Knock it off.
Thee Dude
Hello everyone. Some of you know me, most of you don’t. I came back to this game after a 9 year hiatus during the covid lockdowns. I had only played for a few months back in the day, and was a nobody then. So when I came back I didn’t know anyone and the game had changed, so I had to relearn everything. But over the course of the last 10 months or so I’ve went from a nobody, to now having served in 4 different CP Administrations. I was asked to serve during Krapis’s 2nd term helping post BOs and RWs. I continued with those duties thru Tyler Bubblar and Cthulhu’s CP terms and helped KingTaco as his deputy at DOI. I took over my party’s , WTP, food program in June of last year and I have been running it since. I have served the country as CP Chickensguys Czar of Education/Interior for the last 3 months. I have dedicated my time and effort to this country and this game. I try to be pleasant and accommodating with everyone I interact with, regardless of what PP/MU they are in or what country they are from. That, my friends is how you win hearts and minds. Give selflessly, without thought to personal gain. Treat people with kindness, even when they lash out at you. You get more flies with honey than vinegar. You FEEL me?
I have made friends with many players from across the spectrum of political parties and MUs. When I first talk to someone from another party, they will usually say something like “Gee for a WTPer, you’re a nice guy. I was told you were all A-holes.” True story. Only when we have personal interaction with people do we get the chance to dispel rumor and hearsay. And you can’t do that if you spend all your time calling each other names like your back on the playground. There’s too much partisanship right now. Too much hate based on what group someone belongs to. Please just stop. I believe that some of this is just an extension of the nasty nature of the anonymous internet. Hiding behind an avatar allows people to be as cruel and mean as they want to with practically zero repercussions. We all know that most of the trolls would not act that way in person. If bunch of us met in RL and didn’t know that we played this game, MOST of us would get along. Or at least be respectful of one other. That’s what I am looking from each of us. A little more respect for their follow eCitizen. It’s been my experience that in RL showing someone a little common curtesy and respect goes a LONG way. It can open doors that you didn’t even know existed. So let’s open some doors for each other.
Now there will always be nasty people. That’s just humans. We can’t do anything about that. But we can stop ourselves from becoming a reflection of them by not acting like them. Don’t feed the trolls. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me”. There aren’t really any sticks or stones in this game, just words. And they only have power, when you give them power. So don’t let the empty words of some internet troll have any power over you. You’re better than that.
And for those of you who like to “roleplay” this game, I get it, it’s fun to pretend that your someone else. And like pro wrestling, some people like to play the Heel. But if you really want to roleplay, go play D&D. It’s better anyway.
None of us are perfect. I’m certainly not. But what do you say we try? And plenty of you do. I want to thank the players who serve this country and the ones who try to keep things from getting too heated. I could give you a list, but my point here is not to single anyone player out for their deeds, good or bad. The experienced players know the cast of characters. New players, just watch how players act in the public spaces, you’ll be able to tell. Look at the players who serve in the Executive Administration term after term, under different CPs and parties. There’s a reason.
And finally let me say, that most of us aren’t what people think we are. As a member of WTP I’ve had great interaction with most everyone in my party. Including the “hated” guys who run it. Players that others despise are actually pretty nice and generous people. I talk to players who my guys think are the worst, and I don’t find that to be the case either. Maybe we tone it down a bit and not assume the worst about people. Again, I know there’s always going to be nasty people, but most of us aren’t. Now let me get down off this soapbox.
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Wonderful article my friend.
Thank you sir!
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Well, if you named your party after a slogan used by an unsavory group of people you reap the crop you plant....
like soybeans?
Isn't it named after the preamble to the constitution? Were they unsavory?
Yeah, well you know, there was that whole slave owning thing that a lot of them did......
Like the quote from Dazed and Confused 'Okay guys, one more thing, this summer when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes.'
I was one of the three people who named the party years ago, and it had nothing to do with whatever group of people you are thinking of. We named it that way to reflect the preamble of the constitution.
was your contribution the "the"?
and of course that whole honesty thingy you got going gone, like why would you invite someone to play a game you have so little respect toward (as in the community that plays despite your best efforts) , maybe your generation didn't have bible study ...
Hi George,
Still at it, I see.
all about you all the time
Howdy
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Thanks for all your great contributions. With you as a member, WTP can't be all bad.
Thanks for the kind words Duke.
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Great article
I agree wholeheartedly with 95% of this article. For the other 5% - I think it's sad that roleplaying became a partisan issue with the debacle around the forums, and I don't think roleplaying is any more or less valid than how other people play the game. And it should never be used an excuse to hurt other people.
If I can't be happy with 95% there's something wrong with me. Thank you
I haven't had problems with anyone in WTP until they began assaulting my reputation, libeling me in government media, and weaponizing public offices against me and my little party. Then I had problems with a few in WTP. If I had wanted to play a similar game, I have a load of mistakes made by them I could have bandied into print. I wasn't even wise enough to stop myself, others who know me and are wiser stopped me.
That said, your party has been led, at times, by a few who have harmed its reputation with those outside WTP and have poisoned the otherwise mostly clear waters of the eUSA community. Such is the salad bowl of this game.
Also, I have NEVER told ANYONE that everyone in WTP are a--holes, and I'm sad that someone is doing it that way.
By saying these things, I am not invalidating anything you've said in your article. I agree with Elaine that your article is nearly spotless.
Thank you.
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I'd guess that a majority of citizens are not a-holes, regardless of party.
Perhaps not a huge majority, but still.
Does this mean that we are surrounded?
Very possible.
Great article, hopefully we can all just chill out a bit.
When Thee Dude says knock it off, ya knock it off
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I couldn't agree more. There have been many people who I've talked to across parties that I was told were bad, but I got to know them and found out they were good people.
Unfortunately for almost everyone in the community, those few 'a-holes' probably won't recognize that they're the 'a-holes' lol.