Lithium Blossom
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- Posted: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:26:58 +0000
With the recent incident regarding the Double Rainbow ticket (and let's be honest, way before this was even brought to light) and what happened, I had a thought to myself. I mostly kept to myself because I wanted to read other's reactions to what had happened and also the following reactions when the explanation was given.
My initial reaction was awe because of how some users went to track down the information and connect everything to specific account that was used by staff. But soon after that, the awe shifted into disgust when it was evident of just how everything was going to play out.
As various threads cropped up in different forums and seeing the backlash, I could understand why users were upset. Yeah it was a shady thing to happen but an explanation was given, even if it could be barely held up. But it seemed that things got worse after that.
Not only were users blatantly abusing staff in threads, but they were going through the trouble of PMing and commenting on a profile. The comments were down right unnecessary and uncalled for. But it went beyond that, the abuse this user was enduring was making me uncomfortable. If this was how users were acting after what could be a mistake, what would their reaction be if it had been an intentional move?
The past few days have felt like a witch hunt. It's unbelievable how users are acting. I get it, you're angry about what happened but does that justify the abusive comments and PMs?
And it goes beyond the staff and the one user account.
Users have threatened one another. This is the most I've seen since the whole split on the Anti- GC movement. It's downright appalling how some of the userbase is acting.
It's no wonder the AtA was taken away when it was because of how users are acting.
Users are clamoring for more interaction from staff but how can the staff interact when they are abused? It's hard to stand back and try to not be emotional about something you love but sometimes, posts need to be well thought out and fingers need to be kept from typing hateful words.
And users wonder why they get warnings. If you're threatening another user/staff, it's no wonder. You're not being censored or being singled out. Someone has reported your post, hopefully, since it's the right to do. There is such a thing as being tactile.
gaia_spoons How much is too much abuse from users (against each other and staff)?
gaia_spoons Where should the line be drawn as far as abusing staff?
gaia_spoons Should the staff turn disable comments on their profiles to prevent abuse?
gaia_spoons Should we post personal information of the staff?
More will be added as seen.
Note: I'm not defending Gaia in this thread nor am I attacking any other thread. This abuse has been going on longer than the ticket incident.
My initial reaction was awe because of how some users went to track down the information and connect everything to specific account that was used by staff. But soon after that, the awe shifted into disgust when it was evident of just how everything was going to play out.
As various threads cropped up in different forums and seeing the backlash, I could understand why users were upset. Yeah it was a shady thing to happen but an explanation was given, even if it could be barely held up. But it seemed that things got worse after that.
Not only were users blatantly abusing staff in threads, but they were going through the trouble of PMing and commenting on a profile. The comments were down right unnecessary and uncalled for. But it went beyond that, the abuse this user was enduring was making me uncomfortable. If this was how users were acting after what could be a mistake, what would their reaction be if it had been an intentional move?
The past few days have felt like a witch hunt. It's unbelievable how users are acting. I get it, you're angry about what happened but does that justify the abusive comments and PMs?
And it goes beyond the staff and the one user account.
Users have threatened one another. This is the most I've seen since the whole split on the Anti- GC movement. It's downright appalling how some of the userbase is acting.
It's no wonder the AtA was taken away when it was because of how users are acting.
Users are clamoring for more interaction from staff but how can the staff interact when they are abused? It's hard to stand back and try to not be emotional about something you love but sometimes, posts need to be well thought out and fingers need to be kept from typing hateful words.
And users wonder why they get warnings. If you're threatening another user/staff, it's no wonder. You're not being censored or being singled out. Someone has reported your post, hopefully, since it's the right to do. There is such a thing as being tactile.
gaia_spoons How much is too much abuse from users (against each other and staff)?
gaia_spoons Where should the line be drawn as far as abusing staff?
gaia_spoons Should the staff turn disable comments on their profiles to prevent abuse?
gaia_spoons Should we post personal information of the staff?
More will be added as seen.
Note: I'm not defending Gaia in this thread nor am I attacking any other thread. This abuse has been going on longer than the ticket incident.
