"Blasphemy"
 

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Here is our basic list of grievances:

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Oh by the way, it's good to see some levelheadedness Surfacing and Kaimana! I want only to see this end.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Oh my, where to start? Okay, First of all, these forums were not started out of the goodheartedness of a regular Oddworld Fan. Sydney, past member of the "Exoddus Club" (a private Yahoo club) had some unpleasantness with the admin of that group. It got so bad, that Sydney's vengeance lead him to create an Oddworld Community of his own... Oddworldian and the accompannying forums are not as much a symbol of Oddworld as they are of Sydney's own vengeance. I am not trying to badmouth or persuade you here; I simply tell you the ugly truth. Over the past few months... you are aware of course that these forums are run on my server. I own the computer itself, along with the supporting internet connection which, alone, is 175.00 a month. I gave the space to him, as well as Peter and Kristen out of the Kindness of my heart. It pains me to live in a world in which nobody cares for their fellow man. You could say I feel spiritually fulfilled... You most likely know from personal experience that life can get you down and depressed sometimes. Well, Sydney, coupled with his already paranoid attitude, began coming depressed. Almost needless to say, he started thinking he needed to stomp on the little people in order to make himself feel better. I saw this happenning, and despite all he's done to us (which I will tell you in a minute) I offered all of my help and support. Really, I felt bad for the poor guy. I still do. If it's anything that can clear this mess up, it's understanding and compassion. I fear... I fear that these people involved do not know how to get in touch with that inside themselves, though it is there. Call me and the others revolutionaries.. call us terrorists, call us whatever. We are only standing up for ourselves and the equal treatment of our fellow forumers!! Depsite all that has been thrown around, my intentions were never to "take over" these forums. I am deeply saddened that people would think so, though I expected to create waves with what I did. Anyway, I spoke truths in that original announcement that people just don't want to believe because it is outside the boundaries of their comfortable little world. It's the truth.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp After the Odd Tour, he found that we were nearby his house in Sydney, Australia. OH! We can't have that!! His paranoia automatically kicks in and assumes that we are "after him." I sent him many PMs offerring my true help and explaining how sorry we were about driving briefly near his house (which it turned out wasn't even the right house). He took what I said in the PMs, reworded my sentences, and sent them to Kristen and Peter without my knowledge in a vain attempt to turn them against me... to turn us against each other.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp He has even spoken of plans of leaving the Forums anyway!! Can you believe that? Life goes on... and the lesson is: No matter how hard you try and no matter what you do, you're always going to have people who hate you. End of discussion.

Okay, I probably shouldn't be getting into this, but oh well...

Now, this situation was weird, but some of you are taking it way out of proportion. Now, I know that these forums have the occasional "wars", but this is the biggest one I've seen, and it's over a little thing. Now can you please resolve this like adults? It would be greatly appreciated by many...

And Jacob, I love reading your responses. They are truthful yet funny, and I often find myself laughing out loud. Keep it up; they're very amusing, and I hope they open some people's eyes...*cough*

EDIT: Man, almost every single member on the forums now is watching this "battle"!

-Mac

I agree with Surfacing and Al the Vykker. Why can't we all just get along. Well put words Surfaceing. I have alweys considered myself the pieceful and careing member in these forums. I have never gotten mad or angry with anyone unless it was insulting me but I can forgive and forget. I too am a religious man. I have to because I am a Catholic. I feel sorry for people who don't know him as I do.

Anyway my point is that we need to stop these terrable things we say to one another that possably hurt others feelings and cause enamys among one another. Why do these horrible things happen? Because we just don't care. Am I right? Yes.

I feel if this keeps happening then these forums will be no more. I don't want to see such a cool place as the OW forums dissappear just because of this. I have friends I have never even met in person here like Al The Vykker, Mitsur, and many others. And that for me is cool. To be abel to talk to people who live hundreds of thousands of miles from each other. Total strangers. It's a wonderful thing. Yes it is only a forum on the internet but there are real people behind the words written here. And some of you were lucky to meet some members. I hope I could someday.

The bottom line is that we need to stop this madness and just be friends again spite of the statases we occupy. As Al put it "May God be with us all."

O-M-G!! He's a mini-Jacob!! I thought better of you, Sydney. Turns out your just like me (Only less cold, calous and malicious.)

The story unfolds...interesting...

Ahhh well. Heheheh.

I dont get why Alcar's being dragged into this? He has nowt to do with it apart from being a newly appointed mod.

After depression comes the homocidal tendencies...Watch out.

It does make you feel better...

Erm...I'll call you Oddworld Fanatics...

Your sick. But seriously...you have to see the funny side.

I can see it now; A little old lady at the window, watching the car go by. On the side of the car, painted in red...or...blood, is the sentence "We're after you...Sydney." puzzling the old Lady.

What was sent;

'I never meant no harm, i didn't even know we were near your house until you said so. My apologies.'

What they were re-worded to;

'We're gonna get you. Just like we got your Hen...Heh...Watch your back...boy.'

Its tragic...

And the moral is;

'Dont try...'

Justin, you're a victim of the rumourmill, and I'm even questioning your honesty in regards to your first paragraph. The Exoddus Club is old news and I've long since mended the ties I have between me and that group of all-round good people. It has long since been established that I created Oddworld Forums some time before the disagreements began at the Exoddus Club, but that's hardly going to stop you from trying to taint my image now, is it? You are a deceptive little troll.

One of your major problems is that you believe you have a heightened perception of the world. You analyse things, become obsessed, and come to bizarre conclusions you treat as gospel. You make speculations about my personal life, you twist them, and use them against me. I think it's clear to everyone here that it's you who is mentally unstable.

Justin, the last part of your post are distorted truths and you know it. I told Peter something intensely private a few weeks ago, unrelated to forum management, and I trusted him not to tell anyone. I had reason to believe he had leaked what I told him, and in an effort to determine if he had, I used a quote from one of your messages. I added a brief couple of words to the end of the sentence, which was wrong of me, but it didn't affect the outcome of what you said anyway. To suggest that I did it in an attempt to turn you against each other is a filthy lie. It turns out that Alcar was never to be trusted anyway.