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(09-19-2013, 10:37 PM)J Wrote:(09-19-2013, 10:15 PM)Matthias Wrote:(09-19-2013, 10:10 PM)J Wrote: Was what I said controversial? Sure, I'm willing to admit that - but I'm not the sort of guy who sugar coats my words or beats around the bush. I'm going by what I've seen for myself and I did suggest that not everyone on the server was guilty of what I mentioned.
And yet what you said was a blatant show of disrespect to the community overall. You are taking a minority and blaming the majority for it. I am calling you wrong, not controversial. Someone clearly blinded by their bias and elitist appearing attitude.
In short. Your opinion was neither warranted nor grounded in fact. Once more a worthless spewing of drivel to make your point seem more valid and demean a group of people.
It has nothing to do with 'elitism', nor did I ever tarnish the community as a whole as being guilty of what I spoke of. Please spare me the hyperbole, personal attacks and drama. I'm here to indulge in debate and discussion, not suffer abuse from posters who can't seem to reign in their temper.
It's always baffled me when someone tries to paint another poster as 'mean' or 'elitist' only to launch a barrage of insults (thinly veiled or otherwise) in their direction. Go ahead and disagree with me, just stop with the borderline abuse, please.
@Siobhan: I see where you're coming from. As I said, I just tend to say things as they are rather than wrapping them up in a nice little bundle. If that doesn't sit well with some people, that's fine by me - I'm not here to indulge in a popularity contest or carefully tread over eggshells. If I see a problem that I perceive as large enough to be notable then I tend to tackle it and address it rather than sweep it under the rug. I've made my peace with that rubbing a lot of people the wrong way in role-playing communities, though I strive to remain on the side of the terms of service and code of conduct - thus I don't go around insulting people for having a different experience or opinion than my own. I'm also guilty of finding it fascinating to discuss the more complex issues in the role-playing community. Again, I post because I enjoy a good debate. I thank you for being mature about it, even if we might not agree on certain matters.
a problem in the initial bit was how you worded the initial post withÂ
"a lot of the role-play on Gilgamesh is tied to what is essentially just a giant ERP circle passed off as 'tasteful entertainment'."
and while you may have added afterward that there are exceptions... you made it appear a if the vast majority of the server revolves around rp... which can very easily be taken as an insult to many of the rpers we have here.Â
I myself came over to Gilgamesh with a group who have been rping together for a good while and while i've not yet been able to join into the rps asn much as I'd have liked due to not having my own computer yet that can handle the game, i've seen some good rp when taking breaks from leveling and the like. I've heard great stories about diffrent rp events that have already been held.
regarding erp though, you will find that no matter where you go... it is inevitable no matter what game you play on what servers. Again like it was stated earlier, tact is a big part of things. Whether you intended it that way, it how it came off by saying our rp was tied to a just erp circle... there really is no other way you can take it worded s such