I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
Macbeth, 1. 7
Well it's time for goodbye. My time here has been varied and plentiful. Rotten and good. And so for our newer members who have no idea who I am:
http://herebegames.com/StarGateWars/vie ... hp?t=29442
http://herebegames.com/StarGateWars/vie ... hp?t=30914
Those two threads pretty much cover everything you need to know about my entrance to the spotlight of this fair field of battle. But for a brief recap:
I joined in October of 2005 and have gone on to be MOD, Battle MOD, Member of Thor's Chariot, Member of Aeon Knights, CO of Aeon Knights, Member of Aeon Kings, Member of Crystal Force, Member of Zerotarget, Member of Ascended Generations, Member of Aeon Kings, High Council of Aeon Kings, and Alpha. I was the editor for the SGW Newsletter...all one of it's issues
I have also contributed to the Wiki.I have been in the midst of battles and I have settled wars before they started.
I introduced Pianomutt2000 to the game and have led many newbies into glorious victory.
I have suffered defeats at the hands of both friends and mine enemies and still I have returned.
Of all the friends I have made here are but a few:
Apollo- Sister of my heart and friend
Teal'auc- Warrior Priestess and Queen of all that she surveys.
TALON- Fellow sufferer, brave soul, and caring friend.
To my Teamspeak crowd..you know whom you are
Dark Bahamut- Valiant Warrior, wise ruler, and good friend.
Sun God Ra- Master Achiever, Master Warrior, and Steadfast friend.
[AK] Avenger- Wise Counselor and Person of Truth
Hensenshi- Fellow Air Force [we forgive him for being an officer]
Apademak- Truth and proof that good things come in small packages.
A brief in memorium to those I have lost contact with or whose relations have soured:
Louis XIII
Goo
Lord Ho Chi Man
Robe
ETL
Reaperman
Those in the Aeon Kings and Knights
The old members of CF and CFE
I have made my peace with the wrongs that have been done me both ingame and on forum. And I have tried to redress [or at least give the opportunity to be redressed] the perceived wrongs others assume of me.
I have tried to make sure I owe noone.
I hereby cancel all debts to those that owe me. If you did owe me, consider it a gift now given. If you feel the need to repay, please send it to the new owner of my account.
Before I go for the last time, I would like to address the things that I see to be in error. Many of the youngest among us will not know the names of the Titans that have gone before to the far edges of space. Names that made many of us shiver in terror when they moved, when we were first come to this brave new galaxy. But so many have gone, and those of us old enough to be now known as the Old Guard are beginning to drift away. Nothing ever changes, but nothing stays the same seems to be the heartsong of this community.
Change is good, but sometimes change can take you down the wrong path. Be wary of those changes that push more away than bring them in. Be wary of those things that cause strife and do not easily become accepted. Be wary of those who are never wrong. Be wary of the ones who say one thing in public and another to those of power in private.
Be wary when the Gods of the universe are lax and distant, leaving the little gods to their own devices.
All these things have happened, and still nothing is done. This is the reason I feel it to be my time to go. I refuse to debase myself by attempting a poignant post about 'woe is me'. But it is not wrong to call it as I see it. And that if anything, of all I have said and done, has and continues to be the way Sarcasmsvoice does business.
AtrumPhoenix has left the building and [TALON] will be taking that place.
I will leave you however with some rather important military advice:
The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to
storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the
citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Eric)
The sergeant put on the poker face which has been handed down from NCO to
NCO ever since one protoamphibian told another, lower ranking
protoamphibian to muster a squad of newts and Take That Beach.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Eric)
You never ever volunteered. Not even if a sergant stood there and said, "We need someone to drink alcohol, bottles of, and make love, passionate, to women, for the use of." There was *always* a snag. If a choir of angels asked for volunteers for Paradise to step forward, Nobby knew enough to take one smart pace to the rear.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay)
