I’ve been part of the problem though. I let things get to where they are by doing little to nothing, filing a complaint would be disengenous. Unfortunately it is apparent my withdrawal causes further divide. I hate that this is the way things fall. In the end we’re all passionate about the space and want it to thrive, sometimes we just become entrenched against one another instead of standing together.
I want to thank everyone who’s reached out to me, it really means a lot. Keep on being excellent, y’all.
I imagine that this journey has been difficult and painful and I commend you for the most difficult task of all - completing it despite the possible loss of face.
I can appreciate your comments on wanting less divide in the membership, I think we all want that, but sometimes it takes disciplining or removing the bad apples for the community to come together again. Especially when the bad apples have a history of this behavior. If you feel at fault for not stopping it before, maybe it’s time to take action now by helping make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Y’all please don’t pressure Luke to run for leadership again. I would feel absolutely drained if this happened to me, and clearly that’s what he’s feeling too. He’ll run for a DMS office again when/if he’s ready.