Reading this highly esteemed thread for Archy's Portal server it saddens me that some rouge prospects have chosen to bring their dirty laundry into this great Discovery Mod Forum.
It is not my place to discuss these things so I'll leave it well alone.
I will however give you a little history on my own experiences on Archys Portal.
I would like to say from my impartial obervations as a now long term player on the Archy Freelancer Community.
This is one of the best places to begin when it comes to networking.
As you start out undocking with your star flier in Pensylvania you are greeted with no shortage of helpful and friendly players.
Willing to help you out in anyway imaginable.
Whether it be trade routes to quicky earn an easy credit or perhaps a 'Good v1be' donation from a friendly stranger you happen to pass by in New York.
The overwealming sense of pride and joy players get from helping each other out is a mervelous thing to observe.
Now I have played on many a server in my day.
My history on Freelancer goes back to the dark old ages of Freelancer 1.0 (December 2003) with the plain Vanilla server on a now dead Community Server called "Cursed Earth".
I used to hang out in Omicron Gamma at Planet Crete and be sparing one challenger after another while flying to Omicron Theta for a breather at the Free Port 9 bar.
I have played the 'Cursed Earth' Freelancer Server along with many, many other modifications of the Freelancer Game and never came accross the same love and affection for Community and spirit I feel when I log into Archy's Portal each and everyday.
I may only be a humble spud but I know a good thing when I see it. I know what my long and rebellious history in playing this great 'EPIC' game of Freelancer has given me the privilidge to know.
That Community and the v1be or putting it another way a feelings of good nature and good will are the key to members on the Community having fun.
With a good spirit and happy self content forgoing any niggles of so called minor server indiscrepancies which are all part of the learning process when it comes to keeping the server fresh and hyp.
So us mere 'peasents' can be happy and gaming long into the night. (With the worry of work or some aparant exam in the morning a long and distant memory...lol).:laugh:
We have a devoted family of very hard working and talented Community I affectionatly call the "Haeven of Archy".
A place for friends and new time players to mingle and pass along stories of their travels and adventures when they pour themselves their next drink at the Bar.
My understanding of the word 'Perfection' is not something that is given to you on a silver platter all ready for you to make do as you see fit.
No, it's not that entirely, it's a long, never ending journey with the support of the wider Community on how to keep things interesting and fresh for those of us who have been around for a while and need a little lemon twist thrown into the mix.
These things come with experience and with time a near enough equivilent of perfection will be achieved.
Life is always full of hope and with these words the Community and Family of Archy's Portal have a very bright future indeed.
Full of love and respect from everyon who calls it home.
Thank you for listening.
P.S:
I have been on Archys Portal since at least early December 2009 and with everything that I have been privilidged to experience and admire.
I am 10/10 happy with the Administration of the Server and beleive whatever choices are made are done in the spirt of what is best for the Community as a whole.