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Important Post and Discussion Opportunity
re: HMD, hostility and anonymous

At first this was going to be another mod post written from the sometimes-distant "we" that makes up the mod team, but I had a change of heart when I began to write it. Instead, I am posting this as a personal appeal, written as a mun, as a mod, and most importantly, as

Comments

[orz_woeisme]

While I admit a lot of things certainly went awry with what happened, I'm a firm believer in that good can come from anything--and however how small it is, seeing how people felt about the cliquey-ness of paradisa and how unwelcoming it felt sometimes really made me think about my own activity and how often I reach out to welcome them.

I think that despite everything that happened it's still allowed us a better look into how mistreated some people here feel, and I've resolved to work harder to make people feel more accepted here as a result--and I think the same is quite true for some other people here in Para too.

It may be small and tiny, but every cloud should have a silver lining right? I think you're absolutely amazing for writing this Jenn, and honestly I do think that the Three Strike rule is a very good way to handle it (however regrettable it is that we've depreciated to the point as muns at Paradisa where we need that sort of rule). Flocking the HMD I also agree with...even if doing so gets rid of the anon feature. It would be nice if LJ would let you register IP addresses for a comm's flist. Oh well.

[advocacies]

same for me! all these comments about cliques and feeling outcasted in game have made me evaluate my own activity and how often i actually reach out to new characters/player, which obviously, needs a huge improvement. as harsh as it ended up, it all stemmed from somewhere. :(