Regarding the recent situation (IMPORTANT)

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Well, it’s time to finally talk 1 on 1 with everyone. You’re probably aware of the events that have unveiled in the last few weeks on the forum and I want to address that in a separate thread now.

I feel like a certain part of the forum has been descending into a bad place, and that’s not what I want to see. I love the forum for its friendly and welcoming community, that’s not hostile towards anyone. Nowdays, this is a rarity online.

So, for starters, I owe an apology to @goldtopaz. While I did try to provide criticism, my comments on your game have come across as attacking, and I think many others have done the same, consciously or not. So for that, I truly apologize.

Regarding the mean remarks you might have made in retalliation, I forgive you for that, and I ask of everyone to do the same, because it can be easy to make hurtful statements when you’re in a bad place. Goldtopaz spent a lot of time working on a game, just for the game to be relentlessly criticised, probably way too harshly as well. It’s only natural he replied in a hostile way after that since he felt like he was under attack.

From that, I ask of everyone to please be nicer when criticising others. As a popular figure in the community, I believe I have a lot of influence, and on that note I’d also like to apologize to anyone I made statements that didn’t come across as helpful when that was the intention. I have crossed a boundary many times and it’s very possible that this situation in some way stems from my influence.

We definitely don’t want someone to leave the community because they felt unwanted or rejected. I also don’t want anyone getting repercussions from the makecode team for going too far and making statements that break TOS.

It looks like we all made mistakes here. And that’s okay, because as many say, mistakes are what make us human. However, I’d like to argue it’s not simply mistakes that make us human, but rather learning from them and becoming a better person that does. I want everyone to do that. Let’s all learn something from these conflicts and become better people that make up a loving community on a friendly forum.

Thank you for reading and take care
I love you all <3

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thank you bruh and I truely do except your apolgy!

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So true! Looking back, i think my many ‘omg how do you even know how to draw hyper where are his features XD’ might have been out of jelousy… GT’s drawings are just too good!

Wow, I never realized that!
Amazing post, I’m glad we can have this resolved : D

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The forum is literally the only source of social media where I’m actually noticed. Seeing it spiral into a negative place is actually saddening. I think all these “Game Rivalries” are a source of this. I really hope this place can make a turn around and go back to the positive place I knew before.

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Well I guess I owe @goldtopaz an apology as well So yeah I’m Sorry I’ll try to be a little less harsh when criticizing or commenting games in the future P.S I understand If you don’t accept this apology after all I said but I am truly sorry

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I will say goldtopaz didnt deserved that but even before the game he was constantly competing with others games a bit too much, and often expected praise out of now where. Now obviously, I could be wrong, but from what it seemed, he was often asking for support against others as if it was a challenge, but I do say goldtopaz was harshly critisized by even me. So to that, I apoligize to u @goldtopaz

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just want to add one thing.
im not trying to call anyone out rn, but i just want to say one thing, people have opinions that they can keep as their own. if someone else likes, idk, dora or smth, you dont have to say its cringe (altho it is sorry to the dora likers lol), because idk they might have a really good reason for it.
just want to end that issue there.

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It’s alr! I except the apology nothing to worry about!

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Yeah, although I think it’s important to be hosting competitions, I think it’s also important to respect everyone else’s games. Especially big projects that they’re passionate about, and I don’t think the platformer wars was good for this community. I’m sorry for everyone who was involved, though I wouldn’t know what it’s like since my game wasn’t included in it.
I think the MakeCode community should be welcoming and respectful.

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Thank you for excepting I realized after listening to Sarges Ted Talk how harsh I was on you

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Look…

I did not play the game…
But i looked at some of the feedback and JEEZ!

Some of those replies were toxic as.

I am so sorry about all of this and i hope you feel okay soon @goldtopaz

Kind regards,

ArcherBright123

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