of the gamer, by the gamer, and for the gamer

Hey guys,
there are few things i wanted to point out here:

1) We could be jerks who care nothing of free speech and open mindedness and lock and delete this thread. We know that would be a lame thing to do and disrupt free speech, but we both know that it's done all the time on forums. Pretty lame right? Hell, it could be argued that this is terrible for our image. This may even hurt us when sponsors come here and get a feel for our community. We, however, feel this is great (for the most part) constructive criticism and (for our sake) well deserved praise. Yes, things could be better and yes everyone could be having the experience they all want with JACT, but unfortunately that's not the case. Let's try to be respectful of other's opinions. We are a community. We all like to game and apparently, we all like this world where our recreational gaming can produce some other benefits. We are open minded and that's how we approach all the threads.

2) If it seems like we are non-responsive, disrespectful to our users, or however else you feel we have neglected the communication you, consider this...we have been trying with some blog posts, answering emails, forum posts, etc. Because our staff is spread so thin, would you rather us be 100% perfect here or out pounding the pavement talking to sponsors and trying to get events set up so we can get back on track. Thanks to all that are responsive in the forums. Whether its positive or negative you are a spokesperson for us. Even negative comments, show that you care about the future of JACT. Otherwise, why waste your time here, right?

3) Many of you will say, "Well, that's not how you should run a business." I will ask how do you run a start up right now in this economy. Nevermind a startup...running a business right now is hard. This is a very serious statement: IF YOU HAVE A WAY TO HELP US OUT THROUGH ADVICE, SHARED CONTACTS, ETC., PLEASE SHARE!

4) Have we shut down and given up? HELL NO! How many people out there can honestly say they would take the plunge. No security, no guarantee, no glory, no one to pat them on the back...all we have is knowing that each and every day we come into work we are doing what we want. We are creating something we can be proud of. The people at JACT believe in it. We believe in it so much that we'd rather work nights so we can enjoy our crap paying day jobs. Can we go find other jobs that pay a hell of a lot more with a whole lot less stress. HELL YES! Call me crazy, but this is the fun part. I can't even imagine how much we'll appreciate this down the road. The highs just aren't as high if you haven't had the lowest of lows.

5) Who wants to be part of JACT? If being part of this community is causing you way too much anger and stress, for the sake of your happiness, health, and sanity, run as far away from us as possible. The last thing we want is to add stress to people's lives. We game to get away and relax. It is almost a Mike Tyson shot to the kidney to think that JACT could actually increase stress for you guys. I don't think it's what we envisioned when we started this gig. We want to provide enjoyment and an escape. We actually are pretty nice guys and genuinely want to do this for the good of the whole.