Dec 8, 2019, 4:57 PM

@Pandora said in Personal Agency for Personal Boundaries:

@BlondeBot This isn't about any specific game, it's about a recurring issue we see in this community where people have felt uncomfortable speaking up because there are no clear-cut policies in place for how conflict resolution should be handled. I don't have any hostility toward you or what you're saying, I'm just disagreeing with your stance that doing nothing different is the best option.

This is exactly my point: I'm not saying that. You're inferring it. I'm not saying 'nothing different is the best option'. That is not my stance.

I'm saying the culture and atmosphere of the hypthetical game/community we are debating here is not where it needs to be yet, and making strides in that regard is the only way to resolve the issue.

I'm not saying do nothing, nor 'do nothing different'. I'm saying keep doing the one thing that works, which is for staff to be as fair, consistent, and vigilant in cultivating the player atmosphere they want for their game. This is done through enforcement of polices both written and unwritten (such as the general Don't Be A Dick universal rule), over time, with consistency, and the timely removal of problem players and handling of issues that crop up.

Writing something down on a wiki or adding some code to a game will never be enough. Enforcement of the environment you want to see is what works, it is the only thing that works, and it is a never-ending, thankless slog.

I may someday be proven wrong on this, and that would be pretty great.