Alexander Lywn
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Posted - 2008.07.29 06:36:00 -
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Dear pirates  ,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for everything you have done for me over the course of the last two years. I have no doubt that my experience in EVE would have been very different without your undiluted commitment to your role and the energy that you have put in all your endeavours to make life more exciting for all of us.
I would like to thank you for your outstanding characterization of the evil side in one of the best light vs darkness dichotomies I have ever seen in a virtual world. Eve would not be the same without your theatening, boastful and carefullly designed messages in your BIOS, as well as the attention to detail shown in the election of your portrait in order to faithfully represent the most disgusting and repulsive side of the human soul.
I would also like to show my appreciation for your menacing behaviour in space; for the countless hours that you have spent hiding behind a stargate to provide us with the thrill and adrenaline that derives from the knowledge of belonging to an unsafe world, and the pleasure and enjoyment of experiencing authentic adventures on a daily basis. There is no doubt that our fantasies of fighters of the light and knights of renaissance and civilization would be very difficult to accomplish without your necessary presence in the galaxy.
This message of appreciation, however, would not be entirely truthful and sincere should it not been accompanied by my deepest sympathy with regards to the circumstances that have probably led you to choose and enjoy such despicable role in the game. Recent studies in the field of sociology have shown that the figure of the "bully" in modern society, both in educational establishments and at work, is the logical psychological reaction to a series of highly damaging events in the life of a person. Despite our initial and perfectly understandable feeling of rejection towards these individuals, we all must make an effort to see their actions as a self-defence mechanism not to surrender to their weaknesses, their fears and their incapacity to lead a cooperative and constructive life in society.
I very much hope that your actions in the game, without which my enjoyment of this universe would have been enormously affected, have provided you with a useful path to your successful recovery and the capability of playing without anger, remorse and violence in the near future.
Once again, my most sincere gratitude for everything you have done for us.
Kind regards,
Alexander Lywn ("carebear")
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