End of the Line
To all Airborne Aces still currently with us:
It's been real, and it's been fun, but it hasn't been real fun. At least not for a large portion of this clan's lifespan, and don't worry-I'll fill you in on just why that is shortly. Ultimately, Firestar and I have agreed that we're putting this clan to sleep so that it isn't further damaged. That's because this clan's wings have already been clipped over and over again by individuals within. I'm sure Fire will have his own piece to say before the thread is shut down and removed, but here's mine.
To all of you "members" who are constantly complaining, to all of you who whine more than a 4 year old who was just denied a new toy, to all of you frauds and sycophants, to all of you little ingrates who say "this clan is boring and dying and nothing's happening here": YOU are the people who killed it-case in point. You all seem to forget that most anyone with the maturity and responsibility to be able to run a clan also has a life outside of it (i.e. college, work, relationships, etc). Too easily you think that nothing is getting done when in fact you've already had most everything handed to you. To that all I can say is, "Grow up." Do you have any idea what it's like to run a clan filled with people like you? Not likely, since you're too absorbed in your own little Middle School and High School worlds to see anything beyond it. You all focus too much on the stupid and less important stuff; thinking that your rank in the clan truly matters. Your rank doesn't matter, and the most successful online clans do not even have a formal ranking system.
I'd now like to take a moment to thank those of you who tried to tell me that you should be running the clan in my stead. THANK YOU for adding so many years onto my life with how much I laughed. You couldn't run a mile let alone a clan to help others achieve success. Most in specifically, Darklord. We had our differences in the beginning, we had our differences in the middle and I chose to play nice and hold my tongue, but in the end you were worthless in this clan. Sure you tested people and had ideas for tournaments (I'll give you that you actually did that much), but your attitude was crap. Guess what? I'm not playing nice here anymore: you telling me that you should be running the clan was as much an absurdity as Power Rangers still airing on tv after the first season. You come off as a pedophile, and you're just a plain and simple jerk who acts half his age and spells worse.
I do want to thank the people who were actually good to this clan and stayed that way, even if they left (I'll conceed they were smart for doing so) when it looked bleak: most notably Fire, Pure, and EXP, and many others- because you guys made this a fun place to be. A clan is supposed to be a unit, one body made up of many parts which, while all unique and different in their talent, all work in unison towards a singular goal. This was not happening due to dissension amongst members. I'm just going to call you all out right here and now: I don't give a rip about your opinion of me, but I'm the leader and so long as I'm not threatening your life or your health, then you better be adhering to the rules I laid down for the clan. I know some of you all thought it was cute to purposely, and constantly, break certain clan rules, but guess what? It wasn't cute. And all that did was show your own immaturity and lack of character and it's truly pathetic to watch. And all of that crap adds to the dissension and creates a lack of order, and without order you can't have unity (and vice versa), and without unity a clan will inevitably fall. Congratulations on a job well done.
-VetX