The Truth of the Matter...

[Panda]

The truth of the matter is this....

There are four people (including Larry) that make up upper management. Brooke and I are included in this.
We do not make decisions on our own.

Fact: You guys don't like Brook.
We get that. It's been cleary stating..repeatedly.

He's not going anywhere. I'm not asking you to like him or agree with him. I'm not asking you to agree with any of us. What you all need to understand is that we do what we feel is necessary for the progression of the product as a whole.

There is a fine line between constructive criticism and attack. We ask for your thoughts because you see the Faire in a different light than we do. And like i've said many times. We do listen. I wouldn't waste my time reading the boards if i didn't care. We want to know what your thinking, it only helps us grow. But, I will say this, the constant negativity againt us has grown personal. We will get to the point where it's not worth trying to defend ourselves because this time "you" won't listen.

Everytime we do have an answer to your questions, there always seems to be someone to thwart back with a rude, petty, stabbing arguement. You wanted to know what acts were coming back. So we answered you the best we could. And most said thanx, but some still argued. You ask for input and when we give it, it's never good enough.

So I ask this, what's my motivation to come here when i'm always leaving feeling hated, defeated and like nothing we do matters because you would rather believe that we just plain suck.

Even if i could fix everything you see that is wrong and give you the ideal playground. Someone would still find a reason to attack us.

So what's the point?

Will i still listen....yes...it's my job, that's what we do.

Help us make this work. Stop attacking individuals, we aren't going anywhere. You can do this by giving suggestions and possible solutions or simply ideas.

We aren't the Bad Guys.
Why can't we all be on the same team?

Sarah K. Panyard

[Ringo]

I think Sean made a point when he said "it takes 2 to have an arguement." I think we can all agree that mistakes have been made on both sides. An "I'm sorry" could go a long way. That still doesn't fix the fact that 6 people who wanted so desperately to just be a part of this won't be able to do what they love. I don't know about you, but the offering of a season pass is like a slap in the face. How would you feel, Sarah, if someone took over all your projects and completed them completely different, all the while saying your work was crap, but then allow you to go to the faire just to see how it turned out. Basicly, the faire turned down quality work, FREE quality work. That just doesn't make sense. At least not business sense.

[Fifika]

I've stayed out of all of this for the most part other than personal talks between friends on what we think, but my thought process comes down to this: What I learned at faire was the importance of hard work, respect, teamwork,and loyalty. I thought that that was what faire was about, and loved it dearly with all of my heart and soul. And now, I've seen all these people I love and respect throw everything I loved about this place, family, and project away like it never mattered over egos, and choosing sides. And now I see it trying to be ignored and forgotten. It seems to me like this has all been a bitter divorce, and the children have wounds that will not heal by being ignored. Me, I'm not angry at a specific person, I'm angry at the situation. I'm angry that things that I thought were held in such high esteem by many people were tossed out when the situation doesn't suit them. And really, more than angry, I'm hurt. I came there every year to work, and play, and be with the people I love and respect. I don't like watching people and places and morals that are important to me disreguared. I refuse to weigh in on who's at fault because that is my own personal opinion. I will say this though. I respect my morals, myself, and I keep my word because at the end of the day, that's all I've got. If you can't trust and respect yourself, all the money and power in the world won't do you any good.

"but i guess that this is the price
that we pay for the privilege
of living for even a day
in a world with so many things
worth believing
in"