missingno, honestly.

Day 1,808, 10:05 • Published in Netherlands United Kingdom • by Bernard Hoffington

Politics aside, i feel like for the past few days I've turned a lot of old friends into enemies. Well, It doesn't feel like it, it has physically happened. This is not the result of me running for president in the eNetherlands but purely because of how rude and ill mannered i have been to fellow politicians.

Where simple arguments or disagreements have been raised to my policies/ideas, instead of debating them or explaining myself i have whipped out and in a rude manner attacked people. This is uncalled for and should never be the case. I regret almost all the things I've done in the last few days, I've lost a lot of friends. I've gained 'political support' but lost true friends. I can never change that.

I was suggested not to write this by people who are supporting me, but i assume most will think this is another political stunt, It's not, this is me writing, not missingno, It's Sam. (my real name). I don't regret the thing I've done because it will effect my ePolitical career but because how i reacted to pressure and negative feedback, that is a reflection upon myself, outside the game. People say eRepublik is a bad game, but how many games can make you see yourself like that? None, i say.

But it's online games like this where we can create a persona (mine is missingno, the handsome politician) and hide behind them. But behind that persona is me, a shy and polite person who works full time in quality assurance. I think we all enjoy pretending to be politicians, i only wish part of myself had been applied to this persona I've created over the years.

It scares me that a character I've created in my head over the duration of playing this game has become so evil and corrupt, knowing that it is me controlling them.

I have sent personal apologies to the people who were most effected by my outbursts. The majority of you reading this are most likely just bystanders in the presidential elections. I understand if your opinion of me remains negative, i don't mean to attempt to change that, i only wish I'd have stayed true to my original self.

Regards,
Sam Maiden.