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I Salute Our Captain
a year ago
I am saddened by Dragoneer's sudden passing, and frankly infuriated by the circumstances of it. But that discussion point is getting plenty of attention, and I'm glad. But something else I would like to speak up about is just how much I appreciate FurAffinity and Dragoneer's leadership of it.
For as much criticism as it gets, I'm a big fan of how he ran FurAffinity. I have a lot of appreciation for the forum days of the internet, and FurAffinity always reminded me of those days. And for all the controversial rule changes, I actually can't think of a single example of them being enforced in an unjust way. I mean, the site's quick action to ban AI-generated content has made it such a pleasure to browse compared to other sites like Twitter and DeviantArt.
I have so much respect for Dragoneer. Doing what he felt was right for the site and taking all of the criticism for it on the chin. And yet, never let it get to him. Never shied away from being public. Heck he would comment and favorite art he liked from small accounts which was always super heartwarming to see. Genuinely such a cool dude.
You can criticise the things he didn't do for the site, but you can easily do that for any grassroots project. There isn't the time and resources to do everything. But for all the things he did do they were remarkably well-executed every single time. I was very happy with his ownership of FA, and I can only hope with all my heart that whoever or whatever comes next can follow in his macro footsteps.
For as much criticism as it gets, I'm a big fan of how he ran FurAffinity. I have a lot of appreciation for the forum days of the internet, and FurAffinity always reminded me of those days. And for all the controversial rule changes, I actually can't think of a single example of them being enforced in an unjust way. I mean, the site's quick action to ban AI-generated content has made it such a pleasure to browse compared to other sites like Twitter and DeviantArt.
I have so much respect for Dragoneer. Doing what he felt was right for the site and taking all of the criticism for it on the chin. And yet, never let it get to him. Never shied away from being public. Heck he would comment and favorite art he liked from small accounts which was always super heartwarming to see. Genuinely such a cool dude.
You can criticise the things he didn't do for the site, but you can easily do that for any grassroots project. There isn't the time and resources to do everything. But for all the things he did do they were remarkably well-executed every single time. I was very happy with his ownership of FA, and I can only hope with all my heart that whoever or whatever comes next can follow in his macro footsteps.
