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Dear Friend,
I could tell you that what's going on is a huge karmic bitchslap, but it's not what it's about. It's not about you and me. What it's about is some people think they are better than you and don't grasp the concept that other people have opinions as well. Let them do all the work on their own and see that it's what happens when others are driven away.
People rarely miss the water until the well runs dry. The attitude becomes, so what, new people will come to take the trouble maker's place. Catch is those sweet wonderful people that take that position rarely see that they are the a part of the cause. No one ever sees the woman go into total bitch "I'll eat your face" mode or the guy in "I'll beat your ass" mode because they never or rarely do it where it can be seen. They do it in private where no one else can see they aren't the nice kind person that they want everyone to believe they are.
If you don't stand up for yourself, how can you expect others to support you? Have you stopped caring altogether? Don't make me bitchslap you, stand up for yourself. It has become personal on many sides, don't you think it's time you added your side to it? Once I cool off, I think have a letter to write.
Dear RP People at Large,
You know, it bothers me when people take advantage of being a mod to squelch the opinions of others but their own are allowed to roam freely all over the place. It bothers me when people don't acknowledge that others are entitled to an opinion. People don't use examples with names if they are smart because it spurs comments like "Oh, so THAT'S what got the knot in your shorts?" However, let's be realistic, generalities are usually spurred by specifics. Catch is, not only does one get fried for the choice of example, but back in the day they got fried for harassment of the other party.
RP wise, it bothers me when people assign or deny motivation to characters that are not their own. Really bothers me when I have seen proof with my own eyes that things could be different than what they believe. That's just my opinion.
Recent incidents are reminding me of the whole secret meetings deal with Dragons Mark. Anyone that had not been reading the Players Assisting Players boards or the Kitchen Sink board is not likely to understand what I mean. It was interesting to learn that Panther had publicly promised a voice to all in decision making for the RDI then we learned that things were being decided in closed door sessions between him and the pirate. Seriously, they had the Member Room open and she wanted the boards closed. WTF? She used the analogy of not being able to get the ship underway with a foot on the dock. When I confronted her and she said the MR was a gateway, I'm like... you can't have it both ways.
The MR eventually shut down, but the bad taste that was left in several peoples' mouths keeps them from going there. Or as Akhir put it, "usage of the imperial WE" by TT indicated she was the one really running the show not Panther. They had to tell her to shut up. Let's face it, you don't market your product successfully by outright calling your target audience idiots because they disagree with you or don't like being lied to. Anyone not reading those boards at the time probably has no idea what happened, but this is me venting.
Over in ME, there's a no holds barred way of dealing with things. Yes, it often leads to standstills in stories, but you know, I'd rather have the brutal open honesty of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ehzoterik than the bitching behind the scenes that I can't see that's going to have an effect on me in some way that I don't know about until it's too late to say anything. I have a right to know what's being decided for me, especially when it's disguised as being in the interests of privacy or a need to know basis. If my life or my RP is going to be effected, I need to know, stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
I'm not as hard to get along with as some people think. However, if you want to start from the point of open warfare, be warned, the bear is stirring and doesn't like being poked. As my friend, Michael, often said, "Never waken a sleeping bear without a shotgun." Women are not allowed in combat for a good reason, they will annihilate anything they perceive as a threat to their own doesn't matter the age or the gender. There are many cases in history where second queens murdered the offspring of the first to ensure their own were heirs.
Dear Other Half,
I have to remember to thank you one day for telling me the real reason women are not allowed to serve in direct combat positions.
Some general thoughts.
Fire purifies, but in order to do so, complete destruction is required. There is no halfway. Remember this, when you light the fire, eventually, it burns you as well.
Karma is karma, it always gets us in the end. I keep hearing about employers digging up personal journals of their employees as well as coworkers digging up shit on each other and using this information to dismiss others from jobs and whatnot. We all need to vent in our personal space. LJ is often said personal space. The minute we use someones need to get things off their chest against them is the minute we open ourselves to the same. As long as they aren't discussing a crime they have committed and are only venting leave them the fuck alone. Mark that well, Karma is as nasty a bitch, kids and she spares none of us. It may take years, but oh, yes, she gets us all. What will karma bring you in the end for what you have done in your life?
