Dearest Forumites, Comrades,
I'm glad that our friend PTTG? took up the initiative, and begun the discussion on this vital subject.
It is my humble opinion, which I know many of you share, that allowing Aqizzar ANY sort of freedom regarding his internet persona is detrimental, and quite possibly, highly dangerous, to the wellbeing of our community.
We all hold our Baron's past actions in high esteem. His firmly unchanging presence on the forums have always acted as a beacon, towards which we all could turn for reassurance in times of distress. His Manly Chin became a solid foundation for all that is good, sensible, and no-nonsense to be built upon.
Many a time, a noobish forumite has been chastised by Him, set straight from their trollish ways. Many a time, a ridiculously convoluted argument has been clarified by a short, yet brilliantly conscise paragraph written by our Aqizzar. How rampant the idiocy would've been on these here boards, if not for the shining light of Baron's reason?
We all owe what this forum has become, all it's greatness and fame, and stability - to Aqizzar. Let no one try and deny it.
But can we still believe in the Chin? Don't we all realize that it's just a fragile human mind standing behind the unflinching manliness on which we've all grown to rely so much? A human mind, however grand in the past, is undeniably prone to missteps, to failings, to socially unacceptable behaviour. It can become poisoned by reactionary thoughts, it can grow disillusioned and disenchanted, inviting frivolities, nihilism, and, indeed, insanity.
Can we still have hope in Aqizzar's aging mind? Can we trust our forum's future to a mere human?
A future so bright, so unlike the boring and crude paths of foreign creatures like /b/ and /tg/. Yet, there is now a shadow obscuring that glorious future, and as sad as it is to admit, that shadow is our dearest Baron himself.
His mind IS slipping. His resolve IS gone. This man, once full of substance and integrity, begins to fall apart!
We've all witnessed the unlikely moanings he sprouted in the sad thread. We've all seen his avatar change on nothing but a whim.
We've been all terrified and disgusted by the horrfic and tasteless DoubleDownMan appearance.
Now it's the shades, what's going to be next? A jester-hat? A moustache? A lolipop?
Yesterday it was personal revelations in the sad thread, and mentioning of a certain girl taking interest in him. Tommorow it can be yaoi pictures posting, and "help me with this girl" thread in the Life Advice.
We cannot allow this. We cannot allow the foundations of our Forums to shake so! We need to act - to bury our sentiments, our ill-begoten notions of friendship, and save the Forums and our Future.
The Baron is naked, ladies and gentelmen, and we must dress him up.
And lock him out.
Clearly, Aqizzar cannot be trusted with neither his avatar, nor his posts. His posting privileges should be revoked. A commitee shall be formed, which will periodically agree on the form and content of posts, which shall be submitted to the forums in the name of the Baron.
His avatar shall be restored to the classic Green Chin. The greenness shall be retained, to remind the populace of His(and by extension forum's) glorious revolutionary past, and inspire them to similar acts.
With all these proceedings completed, our Forum shall stand firmly, undisturbed by these turbulent times and rampaging trolls. We shall once again look into the future with hope - no, with certitude - that wherever we'll go, the Big Chin is watching us and over us.
Signed:
For the Comitee for Bay12 Restructurisation and Protection, 1st Secretary, Il Palazzo.
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