Astryl
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Just now, BrythonLexi said:
Mate, look. I'm an anarchist. Our whole thing is restorative justice and the rehabilitation of people, which is why I was initally sympathetic with her return.
However, lying is something I take grave offense to. To reward a fake apology to try and garner a welcome back with said welcome back would be nothing but a threat to our community - as widespread and different as we are.
You can't rehabilitate someone willing to manipulate social strings to their own benefit. I encourage you to not double down and defend someone willing to abuse good will like that.
This is a really hot take to assume that I'm faking an apology.
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You realize that there's 120,000 users on SA's forums, right?
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1 hour ago, Astryl said:
Hello O R B I S,
I am the former leader of GOONS (yes, that GOONS). That left the game of their own volition after it became clear that Morningstar wouldn't be able to offer me the protection that I would need to continue playing the game in any capacity. I've since kept a relatively quiet profile, logging in here and there to double check on my nation and occasionally popping into discord.
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2 minutes ago, Panky said:
Main point keeps being for me that this post only came after the realization that an apology came from Anna and you were forced then to apologize as well though its obvious the difference in levels of sincereness that comes from these 2 diff posts.
Way to cut off part of my post to make it seem more defensive than it was.
e: I don't see "Oh, Anna apologized and that's probably a Good Thing To Do (TM)" As a necessarily bad thing; I can see how it can be viewed as insincere, but as I stated in the OP, only actions can prove that. Which will take time.
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4 minutes ago, Insanecrab said:
Im just curious on who has a cyber bullying task force!
i imagine people like going into the internet with futuristic technology and shooting the pixels of viruses and trolls with a delete gun.
Just now, Panky said:she apologized 4 days ago so it is kinda sus idk...
I didn't come back until two days ago, and I haven't spoken to Anna / Yuna in over eight months.
Please note I am not defending the action of mercyboarding, merely proving my statement that I did actively try to curtail some of the things that were happening at the time. And I previously admitted that I did not do enough.
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Just now, Panky said:
this
you could've well apologized before Anna as Tartarus said, but you conveniently apologize after Anna does, even asking for the link on Ron and after being told that Anna at least apologized only there did the thought of doing this post cross your mind.
I wasn't playing before Anna came back? I was curious what she apologized for because I didn't view her as a particularly guilty party. But maybe she was more complicit in GPWC's dealings than I assumed.
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2 minutes ago, BrythonLexi said:
I haven't heard of this RON business or how... recent Astryl's interactions with the game have been. I am rescinding my forgiveness - because if this bullying has been within the last few days? Yeah no, I can no longer believe this apology. I'm not on RON so I was not party to what has been going on.
I apologise for my haste in forgiveness without knowing what happened on RON.
They're referring to things that happened 1.5 years ago and discussions in a discord about those things.
7 minutes ago, Panky said:So in the span of a day the apology became real?
What in the world are you talking about?
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1 minute ago, Tartarus said:
And this one is? Now you're not only an arsehole, but you're an opportunist.
Since you are not the one giving the apology, you can't tell me it's not sincere. It may not be enough, but it is sincere.
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1 minute ago, Tartarus said:
You could've apologised at any time, how you're so sorry and you were conveniently the only moral one in a pack of wolves. Instead, you're riding the wave of Anna's apology. You would've seen a lot of surprisingly receptive responses and you think you can capitalize off of it to return to the game that you forced yourself out. You're not genuine, you're an opportunist, a bully, and deserve to stay out of the game.
Yeah but any apology before this wouldn't have been sincere.
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Just now, Vice said:
Hey guys. Sorry what I did, didn’t pan out how I wanted. Here is a thread to appease you so I can hopefully build infra and be accepted into an AA. Kbai
Entirely missed the mark, honestly.
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Should do Jackbox nights!
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Just now, Ramona said:
Seemed like you singing a different tune in RON but glad you finally posted this, I agree with Aiya on the apology quality though. I'll take this as an honest apology I suppose. Good start. 👍
Discussing things in the view of history (and my mindset at the time the events happened) is different then hindsight in my opinion. With distance between when most of these things happened, I don't look back on them with any amount of joy or glee.
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3 minutes ago, Malleator said:
Either or none is fine.
What kind of person doesn't wear socks??
1 minute ago, hidude45454 said:No. This is not a genuine apology.
You have offered multiple excuses already for your own actions and continue to deflect or deny parts of the past when pressed about it. Your self-admitted continued involvement and enabling of a community that has continually tormented people even outside the game tells me that you still support their actions to an extent, and that your opinion GOONS and OD should stay dead is not because of their despicable and unapologetic actions but rather due to the wider community's consensus that they will not be let back in -- likely to the point that if GOONS and OD suddenly were back in an act of God, very little would change about the way they would behave or how you'd react in accordance to their behavior.
Orbis does not need to give you a chance to prove you are sorry. It is entirely up to you to own up to the acts of yourself and your community, understand the magnitude of those acts and your own words, and disassociate yourself from the group that you are still a part of. I, and many others, will be watching.
My opinion on GOONS or OD has nothing to do with the communities attitude towards those entities. You are literally telling me what my opinion is when I am saying the opposite.
