keenerd wrote:
After much heavy thought, I withdraw my application. My apologies for the trouble.
-Kyle
I agree with the others who feel you should reconsider your withdrawal. I also want to explain myself. I was hesitant to voice my concerns about the bot, especially as your sponsor, because I understand how it could be perceived as a betrayal of sorts. I understood that it would evoke negative reactions among some TUs and that it might cost you some votes. At the same time, I genuinely felt (and still do) that it was something that needed to be addressed and that I would not be doing my job as a TU had I not brought it up. I agreed to sponsor you because I believe that your skills and motivation can enrich the team and benefit the community and I still stand by that belief. All I wanted was for you to address the concerns and to assure those among us who shared them that you would be less impetuous as a TU, and I still hope that you will. Technical skills are only part of the requirement for becoming a TU. Being able to communicate meaningfully with other TUs and work as a team is just as important. In this case, showing that you can accept and address criticism would make you a stronger candidate, in my opinion. So again, please reconsider. Regards, Xyne p.s. I really do feel a bit bad about this.