[quote author=Solar_Flare link=topic=544.msg5553#msg5553 date=1322820282]<br />First, #idlb isn&#039;t really a public channel in a sense, though its not &quot;invite only&quot; private either. Myself and a few others joined the channel and were requested to leave for a pretty silly reason after a bit of time. So its pretty clear that only certain people are actually welcome or wanted in the channel to begin with.<br />[/quote]<br />yes. a year ago, #idlb was invite only and the only non-board (ex)member there would be ladna for obvious site running reasons. we eased up on that policy greatly, because we believe this semi-transparency is a good thing. the &#039;guests&#039; hanging out with us often provide valuable comments and ideas, or work as a sanity check, although most of the time they just stare at our hours-long arguments in puzzled disbelief.<br /><br />we don&#039;t want just anyone in the board chan. it&#039;s why we aren&#039;t discussing stuff in #idl in the first place. we want only people we believe to be beneficial for the discussion. i don&#039;t remember your case, but most people consider you retarded because of rust hitting you to the head too many times, so i can guess the reasons for asking you to leave. there&#039;s nothing to whine about - you get to stay if all the board members and bones are comfortable with it, hence jenova getting thrown out unceremoniously.<br /><br />we&#039;re NOT separating ourselves for the sake of secrecy. hell, if anyone feels like it, i can upload logs and you can knock yourself out studying months of the idiocy that is #idlb!