Forgotten Gods Mod Journal (forgotten_mods) wrote in forgotten_ooc, @ 2010-08-30 14:45:00 |
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Hi everyone,
I've made a couple of mod posts in the past about the importance of communication - namely, of talking to players when you have a problem of them. I don't particularly feel like repeating myself, but in this case I feel like it hasn't sunk in for a lot of people. So I'm going to be completely blunt.
Bitchiness, passive-aggression, gossiping, complaining behind people's backs? It's not fucking on.
We are all adults, and I expect us all to behave like adults. That means that if you have a problem with somebody - whether it's their behaviour, their characterisation, their writing, their choice of beverage, whatever - you talk to them. Or, if that's too daunting, you bring it up with the mods. You do not proceed to bitch about it to anyone who'll listen, or passive-aggressively snub people, or create needless drama.
I know I'm not the only one who's sick of this. I'm not the only one who finds it hard to get motivated, to get myself as excited as I used to about this game that I love because I'm just tired to death of the fucking drama. In fact, I think I can safely say that most of us are sick of it, and it's got to stop.
And I know that everybody needs to let off some steam sometime, but there can be a fine line between venting frustrations and just being nasty - and unfortunately there are a number of people in this game who've crossed it. And when you don't even try to communicate with a person - when you, in fact, actively avoid talking to them while continuing to slam them behind their back? That is way, way over the line.
I don't expect everybody here to get along. In any game there are bound to be some personality clashes, some people who work together better than others - that's only natural. What I do expect is that everybody - everybody - is treated with respect.
We're all adults here. Now let's start acting like it.
- Jess