For real though, Iām putting my foot down now. Iāve been a mod on the RP server for two months, and in that time Iāve seen some appalling behavior from people that I never would have expected to act out that way.
The fact of the matter is that some of yall just donāt know how to behave. This is not a vaguepost, this is not about one or two people. This is a consistent problem that we have seen in our server, from multitudes of people.
Should the mod team, myself included, maybe not have made assumptions about Cupidās post last night? Yeah, and Iām sorry about that, because if those posts really were about family issues then who needs the stress of being reprimanded for something totally unrelated? Thatās invasive and uncalled for, and I want to apologize for assuming the worst of those posts.
That being said, I want to shift to a greater view of the community and its issues for a moment. This next part is not a direct attack on any one person or issue, but I think the assumptions made last night are a perfect example and segue into what I feel needs to be said about the behavior in this community as a whole.
Did the mod team have a reason to make the assumption they did? Again - yeah. Because on top of the posts being, well, vague, they were also very inconveniently timed, and this cycle of events (problem, mod intervention, shit talking, vagueing, harassment) has happened countless times just in the two months Iāve been a mod and itās unbelievable to witness.Ā No matter how many times we said not to vague people, no matter how many times we asked people to take their concerns to us, no matter how many times we tried to get some of yall to act reasonably and maturely, it all comes back to the same stupid cycle of events: the mods try to handle a problem, and no matter what the outcome, someone is dissatisfied and goes behind our backs to vague and harass people over it.Ā
So hereās the long short of it: If you build a reputation of being combative and disrespectful, of refusing to listen to reason, or of abusing the systems we put in place to help everyone, then eventually you are going to face the consequences of that reputation. If you have a history of crying wolf, people arenāt going to believe you when there really is a wolf. And yeah, it might suck, and it might not always be fair, but thatās the price you pay for your social choices. Itās on you to repair the trust relationship between yourself and the people who distrust you to act with reason and kindness. And that doesnāt just apply to our community here at Camp Campbell. Thatās how any social sphere is going to work, and some of you are going to have a real tough time in your communities until that sinks in and you start behaving.
Last night, the mod team made the decision to put the RP server on a short hiatus due to the frequency of these issues. I think that was the right call, because they have tried very hard to make this work, to create a space for the community to come together and have fun, but have gotten nothing in return but harassment, disdain, name calling, and underhanded tomfoolery.Ā
A lot of you donāt seem to understand, that the people who run these spaces donāt owe you anything. Like, at all. We do this because we want to provide, out of our own time and patience, a gathering place for the community.Ā And by joining those community spaces, you are agreeing to abide by the rules we lay down. You are not granted the right to shit all over people when they fail to meet your expectations or wonāt side with you in an argument. I know a lot of you are young, but that is unacceptable behavior, full stop.
We want to be your friends, but weāre not your posse, and our job as moderators first and foremost is to make sure that these servers are a welcoming, safe, and friendly environment for ALL of our users. Leave your issues at the door, because weāre not going to allow users to harass and ostracize others over personal grievances. That shouldnāt be a radical stance.
Now, Iām sorry to the people who enjoyed the RP server, who never caused any problems, and who are now facing the repercussions of other peopleās poor behavior, but I think the mod team has been MORE than lenient with some people in the past and this is something that is long overdue to be talked about.Ā