Goodbye.

So you want to read my rant? Don't say I didn't warn you

Like I said, I tried to act interested in the forums until my leave...but all of the hostility I've seen recently has made that a lot more difficult for me. Specifically, what transpired in the two threads about Levelution.

Now, look. I've been a member of this forum for years, and through three game updates. I've seen my fair share of forum drama, from TriAxis to Level Judges to Buff This. But it was never this bad. The first Levelution thread had some decent arguments, but those were overshadowed by the personal attacks and petty insults being thrown around, which led to the thread being locked.

After the lock of the first thread, people complained about forum censorship. I fully admit that I was being narrow-minded in that thread at first, because there were actually a few solid points made. Because of this, I decided to give the second Levelution thread a chance...but it just devolved into more personal attacks, so now that thread is locked too...and then the same thing happened to the censorship thread, even though I had already reached at least somewhat of an agreement with the thread creator.

Those three threads are the biggest examples, but I see this happening in a lot of other threads too. Most normal threads are fine and operate how they're supposed to. The discussion threads, though? Some of them have become warzones; specifically ones about how the game is being run. Most of this happens in the Debate board, but it has also leaked into General Discussion and even Personal. Some threads, like the one about capping the game at 60 FPS, have actual discussions and pose interesting questions. However, a lot of them have tons of insults and personal attacks. And it's become draining to read over and over. If you want a non-GD example, there was a thread about a person wondering whether their religion would allow them to listen certain music. That thread became an attack on religion, even though both the thread creator and the staff had specifically asked for that not to happen. And that's a problem.

There was a time when I would say that the forums were the best, most friendly place in the Geometry Dash community. But if I'm being completely, totally, 100% honest? I don't know if I can say that anymore. Sure, some parts, like the Lounge and Forum Games section are great fun and people can have a great time there. However, the hostility has become such an issue that, to me, the forums are heading towards the level of "pretty much the same as most of the community, except slightly less bad." However, this can be changed. But of course, it won't if the actions of forum members don't change. There are a few members that are especially bad about what I mentioned above (I'm not naming names) but it can apply to anyone. As I leave the forums, I have a very simple request for all of you:

If you want to make a point in an argument, make it about whatever the other person is arguing about, and not an insult towards the other person.

Pretty much every problem I've stated above is due to people not doing this. It's one thing to point out issues in a person's character, such as saying that a person is being too arrogant or condescending. However, it's another thing to call people stupid and harass them just because you don't agree with them. Sometimes it's better to just agree to disagree. Don't drag out an argument so much that it becomes a shouting match.

This isn't directed towards the people that made actual arguments in threads. I thank those people for willing to be civilized, even if certain other people weren't. It's directed towards those that only attacked others and caused borderline flame wars. To those people...just know that your actions are making the forums a worse place, whether you know it or not. People are becoming hesitant to make threads about certain topics, and some are even considering leaving the forums altogether because of this.

Now, I already know that some person is going to misunderstand everything I just said, so let me be absolutely clear:

This recent forum drama is not the sole reason I'm leaving the forums.

Like I said, I was planning on leaving for months. I was going to be leaving on March 5th no matter what. But, like I also said, all of this drama made it harder for me to keep interest in the forums, as well as the game itself. So, please, at least try to *consider* what I'm saying for the future.