfair to omit the fact that you, as an individual and participant in that unsavory exchange, did commit a wrong act that, according to interpretation, started the conflict to begin with.
I apologize for having to bring this up on the public boards, but I thought it'd be worth mentioning that the exchange, as I see it, went as follows:
- You potentially took a joke too far.
- Raptorkarr responded with blinded rage.
- The inability of either party to swallow their pride and try to FIX the misunderstanding until it got out of hand led to that leviathan of a reply thread when both of you left with a heavy grudge.
I don't know about Raptorkarr's whereabouts, and to be realistic I doubt he's going to continue being a memer. But I apologize deeply in having to say this bluntly: I will not tolerate you antagonizing another person just because they are not here. That in itself is unforgivable, and as a fellow memer and a friend, I ask you to refrain from doing that. It's not fair, and it develops the 'holier-than-thou' mindset that turns people into arrogant snobs.
Be cautious of how you handle the aftermath, Fish. I know this is memes and games, but I must break the holy rule as you two once did to warn you. Things can get ugly fast if you twist the truth.
