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DeadeyeDave
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Apr 20, 2022
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I'll be real with you guys - I'm not sure Drop will ever regain my trust after how this whole thing played-out in the days following the initial announcement, but if it's ever going to happen, this move represents a great first step in that direction.
  • While maybe not actually the most important part of all this, changing the name was a good call and I think you picked a good one.
  • What I do think is the most important part of this is acknowledging what happened and communicating about it; and while I'd still like to see more transparency about this and in general, this post is more than I expected at this point and it's refreshing - keep it up! Moving forward: when in doubt, just communicate.
  • I understand you guys reached out to matt3o and smoothed things over with him personally - I'm really glad to hear about that - and it's encouraging for the relationship between Drop and the communities its serves moving forward. On his blog matt3o mentions he got the impression that Drop just wants to learn from this situation, move on, and keep making fun stuff - that's exactly what I'd like to see happen.
  • I really hope the biggest lesson internalized here is that on-the-level communication is always the best policy; lack thereof has literally been my only complaint about Drop in the past few years, though it has been a recurring one. I'd be all too happy to see that stop here. Don't forget the Streisand Effect - placing oneself in its path can be ugly - much uglier than eating any amount of crow, fresh or otherwise.
  • Specifically: yes, I'd say the name was ill-advised, but please please know that wasn't the actual root problem - the actual problem was the lack of communication that led up to and followed it. It seems to me you guys finally did come around to the right answer(s) in the form of this positive development (reaching out to matt3o, changing the name, and most importantly just talking about it), and I'd really like to see that not even be necessary in the future.
Stuff happens, mistakes happen, miscommunications happen - no problem - just be on the level about it and there's a very good chance most folks will stick with you for it. This post is a great example of doing just that, and I genuinely hope it sets the tone for positive community and creative relations with Drop moving forward. Keep it up, and you guys may yet earn back my patronage and vocal support. I'll be watching!
Apr 20, 2022
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