I've never been a huge fan of the whole idea of 'thick skin/thin skin'. In my experience it usually ends up going down a rather unpleasant path. On one hand you have overly sensitive individuals who push for every perceived slight against them to be punished severely which can lead to excessive censorship and on the other hand you have people who expect others to 'toughen up' so that they can essentially continue acting like jerks.
So something more in the middle is ideal but I think for the most part we're already there - we just need less people kicking up a fuss/making it personal whenever they perceive that there's somebody out to get them.
Personally speaking I have no issue with anybody on this site. I post in these threads because I enjoy a good debate and I like to help improve things through dialogue. I'm also not a very subtle person and so I tend raise awareness of potential issues that others may not feel comfortable bringing up.
Now I'm not so naive as to believe that there's absolutely no bad blood between specific individuals on this site. I don't think I've ever been in a role-playing community that didn't have rivalries at play beneath the surface ranging form the mild to the extreme.
I do, however, appreciate it when people take their concerns to PM to try and discuss things outside of the public eye (which risks others fanning the flames of an already sensitive conversation) so my appreciation goes out to those who have done that!
So something more in the middle is ideal but I think for the most part we're already there - we just need less people kicking up a fuss/making it personal whenever they perceive that there's somebody out to get them.
Personally speaking I have no issue with anybody on this site. I post in these threads because I enjoy a good debate and I like to help improve things through dialogue. I'm also not a very subtle person and so I tend raise awareness of potential issues that others may not feel comfortable bringing up.
Now I'm not so naive as to believe that there's absolutely no bad blood between specific individuals on this site. I don't think I've ever been in a role-playing community that didn't have rivalries at play beneath the surface ranging form the mild to the extreme.
I do, however, appreciate it when people take their concerns to PM to try and discuss things outside of the public eye (which risks others fanning the flames of an already sensitive conversation) so my appreciation goes out to those who have done that!