I could tell you that what's going on is a huge karmic bitchslap, but it's not what it's about. It's not about you and me. What it's about is some people think they are better than you and don't grasp the concept that other people have opinions as well. Let them do all the work on their own and see that it's what happens when others are driven away.
People rarely miss the water until the well runs dry. The attitude becomes, so what, new people will come to take the trouble maker's place. Catch is those sweet wonderful people that take that position rarely see that they are the a part of the cause. No one ever sees the woman go into total bitch "I'll eat your face" mode or the guy in "I'll beat your ass" mode because they never or rarely do it where it can be seen. They do it in private where no one else can see they aren't the nice kind person that they want everyone to believe they are.
If you don't stand up for yourself, how can you expect others to support you? Have you stopped caring altogether? Don't make me bitchslap you, stand up for yourself. It has become personal on many sides, don't you think it's time you added your side to it? Once I cool off, I think have a letter to write.
Dear RP People at Large,
You know, it bothers me when people take advantage of being a mod to squelch the opinions of others but their own are allowed to roam freely all over the place. It bothers me when people don't acknowledge that others are entitled to an opinion. People don't use examples with names if they are smart because it spurs comments like "Oh, so THAT'S what got the knot in your shorts?" However, let's be realistic, generalities are usually spurred by specifics. Catch is, not only does one get fried for the choice of example, but back in the day they got fried for harassment of the other party.
RP wise, it bothers me when people assign or deny motivation to characters that are not their own. Really bothers me when I have seen proof with my own eyes that things could be different than what they believe. That's just my opinion.
Recent incidents are reminding me of the whole secret meetings deal with Dragons Mark. Anyone that had not been reading the Players Assisting Players boards or the Kitchen Sink board is not likely to understand what I mean. It was interesting to learn that Panther had publicly promised a voice to all in decision making for the RDI then we learned that things were being decided in closed door sessions between him and the pirate. Seriously, they had the Member Room open and she wanted the boards closed. WTF? She used the analogy of not being able to get the ship underway with a foot on the dock. When I confronted her and she said the MR was a gateway, I'm like... you can't have it both ways.
The MR eventually shut down, but the bad taste that was left in several peoples' mouths keeps them from going there. Or as Akhir put it, "usage of the imperial WE" by TT indicated she was the one really running the show not Panther. They had to tell her to shut up. Let's face it, you don't market your product successfully by outright calling your target audience idiots because they disagree with you or don't like being lied to. Anyone not reading those boards at the time probably has no idea what happened, but this is me venting.
Over in ME, there's a no holds barred way of dealing with things. Yes, it often leads to standstills in stories, but you know, I'd rather have the brutal open honesty of
ehzoterik than the bitching behind the scenes that I can't see that's going to have an effect on me in some way that I don't know about until it's too late to say anything. I have a right to know what's being decided for me, especially when it's disguised as being in the interests of privacy or a need to know basis. If my life or my RP is going to be effected, I need to know, stick that in your pipe and smoke it.I'm not as hard to get along with as some people think. However, if you want to start from the point of open warfare, be warned, the bear is stirring and doesn't like being poked. As my friend, Michael, often said, "Never waken a sleeping bear without a shotgun." Women are not allowed in combat for a good reason, they will annihilate anything they perceive as a threat to their own doesn't matter the age or the gender. There are many cases in history where second queens murdered the offspring of the first to ensure their own were heirs.
Dear Other Half,
I have to remember to thank you one day for telling me the real reason women are not allowed to serve in direct combat positions.
Some general thoughts.
Fire purifies, but in order to do so, complete destruction is required. There is no halfway. Remember this, when you light the fire, eventually, it burns you as well.
Karma is karma, it always gets us in the end. I keep hearing about employers digging up personal journals of their employees as well as coworkers digging up shit on each other and using this information to dismiss others from jobs and whatnot. We all need to vent in our personal space. LJ is often said personal space. The minute we use someones need to get things off their chest against them is the minute we open ourselves to the same. As long as they aren't discussing a crime they have committed and are only venting leave them the fuck alone. Mark that well, Karma is as nasty a bitch, kids and she spares none of us. It may take years, but oh, yes, she gets us all. What will karma bring you in the end for what you have done in your life?
