Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25418508-20150614041917

Here comes a rant. WATCH OUT! Okay, so, I'm gonna rant about some crap that you may or may not agree with. You've probably heard my song before.

Baiting/Instigating
There has been a mass abundance of baiting and instigating on chat. What this is is saying something that is completely pointless other than to get a response, that response usually being a negative response. This can be bashing on things (bands/sexualities/games/music etc.), constantly looking for others' mistakes, or just plain inviting people to fight. This has to be the one of the lowest, as in, below-the-belt/cheap-shot forms of harassment.

Responses
Okay, so, I've seen a lot of this on and off chat and it drives me crazy. I absolutely cannot stand it when people just say "K" with no further input. You may as well say nothing, honestly. "K" makes it sound like you don't give a crap or that you didn't absorb anything. This is especially angering when someone is being serious and trying to have a serious talk with people. If I saw a response to this blogpost to be just "K", I'd lose a little respect for that user. Make sure to use responses like "Alright" or "I agree". An "OK" is also not a nice response when someone is complaining/asking you for help. It is when being warned, however.

Respect
Gonna get a bit gritty here, but this Wiki is severely lacking respect. What I mean by this is, this Wiki has lots of behavior that is aggressive and apathetic. Some examples of aggressive behavior are finishing people's sentences during an argument with your thoughts ("Because ....."), using words that make people that you are talking to feel stupid or foolish ("Obviously, literally, you damn well know"), and using cuss words when being serious ("Shut the fuck up", "Calm the fuck down", "I don't give a shit"). The apathy thing is more like not taking things seriously, some examples being giving unhelpful/ridiculous solutions to problems on purpose and ignoring people who are being nice.

"Triggers"
Alright, I know a lot of people don't like that expression because it is serious, but I don't know what else to call them. They are words/expressions/concepts that trigger certain emotions, feelings, or imagery. Please keep in mind that people are disturbed generally won't speak up in public, so do not assume that if no one said anything, no one is bothered by it. Please do not think that just because only one person is bothered by it that it doesn't matter. Here are some topics to avoid:
 * Gore (Guts/Dismemberment, etc.)
 * Shooting (Firearms)
 * Drugs (Meth, Cocaine, Marijuana, Alcohol, etc.)
 * Abuse (Sexual, Mental/Bullying, Spouse/Family, Self, Animal, etc.)
 * War (Although your country may not be in a serious war, some people are struggling)
 * Racism/Sexism

Two-way Street
I see this a bit- someone hates a group that dislikes them and harasses them. I don't care what you identify as, it's not okay to pick on anyone- Homophobic Individuals, Racist Individuals - I don't care. It's wrong to abuse people. If they are saying things that are discriminatory, get a staff member. If the staff member decides to attack them, get someone from Community Wiki.

Final Message
I am not outwardly accusing anyone of these things. We've all dibble dabbled into these things. I know I have, but I try not to and I appreciate it when people speak up when I am doing it, unless I am not. Have fun and know that you guys are my friends and I want to protect you and make your life enjoyable :3 