What an amazing group of people BFM has grown to be. There are members from around the globe that make up this incredible family. Individuals from all walks of life are part of the process that has come to make our servers so popular among gamers who want an online experience with some structure involved. BFM’s membership is comprised of students ( jr high thru college ), parents, military personnel (from different countries), Dr s, paramedics, web designers, software engineers, publishers, entrepreneurs , office managers , musicians and many many more. Point is they are all great people with all kinds of experience and everyone’s input has always been welcomed and considered important. You all are responsible for what BFM is and stands for. We have been called sheep, followers, people who do not think for ourselves or have a say in our direction. Obviously the above mentioned people are not just mere followers but more over achievers who have displayed an outstanding commitment to what BFM stands for. The prior statements are perpetuated by those who have no true knowledge of the works of BFM and basically are jealous of the success that we have achieved. We are not alone with this success as there are other clans lead by good people that have also implemented a structured set of rules for their servers and do a great job of maintaining them.
I have been with BFM since June of 2005, I believe that BFM started either in April or May of 2005. So I have been here pretty much from the beginning. I had never been in a clan nor did I intend to ever be in one. BFM intrigued me for all the right reasons. Somewhere I could race and not have to look at the constant barrage of foul language that some people would feel necessary to spew in game. I could never figure why people would stop and take the time to write that crap. Then BFM came along and it quickly became the only server I raced on. I soon wanted to be part of this group and requested to join, the rest is history. Being here from early on I have had the opportunity to get to know the man who conceived and started BFM, Elvis. I can safely say that I know Elvis as well or better than anyone else in the online community. I am proud know Elvis and have great respect for him. I am amazed at his true sincerity and his passion to maintain the standards that he had meant for BFM to stand for. I have listened to others slander Elvis with no real knowledge of the man nor any basis to do so. Their statements are made from either jealousy or ignorance. Without any facts to back them up. I have been there through all of it and stand behind Elvis 100%. His dedication to maintain our servers is relentless. He stands behind his commitments and has endured personal and unfounded attacks on his character, knowing that what he is doing is what is right for the younger members of our community. A lesser man would have given up by now. I would have no concerns having my own children play on servers that are maintained by Elvis. That speaks volumes of my trust for him and I am proud to say that Elvis is a friend of mine.
The officers of BFM are also an amazing and dedicated group of individuals, they don’t just come in and race . They all give up a lot of their time to help manage the day to day occurrences within the clan. It is akin to having a second job with no monetary payment. Their payment is the satisfaction of seeing the servers full and people enjoying their racing experience. A lot of the duties they perform intrude into their daily lives, some even into their work places, although they may not want that to get out.(lol).They come on to race and find themselves embroiled instead in clan business the rest of the night, and don’t mind doing so. Any company would be lucky to have any one of the officers in this clan working for them.
Looking back to my beginning with BFM, recognizing past and current members, the officers, and Elvis. I have to say my decision to resign as a member of BFM is very hard. My decision to resign is based solely on the fact that I want to dedicate much more of my time to other projects at home and more time to my family. I am one of the lucky ones where my wife has supported my halo endeavors and had never given me issues about scheduling around scrim times. But I personally at times feel guilty when I sign on and spend the next three to four hours online. I have so many different projects that I had considered doing but had put off and have of late found a renewed interest in doing them. I find I have less and less time to fill my role as an officer and also feel guilty that I cannot dedicate the time that many of your other officers do. I feel an obligation to do more and yet have not been able to do so. I would prefer to be able to know so many more of you than I do now, yet because of the time I am able to put in, this has not happened. I feel it important for you to be able to know me better in a leadership position for you to have any trust in me, and I would rather this came from personal experience. Since it cannot, I feel that it is better that I make room for others with the ability to work closer with the members of the clan. Why not just step down rather than quit altogether? Good question. It is hard for me to do something only half way. Being part of the leadership for so long, I know it would not be long before I would start sticking my nose back into the day to day operations. I might just also be a little selfish, meaning I can just come in and race while the rest of you do the work. With you guys around I know the racing will be fun.
Every time someone leaves, you hear the ( why is everyone leaving ) comment . Hey, such is life. People come and go, on the job, at school, and in the neighborhood. Rest assured someone will take our place and BFM will continue to grow. I had at one point felt that online gaming was nothing more than just that, online gaming. But looking back I have grown to realize that is can be so much more. In BFM’s case it definitely is, so much more. This group helps each other with their home work, prays for members when they have family members with medical conditions, worry for members who have taken ill, helped members when their computers are not working and have been there for each other when they just need someone to talk to. Wow, all this came from online gaming, becoming real life to some. I am also blown away by getting to know members from all over the world from this experience. The friendships formed while playing together have made the gaming experience even more special. For fear of leaving any one out I purposely left out names. But many of you have left an impact on me and I hope to continue on with our friendships, you just no longer need to call me sir. Nrv will do just fine.
Sorry for the long post just to tell you of my resignation. But I felt it important to share some of my knowledge of past history based on firsthand experience.
in the words of one of BFM's illustriust officers BFM ROCKS
