I think Steve decided to stay for the time being. Thank you, Steve!
@wild,
I've re-read the comment chain... again... and I honestly don't sense that
@polygame or
@Gin intended any disrespect towards you. Rather, I think it's fairly obvious that this game is your baby, and you've clearly done a wonderful job on it, and I would think we're all looking forward to seeing both the evolution and completion of it.
In any case, no matter what happens from this point on, hats off to you amigo, for doing such an amazing job on this one, plus sharing your work on it! :D
And of course, thanks to Gimli as well.
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Paolo,
you can correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like translation difficulties might play a role in this stuff. For example, I never have such difficulties as when I'm trying to communicate in my broken Spanish or French with native speakers.
Like, no matter how much exhaustive, perfectionistic work I spend on that stuff, I often come away with a (conscious or unconscious) sense that others aren't fully respecting my efforts, or are downright ignoring me. Does that ring a bell?
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Also, I want to share a short, embarrassing story about myself, as seen right here on this site:
So, back in 2009 I wasn't doing much dev-work on my VP projects. (outside of
Billiards Engine?) Instead, I was having a blast in threads like this:
Battleships Forever and the 2009 Indy game winners.
Name the bands or die a horrible death, alone and unloved!
For whatever reason, at some point, still in 2009, I came to feel hugely offended by a perceived lack of recognition over my efforts, and rage-quit this site for two years... later, sheepishly slinking back around 2011. A lot had happened, and was happening in my life at the time, but I don't feel that stuff was hugely relevant... enough to detail, anyway. Point is, it was about my wounded ego.
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Hum. So what is my point, here...?
Yeah, I can understand you feeling offended, Paulo. That's a normal human reaction, and I think we've all been there. Indeed, that makes you a pretty normal, human being as I see it.
Feel free to log back in whenever suits you. You are appreciated, here. Feel free to direct-message me, too.
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Also want to point out-- I'm just a staff volunteer. I love this site, but I have my own health issues and life-concerns to worry about.
I'm willing to make a post like this every once in a while, for a good cause, but I trust we are all adults here. Please don't confuse me for a Mother Hen, expecting an ongoing level of intervention. I'm just not able to do that. Sorry, not sorry.
Also, please understand that if you have issues with another site member, it's always welcome if you can try to work out whatever you can with them directly.
For example, sometimes we speak one way in a public thread, and it can get naturally perceived badly, but sometimes just talking to a person directly can skip lots of trauma.
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Just my 2
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Please be well. <3