Thanks OhioKnight for saying this. The questioning of Ironwolf's humility and ability to keep a secret were in poor taste IMO. But..........opinions are like pancakes everyone has one.
Mr. Ultimate, you're entitled to your opinion and you should feel comfortable sharing it. But I'm entitled to reply to the poor taste remark. I love this community and I have always had its best interests at heart. And nothing I've said here makes me any less thankful for Ironwolf's efforts. People here were saying some pretty nasty things on previous pages, stemming from mixed signals regarding information that--as it turns out--is okay to be public. I have cheered this community on for years, but it is just as genuine when I speak up about something going on that isn't okay.
I have also saluted Ironwolf and commended his efforts. Ironwolf has also admitted to mishandling some of the earlier information coming out of the negotiations. This isn't black-and-white. I'm normally less forward, and I wasn't trying to bully him, but public opinion is a more fickle thing. If the deal went south due to premature publicity, I do not expect as many of you would still be here giving Ironwolf thank-yous and high-fives. That is not a situation that I would wish on him, but it seemed like he was asking for it: giving thousands of fans information, followed by an about-face asking us not to spread it was, rationally speaking, a red flag for me. So I wanted him to clearly state whether the information we all have here is currently in the clear; because you can bet your inf that other journalists in the gaming press were crawling this thread this morning.
As previously stated, Ironwolf has my apologies for mischaracterizing his permissions from the team, because it now sounds like the negotiators are totally fine if we talk about everything, tip the press, and so on. No one should be blamed or shamed for anything, including Ironwolf--but when it seemed like community members were blaming each other for sharing Ironwolf's information prematurely, yes, I was entirely guilty of holding the source accountable for that, not any of you.
Disinformation is good. Its good that bystanders think "players" are trying to buy the game. This serves the purpose of shielding the actual buyers from attention<snip>
This isn't a private forum. Everything you're saying is out in the open. This is past the point where you can call that paranoia on my part--one member of the press has already reported on what we're talking about here. Disinformation isn't something you plan out in the open, where everyone can see what you're saying.