(12-20-2014, 12:14 PM)Dischord Wrote:(12-20-2014, 09:36 AM)Nebbs Wrote: So we try to be inclusive and tolerant but in the end this is a community with diverse views .. try and find that middle ground please.
I find this entire statement to be laughable. Â When someone makes a comment about not liking the way a particular race is portrayed, they're suddenly 'racist' versus that race (a non-issue considering it is a fantasy race in a game and not a legitimate race in the actual world and the last I checked, people are permitted to like or dislike any player-race they so see fit), and attacked with a mob mentality by the players in the LS. Â Despite the leader on at the time supposedly not agreeing with the individuals doing the attacking, they were justified.Â
After an argument that occurred with my husband, and not myself, I logged out still in the LS, and logged back in to find myself kicked from the linkshell without cause or provocation. I did not speak up in defense of my husband except to state that the types of players we encountered were of a type we weren't fond of, and that had created the bias that he displayed. I was laughed at and told to stop playing in the Quicksand.  I said nothing myself of the bias, save that I wasn't fond of it, and was disgusted, as another player also expressed, at the behavior of some of those in the LS. I mentioned in private conversation to Ilwe that I stayed in LS and contributed only occasionally because that was when I felt like chiming in, and that I could do so and actually contribute to the conversation. Â
After this, I wouldn't plan to return to the linkshell even if invited, nor do I recommend anyone else join. Â As stated in this post, you can get all announcements from the forum itself, and the group tends to adopt a mob mentality more than they do finding a middle ground. Â
And here I had hoped my first post on the forum would be much more positive. Â I will say, I also thought I would be asked to leave, not simply kicked when I was offline, and had no chance to ask why, or be told why I was being removed.
I'm sorry things did not work out and if you want to discuss I am open to PMs, especially as I was the one who removed you and not directly involved in any of the surrounding issues.
There are other RP related LS available, some of these may be more suited to you and I hope you find what you are looking for.
Char:Â [Nebula Stardancer] Â FC: [East Eerie Trading Co]
Link Shells: [Hugs & Cakes] Â [Witches' Wyrd Web]