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2 minutes ago, Malleator said:
Bro, you and your goons committed some pretty morally heinous acts with your support. Saying, "Well, I'm sorry I forced kids to dox themselves, harassed people, and attempted to destory your game, so we're squared, right?" Ain't exactly cleansing yourself of sin... At any rate, I'll forgive you, but you have to go through the mercyboard you subjected so many to, yourself... Post feet pics.
Toe socks or normal socks :thonk:
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Just now, Kevanovia said:
Heya Jazz
Hi kevvy.
Just now, Cpt Crunch said:
I am not capable of tracking down every single person I wronged and apologizing to them personally no matter how much I may want to.
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8 minutes ago, Firwof Kromwell said:
Welcome back dear ole chap. Your post is very well written that I giveth to you my highest regards. Although since you are GOONS, you are definitely going to be facing hard destructive criticism no matter how hard you explain.
Thank you and I enjoy this emoji.
4 minutes ago, Aiya said:Though I personally don't feel like this is a great apology, I'm still appreciative that you even made one. Welcome back Astryl~
Sometimes I am not the most articulate, it's a curse, really.
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1 minute ago, BrythonLexi said:
Welcome back to the forums, and welcome back to the game proper. Much like Anna I fear you're going to get a lot of salt thrown your way.
I find it greatly admirable that you took a stand against the doxxing and even warning Alex. That gives great respect to you.
It's to be expected. Opus Dei's attack on 70% of the game affected a lot of people's ability to enjoy this game as an escape from the realities of real life.
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Hello O R B I S,
I am the former leader of GOONS (yes, that GOONS). That left the game of their own volition after it became clear that Morningstar wouldn't be able to offer me the protection that I would need to continue playing the game in any capacity. I've since kept a relatively quiet profile, logging in here and there to double check on my nation and occasionally popping into discord.
There are some weird misconceptions that I wish to clear up before going any further;
1. Why didn't you delete and reroll?
A. I'm not hiding my previous actions as if I'm an innocent, that is wholly unfair.
2. Why weren't you banned? / I thought you were banned?
A. I never partook in the harassment of @Alex, giving him a heads up when people found his address (he already knew) and actively attempting to get the collective membership of GOONS to stop reporting the game on Google Play. I was never banned, nor moderated against for anything that occurred during NPOLT.
3. You mercyboarded people!!
A. You're right, I did, and so did my alliance. At the beginning this practice was viewed in the lens of humor and eventually after entirely legitimate complaints from both allies of GOONS and the community et al, we changed the way the process worked. Although we still practiced "mercyboarding" we tried to keep the requests funny and light hearted and avoid OOC breaches. Additionally, Alex had previously asked (and received) screenshots of our mercyboard chat room. AFAIK this was fowarded to the proper authorities to ensure that any violations were dealt with as required by the cyberbullying task force.
Specifically; I was never involved in the "DOG FOOD GUY" or "CAT FOOD KID" (these happened in another game, well over 8 years prior). Although I did rehost them upon the request of GOONS membership which I admit was a bad look.4. What do you want?
A. Short answer? To play a nation sim and build cities / carebear. I have no intention of bringing back GOONS or Opus Dei. I have no intention of tracking down former OD members and creating a coalition. OD is dead and should stay dead. Any resurrection of those alliances should be met with brute force.
Onto the important stuff; As I previously stated I am not going to hide who I was or what I did. I'm not going to make OOC excuses for how I acted (although plenty exist); but I am going to offer an apology and a pledge to be better. I enjoy this game, and always have. I apologize to people who were doxxed by GOONS, NPO, or Opus Dei. Although not by my direction; my direct lack of action helped create the environment that Opus Dei flourished in. I apologize to people who may never read this as they have left the game due to being placed on Kill-On-Sight lists by Opus Dei. I apologize to those I was close in KERCHTOG with for not using the political weight of GOONS and myself to end the war before there was damage to the community. I apologize that the point of the war became one of community damage.
I cannot change the past, and I will not try rehash it. I can only post what I remember of my role; and what in my hindsight was going on. Although I may feel that some of those actions were completely justified I am certainly guilty of many times forgetting that we are all people on the other side of the screens and that the things we say, post, and do to each other can sometimes have drastic affects. Which should always be the first determining factor in how we interact with each other moving forward.I, like Anna, would like to use this thread to respond to any questions, feelings, or thoughts you have still have on this. Alternatively if you feel that you need / or would like to speak privately my discord is Astryl#0420.
As for now, I'm going to slowly begin to rebuild the infrastructure of my nation and hope that Orbis can forgive my actions and more importantly give me a chance to prove that I am sorry.((P.S, Although OOC, I would strongly prefer to have people use she/her pronouns when referencing me in the future.))
Love,
Astryl.
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3 hours ago, Changeup said:
Hi Jazz! I can't say I'm surprised that instead of apologizing and seeking to repair ties, you show up under a different name and begin gaslighting TKR. I suspect you'll get a lot less public sympathy than Anna did.
This is a really weird way to take my obviously joking post.
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Should we really be celebrating this?
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Only here for vote for Roq & Vein.
Opus Dei, out.
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35 minutes ago, The Ballad of Sara Berry said:
Jazz isn't the Coal King you want, he's the Coal King you deserve.
This, unfortunately, is accurate.
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I am your coal king.
Public Apology to the Whole of Orbis
in Orbis Central
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Alright, I get it.
Not welcome here, cya folks.