[4OR] - Why I left the Federalist Party & S.H.I.E.L.D
ScottCoyleSr
Why did I resign from the Federalist Party & S.H.I.E.L.D?
TUESDAY APRIL 7TH 2015 | EREPUBLIK DAY 2695
For those of you who know me I am an old beta player from way back and for awhile ( 5+ years ) I took a break from the Meta due to RL issues. I returned to active meta duty back in May of last year and met a new friend; WookyJack, who took the time to mentor me in the way that the New World has changed. I have to say without his help I would have probably would have stayed on my break but his gracious offer to help when I was messed over was more then generous so I inquired about who he was associated with. He preceeded to reiterate his generosity was not a recruitment tactic but never the less I happily joined the Federalist Party and S.H.I.E.L.D
After months of work I had amassed over 188 Folders & 1,733 files for the Party and S.H.I.E.L.D, which when I did the count today it blew my mind. Never the less I also created 5 websites, a new fully functional forum proposal, a twitter account dedicated to helping get out information about the Party and S.H.I.E.L.D and finally countless hours spent updating the Federalist Party and S.H.I.E.L.D WiKi pages. I even managed to create some WiKi Federalist Award Medals after researching every Federalist Award Ceremony since 2012.
That of course doesn't account for everything I have done as I have done 48 Federalist/S.H.I.E.L.D articles, 1250 forum posts and countless hours on IRC. It got to the point that the Party and S.H.I.E.L.D became my second job as I would put in no less than 30 hours a week on average, unless I wasn't at home then I would spent about that much on the weekends alone! Some will call it stupid or crazy but what can I say I am a dedicated, loyal, honest and proud individual who believes if it's worth doing it's worth doing it right!
During my time in the party I did quite a lot, even amassed some titles, awards and positions during the process. The one I cherished among them all was when I was made an Honored Member of S.H.I.E.L.D, sadly however that was a short lived feeling. Below is a list of those accomplishments I once was proud of:
Master of the eRep WiKi
FEDERALIST - S.H.I.E.L.D - MY PAGE
Honored S.H.I.E.L.D Officer
1 STAR
Fed of Gold Award
1 AWARD
Work-A-Holic Award
4 AWARDS - SINCE SEPTEMBER
Former Department Directorships
XO (4) - VPP (1) - CoS (2) - MEDIA (4) - FUN (2)
Now before I get into the in depth look into what took place that made me finally leave the Federalist Party and S.H.I.E.L.D I have to sadly state this for those annoying Pfuffer trolls but never the less. I understand this is an online game but these are the things I enjoy doing so I do it to it's fullest. Now back to the story ...
Back during the February Party President elections it was Trekker Tlumac vs Nick Bergman and even though I had fully expected Nick to win he didn't. Without the first hand knowledge and the lack of ability to double check all votes cast I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Two camps developed and whether I believed WookyJack or not about how it went down I planned to leave with them until the final hour after we all came to an agreement I was informed that the group was heading over to the SFP and since I was only interested in our original agreement I decided to stick it out a bit longer in hopes of a serious change.
Trekkers term didn't turn out as I would have liked it to have been. Those like myself, Trekker, Tyler and others became drained due to the WookyJack/NickBergman controversy and by members within the party who drained us of our energy, passion and enthusiasm by the end of the first week but he was able to make several important changes such as: Including Deputies in Leadership Discussions by converting the PB and instituted term limits on the Commanding Officers of S.H.I.E.L.D. He had spent 24 of the first 48 hours of his third term intent on saving the party and although it took a toll on him he managed to save the party and S.H.I.E.L.D from complete disaster with of course the help of some members of the party.
So when Dave Gulya ran for Fed PP I stood behind him fully expecting a change and yet still nothing took place and Dave became rather absent; yes I understand RL is more important but just stating a fact not a personal insult. Although he wasn't around as much as I expected we were lucky to have some old members return, specifically Jefferson Locke. However that too ended up fruitless as he opposed my suggestion for the future, along with everyone in the Federalist Party leadership except Orikfricai ( the Commanding Officer of S.H.I.E.L.D ).
Here is a Rough Overview of the Proposal:
This is what I deem to be a reBranding of the Federalist Party & S.H.I.E.L.D to offer a more attractive and functional situation which will provide us a base from which to increase our members and numbers. At the worst it can be just a backup and official look program to again provide security and put our image where it needs to be ...
