What respect doesn't look like

Day 1,850, 04:33 Published in Canada Canada by Foxfire
[WARNING: This article contains inappropriate language that is used to demonstrate, not encourage.]





Today's article is not posted as a CP, or a member of CW. Today's article is posted as a player of eRepublik who wants to see a positive environment in-game.

As a new father I find myself re-examining the once familiar world around me in a new light every day. What is safe for my new son to play with, were he can go, who can take care of him. A lot of my favorite movies he won't be able to watch for many more years for example. I've also become aware that eRepublik is not a kid friendly game. Now that's not because the mechanics are too difficult. If anything this game could be a fantastic teaching tool. Erepublik is not kid friendly because of the basic lack of respectful behavior that a small group of people don't care to afford others.

Respect is just that small measure of self control that a person can draw upon from within themselves when relating to another person. Those that don't have it usually lack control in other areas as well.

I've been previously encouraged to join IRC channels as part of the game. Told that it would benefit the role of CP I have been elected too. In the interest representing all political parties in eCanada I have been logging on to #eCan periodically.

What I found was actually the same small group of people every night representing an even smaller minority of the eCanada community. Moreover if was filled with completely inappropriate and disgusting comments which highlight my general concern that we do need to be mindful that our eCanada environment is not kid friendly.

Disgusting comments such as the following:

[22:36] if he wanted you to have it Flashgun, he would of given it to Rolo, and after Rolo s*** it out and it landed in your face (since your head is up his a*😉 you could of done whatever you wanted with it
[22:42] now our enemy is parties full of newbs
[22:44] he convinced people that he actually cared about them, not like the elitist jerks in CPF and the other parties
[22:50] he woulda sucked off USA thats about it then disappeared
[23:25] tell them you'll share what Tyrael's scrotum tasted like
[23:25] I HAVE SUCKLED THE SCROTUM! I AM YOUR GOD!
[23:26] Good suck a d*** pommy f*gs
[23:34] f***ing idiots can't even make roll call when they get a PM to go and sign in
[23:51] retarded CW members are still behind EDEN

This is also what players from other countries get to read when they come to eCanada's IRC channel to see what's going on in our country.

Now while a bunch of grown men raging hard over a social browser game and their hurt feelings by a player that hasn't logged on in over three months is, when taken in context, more than a little pathetic. Their conduct however demonstrates the basic lack of respect that creates the toxic environment in eCanada that no one wants to be a part of other then the 'friends' and votes they buy with their credit cards. That is a sad state of affairs that shouldn't be a mystery to no one why people turn away from eRepublik when they are around.

If half of what these players said was serious, then some honest therapy is well warranted.

Full transcript of #eCan IRC chat below:

