User blog:LongClawTiger/Some clarifications about me

I realize many of you probably view me as some kind of crazed lunatic recently who just needs to get a grip on reality. At least, that is the feeling I am getting now from the community. So I want to clarify a few things about recent events I have been involved with to see if I can clear the air a bit. If you still have questions or comments for me after this, please feel free to leave them. Both the good and the bad. Maybe I am off my rocker and need to get some perspective. So here is what I have to say:

Categories: Yes! They are a good thing. Let's use them to make this a better place. The admins are well within their rights to remove unneeded ones too. Eliminating clutter is good for all of us.

Editing pages: Yes. It is a wiki. It is going to happen. It should happen. I accept that. Just be courteous when you can and touch base with the person who's page you wish to edit. A little positive communication now can save a lot of negative communication later.

Why I pulled out of some collaborations: Contrary to what some people seem to think, this has no relation at all to the whole editing pages/categories debate. Or if it does, the connection is distant. It comes from an exchange I had with another member where personal insults were hurled at me that had nothing to do with the original disagreement. Some of the things said went way over the line of what is acceptable to me and I wish to have no further contact with this person at all. I get very upset just being around this person now and it would be toxic for the stories and the community in general for me to continue working with said person. For the good of everyone here, I chose to step away from the most explosive situations I saw at the time.