04-12-2024, 10:08 PM
I have decided to relinquish my control over Temania.
I've determined that it is for the best that I take an indefinite hiatus from this game and it's community. It has become increasingly apparent that there are persistent problems that emanate throughout the community, most notably being the "banter" which has both over stepped what is healthy and has been used as ammunition against other players, and the oligarchical and old guard tendencies which have lead to both reduced accessibility for newer players via the necessity of conformity to other's roleplay standards, and an air of cronyism that makes it harder for newer players' roleplays to be take seriously.
It is the old guard tendency that has caused many of the others however, and as a community having existed for many years, it has become clear that this problem has become institutionalised and normalised amongst it's members. Resultantly, toxic habits and behaviours that would be cracked down upon in most communities has gone undisturbed here. Be it due to structural faults, nature of gameplay or the community's demeanour, targeted "banter" has become common, and while I confess to having partaken in some of these actions, I realise now that these actions are cancerous to any functional community and that I made a lapse in judgement for partaking in these. May one day I be forgiven. I would also like to raise that some of these "jokes" are used as evidence in scenarios where the target side is attempting a serious action or roleplay, blurring the lines of what is a joke and what is diminishing roleplay, and further skewing standards to the old guard's favour.
I will be told that I have never brought this forward before. Such is a lie. I and others have brought this forward numerous times, many as a result of tensions, many brought forward independently. We have only ever seen two types of results; either the problem is unresolved and nothing changes, or the older player is sided with, with the newer players punished for simply having less experience.
It's a shame it has to end this way. No happy ending, no joyful goodbye at the end of the game's life. All that remains is nothing but unfulfilled dreams and untold stories left. Burnt, so that the repeating stories of old may steal their places. This is likely my last message here, goodbye.
I've determined that it is for the best that I take an indefinite hiatus from this game and it's community. It has become increasingly apparent that there are persistent problems that emanate throughout the community, most notably being the "banter" which has both over stepped what is healthy and has been used as ammunition against other players, and the oligarchical and old guard tendencies which have lead to both reduced accessibility for newer players via the necessity of conformity to other's roleplay standards, and an air of cronyism that makes it harder for newer players' roleplays to be take seriously.
It is the old guard tendency that has caused many of the others however, and as a community having existed for many years, it has become clear that this problem has become institutionalised and normalised amongst it's members. Resultantly, toxic habits and behaviours that would be cracked down upon in most communities has gone undisturbed here. Be it due to structural faults, nature of gameplay or the community's demeanour, targeted "banter" has become common, and while I confess to having partaken in some of these actions, I realise now that these actions are cancerous to any functional community and that I made a lapse in judgement for partaking in these. May one day I be forgiven. I would also like to raise that some of these "jokes" are used as evidence in scenarios where the target side is attempting a serious action or roleplay, blurring the lines of what is a joke and what is diminishing roleplay, and further skewing standards to the old guard's favour.
I will be told that I have never brought this forward before. Such is a lie. I and others have brought this forward numerous times, many as a result of tensions, many brought forward independently. We have only ever seen two types of results; either the problem is unresolved and nothing changes, or the older player is sided with, with the newer players punished for simply having less experience.
It's a shame it has to end this way. No happy ending, no joyful goodbye at the end of the game's life. All that remains is nothing but unfulfilled dreams and untold stories left. Burnt, so that the repeating stories of old may steal their places. This is likely my last message here, goodbye.