[22:35] I've been talking to Leo about it.
[22:35] He is also against that.
[22:35] So, it's a no regardless of a gold pack.
[22:35] good for you Venerable
[22:35] he should just took RR and changed the name but kept all the restrictions
[22:35] fuckin waste
[22:35] who me?
[22:35] nah venerable
[22:35] ohh
[22:35] RR wasn't open at the time, Rylde.
[22:36] OR I would have.
[22:36] But now I've had HO for months.
[22:36] if he wanted you to have it Flashgun, he would of given it to Rolo, and after Rolo s*** it out and it landed in your face (since your head is up his ass) you could of done whatever you wanted with it
[22:36] Danster
[22:36] Oh
[22:36] And Utat has one
[22:37] I forgot about him
[22:37] But we aren't using it right nw.
[22:37] now*
[22:37] And Leo is thinking about building another.
[22:37] wow that's big talk coming from the person who sunk a pretty successful MDP
[22:37] Simon sunk MDP
[22:37] Mug offered the final touch
[22:37] nah supporting wally cleavers term and venreables month of inactivity sunk MDP
[22:37] And my RL issues didn't help.
[22:38] Simon lost the people who weren't active, and I helped lose some that were.
[22:38] I'm pretty sure anyone involved with, or around the MDP will tell you I did the opposite of "sunk" it
[22:38] i watched the membership wither away from a distance when i worked every once in awhile
[22:38] I agree with Muglack.
[22:38] I would equate your leadership with a PTO, you changed that party just as much as any PTO'd party i've seen
[22:38] I can't PTO the MDP
[22:38] He did everything I was going to do.
[22:38] the same way Rylde can't
[22:38] I just didn't have the time to do it.
[22:38] i can help wipe canada tarvel the world and retake MDP lol
[22:39] it's original charter was written in the blood of our enemies
[22:39] gotta get back to those days
[22:39] Rylde, powerown, Adasko and me
[22:39] if you were around when powerown ragequit and deleted the forums
[22:39] the stress of MDP made powerown and adasko go nuts
[22:39] you can't be called a PTO'er
[22:40] adasko offed his own account and powerown deleted the forum and disappeared
[22:40] yah
[22:40] that's before my time definitely
[22:40] then Rylde went on a walk about
[22:40] and I was the MDP for like 6 months
[22:40] by myself
[22:40] i came back to right the ship after the disgust of seeing aaeriala in it
[22:41] and I think the coalition helped with that
[22:41] it was almost a year before the coalition
[22:41] then left and came back to boot sasha lol
[22:41] well I'm talking about recently
[22:41] the coalition was a scourge
[22:41] 3rd times the charm i guess
[22:42] now our enemy is parties full of newbs
[22:43] yup, it's time for the wolves to devour the sheep
[22:43] Clan Wolf will devour everyone? 😛
[22:43] Clan Wolf is a joke
[22:44] Tyrael had a lot of flaws, but he did do one thing right
[22:44] Clan Wolf: We love everyone cause we're a family!
[22:44] he convinced people that he actually cared about them, not like the elitist jerks in CPF and the other parties
[22:45] They weren't a nameless number to him
[22:45] cause in AFK we're a family
[22:45] because everyone wants the brady bunch in charge
[22:45] talk about f***** boring
[22:45] Lol
[22:46] Look at the CPF, and all those elitists. They don't care about you. You know who does care? I do. I'm even gonna start an MU and give you tanks to prove it. Come on over to our party. You're not just a number. We're a family. We can do it together!"
[22:46] blah blah blah
[22:46] it's like a cult
[22:46] Quite true
[22:47] he even abandoned them when he lsot to Wally in a rage-quit we knew was coming (because he had done it twice before)
[22:47] and they still praise him
[22:47] a family with no leadership balls
[22:47] talk about a cult mentality
[22:47] Mhm
[22:47] to scared to take a risk and have some fun
[22:47] yah, he cared about getting himself a CP medal
[22:47] so he pulled hearstrings, and fed them bullshit
[22:47] then it didn't work out
[22:47] so he ragequit
[22:47] true to form
[22:48] Everything was geared to having more membership
[22:48] Super low taxes!
[22:48] ... like a cult
[22:48] No forums!
[22:48] for a failed CP run lol
[22:49] Don't want to do what those other parties want you to do to be included? Don't worry about it. Join us, we don't want anything from you.
[22:49] Lol
[22:49] Vote. That's it
[22:49] Forums? Nope. Be involved? Nope. Take any sort of interest in the game beyond logging in on the 5th and 25th every month? Absolutely not.
[22:49] Just make sure that when you do log on to vote for our icon
[22:50] because we care
[22:50] but foxfire says increased activity lol
[22:50] even if you were elected to Congress, don't worry about
[22:50] Hell, we elected a CP and he doesn't do shit
[22:50] I wonder what would have happened if he became CP?
[22:50] why should we expect our congressmen to do anything?
[22:50] nothing would of happened
[22:50] he would of took his medal, played for 4 or 5 days
[22:50] then disappeared
[22:50] He was quite the active "Shadow CP" 😛
[22:50] he woulda sucked off USA thats about it then disappeared
[22:52] the same way he climbed the ranks in the CAF, and got fancier and fancier titles
[22:52] but didn't actually ever do shit
[22:54] But fancy titles means you're super awesome, active, and important right? 😛
[22:54] YOu tell me Mister Minister of Information
[22:54] All I do is scour articles and keep myself informed
[22:55] So I can inform congress of thing relevant to discussion
[22:55] *things
[22:56] actually, your the Minister of Canadian Intelligence
[22:56] and according to the cabinet article you're supposed to be a personal advisor
[22:57] To assist me in any added responsibilities and to offer advice will be my personal Advisors.
[22:57] He made it very vague, didn't really tell me much of what I'm supposed to do
