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Twitterverse Confidential
Sorry for the delay…it’s been a busy week for us, personally, loyal readers. Before we jump into the business of gossip, there’s something we’d like to get off of our chests.
In the past couple of weeks, there has been quite a lot of infighting, squabbling, backbiting, and just plain meanness going on in our ‘Verse. We aren’t naming names or getting into what the fights were about, because that is a waste of time…as is all of the fighting. Some of us came to the ‘Verse, or helped start it, because we met people on Twitter who shared our love for Star Wars and Role Playing. We began as happy little geeks all playing together and having a great time, with the occasional arguments, and they were handled neatly, quickly, quietly. Somewhere along the way, we lost that playfulness and fun. Players have stopped RPing, deleted accounts, or are only on very infrequently. We’ve lost some amazing people, a few because of the fighting. Lately, the nitpicking and bashing of other characters has gotten out of control. Players who used to be friends are fighting, and some of us feel like we are caught in the middle. Personally, I haven’t RP’d in quite a while, because hardly anyone I interact with seems to want to RP, are too busy arguing, or in the middle of a conversation, someone new comes in and I’m forgotten. I know that there are many of us who feel ignored and useless, and that’s why I’m writing this. The fighting HAS GOT TO STOP. If a character angers, or upsets, you, or you just plain don’t like them: block them, ignore them, un-follow them, but please let’s not get into Twitter shouting matches anymore. Everyone has the right to their feelings and to vent them, but think of the other people here. Is it worth it to treat it publicly? What does that solve? Lately, nothing. It only seems to make the situation much worse. If you’re pissed, fine…handle it in DMs, not in the feed where most of us don’t know what the hell is going on in the first place. It interrupts the RP and it rarely gets back on track after that, which is incredibly unfair to the rest of us. Please deal with the situation like mature adults and stop running off and DMing other characters to solve the problem for you. Also, please stop bringing up the sins of the past. If a character pissed you off last week, LET IT GO!, especially, if they’re not in the feed to defend themselves. Is not fair, it’s cowardly, and you would be the first person to bitch if they did that to you. If a new RP character is annoying you, unfollow them till they find their footing in the verse. Why be snobs about it. On the flip side of that, if you are new to the ‘Verse, respect the guidelines, hierarchy, and the other players. Be consistent with your character, don’t jump into a story in progress and start goofing off. It is disrespectful. If you can’t be mature, don’t play. This is supposed to be fun! I have hardly anything to report here anymore because I refuse to report on the fighting.
Out favourite trooper, @STSarahHaku has a brother! Yes, turns out that @MandoSiege is the sexy stormie’s long lost brother. (unfortunately Siege left the group because of the fighting mentioned above) In another family twist, Sarah and Siege discovered that they are cousins to @Kitiyari. Our own little caffa queen has a family at last, as well as some answers to her past.
Speaking of Kitiyari, she and @Every1HatesAni have been hitting the prescriptions a bit hard lately. An overdose, made worse by their Force-Bond landed the two in the hospital. They were rushed to the Med Center by @Dark_Luke and @Obis_Wand. Sources inside the Central Med Center report that the lovebirds went into arrest and doctors needed to use the defibrillators. They’re in rehab, getting the psychiatric help they need…until they tried to escape, that is. Seems our little Ani is the ‘Verse’s own MacGuyver. Fashioning a makeshift explosive using make up. We don’t think that’s what Darth Annilicious had in mind when he sent that to you, Ani!
We think that’s all for now. The Confidential is looking for contributors! DM us @SWConfidential.
