The end of the line for an old space salt

[TFinnegan]

Well folks,
It’s been a long ride.
(Ignore the ‘joined’ date on this forum account - I came here a full year and then some, prior to the creation of Tim Finnegan as a character and defining account)

I have enjoyed my time here more than any other game I’ve played. And I’ve played a lot of games. I’m old, and have been gaming longer than many of you have been drawing air. I even predate D&D!

As much as I’ve enjoyed flying in the Discoverse so carefully crafted by the astoundingly skilled and dedicated mods, I’ve also had a truly enjoyable time writing stories, comms, and advice for all to consume and enjoy (or not enjoy – whichever -).

I feel as though I have, over time, learned a hefty grasp of the canon of Disco, and have been thrilled to help new players figure out the game and its politics, reasons, and texture. It’s the reason I’ve always kept a 90 rank on Finn and hung around Penn so often, so that people would see me as someone to ask questions - and so that I could benefit the community which has given me so much enjoyment over the years, to pay-it-forward, so to speak.

And in truth, I have loved Disco with every bit of me that is a gamer.

Lately though, I have been made seriously uncomfortable here. It seems that for a while now, every time I stick my head out of the RP sections there’s a small group of people here who take it as excuse to throw verbal darts at me. Now, I don’t follow them around haranguing them, so I can’t really understand their reason, nor do I care to bend my brain to it.

This group would probably not bother me so much if it didn’t contain admins, former admins, and other people who are functionally ‘core’ members of the community.
I’ve been told recently by ‘core’ community members - and even a current admin -that I’m ‘something of a constant annoyance’ and am ‘barely tolerated’.

So, I may be old and slow, but I get the message. My work here is not appreciated, and as my presence seemingly annoys and irritates, my time to leave is upon me.

Oh, also, base maintenance sucks and puts this once-great game right on-par with WoW and all that other 'grind-all-day' trash.

So:

To Hawk and JT - there's nothing to say to you guys that you don't already know. Much Love, Keep the faith.
To the rest of the .:j:.Congress members, I’ll never be able to apologize enough for not being there when you need a snarky gnarled old Scotsman, if you do, but I will try – I am genuinely sorry - and you, above all, I will miss… Also, THANKS! You guys rock, in spite of the general attitude towards you – the most genuine and friendly, accepting and acceptable people I’ve gamed with in my 45+ years. (also steadily one of the most active factions – for years on end)

To my other RP partners and friends, some still here, many gone – more than I’ll remember to give credit to – Marburg, Huggie, Sara, Doc Holliday, Rolfy, Patrician, Jameson, Tink (who taught me how to Junker and told me to stay resolute on my SRP), Rudo, DRV, Scout, Primitive, Kaze, Tigger, and so many others, THANKS! You guys gave me some of the best gaming/RP times I’ve ever had.

EDIT: Almost forgot Kanga and Shago - shame on me! Love you guys.

To those who openly despise me, JihadJoe, DustyLens, Sina (and all your names, past and current), and your disco-wolfpack (XA, Reavers, etc.) THANKS for the inspiration!
You guys gave me a reason some days to log in - just to show you couldn’t force me off the server – but eventually I tired of the battle, and as the server population withered slowly, and so many of my true friends left, I bored of it. You win.

To those I’ve not mentioned, to those that trusted me with 'foolish' questions, you should know I truly enjoyed your company - and it was, in the end, you guys that kept me coming back. This is a great community, just don’t make enemies of the wrong people, they will haunt you until your last disco-day.

For the TL;DR crowd -
Disco, with genuine sadness and reddening eyes, thanks.
And farewell.
-Finn

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