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To preface this, my change of heart began several months
ago. I wasn't prepared to deal with my feelings on it, but after some drama
happened I couldn't ignore it anymore.
I still do not believe that recasts are illegal to buy or own for personal use. I did believe that we were at risk of harassment and other issues for running the Underground, and I simply was not prepared for nor willing to deal with that. [Edit for November 2014] With the Haven shut down, I'm very glad I left it when I did. The owner of that group and I had a falling out, and she said some quite hateful things about me to other people and accusatory things to me in the past. So to me? No loss there, and karma is a bitch I guess. I had nothing to do with its closing. I've got too much drama on my plate already to worry about causing some for others. [end edit note]
I still do not believe that recasts are illegal to buy or own for personal use. I did believe that we were at risk of harassment and other issues for running the Underground, and I simply was not prepared for nor willing to deal with that. [Edit for November 2014] With the Haven shut down, I'm very glad I left it when I did. The owner of that group and I had a falling out, and she said some quite hateful things about me to other people and accusatory things to me in the past. So to me? No loss there, and karma is a bitch I guess. I had nothing to do with its closing. I've got too much drama on my plate already to worry about causing some for others. [end edit note]
Most importantly, however, I've had a change of heart
regarding recasts. I'm sure the anti-crowd will take this as a success or a
victory, but it is not due to the crazy, inflammatory, hateful behavior of the
extremists that affected my views. It was not due to bans or blocks. It was, in
part, due to an article I had written early last year and recently found again.
It was an article about why you should purchase legits, and not recasts. I had
decided not to post it at the time because I didn't want to offend a few close
friends, and because I'd set myself up as solidly pro-recast, with no room for
change. It didn't fit the mission of my blog. Additionally, the few calm, well-thought out anti-recast or neutral
arguments finally started to make sense to me. I reevaluated my position,
addressed my frustrations with the recast community, and changed my position.
As someone with an open mind, or at least I like to think of myself as mostly
this way, I am able to change my opinions as fact and information are made
available to me.
Please read on.
Please read on.
