ok, I'll bite....
That is the technical definition of the term. The second definition is likely the most common for our purposes. And unfortunately the act of trying to be elite in something means that having a non-elite member in your activity will weigh you down.
Unfortunately this means that those who do not also posses the patience to teach someone and bring them up to the elite level will become frustrated with the presence of others who cannot match their quality standards. The frustration can result in someone coming off as much more harsh and unmoving than perhaps they really are. What we really need to do is take a step back and when someone who is trying to learn comes around, maybe we excuse ourselves if we cannot stand the lack of quality, or maybe we point the player to someone who is good at teaching.
NOW, the above does not apply to those who do not want to learn or who refuse to give anyone the chance to learn. Just because someone hasn't had the practice to be skilled at writing or RPing does not give them a free pass to blatantly ignore the rules and do as they will, it also does not give someone the free pass to be a jerk because they are elite and the new person isn't.
I could go on, but this is already a wall of text....so I'll sit on my hands now =)
Quote:e·lit·ism
əˈlÄ“ËŒtizÉ™m,ÄˈlÄ“-/
noun
noun: elitism
1.
the advocacy or existence of an elite as a dominating element in a system or society.
the attitude or behavior of a person or group who regard themselves as belonging to an elite.
That is the technical definition of the term. The second definition is likely the most common for our purposes. And unfortunately the act of trying to be elite in something means that having a non-elite member in your activity will weigh you down.
Unfortunately this means that those who do not also posses the patience to teach someone and bring them up to the elite level will become frustrated with the presence of others who cannot match their quality standards. The frustration can result in someone coming off as much more harsh and unmoving than perhaps they really are. What we really need to do is take a step back and when someone who is trying to learn comes around, maybe we excuse ourselves if we cannot stand the lack of quality, or maybe we point the player to someone who is good at teaching.
NOW, the above does not apply to those who do not want to learn or who refuse to give anyone the chance to learn. Just because someone hasn't had the practice to be skilled at writing or RPing does not give them a free pass to blatantly ignore the rules and do as they will, it also does not give someone the free pass to be a jerk because they are elite and the new person isn't.
I could go on, but this is already a wall of text....so I'll sit on my hands now =)
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