[22:57] He said he had something planned to present to congress
[22:57] but never did
[22:57] brbr
[22:57] *brb
[22:57] and if he runs again you'll all line up to vote
[22:57] fuckin morons
[22:58] Oh, voting for Foxfire?
[22:58] Who said I voted for him? 😉
[23:01] obviously me
[23:02] Well, yeah. But that doesn't make it true 😛
[23:02] I voted for the same person I always vote for
[23:03] Max Maher.
[23:03] Haha
[23:09] hi
[23:11] Trent, this channel is dying right now. Don't revive it!
[23:11] oh ojk
[23:11] just reading lockout shit myself
[23:11] i've learned from the past that there's no point arguing with a CW
[23:12] Sounds like a plan
[23:12] 100% right on that, rylde.
[23:12] Mhm
[23:12] CPF at least some common sense.
[23:19] Yeah, I'd say that's true
[23:19] Plus we have one very outspoken critic 😛
[23:20] ElPatoDiablo: Work for me
[23:20] Fartface.
[23:20] foxfire is yours when you don't have a CP deal with it
[23:20] do it
[23:20] u ever read half the s*** that comes outta foxs mouth
[23:20] It's funny.
[23:21] IT's basically like
[23:21] Well, a broken record, really.
[23:21] The same thing over and over again.
[23:21] Yeah, i read his stuff...
[23:21] damn. thunderstorm
[23:21] Venerable, give me a link
[23:21] So I don't have to search
[23:22] CPF as a whole is as bad as Clan Wolf
[23:22] just pure Sheep
[23:22] lets make a new party
[23:22] as individuals though, there's some people in CPF that you can reason with and have a conversation
[23:23] there's no one in Clan Wolf like that
[23:23] EPD should join MDP ;p
[23:23] hard to reason someone who's only on for the 5th and 25th
[23:23] yah
[23:23] burn
[23:23] especially when what they're doing still gets them a top 5 spot on the congress ballot
[23:24] and they get 5 gold for not doing shit
[23:24] do they use the forum yet?
[23:24] for congress
[23:24] in theory they do
[23:24] I don't think any of them have posted more than once or twice though
[23:24] you'd have to ask Venoms, he did the vote count
[23:25] err post count
[23:25] who wants to run me for congress?
[23:25] I want a congress medal
[23:25] join Clan Wolf
[23:25] I've thought about joining MDP many times Zappie
[23:25] tell them you'll share what Tyrael's scrotum tasted like
[23:25] dont
[23:25] I dont wanna goto clan wolf though
[23:25] and you'll get top 3 spot Cozza
[23:25] lol
[23:25] were a little to rough around the edges for many
[23:25] I HAVE SUCKLED THE SCROTUM! I AM YOUR GOD!
[23:26] muglack I'll be running for congress this election
[23:26] I'm happy with MDP's congressmen this month for the most part
[23:26] except Utat
[23:26] the 6 people i rebrought back should cover me lol
[23:26] "AUSTRALIANS were depicted as a race of heartless bullies in Britain's leading newspaper overnight."
[23:26] Utat had his chance, and he's done in my books
[23:26] Good suck a d*** pommy f*gs
[23:26] I think he's posted one time
[23:27] MDP's congressmen have been quite active
[23:27] some people always try to get away from MDP until i come back and say get ur ass back in here
[23:27] lol
[23:27] I was looking at the people today who would try and run
[23:27] and I tihnk we can build a solid 6 or 7 person ballot again before it starts dropping off
[23:27] well count em in
[23:27] me
[23:28] 6 or 7 is probably good enough
[23:28] yah, I did for sure
[23:28] we owned voter drop in elections to bad on the change
[23:28] we'd prolly still be at 10 lol
[23:29] You, Homer, Mary, Leo, Venoms, IBB93, Me
[23:29] MCA will get the 8 slot probably because he's been active and wants to prove himself
[23:29] Sounds like a good group
[23:29] if Leo doesn't want in again no big deal
[23:30] EPD can join us come serve the dark side zoidberg
[23:30] I'm not putting a fresh new member into the ballot at a for sure slot. That's not how MDP rolls
[23:30] Sometime in the near future perhaps. I'll probably run with CPF this time around
[23:30] I've thought about spending some time in America
[23:30] CPF stole Crisfire because they promised him a top 3 slot when I told him he could have the 7/8 spot
[23:31] Yeah, I didn't think Crisfire would come to CPF
[23:31] I don't care how many people you expect or think you'll elect to Congress
[23:31] even if the first 10 seats are "sure things"
[23:31] giving someone a top 3
[23:31] like that
[23:31] should piss people off
[23:32] Yeah, but no one in the party knows about it I guess
[23:32] They will come the 24th
[23:32] and they still won't say shit
[23:32] Mhm.
[23:33] Although do we really need him?
[23:33] in CPF?
[23:33] probably not
[23:33] but the fact that he went to the CPF because they basically promised him 5 gold
[23:33] tells me the MDP doesn't want him
[23:33] because that's not what we're about
[23:33] Idk why we'd hand off a Congressional seat like that
[23:34] what do you mean?
[23:34] He's a fucking huge get for the CPF
[23:34] he'll be active and post
[23:34] Yeah, that's true
[23:34] he's gonna be better than at least 10 of the other saps you elect
[23:34] Probably Funky's doing
[23:34] seeing as he's the party god
[23:34] fucking idiots can't even make roll call when they get a PM to go and sign in
[23:35] yeah hard to cut any of our people there all solid
[23:35] good call mugs
[23:35] we don't elect chaff
[23:35] we're all wheat in the MDP
[23:35] Yeah, that's true
[23:35] we have quality just lacking the membership
[23:35] True. Just recruit like crazy
[23:36] if people got their heads out of the asses and we could send 10 people to Congress
[23:36] we don't sell family values lmao
[23:36] the country would start moving again
[23:36] yah, that's the thing
[23:36] we don't hold hands
[23:36] Haha, yeah
[23:36] and tell people it'll be alright
[23:36] People still have the "Coalition was evil, therefore MDP is evil" mindset