Kinda off-topic, but it's important to note there are two main Mateus discord groups.
1) Mateus RP Hub - not supposed to be moderated - server-wise use. ( https://discord.gg/HPbYNFU )
This is personally where I've seen more stuff going on. (And by that, I mean heated discussion or anti-Balmung/new people sentiments/etc). ...which, is kinda expected of what's being called an unmoderated server. But then it needs to stay unmoderated if it's gonna be advertised as such.
I'm sorta (ok, really adverse) to seeing server-wide "rules", "preferred methods", or "required conventions" here.
2) the RPC of Mateus Roleplay Mateus (RPM), which is run by Foxfirestorm, and is moderated. It started as a general hub, but is separate from the Mateus RP Hub.
I see this more like the OOC Linkshells we have here on the site. If they want their own rules/conventions, I think that's fair, just as many of the Linkshells and Free Companies already do so here.
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What I do feel like we need to see more of is non-general group Linkshells and Free Companies. (These have been increasing, which is good!)
Just like how I don't expect every FFXIV RPer to use the RPC forums/wiki, I don't expect all the people on a particular server to be grouped up or even want to group up. Differing opinions usually means a healthy community. A server-wide hub can be dangerous when it hits a point that it stops being a small homogenous community. Rules and conventions beyond "don't metagame, don't powergame/godmod, don't be rude OOC" cannot be expected to be followed once a community reaches this point.
1) Mateus RP Hub - not supposed to be moderated - server-wise use. ( https://discord.gg/HPbYNFU )
This is personally where I've seen more stuff going on. (And by that, I mean heated discussion or anti-Balmung/new people sentiments/etc). ...which, is kinda expected of what's being called an unmoderated server. But then it needs to stay unmoderated if it's gonna be advertised as such.
I'm sorta (ok, really adverse) to seeing server-wide "rules", "preferred methods", or "required conventions" here.
2) the RPC of Mateus Roleplay Mateus (RPM), which is run by Foxfirestorm, and is moderated. It started as a general hub, but is separate from the Mateus RP Hub.
I see this more like the OOC Linkshells we have here on the site. If they want their own rules/conventions, I think that's fair, just as many of the Linkshells and Free Companies already do so here.
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What I do feel like we need to see more of is non-general group Linkshells and Free Companies. (These have been increasing, which is good!)
Just like how I don't expect every FFXIV RPer to use the RPC forums/wiki, I don't expect all the people on a particular server to be grouped up or even want to group up. Differing opinions usually means a healthy community. A server-wide hub can be dangerous when it hits a point that it stops being a small homogenous community. Rules and conventions beyond "don't metagame, don't powergame/godmod, don't be rude OOC" cannot be expected to be followed once a community reaches this point.
