A perspective

[Rico (FGM)]

I think we tend to forget that the Blitz is foremost a community... a fragile community at that because of its "virtual nature"... held together by by this ethereal thing, a website... that could be shut down at the flick of a switch.

Our interactions with each other also occur in this virtual realm and a lot of the social restraints that we would have if we sat across a table or were in the same room together.
For example, if someone really, really annoyed me, I couldn't just reach over and punch him the mouth... or let off steam by storming out and slamming a door ...or kicking the dog.
Conversely, it's also seems a lot harder to make up... arguments and disagreements drag on... and on... and on... wereas, if we could just sit down over a couple of cold ones, we'd have everything sorted relatively easily. (well, most times...LOL)
I guess what it all boild down to is "RESPECT"... for the people who do such sterling work in running this place (volunteers all I might add!) and also for your fellow gamers... we are after all an incredibly diverse bunch from all over the planet bound by this odd little hobby of ours.
Remember... in this virtual club realm it is incredibly easy to give offense and to be offended and ... more importantly...far too easy for some individuals to fan the flames of disputes just for their own entertainment, without thinking twice about what damage that can inflict.
Speaking as one of the grey vets that was on the roster of the original Blitz way back... I realise the Blitz will probably never regain the "comfortable corner pub" feel of the original Campaign Series MB's, but it's still an amazing institution (and much bigger than our miopic CM-biased view of things) that deserves support and nurture -- for it'll leave a huge hole in the gaming community should it not be around one day.