Justin, I've made no accusations other than those based what you've said on the posts on this thread, and what you seem to be saying is that it won't do you any good to change your behavior unless others change theirs. What I've been trying to tell you is that, if that's the way that you're going to live your life, it's not going to work very well.
The fact is that there are always going to be certain things in everybody's life that aren't the way that they feel that they should be. It's also a fact, according to you, not according to me, that it was your own behavior that resulted in what happened.
Also, I don't know whether or not you have a legitimate beef or not, but even if you do, in this case, according to you, not me, it was your own behavior that caused you to be booted. If you feel that someone personally attacked you in chat, the proper procedure and the only one that can work is to copy the chat, and submit a copy to management. Publicly airing it on these boards is not only inappropriate but it's also totally ineffective.
Also, if I understand you correctly, there were managers present when this alleged incident, your being personally attacked happened. Why then didn't you whisper one of those managers instead of reacting in the way that you did?
Also, you say that you posted originally to prevent it from happening again. How is your leaving going to cause such a change to be implemented? The answer is that it won't.
Also, let me compliment you for being willing to discuss this with Clue privately.
Let me also say that all of us have legitimate beefs about something. We've all been discriminated against for one reason or another, and at other times, we've all received undeserved favors. That's just the way that life is, and those, who are able to move forward in life, are those who live for the moment and let the past go.
Notice how Nik handled it when he was banned. Did he publicly post it on the boards? No, he privately went to one of the managers and it got resolved although certainly not to everyone's satisfaction. Certain people felt that they were wronged by Nik, and, as a result, they left DCS and started their own site.
Also, I think that you think that this happened because Ana and Clue are friends and isn't that really the real issue, that you feel that Clue is receiving special treatment? I will tell you that I'm fairly certain that it's not the case at all.
No, I wasn't there nor am I a manager. But had I been there and there was clearly some sort of disruption in chat to the point where it had gotten out of control, I'd tend to kick the last person whom I'd seen had made an inappropriate statement, regrardless of who they were. If that solved the problem, I'd look no further. However, if the person, who got booted, could provide evidence that they'd also been personally attacked, I'd certainly want to see that evidence. However, if they aired it publicly, being human, I think that it would raise my defenses. In other words, by publicly posting your complaint although I'm still not clear exactly what the complaint really is, you hurt, not helped your chances of having what you consider an unfair situation to be corrected.
Justin, quite frankly, I'd rather you didn't leave. You've been around long enough to be helpful to others and you certainly, as do all of us, have some things to learn. However, if you're simply going to leave, why all the drama? Why not simply say that the site no longer serves you?
Oh, btw, I'd walk away and say absolutely nothing when I did so. If I knew the person, I might later ask why the heck he wanted to fight me in the first place, but that would be the extent of it.
Justin, I'm a bit unclear about the other incidents. Were you also booted then, and, if so, did you do anything to provoke it? Or was it, as I suspect, that you felt that somebody personally attacked you. If that's the case, then did you complain to management about it? If you didn't, then you have no legitimate complaint against anybody other than yourself for your failure to take action.
If you did complain to management, and no action was taken, then and only then do you have a legitimate complaint.