I realize this topic is probably more suitable for the Harassment Forum, but if most people are like me, they only scroll down as far as General Discussion and never look any farther down the page.
Since there are no moderators in World Chat (which is a HUGE problem, given the offensive conversations that take place there on an hourly basis), this is a message to players...even though I also realize that those who are the problem will likely never bother to read these Forums in the first place.
LEAVE THE NEGATIVE FOUL LANGUAGE, INSULTS, RACIST COMMENTS, RELIGIOUS COMMENTS, POLITICAL COMMENTS, AND ANY OTHER NEGATIVITY OUT OF THE CHAT AREAS.
Most of us are here to play a game, and because it is new, we have to ask other players for assistance. Sure, maybe some questions are stupid -- to YOU -- but not to the person who is asking, because they haven't put in the two extra days' of gameplay that you have. The only stupid question is one that doesn't get asked. So don't call someone an idiot because they are asking for information or advice. If you're too good to provide a useful answer, then just shut up.
I am thankful that a person can use Alliance Chat even if they aren't in an alliance, because when the chat conversation turns ridiculous, I simply go there for a while until the offensive or harassing person runs out of Speakers.
Be that as it may, I also answer alot of questions from people asking for help, and if I'm in Alliance chat due to terroristic threats, religious insults, and political spamming, I can't answer anyone's questions.
NO ONE CARES if you're black, white, red, yellow, green...from Canada, America, Russia, Iraq, Ireland...Democratic, Republican, Independent, So******t...Protestant, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish...pro-choice, pro-life, kill-em-all. NO ONE CARES. And if someone does care, they need to deal with it themselves, not bring their own prejudices and hatred onto a chat area where 99% of the other people DON'T want to hear it.
Besides, many of the people that do start the flame wars in chat are making the statements they make for the SOLE PURPOSE of starting a flame war. Then they sit back, watch, and probably laugh at everyone else who gets incensed by their comments and starts an hour-long argument over whatever the intial comment was. They do it on purpose to get YOU riled up, and when you get irked, you give them power over your emotions. A total stranger, controlling how you feel? Not a good thing.
IGNORE the idiots. PLAY the game. Leave your childish bickering out of it.
Please!
(Sorry for the rant, but since there's no way to turn chat off, unfortunately, and there are no chat moderators to instantly ban someone for vile language, threats, insults, or hostile comments, I felt the need to say something.)





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