1) Move to a New Forum ( link )
- forumotion is a limited platform
- forumotion doesnt allow for backups
- forumotion is so heavily modified even a backup would break a standard install
- party numbers were at the lowest point since May 2014
- better security as we would control the backend
- eventual integration with the Federalist Portal ( link )
2) New Official Images ( weekly )
- match the current Federalist Logo
- match the current S.H.I.E.L.D theme
- cleaner more modern approach
However that didn't go over well as it was all entirely rejected by the old guard establishment and continues to be belittled to this day by specific people, even once a second attempt at returning was tried. However I can understand some opposition as it was an idea that never got off the ground as specific people refused to make a move even if the entire party voted for it and their account was moved over. These were the same people who refused for many months to willingly Vote, Comment, Shout, and Endorse ( even with reimbursement ) Federalist Party and / or S.H.I.E.L.D media.
Never the less at the time I worked with an enthusiastic Howard Casey who explained he viewed things the same way I did so during a two day absence due to work the first round of discussion took place even though I made it quite clear I needed some additional time due to RL and sadly they did the vote anyway. Which at that point was just to agree to have an official backup forum in case the worst possible situation occurred. Undaunted it was requested / suggested that we do a full mock up to get the Leadership a feel for the new forum. So I went all out with a bit of help from Howard however again after a long debate of the same tired excuses and the threats of not moving with the party it was summarily voted down so bad that only myself, Howard Casey and Orikfricai had yes votes.
For that moment I had reached a point I could no longer continue helping the party and I started to talk with people I considered friends and let them know that I would be leaving the party and so I without being asked to removed my access from the forum and was about to finish removing my access from the IRC channels when I was asked by Apollo221 to give him some time to get things in a better discussion point. So I promised to stay until the 10th and took a couple of days off due to the requirements of my RL job. I received a message to talk with Melissa Rose and when her and I got time to talk although unhappy with her "concessions" I never the less relented and gave it a shot.
However RL work kept me at bay for two more days and when I logged in I found a post by Howard stating that not only would the New forum be neglected but they would be moving the portal back to proudhorny.us ( abandoning my hosting, installs and the domain fedph.us which so many of the images I have created over the last 10+ months have listed ) but would be moving only pieces they had decided to keep. With this being the baby I had created I was understandably unhappy but what got me most of all is none of these chicken's had the respect for me to at least notify me before hand let alone discuss it with me.
So that was it, I quit the Federalist Party and S.H.I.E.L.D right then and there. I removed myself from all Federalist Party / S.H.I.E.L.D usergroups in the forums ( including my admin ) and .kb'd myself from all IRC channels owned by the party. I was approached once more and given a glimmer of hope only to find Apollo's article which entire belittle's the proposal I made and takes it all out of context. In which those who gave me potential hope of returning sided with him publicly and that's where the story finally ends. Now it's on to a new way and I find myself now as a member of the Black Sheep Party and Easy Company, the future only looks brighter!
Mobile View of the New Forum Proposal
Mobile View of the New Quick View News Proposal
Mobile View of the New Quick View IRC Proposal
Additional Federalist Properties to Be Discontinue
😛
Federalist Party Welcome Mini-Site
Join the Federalist Party Mini-Site
Join S.H.I.E.L.D Mini-Site
I have found a new home with friends I spent a great two weeks with in the winter, the Black Sheep Party welcomed me back with open arms the first time I got tempted to leave and sadly I didn't stay and returned back to the Federalist Party. From what I have seen of these guys they are the real last chance at taking on the National Group of Power Hungry Elitest. So join me over at the Black Sheep as there is some really exciting things coming from them! The Federalist Party has fully transitioned into another USWP clone so before you waste any more energy make the move today!
Comments
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Requisite Baaaaa
Can't say I blame you for leaving. A person needs to be appreciated and respected for the work they do, even in a online game. Blacksheep is happy to have you!
Welcome home!!!
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Thanks Roper .. I just wish I would have stayed with you guys when I visited months ago. Anyway it's better now that I have no want to ever return. True faces were shown but the question is do those who did wrong own up or continue playing their games as always?
I Think many of the players have had similar issues with the other parties, this is why black sheep is the fastest growing party (i have not verified this fact yet nor do i intend to but i can if someone really wants me to)
what for jkeller
as for scott honesty trustworthyness and ontime but that last one only when real life doesnt get in the way and double dd cups can and do get in the way so beer up relax a bit and do what makes you feel good from what i´ve seen you´ve worked too much and you´ve been too much of a regular sheep try to black like or else zee germans will kome 😕 oh wait they are already here XD
omg no more dd's my ex wife killed them for me 🙁
Having not had a firsthand view of what went on, I can't say too much to the content of the article, but honestly, I think it's possible to get too invested in something, and I feel like you probably had too much riding on this proposal for your own good.
