My name is Jude Augusta. I wanted to apologize independently for any blemishes to The ICA as a result of my own actions. The ICA is an excellent organization dedicated to the rights and responsibilities of domain name investors and registrants. In pursuit of reaching out to grass-roots members, it was suggested that I mingle on the domain blog boards. Inexperienced, I jumped in with both feet and garnered immediate membership enrollments. Instead of maintaining a purely professional tone, I adopted an “edgy” and “colloquial” one. In an unfortunate thread of blog posts, I was met with heavily and seemingly unflinching antagonistic opinion; that was compounded by a history of posted statements by others that, if taken by others as true, would likely reflect poorly on the organization. I thus I defended and addressed them, and addressed them, and addressed them. It became apparent that attempts to defuse the potentially inflammatory posts and/or change the minds of a few posters became futile. Futility led to hopelessness. Hopelessness led to desperation. It was endless. Someone near and dear to me from the wine industry was stunned I was still on the same post – the next day – getting nothing else done. I took some advice I regret and “invented” a savior to both support and antagonize me but mostly encourage me to LEAVE the post (and thus escape the war and be able to get back to much-overdue work).
That was wrong. It was my fault. It was my decision, and one I have to live with. In attempting temporary relief I compromised my integrity; I am ashamed and now find myself questioning my own integrity daily. I hold no grudges against any of my antagonizers. My objective was still to serve them. If anything, I both apologize for under-serving them and thank them for the education they gave me in their questioning as well as how to handle these situations in the future.
I would like anyone to harbors any ill will or disappointment to direct that to me and me alone, not The ICA, and not the domain industry. You do not need to forgive me, but I needed to apologize. I further need to apologize to David Steele. I thus offer my very sincere apology from the very bottom of my heart. If there is anything I can do for any of you, in any of the industries I am involved in, you need only ask.
Sincerely,
-Jude
p.s. I am off to a Real Estate meeting and apologize for not immediately Getting Back to any subsequent posts.
That was wrong. It was my fault. It was my decision, and one I have to live with. In attempting temporary relief I compromised my integrity; I am ashamed and now find myself questioning my own integrity daily. I hold no grudges against any of my antagonizers. My objective was still to serve them. If anything, I both apologize for under-serving them and thank them for the education they gave me in their questioning as well as how to handle these situations in the future.
I would like anyone to harbors any ill will or disappointment to direct that to me and me alone, not The ICA, and not the domain industry. You do not need to forgive me, but I needed to apologize. I further need to apologize to David Steele. I thus offer my very sincere apology from the very bottom of my heart. If there is anything I can do for any of you, in any of the industries I am involved in, you need only ask.
Sincerely,
-Jude
p.s. I am off to a Real Estate meeting and apologize for not immediately Getting Back to any subsequent posts.
