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Topic subjectOk, here's the full quote.
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73023, Ok, here's the full quote.
Posted by Saagkri on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
He states his thesis in the first sentence. In the second sentence he states that the first is the simple truth. I haven't misrepresented anything. His theses is not a "fake headline" nor does it mean anything other than exactly what he meant by it.

So, here is the full quote (which you could have included but didn't) and people can see if the context changes the meaning (it doesn't). I don't appreciate the implication that I am trying to deceive anyone by quoting Umiron's own words accurately.

"I know this probably isn't what some of you want to hear, but at the end of the day CF always has and probably always will be something that a handful of people do as a hobby for their own enjoyment first and foremost, and that anyone bothers to play it is icing on the cake. That isn't meant to sound selfish, egotistical or rude, it's just the truth. CF is not a product or a startup or something that I feel like we "owe" anyone. A handful of people have years of sweat equity in CF and as long as they/we remain passionate about our game it stands to reason we would continue to develop the kind of game that we get satisfaction from creating. In that sense, it's more an art than a business (which people often try to analogize CF with) in that we do it because we enjoy it, not because we care of anyone buys our paintings. Handing over the keys to someone else, letting players drive us away, or simply letting a vocal few dictate our choices so that the thing we're passionate about and personally invested in might be more appealing to a subset of our players just doesn't make any sense."

Edit: For even more context, this was a reply to someone who complained about "Blame shifting "fun"-ness of the game to vitriolic players, and not the admins responsible for keeping a game fun and playable.

So, someone suggests that it's the admin's job to keep the game fun and enjoyable for players. Umi responds that the admin does what they do for their enjoyment and if the players like it it's icing on the cake. So, the paraphrase and the quote I gave meant exactly what they appeared to mean. They were not "cherry-picked", "out of context" nor "false".