A lot of people on this site claim to be very keen on talking things out to avoid misunderstandings. I so rarely see that happening myself though. You can pick any subject where role-players are divided quite passionately and it usually devolves into thinly veiled and actual insults being flung from all directions.
Though if even a handful of people take the advice within this thread on board perhaps we can take a step towards a safer and more welcoming community where role-players do not have to feel as though they have to hold their tongue or avoid putting their opinion out there for fear of being branded an 'elitist', 'troll', 'asshole' or any of the other countless buzzwords that are thrown around in the aforementioned debates.
At the same time, however, some people are just never going to get along no matter how things play out - you get that in the real world and it's no different in an online community. The best we can do is strive to agree to disagree and remain within the confines of the site's code of conduct.
Though if even a handful of people take the advice within this thread on board perhaps we can take a step towards a safer and more welcoming community where role-players do not have to feel as though they have to hold their tongue or avoid putting their opinion out there for fear of being branded an 'elitist', 'troll', 'asshole' or any of the other countless buzzwords that are thrown around in the aforementioned debates.
At the same time, however, some people are just never going to get along no matter how things play out - you get that in the real world and it's no different in an online community. The best we can do is strive to agree to disagree and remain within the confines of the site's code of conduct.
