(06-24-2015, 05:17 PM)Graeham Wrote:(06-24-2015, 05:07 PM)Meena Wrote: I a hundred percent agree. I've heard too many times about people being targetted or attacked on Tumblr because of their roleplay decisions or even OOC decisions which can be completely false. I know there are linkshells out there dedicated and used as a purpose of talking of how much you hate certain people or XYZ regardless of your knoweldge of them.
Sometimes, the community feels like highschool again, and that isn't cool. We're (mostly) all adults here.
I was rather amused - and surprised - to be linked to a rather odd comment about a post I made in a thread on this site over on Tumblr not too long ago. Instead of approaching me and asking for clarification I was branded an 'elitist' and some pretty nasty things were said about me - all based on one post that was taken completely out of context and was simply my own personal opinion at the end of the day.
I find that sort of thing pretty terrifying even with a thick skin. Especially since the culprit is someone often praised for being 'friendly and an awesome role-player'. Obviously I'm unlikely to ever interact with them myself but it makes me worry that some people are going to avoid approaching me based on rumour and gossip alone.
It's a shame, though. 'Communication' is often stated throughout the community as being very important but at the end of the day there isn't a whole lot of it in quite a few cases that would otherwise be resolved with a few polite words. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that many role-players struggle to agree to disagree though. We're a passionate bunch after all!
I've had a "friendly and awesome role-player" in the community write some pretty venomous posts on Tumblr as well with some things I've said twisted and totally out of context, and some downright lies tossed in (and I am but one of many to be the target of this person's "social justice" where harassment is apparently valid if it's used to combat perceived wrongs). That didn't bother me--what was disturbing was how others blindly believed what was written, reblogging and building up this huge thing that never actually happened, acting terribly offended by things that were never said/done and that they were shown no proof of, because there was none.
I've even see lies about myself/my FC written by someone posting in this very thread now condemning drama and childish behavior. On that note, there are several people in this thread I've seen involved in drama in one form or another--almost all of us have. The most important thing we can do to combat drama is ask ourselves what we are doing to perpetuate it. Because, like it or not, if it keeps happening to you, you're the common denominator and are likely playing some role in it. And this goes for everyone, of course--myself definitely not excluded. I'm certainly not innocent.
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