[Piratesfan]

Folks,
First off, let me say this. I am Jay Conley, and some of you might remember me as Mazeroski from the OOTP3 days. I have recently come back to the boards, having just got a computer again. I'd go into the story of why I didn't have one for all of last fall and into the winter, but it is a long story, and would probably bore you to tears.
I am dismayed by the quality these boards have taken. When I used to post here, I was amazed at how everyone in the OOTP community was out to help the others, as it should be. Then petty threads started to creep in, or threads in the wrong place, etc. I have noticed Malleus trying to keep the boards from getting this way, but he has only been able to do so much.
I can understand that people might think that Malleus can be too blunt. However, when I beta tested OOTP3 with Malleus, I found his knowledge of the game very helpful, and was grateful for it. He always took time to help with suggestions on books to read or what to look for to improve my knowledge of baseball. For that I am grateful. Malleus does not mind that you ask for help, it's how you do it.
Yes, Malleus can be very blunt, however, if we as a community were to take our time, increase our knowledge of the game, and post in the right part of the forums, this would do much to help the boards as a whole. We have lost a good section of the old time guard here, (Tris, and Middlega, being 2 of them I had the privelege of beta testing with). It might be too late to get them back to the boards, but it is never too late to keep the old guard here. I hope, no, I pray, that this community does everything it can to keep folks such as Malleus and Tresclub here, for this game deserves them.
Those of you who beta tested any of the OOTP games know of the quality of work that the beta testers do. We should all be grateful to them, and hope that from their knowlege, we can all benefit.
Thank you,
Jay Conley