[Moonbase Alpha Male]

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Sorry, sorry, sorry to see you go, but maybe -- and I hope I'm not trivializing your concerns when I say this -- you'll let a little time pass, count to ten, and reconsider. At least keep it open and maybe give us a comment or show us something in a rare once in a while. I get what you're saying, I share some of your concerns.

And I totally get it with respect to how the Photobucket mess is unrelated to any OSW concerns but it makes all of us think "is it really worth it to go through all this extra effort to set up a new host plus maybe the effort to re-link old posts if I'm a little frustrated with OSW to begin with." The counter-argument is, "Stay, don't let the idiots at Photobucket do even more damage than they already have."

If you stay, or eventually come back, I would say two things. First of all I've eventually learned to appreciate the good comments or the well-intentioned negative ones, without being dragged down by the occasional nonsense. The first are a good distraction to us in a tough world. I don't allow the nonsense to balance or cancel the useful comments, it's just "background noise." Secondly if you come back to OSW and encounter anything frustrating don't neglect the "pressure valve" benefit of maybe just venting by a private mail with some member(s) you feel in synch with. It could maybe overcome some some of the frustrations that are causing you to leave. I'm personally open to getting a PM about anything if you ever want to, I'm sure others would feel the same. Cheers and all the best whether you go or stay. May the Gods be between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk.

 

[Moonbase Alpha Male]

Ok, I know Pontiacivan personally, he is VERY talented when it comes to making 1/6 props,figures, whatever....VERY TALENTED....He is in no way done with the hobby, but he is done with the BS on this forum...now, instead of you people posting now that you liked his stuff, maybe it should have been done when he posted it....I've posted things that no one cared about,but I don't need approval from anyone....He hasn't left the hobby, he just left the stupidity...

BS and stupidity are an inevitable fact of life -- like I said above, it's just the "background noise" to conversation. You can avoid it by practicing the hobby solo, or if you're very lucky, maybe with a group of real life friends. But you're not going to reduce the level of stupidity by going from OSW to anywhere else on the internet. No one's ever said "Wow, I'm so glad I left all of that nonsense on OSW behind now that I'm here on Sideshow Freaks." Or wherever.