I feel I am pretty progressive for a 50 year old southern boy living in the bible belt that I can take a lot of what I would call "aggressive banter". Perhaps playing WoW has added "salt" to my diet.
Anyhow, last night, I was recruiting and I give my usual spiel about the guild and the the only really simple behavior rule I have. Essentially it is just a simple "don't be a douche".
- Don't bring up topics you know are going to get people all hot and bothered because if it gets you hot an bothered it will definitely do the same for others.
- Politics
- Gender, Gender inequalities
- Sexual Orientation
- Race, race relations
- Swearing is allowed, but don't be lewd. And, as a southern boy, this means using any term that's derogatory against women. You JUST DON'T DO THAT!
- Don't troll the trade channel. Everyone that sees that will immediately think... their guild leader is also a douche because they allow this.
I personally don't think that's really asking too much. I mean you have a full spectrum of topics to talk about and let's be realistic, 90% of what people talk about is the game anyhow.
And, I always tell folks that in smaller audiences... say like on voice chat, once you get to know the person you are talking to, the barriers will slack a little.
Now, why would have such a restrictive rule. It is VERY SIMPLE.
Because:
- I don't want to deal with whispers of the offended.
- I don't want to deal with the overly emotional.
- I don't want to clean up a mess that you could of avoided.
Hey, disagreements happen. But most people here are here to play WoW.
Play nice!
Check out my write up with dealing with the "offensive". I guess I need my write up on dealing with the "offended" as well.
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