i think a lot of things are being misunderstood/conflated. i don't consider the upvoting to be a circle jerk... it's about how seriously certain groups of people take each other over the next. i don't see anybody posting a bunch of topics to the hangout like before. mind you, cm did most of the posting before... lol. members like brod have to hunt them down and link to them. we used to propose things and talk about them in the hangouts. that doesn't happen anymore. i'm showing up every time, where are the people with the proposals?

it has been decided that i will "professional up" the hangouts, and maybe pursue a different podcast for more controversial/opinion-based subject matter. i hope in return i can see a little more contribution and attendance from members, instead of complaining after the fact.

also, i do hope you mean "temporarily", as Pepper had nothing to do with this. she is making great content lately, and i can't help but feel that is an overstep.

let's promise to remove that part from the edited hangout, obviously. fkinglag has already agreed to cut the official recording before the "afterparty" -which was a good point- and i have no problem being more impartial while still getting my point across. although, i'm sure there is an audience that appreciates my ability to say the hard things.

onward and upward. :D