[asiekierka]

That quote you brought up is referencing, in a veiled manner, a specific time and events in the past of a specific, major ZZT community. The people who were harassed then certainly didn't deserve it. Some oldbies feel guilty, in retrospect, over what transpired in the past - it was wrong then as much as it is seen as wrong now.

[ergot_vacation]

Fair enough then, and good to hear that's the case. Sometimes people grow up, genuinely, and become better people, and sometimes they "grow up" and just become pretentious. Some harassment is real harassment, caused by people being shitty, and some is just people reacting in a reasonable way to people being shitty. I obviously have no point point of reference here, and it's ancient history by now, but I'll take your word that it this was a case of genuine bad behavior being regretted later.