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wookie06 wrote:

I never had any reason to post here before as I was very content, originally, with the communities I was active in. I was a core member at TACC that migrated to Massassi when that died. Cool Matty considered me one of the "serious trolls" he needed to ban, which most intellectually honest members of his board might disagree with.

Only because it'd mean another opportunity to mock you/troll you.

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It's been a long time since I've actually been on the forum, but I butted in here because Massassi was once a home to me. But 15 years. Massassi was the first Internet community I got involved with. But honestly it's totally awesome that we are here after all this time.

JK was part of my teenage life haha.

I do miss Brian though. CM do you still hear from him time to time?

Might consider a comeback. I was 'therealcja' and 'Eddbanger' btw.

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CM has done a pretty good job of updating the forum software, by the way. As far as an editing and mod site, the tools and levels are all still there and some members and occasional newbies show up with some interesting creations. There was a recent level contest which, I believe, was meant as a sort of a send off. He can speak for himself but I think he's lost a lot of interest in Massassi as far as all the grand visions he might have had when he took over. He seems to be a very talented webmaster, though, so I assume when the right thing sparks his interest he'll launch something pretty impressive.

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I've decided that I don't want to overtly continue this drama here. I have edited this post to remove my response but in order to be open I have created a publicly accessible google document with the contents. I know I opened this can of worms simply by creating this thread. My intent is not to smear Cool Matty. He made a decision that he felt was correct and justified. I have emailed him and if he is interested in responding we will deal with this in private. For anyone that is interested my original, removed, response is here.

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Thanks Dan. It had been so long since I saw you on Massassi that I actually forgot about you. Of course I remembered you instantly when I found your interaction with CM here. I remember liking you although you probably made some mistakes on Massassi, as I did. I think I've figured out a lot lately about communicating with people whether on or off line and I am optimistic that if I am ever allowed back on Massassi history will not repeat itself. I understand where your feelings about your treatment come from. CM stated that I've been trolled for years on his site. Perhaps you were subject to some of that as well. I'm cautiously optimistic that my attempt to have an honest and fair discussion with CM via email will at least bring the matter to a close in a manner I am satisfied with. Maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment but I would still love to interact with others on his site.

I have done virtually nothing with regards to any gaming for some time. Every so many months I'll get into a game and put some decent time in to it for a short period. I found on GOG many of the Wing Commander games on sale and hope to play them some time in the future (I skipped them when they were new, as you may remember games in the mid-90s cost more than they do now without adjusting for inflation and there was only so much room in the budget). I really want to get back at X-Wing Alliance at some point. Showing up here and learning of jkhub.org reminded me I have never finished Jedi Academy. Got to some level where you have to jump from wreckage to wreckage in a desert to avoid some creature. Never finished Star Trek Elite Force II (one of my few "questionable" acquisitions since I never purchased that new either). Actually, there's tons more that I own and have never finished. Hopefully I'll get to them at some point. I'll check out your offerings as well.

No, I've basically accomplished very little the last few years. I retired from the Army in 2010 and took the first no-brainer job I found. I kind of needed a mental break but the pay is crap. I'm getting closer to getting my current residence listed for sale and moving back to my previous residence that I had been renting out. It's now vacant so I'm eating two mortgages with a mediocre income. Once I move and stabilize my finances, I'll look at using my GI Bill finally.

I'll look into getting skype back up and running. I haven't had a need for it for some time. As always, my contact info is <my username>@gmail.com.

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I might not have posted at all if I hadn't found out I'd been defamed here except that it is pretty cool to see some familiar usernames. I don't intend to have much of a discussion with him here but I do appreciate your flexibility. I may want to put some facts out there, just to feel as if I've at least corrected and completed the record.

I doubt I'll ever get back into trying to edit JK/MotS. I may very well check out and comment on the offerings of others when my personal situation stabilizes. That is, after all, what drew me into TACC and ultimately Massassi. Although I wish this place had a bit more of an open forum I can sure appreciate how much more sane it is compared to the sister site.