The point was about trying to get the team back on its feet and not getting people to waste time on negative things that have happened.
Remember, these people are not saying they're just stepping down from the game, they're stepping down, and not coming back to boot. No more interaction with the community, etc, they're done. And being online, it's not like anyone has to go much out of their way to get here.
So whatever happened, it's been bad enough for that sort of reaction. I was using those situations to imply that life is short and whatever it is that's bugging them, it could be a heck of a lot worse. To just say "well, I'm not those people in Iraq, Africa, etc" doesn't, for me, really say anything, because it COULD be you. Why not? Everyone's entitled to their moments of ill will, but if Say, Dew7, and those unnamed individuals still working on TSL who would stand on the other side of their respective conflicts are gonna say they're not only done in the here and now but permanently as well, I figure it's helpful to take a step back and put everything in perspective.
Yeah, you had some fights recently. But hey, click on the national news and I'll bet you'll see tons of people that would probably trade up problems with you.