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Post by EXODUS Office on Jan 29, 2013 9:34:40 GMT -6
Without getting into specifics, I will say this.
AIM harassment needs to stop.
If it gets back to us on staff, we'll have a word with you. I did not need to wake up to what I saw. If you have any questions, DM me on Twitter.
We're adults. Act like it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 10:28:51 GMT -6
I'm going to preface this with Hi, my name is Mina. Some of you know me and some of you don't and that's cool.
I enjoy efedding, getting to tell my stories and getting to work with new people. That's why I'm in EXODUS. That some people I already know are here made it more attractive. I like the idea of EXODUS, the potential for storylines and the idea is to be able to do this in a fun atmosphere.
Getting to the brass tacks, I know exactly the situation he's referring to. It is absolutely unacceptable to talk to anyone ooc the way my friend was by another member.
You don't call another handler this sort of thing. It's one thing if you're goofing around ooc with your bestie, quite another to do it to someone you just "met".
I also know that the kind of person that does this to someone else, won't stop with just one person and has likely already harassed someone else. It's embarrassing that a 12 year old might talk that way to someone, but a person that is supposed to be grown?
Frankly this person needs to be suspended from EXODUS. Because he will cost you not only members you have, but potential new members. No one wants to do something that's supposed to be relaxed and creative only to get harassed.
Thanks for reading.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:05:50 GMT -6
oh EXODUS. you're sure showing yourself to be an interesting place ooc. if ooc/ic lines mean something at all. I have to say I understand giving people second chances, even third chances. if they looked to have genuinely changed, or if the situation could be an isolated event. I mean, I know I've screwed the pooch before. and in a game like this, those wacky sometimes-inadvertent 'powerplay' social dynamics can get really amplified. but it's not really worth welcoming toxic personality types in just to swell your roster, guys. some of you seem to have been around a while, on some level you already know this. if your buddy's somebody who ooc gets their kicks consistently at others' expense... consider that once you're in charge, it's less fun when the online equivalent of flaming shit in a bag is now in your yard. emotional slapstick is always funny as long as it's someone else. eventually, when the crowd gets thin enough or when you're not in earshot, it'll wind up being you. and the crowd will thin, because it makes the game no fun. *waits for this thread to get closed too*
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Post by Daisuke Iwakuma on Jan 29, 2013 11:21:18 GMT -6
I won't let this thread get locked. I'm the staff member who posted it, I felt certain things need to be said.
Here's the deal. I'm going to go on record and state this: I don't agree with the chat. I think what was said was horribly offensive and I'm very angry at the person responsible for me even having to post this.
I will also say this.
If there are problems like a few people say "some people" have spoken about problems/issues and seem to be not speaking to us about them. We, as a staff, have always left the line of communications open to you guys for what you need to speak about. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you feel there's issues with another person, your scores, or anything of the sort.
Blatant disrespect for anyone, at least on my end, will not be tolerated. However, I am one person and one person only. The staff is made up of three people, and I can't do ANYTHING until staff has spoken about it.
I've been dealing with this since I LITERALLY woke up this morning. I checked the board on my iPad, saw this, and it's been messages back and forth with several people over this. The reality is that it's giving me a headache. Not only because my hands are cuffed until there's more communication, but because this has become a HUGE problem. I will talk to staff as soon as I can and go from there. Until then, please just be patient with me. Try not to drop out until we've come to any sort of conclusion.
If you need me, DM me on Twitter (@saintofviolence) or DM me here and tell me in a Tweet. I'm at my school and can't be on AIM.
Edit: The fact is, as far as I know, most everyone in this fed is 18+. I expect us to be able to show some respect for people and police ourselves. However, I come from some of the most vile servers online to RP with people - InsaneJournal. A bunch of goddamn assholes populate that site. Needless to say, I have a short tolerance for things like what transpired.
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Post by A Confirmed Real Person on Jan 29, 2013 11:22:19 GMT -6
Hello everyone
I figured I'd offer my two cents on this whole thing. I don't really know much of what happened in the actual situation but I do know that some horrible things were said to somebody else and given that it was incredibly rude, disgusting, and highly inappropriate? I don't think it should be stood for at all.
I haven't been fedding for as long as many of you, to be honest. I only started this hobby a few months ago but I've really come to enjoy it and see the different characters and personalities that make up these feds, EXODUS especially. I was in a fed earlier that took great amounts of pleasure of shitting on me ic and ooc because I was a female and probably was one of the only ones there, so I can know exactly how Summer is feeling right now and I don't blame her at all. I'd hate to see amazing writers and characters leave this fed because of someone's asinine comments and feelings towards anyone, especially over their gender and in a "joking" manner. We're all adults here, people. This isn't high school anymore so resorting to bullying other people because it's fun to you or because it makes you feel better about yourself is just rude and disrespectful.
