faith has nothing to do with it. it is a place to share with the world what we want others to see. it is one of many such places.

none need to be superior to all others in any sense of it. they only need each to be useful. preferably each in their own different ways.

so that for each person there will be different ones that are happier and more comfortable for each of them.

for each of us, the best place is not the same place as the best place for each other.

that is reality, who's nature is diversity.

this is a good thing.

well, let me put it this way:

as a musician, this is the least useful site. It has a lower upload limit, so I can't upload at full quality. All my commissions come from other sites, so there are no customers here. So, in a practical sense, FOR ME, there's no reason to stay.

on a more global scale, I don't like to support cronyism and ineptitude.
this site has made promises to upgrade its UI and backend since I joined 7-8 years ago, and it has never delivered. Instead, newer sites have come out that are dedicated to being the best they can be, constantly trying to improve for their user base.
not only that, but the administration here has proven to be a popularity contest instead of working in the interest of our community at large. they are petty, selfish, and they cause a whole lot of drama.
most recently, dragoneer appointed zaush as head coder, who then basically fired the first competent set of coders this site has had in a while. couple that with allegations of rape, and most people are finally fed up. kinda sad it takes rape to get people to mobilize, but that's the deal.

so, at the risk of creating a false dichotomy, for me, it's essentially, "Do I support ineptitude and cronyism, or do I wanna support sites that support the community?"

this administration has relied on people being too complacent to move to a better community, and that is finally coming down on them.

FA has always paid your way. They never have asked you to pick up the check. They don't make a load of money but many of your other friends are here so they can likely find you easier here.

You should support sites that support the community as they in turn support you.

It does not hurt you to keep a site here after all it is one more way of promoting for free your other sites.

So, your friend FA, you dumped them for their short comings rather then for anything positive they provided to you. tsk tsk.

I disagree:

I feel that this site is a BANE to the community, plagued by cronyism, complacency, and a general air of having one's head stuck up its own ass.

I believe that the ONLY reason this site is still here is because people are complacent with the way things are and are too lazy to get up and move. I don't want to be complacent to this bullshit site when there are better ones out there, ones where I can upload music at full quality, where I can use tags effectively, where the layout is friendly to what I need. If I stay here, I am saying, "I'm ok with stagnation."

You can see my previous posts. I think I've been pretty clear. If FA proves it can change, I'll be happy to come back. Fat chance, though.

and don't frame this as if FA is a person, some friend I've abandoned who's just looking out for me. Because it's not, and it hasn't.