...wow...
WHO IS RAYVEN? I WAS VERY WRONG ABOUT THIS SITE, IT IS RIDICULOUS! I HAVE MORE NEGATIVE RATINGS FOR THE SAME CRAP FROM THE FIRST DAY. I AM NOT LETTING ANYONE CHASE ME OFF, I AM CHOOSING TO LEAVE ON MY OWN ACCORD TO PLAY WITH GROWN UPS WHO DON'T HAVE TO ACT OUT FOR ATTENTION ON A FORUM SITE. LET ME TELL YOU SO FAR THE MAJORITY ARE UNEDUCATED AND CHILDISH! I AM STILL GETTING THE IDIOTS ON MY POSTS. I CAN SEE THE CHILDREN RUN THIS SITE. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU TRIED, AND YOU SEEM VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE MAJORITY ON HERE. I AM TOO MATURE, INTELLIGENT AND FUN TO DEAL WITH ALL THIS CRAP. I DON'T NEED TO PLAY MOMMY TO A BUNCH OF CYBER DELINQUENTS. I GET PAID TO PROVIDE THERAPY AND EDUCATION. UNLESS IM GETTING $85/HR.....THEN I'M NOT PROVIDING FREE HELP ON HERE. NOT ONE GOOD THING CAME OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE ON THIS SITE. I PLAN ON SHARING THAT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. I ALSO AM SCREEN PRINTING AND SAVING THE CRAP I GOT ON HERE, SO I CAN SHARE FACTUAL INFORMATION. THIS IS SHAMEFUL! GOOD LUCK TO THE LITTLE GROUP OF PEOPLE WORTH KNOWING ON HERE, YOU WILL NEED IT.
I've been here since Tuesday, and I've already learned who Rayven and the other moderators are. It's not that hard, you can look them up.
do people really care that much about how others feel about them, when they have never met, and realistically go under a false name "avatar"? Seriously? I mean look at my sign in, "GrumpyBadger," do you think I'm never going to piss anyone off?
Drumhilda, you've only been a member since Saturday correct? Seriously, how many people on this forum do you feel you "know?" Because I'm pretty new as well, newer than you by only a couple days. And really there's only one person on here I can say "I've talked to before" because of Deviantart. That doesn't mean I actually know the guy though.
Things can be read in so many different tones. Heck, in real life, I have a hard time knowing sarcasm from not. It was easy for me in the military because if it was truly a compliment my leader would add "HOOORAAH!!" at the end as loud as any Dragonborn.
Hell, I don't even know how to give reputation points! I just know how to hit the damn "like" button at the bottom, and it took one nice stranger to help me navigate how to give private messsages, and comment on profile pages! And I've been on forums for 10 years!!
If I did know how, here's a great example -
I'd give a negative to Drumhilda for the all caps myself. I have a hard time believing that was on accident. And if Drumhilda then approached me maturely, and said "hey, sorry about the caps, I edited my post and removed them." I'd take the negative feedback away if I could.
Yikes... be like a duck, and let the water roll off your back. For example, do you think I could care if I get any negative ratings? "So the fluff be it, and zippaty-do-dah day to you too!" would be my response.
I almost got kicked out of one of my medieval reenactment groups, which I'm still debating leaving anyways, because someone grievously
broke the LAW! Like mundane, real world felony and misdemeanors. And instead of that person getting into trouble, or anyone having the balls to call the cops, the whole group condoned that persons irate actions and tried to console her...
what did I do? I called the freaking cops!! And that's why I was put up on these "charges" and was almost kicked out. Think I care? Nah. They're trolls! And as much as I agree with Lifts and her comment about how these "ratings" systems can give trolls a lot of "power" so be it. They're trolls, it happens. And they probably live more than 500 miles away from you, and you'll never meet them in daily life. If they actually do start to harass, or let alone threaten - don't even go to a moderator, go to a Cop. It's a misdemeanor called "righteous threat" or, shocker, I know, "harassment."
Like I tell people all the time -
"Bullets ain't flying by, and you or your buddy ain't dying. It's a f*****g game. If it ain't fun, QUIT."
I also learned something else entirely entertaining - there's an "ignore" button
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