This place was meant to be fun, a place to get away from being harrassed or ridiculed because of how you write a character or because of what gender you are. To hear that this is happening in EXODUS now? It makes me fucking sick to my stomach because I don't want to be part of something that does this after dealing with it in the past. After knowing people are looking at our fed now and seeing the talent we have? This whole ordeal is making us look really bad and I can only say that actions need to be taken so that we can make this place great still.
Hate me all you want for this but, it's how I feel.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:27:33 GMT -6
I'm not going to make some long, drawn out post about it as I do not know the story and my computer will not cooperate with me. I got three words.
Trim the fat.
If the person has a history of doing stuff like this, he shouldn't be here in the first place. This coming from a person who has been in this game for six, going on seven years and will not stand for type of stuff. Bolstering the roster is one thing, but bolster it with good people. Not with ones who have a history of doing stuff like this.
That is all.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:30:37 GMT -6
Pretty simple fix for issues like this, honestly.
If a person is documented as causing trouble (in this case, apparently saying some very caustic and derisive things to certain members of the roster), then invite them to very kindly fuck off for the immediate future. Understandably there are all manner of variables to deal with, (something being taken the wrong way, first time offense/habitual abuser, etc) but if there's plain evidence of someone behaving like a shithead, extricating said shithead should be a relatively quick and painless procedure.
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Post by Daisuke Iwakuma on Jan 29, 2013 11:32:15 GMT -6
Pretty simple fix for issues like this, honestly. If a person is documented as causing trouble (in this case, apparently saying some very caustic and derisive things to certain members of the roster), then invite them to very kindly fuck off for the immediate future. Understandably there are all manner of variables to deal with, (something being taken the wrong way, first time offense/habitual abuser, etc) but if there's plain evidence of someone behaving like a shithead, extricating said shithead should be a relatively quick and painless procedure. Off topic: I'm working on a banner for you.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:38:55 GMT -6
Oh boy,
Your old orange pal really stuck a tentacle in it this time. I’m sorry that anybody other than my conversation buddy was privy to our intimate conversation. I never attended for that!
I can see this little mob squad, fingers mashing the keyboard as hard as they can, is a little upset with me. I sure am sorry. Maybe one day I can work to regain all the love and adoration you once had for me. It’ll be tough and I’m good at flaking out, but I’ll try.
I've decided to cut the Octopus loose and leave this fine shindig to all your wonderful people. Not because I feel guilty or am ashamed for my lovely conversation, but because I don’t want to cause any more of a scene.
It’s been fun, really. Some of you were real neat stuff. The others, well, ya’ll were there too. I really appreciate the canvas to work on. Please don’t hold this against Silver Squid. He’s a far better person than I and gives good hugs too.
In closing, I’d like to quote a fine American poet in Jay-Z: I have ninety-nine problems, but a bitch ain’t one.
God bless, OO.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:41:55 GMT -6
considering the contents of that conversation...
LULZ.
bluff motherfuckin' called, son.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:43:25 GMT -6
I saw the whole conversation and I can honestly say it sickened me that he thought it was banter. Making someone I consider a friend feel like garbage. I too like Summer don't think Exodus is the place for me after this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:45:01 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:50:12 GMT -6
Additionally...
[4:21 AM] wheredaudon: You're a baby. [4:21 AM] Me: am i? [4:21 AM] Me: ok then [4:21 AM] wheredaudon: Don't bother crying to Jon and Clint. [4:21 AM] wheredaudon: I don't care. [4:21 AM] Me: never talked to clint in my life [4:21 AM] wheredaudon: WELL DON'T CRY TO JON. [4:22 AM] Me: although i did rp with him in WfWA [4:22 AM] wheredaudon: BECAUSE I DON'T CARE. [4:22 AM] Me: that's cool that you don't care [4:22 AM] wheredaudon: Ok. [4:22 AM] Me: i wish i could be like you, James Dean [4:22 AM] Me: you're so badass
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:52:32 GMT -6
But you did do that, and I still don't care.
Now come on, lady. I quit and resigned. Let's move on to more productive aspects of our lives. Like masturbating.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 11:59:10 GMT -6
of course. you obviously didn't care about your status here at all, man.
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