That said, change is often a good thing, and I wish you luck in your future endeavors.
I would slightly disagree, I had too much pride in the Party for my own good. I just have the feeling that our #1 party in terms of size should also look like it belongs there.
I see what you're saying, but in the end, I think we're talking about the same thing, more or less. To me, having all your eggs in one basket is a risk. Diversification is good for you, and personally, I'm pleased to see you branching out and taking your talents elsewhere.
Good luck wherever you are Scott o/
★★★ Baaaa o7 ★★★
Scotty to Hotty you know me and WJ have nothing but love for you
same for me as well 🙂
Welcome to BS-
you and I seem to have had a pretty similar luck with the Feds/ SHIELD, only I left long ago when still a nub- even the soundest of arguments were simply not heard when a target to be blamed was needed. I believe that discussion is still somewhere in the forums!!
In the BS I have found much comfort and I like to believe that my voice is always heard.
... and welcome Scot o/
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Black Sheep are good people.
Your tech knowledge can help them out,a s well.
This is a good fit. Good luck there.
Hmmm, EZC could use a new forum eventually.
Great to have you. I agree with you that despite it being a game, you want to be treated and valued and when that stops at some point you move on. I've moved as well and I am comfortable with where I am now.
Change is the only constant factor in the Universe.
Scott's work is always great quality and I respect him for keeping on to this standard o/
Great to have you Scott! For me the Feds always looked like part of USWP. And why are they elites in the first place? I say it's only a self-proclaimed title, they are more rotten then many noobs.
Scott, you are awesome.
sigh...this stuff is getting old
care to explain a bit more please
Not really, no. I'm not going to add to this airing of dirty laundry in public. Best of luck to you.
o7
I know how it goes. I'm a little disappointed that you didn't join us, but at least you are going to stick around.
Good luck with your future. I have always found your work to be impressive.
Scott did some of the finest work I have ever seen. His work ethic and dedication will be missed.
there are just...no words.
tbh we both know you didnt believe me til I actually did it ... I know lol
Pointless drama aside, you and I agree on Forumotion. I kept the Feds away from that POS forum system for as long as I could.
Duuuude! I've always enjoyed your company and I'm glad you're back, man. I'm glad to always see you in the channel -- obviously, you've always been welcome in the barn. SCSr. is a gifted person, and his expertise will be very much appreciated. I hope we don't throw too much at you. 😛p
that means a lot coming from a coding genius like yourself 🙂
I don't know about calling me a genius 'cuz I've seen your work, pal! 😉
Regardless, I'll agree that we both put a lot of work into our peeps and are passionate about them and our projects. And that is a good thing to have in common, IMO.
Dude, you are an example. No words.
Welcome back, baaaa.
Good luck to you Scott. BSP are good people.
LOL This is no surprise at all to me. When I quit the Feds, I was so pissed, I wrote 5 articles about it. Fed4Lyfe doesn't mean crap anymore. Elitist pigs.
I plead the 5th
Good luck. Glad you aren't quitting meta, just making a change in the scenery. I think you picked 2 great new homes (Blaaack Sheep and the ultra epic EZC!)
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Thank you to everyone for your votes, comments and endorsements! After 48 Fed related articles I could only count on maybe 5-10 of those per article and you all have made it clear that passion and respect still lives in the Meta World.
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Baaaaa
FIST
Having perhaps the cit. smallest number of any living active player you should already know what I am about to say.
Being one of those "annoying Pfuffer trolls" I must ask, what is the point of all of this? It feels like you used almost 18,000 characters to say "they didn't like/appreciate/treat me the way I want to be liked/appreciated/treated".
Perhaps FEDS are on the winning side of this. Loyalty is everything.
I know what I speak of. Having served in leadership of ST6 for over 5 years did I write even a paragraph about why I quit??? NO, of course not.... If you hang around a bit more you will figure out that no one gives a crap.... unless they can use your words for their own purposes.
I am glad you are with us in EZCo..... Now, let's get back to work!
Best of luck to you in your new home.
Sorry to see you leave like this Scott. You did great work. Good luck where you land.