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RetractionBefore I begin what will most likely turn into a lengthy explanation and group mea culpa, let me just say that everyone at Rooster Teeth has enormous respect for the fighting men and women of the United States military.
We recently had a visitor to the Austin Rooster Teeth studio who came in full uniform and presented us with a special gift -- a hat which he said had been damaged in combat. We thought that was a very cool tale and we thought it would be fun to honor a fan's combat service by posting his story in our blog. Shortly after the post hit our front page, we started to receive emails telling us the story was false and that we should remove it from our feed. Some of our staff examined the links being sent to us and determined that it looked like enough people with enough knowledge were saying this was a fabrication. Keep in mind, we're not ballistics experts. We have no idea what size exit hole a round from an AK-47 should make. A member of the armed forces showed up in full fatigues, told us a story, showed us a hat and we took him at his word. That was our first mistake. While we are an irreverent comedy group, we do feel an obligation to post truthful information on our website especially when it comes to the very serious issue of battlefield valor. So without any real way to prove or disprove the story, we decided to remove it. We now believe that story was false and we don't want anything on our site to indirectly diminish the service of soldiers fighting in an active war.
However, removing the story from the site didn't stem the tide of emails flowing to the inbox and they arrived in varying degrees of politeness. In replying to those emails, our new Community Manager made a comment in an email that in essence said the emailer should spend their time worrying about something more important. While she essentially meant "something more important than someone lying on the internet" this was very understandably interpreted as "something more important than someone lying about their military service." That was our second mistake. Our Community Manager deeply regrets making that comment and sent an apology to the person to whom she made it. I also regret that we sent that original email. I feel that her private apology for a private comment is appropriate, but private emails can be posted to public forums making it feel like a public statement. It was not and I apologize to any combat veteran or their families who read that email.
Hopefully, people will understand that this all began when we posted a reverential story about a (purported) combat veteran. In our attempt to do something nice for a serviceman, we ended up pissing off a whole bunch more. However, this whole misguided adventure started from a place of respect. We made some mistakes along the way, but I hope people can see through that to the underlying genuine spirit of the post.
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As a former member of the United States Army; I can safely say that there are many Servicemen who love this site and find joy and entertainment from it. One bad egg means nothing.
P.S. Burnie, Barb; we are still your (slightly creepy) fans.
But enough of this crap, the issue is settled.
You guys rock, keep up the great work!
Everyone at RT did right by me.
Moving on....
Even though I haven't spoken with you (or any of the staff members, for that matter) in a few years now, I know that you guys would never disrespect members of the military...or members of your site at all.
You've all been nothing but class acts for as long as I've known you. This goes for Barbara too, who is, perhaps, the nicest and most genuinely kind person I've ever met.
If anyone on here actually knew you guys or knew her, they'd know that all of this was just a big misunderstanding that got blown way out of proportion.
And Burnie is the man.
Thanks, MilitaryMedals.com!
Really? You've missed the entire point. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Guarantee you, most of us "ass wholes" would have pursued this the same way in person with the poser, and with Barbara. In a word: professionally.
After attempting to read what you vomited on the keyboard above, I have my doubts, but if you care to learn what the hubbub was about, go here and read: roosterteeth.com/forum/viewTopic.php?id
Personally, nobody deserved to be trolled over something they didn't do. Falsified military records and claims to become barely famous? That's not good in anyone's book. A fairly straightforward email that was misinterpreted? It's unfortunate and led to some bad blood, but it will happen. I'm just happy it's done with and everyone's relatively happy with how it ended.
Due to this post, I just now went and bought a RvB Seasons 1-5 Remastered DVD set.
and people lighten up.. it'z not their fault someone told a fib.. fuuuuuuuck and thanx for issuing an apology Burnie.. you're ALL good people at RT Productionz and join my Burnie fan club group. lol ;)
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CHURCH.. FUCKIN.. RULEZ!!!
Post edited 1/26/12 10:50PM
but in any case Burnie has made an amazing example of both responsibility and respect and that's what matters at the end