The original post was a very personal attack. InsaneBaron's initial response was laudable, but unfortunately, his subsequent posts have undermined his position. He keeps returning to a judgmental, supercilious stance that makes his apologies feel insincere - and, worse, cast his past actions in a different and much less generous light.
Because I have proportionally smaller time and energy to devote to HLP these days, the emotional tenor of that time is going to eat up more of it.
Man, I just checked the thread and Goob seems to think I'm trying to get Baron banned and that my reaction was a calculated play. This is weird because I posted an acceptance of Baron's apology before I left for work this morning. I suspect it didn't get through, but I hope Goob will accept my word that I tried to send it as evidence of good faith.
This is super rough. I am very conflict-averse and an out-and-out accusation that I'm trying to work this situation like some kind of Machiavelli is - man, how do I even talk about it without Goob accusing me of being a drama queen? How do I even talk about talking about without running into that kind of accusation?
I think I'm going to request some more time off. I guess Goob will conclude I'm emotionally unstable? I am not sure how to react to this except to get some distance. The InsaneBaron stuff was working out fine but this feels too crazy.
I honestly have no idea how to handle a situation in which another party thinks everything I say about how I feel is some kind of calculated political move. The Bungie job is a massive time sink and I just don't want to have this worrying at me. Is there some way I can make this a genuine human statement instead of a potential robo-maneuver?