04-26-2024, 02:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-26-2024, 02:51 PM by Ckg. Edited 2 times in total.)
I would like to apologize for how I acted back then. There is no excuse for my actions, I don't exactly remember all of it but I am sure that you are correct. Those comments stemmed from an upbringing that was heavily influenced by toxic masculinity where I believed that acting like that was "normal" and ok amongst other more personal issues (mainly severe alcohol abuse) and insecurites. For that I am sorry. I know I cannot change the past, but I have been working to be better now and in the future.
That being said, I would like the push back against the statement that it was purely a personal vendetta. I have not hidden my dislike of Hong and the taste left in my mouth after his comments on Titan's post are what drove me to initially look through his old messages. As I looked through them, however, I found it harder and harder to just read them and sit by as I noticed a concerning pattern of behavior. It was difficult for me to marry the information I discovered with what I learned recently regarding his ban on TTT. That is why I chose to post that thread, since it seemed like to me some of the other people banned during the latest incident had received harsher punishment for much less.
I did not believe that I came across as treating the situation lightly, as that is not what I was trying to do. I obviously missed the mark on that and for that I am sorry. I am not perfect and I went about it by responding in the way I believed was appropriate.
That being said, I would like the push back against the statement that it was purely a personal vendetta. I have not hidden my dislike of Hong and the taste left in my mouth after his comments on Titan's post are what drove me to initially look through his old messages. As I looked through them, however, I found it harder and harder to just read them and sit by as I noticed a concerning pattern of behavior. It was difficult for me to marry the information I discovered with what I learned recently regarding his ban on TTT. That is why I chose to post that thread, since it seemed like to me some of the other people banned during the latest incident had received harsher punishment for much less.
I did not believe that I came across as treating the situation lightly, as that is not what I was trying to do. I obviously missed the mark on that and for that I am sorry. I am not perfect and I went about it by responding in the way I believed was appropriate.
