We'll just have to agree to disagree, then. There's no reason for anybody to get up in arms over this - and if they're not willing to smooth out any issues and are instead focused on twisting things into being personal, then that's entirely on their shoulders.

Again, this is a board that attracts posters from all over the world and from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures. It isn't unreasonable in my culture/country to take the 'agree to disagree' stance and offer to talk things out. I'm not forcing people to embrace that offer. Yet if they don't take it and continue to assume the worst about me then it's clear they have more interest in sowing the seeds of strife than actually attempting to remedy whatever hangups they have with either myself or my posts.

I'll just highlight, once more, that this is just a Discord channel. It's a very minor thing in the grand scheme of things. I'm terribly sorry that some people are feeling anxious over it, though there isn't really anything that can be done about that. There's a lot of things in my own life that make me anxious - but I push ahead because I'm a firm believer in not letting one's issues win out.

At any rate, the project has gone ahead. Concerns have been noted and addressed so at this point it's just circular arguing. It's very clear that the posters in opposition to this project have no desire to join - and that's perfectly fine. Yet at some point they simply need to concede that this isn't the place for them.

You can't please everybody - and again, most of the concerns regarding bias are unfounded. I've linked profiles on other sites where I've posted about a variety of sites without any issues. I'm more than capable of being objective. If you don't believe that to be the case, fair enough - but let's not pretend much of the critique isn't coming from a 'I DON'T LIKE YOU' perspective.

So with that said, this is likely to be my final post on that particular subject. The project is going ahead and if you don't want to be part of it then I would respectfully ask those unwilling to take a step back. If they're not going to take part themselves, then it shouldn't bother them - because they're not going to participate.

It's not going to lessen the amount of posting/threads on this board either, so that line of concern is also invalid. (I actually made a completely new post recently to foster discussion, so let it not be said that I'm shirking my duties!)