Recently there has been half-informed hysteria seizing for pretext to diss Aquatium. I'm not a Zionist. I'm not in his clan. He doesn't owe me money. I think he's a great guy.
Many people work to build up the community, and Aquatium has been one of the foremost. The whole MegaCity Times has been his idea, and he has persuaded, cajoled, and led his staff for two issues and counting. He doesn't get a single info for this; he does it because he cares and thinks this will add to everyone's enjoyment of the game. In the time I have worked with him, I have never seen the slightest indication, not a trace, of favoritism. I only know him professionally, yet he sought me out to contribute. I'm not in his clan, yet he's given me choice assignments, as we shall see in the next issue. When he had no reason to give me the time of day, considering our opposing organizational affiliations, he has thought of nothing but what would be best for the newspaper. If that's favoritism, then bring it on!
So the idea that he has turned something into a nepotistic love-fest flies in the face of everything I have seen from him in situations where he has all the power in the world. Frankly, it belongs in the silly season stories file for August, along with stories of Neo's return, the Wach Brothers opening a tea-house in Saikung, and Ghost's getting a wig.
If this ends up getting locked, so be it.
