Happy Pride Month!

[OP bandamont 901]

lol

[Kotkazan 7]

Disclaimer: I am a new player, I'm attempting to discuss the topic and NOT to minimise the experiences of those who've encountered uncomfortable situations ooc and irp! Please, if I've said something out of line, ignorant or otherwise disagreeable, feel free to correct me!

I'm very glad that rules are being implemented to protect players from harmful/uncomfortable for them situations, I agree with the opinion that most instances or homophobia and racism in rp and ooc come from unsavoury personal views of the topic.. Although I also agree with the character development aspect that such uncomfortable topics can sometimes bring if executed correctly.

 

Onto my question - is it rulebreaking if a discussion is made ooc prior to an rp where those topics are brought up in an attempt to add flavour between two characters? If no, what happens if the players have discussed it, agreed to it, role-play it and then someone outside of the discussion spots it, disagrees with it and reports it? Would it be rulebreaking, since the 3rd party doesn't agree with what occurred?

 

I am fully against complete acts of aggression (enforced character death, discrimination from an irp or ooc community and other such) just because a given character is LGBTQ+ or of a different race. Onto my second question - I also don't see how with the snap of a finger, years of collectively created lore can change irp for the sake of abiding rules. Genuine question, but how can it be transitioned smoothly? What steps should rp groups take to make a believable change in their communities where such issues are present?

[Boom_steel 538]

9 minutes ago, Dramatude said:

Leave this format in 2013 bro

[Dramatude 861]

Just now, Boom_steel said:

Leave this format in 2013 bro

‘another one? ‘✍️

[Boom_steel 538]

Let this one go unc. Your false dichotomy and moral blackmail is falling flat

[Dramatude 861]

4 minutes ago, Boom_steel said:

Let this one go unc

[Solour 526]

26 minutes ago, Dramatude said:

me when i ad hominem and discredit both @iris1612 &@ViewerDiscretion_ ‘s reasonable advocacies for player agency by using blanketing terms over people you disagree with. Huh I guess they truly are the dunces !

[nunlover 579]

I'm so happy this has the attention, it's been a big issue lately especially with my gay character being denied marriage...

Happy pride month, thanks for the rule update staff!

[Tide1 4535]

Mods I'm already getting messaged by people fishing for me to say something against the "new" rules. Please make them less predatory in nature so I won't get banned for telling BaldMan to leave me alone.

[Tornaedo 1249]

2 minutes ago, Tide1 said:

Mods I'm already getting messaged by people fishing for me to say something against the "new" rules. Make them less predatory in nature so I won't get banned for telling BaldMan to leave me alone.

 

So is that a no to officiating the wedding?

[Tabby64 1464]

45 minutes ago, indiana105 said:

I highly doubt anyone is capable of portraying a deeply nuanced homophobe while simultaneously being Minecraft Steve 

"I hate the gays" -  Minecraft Steve 

[gloriana 5]

keep going, don't stop!

[Chrisoulis777 492]

I do think making the server more friendly and welcoming for people is good, but completely banning people from being rply homophobic is a bit of stretching it, yes we could add a rule like the racism one that if it feels uncomfortable or oocly motivated then actions to take place, but completely banning it is forcing Years of lore completely vanish, cannonism, iman rashidum and many other that had part of such and characters with this view we forcing them to change there lore, change there characters it feels kinda ehh, not saying we should support hating people not at all, we could make it strict like racism like if its outstretched and such…

 

plus it feels abit like a giveaway to ban people really easily if they try to make a small joke or so giving the mods a reason to just vanish them like that or making baiting much more easier to get people out.

Edited June 5, 2025 by Chrisoulis777

[Monty Cobra 921]

Hi guys.

I am a Christian.

I support this ban.

It's that easy 👍

[MailC3p 2403]

this is acid to the  eyes of Gavin...