@Ganymede said in Mobbing in Text Games:
@Trix said in Mobbing in Text Games:
There's this thing called 'academic mobbing' that can be freaky accurate when applied to how people behave in mud communities.
We sometimes call this "dogpiling."
And sometimes it's easy to drag yourself into dogpiling someone.
The people who I directly told this to already know, but for everyone else: If someone says they're feeling dogpiled, stop and think about it. If your first reaction is to tell this person how wrong they are for feeling jumped on, then it's not uncommon that you're making the situation worse.
The best thing to do if you're feeling dogpiled on a game—if you can recognize it—is to find the original point and take it private.
The best thing to do if you're the one singled out for discussion is to be honest up front, either engage or say you're not the person for it.
Staff should have jumped in by this point, but @Ganymede's numbered suggestions implies this. But a dogpile should be stopped as soon as possible. It's often the worst behavior from all of us.