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This post I made here: http://forum.wotblitz.com/index.php?/topic/91848-thank-you-to-clans-like-triarii-spud-and-others-who-build-up-community/
It made my discord, private messages and email - all blow up. Heck, and even one real life text message from a clanmate I'd forgotten I'd given my number to. I said I probably wouldn't be back to the forums soon, but I hear all of you and here I am.
I am here to eat crow - not for my message itself - but for how I used PRAMO as an example.
My message was simply meant to say "Thanks for the positive people because there so many negative people and it sucks." But I attempted to use examples we are familiar with.
I still mean the thanks - perhaps I should have done it nameless: Thanks for the clans that have integrity and hold their members accountable.
Why did I chose PRAMO as the example of the negative? Because I've gotten lots of salt from certain of their members in-game a lot recently. Perhaps this shocks me because I revere their skill. It hurts when "pros" tell you your autistic, suck, uninstall, kill yourself, etc. - and I'm not even half bad! But as a clan leader, I expect a lot of our members. I want them to be "a force for good" so to speak.
So, perhaps I just kept noticing it from them because they are at the top and so noticeable. I also said that I have deep respect for them. I do. So it's heart breaking when those you have respect for show so little respect themselves. BUT, like was pointed out by others, 90% of my dealings with PRAMO have been positive. And that's better than many lesser known clans, for sure!
PRAMO is also North America's premier professional clan. I suppose we are lucky only 10% of dealings are sour. They have to put up with that to keep skill around - no other clan really has to deal with that problem.
PRAMO even helped COD-X in clan wars recently. That goes along with me and part of what I meant in saying there are players I deeply respect there.
SO, PRAMO, I AM SORRY. I MESSED UP. IT'S ME, NOT YOU. PoD is an idiot here - I used my words badly. I am genuinely and truly sorry. I did not consult my clan before posting - they are much less idiotic than me, I promise.
Listen, earlier, I'd just had enough and wanted to make a point. Using PRAMO as the example for the reasons I thought were good in my anger addled brain was a bad idea. I never meant to disparage the whole family of PRAMO clans - as in every single player. Far from it! I just meant what appeared to me to be a very vocal minority ruining the fun of others for no good reason I could discern. I just don't think the recognizable clans should be that way and I find it frustrating.
I'm positive any person could say the same about COD. There's no way I know what all 150 of it's members are saying. So please, if you encounter crappy COD members - call us out! Let me know! It's fair and I want to help.
TL;DR PoD made big mistake in how he handled himself, is genuinely sorry.
(OK, now lambast me in the comments. I'm good for it.)
Edited by Poop_of_DEATH, 08 February 2018 - 09:08 AM.
