Yeah, I myself didn’t think it carried any particular intended vitriol, but you saw how it was received, and I am given to understand that intent doesn’t carry a hell of a lot of weight when something is perceived as an aggression.
But anyway, I was taken aback by it. In any event, when @smulder posted this remark:
six dormant accounts and a brand-new one all de-lurking at the same time to post song lyrics
it was a (fairly mild) expression of concern, which (IMHO) should have been answered with reassurance that all is in good fun and all parties were just regular ol’ Afterlifers puttin’ on their sox, rather than a somewhat snarky in-character thing.
But y’know, we’re typing stuff here, not talking, and a lot of nuance is lost. People take offense, the offense doesn’t register or is underestimated, then things escalate. Especially if there’s what’s euphemistically called a history between two people. I honestly don’t know and/or can’t remember if that was a factor here; given the reactions, I guess there probably was.
Well, do what you can. I’m not trying to insult you. You didn’t mean to hit a nerve, you did, and when that became apparent, you backed off. That struck me as the proper way to handle it. But this particular fight began with this (admittedly awfully minor) jab:
I wouldn’t describe it as a “game.” Games have rules.
Turned out that that and the Steph joke hit harder than you intended. That’s a bummer.
I certainly understand that. But I don’t believe there was any attempt to sow discord and distrust. That’s never been what this is about.
They’re gonna need to sort that out themselves, and I wish they would on a gracious note. Hell, it ain’t none of my business, but I do like playing with both of them.
All right, I’m just gonna give up here. Never mind.