Treshure

it was a brutal winter when I had shipped a tub of mass-gainer to heero so that he would not starve to death because of an """empty refrigerator""". I have not received any correspondence afterwards. Please respond.

This one pulls a bit on my heart strings since I was in very similar waters a long time ago. Although I agree a lot with what others have said above, a simple break isn't the solution here. To explain, let's break down the hours. 630 hours spread out across 2 months (60~ days) averages out to 10.5 hours a day, every day, for two months in a row. It is very difficult to not get upset at a negative RP event, such as war, if the majority of your waking time is invested into LotC. That world becomes your world. I don't know what your situation is, and I certainly can't tell you how to use your time. I only want to warn you that LotC is a different beast than other video games. It's a living and breathing world with the heartbeat of hundreds of concurrent authors throughout the day - thousands in the weeks and months. It's a great escape, but the curse of its engrossment can last longer than you needed it for. Practice moderation like with all things. It is possible to balance roleplay with the rest of real life, but it's not the same prescription for everyone. Check in with yourself periodically -- if you feel that you're becoming too involved, then you probably are. Empower yourself to make that decision because, at the end of the day, it's just Minecraft.

Ancient Orenian souls brighten in the Seven Skies, stirred by the dread-words of war.

I've cleared the air and apologized with those I've mentioned in the video. Have you? Because mentioning their age was one thing they explicitly asked not be done -- and you just did, today, in your reply. As for the aforementioned cases? You controlled every single one of them and shut it down based on the reasons for the video. I quit because when I finally made a stand, you said that you would bin the safety situation because it clearly wasn't attracting any of the other Admins' interest. You mention that I attacked your personal character in our private arguments -- was that before or after you said I was out of my mind because I had run out of my medication that day? You want to keep dragging out personal stuff into a public forum? I mentioned you in the video as a means to the argument's end - you took that personally, and drew on our personal falling out to paint me as some reckless actor hellbent on boosting his own image. If you want to insist on manufacturing these fantasies, do us all the favor to unblock me on Discord and dump these thoughts there. What a waste of everyone's time reading this.

This is a malicious response dressed as something empathetic. Your reply is infested with contradictions, and I refuse to respond beat for beat at risk of riding down your own lane of delusion. The response that @Llirprovided is much more potent and worth reading. I'm going to ask that you get me out of your head. Instead, read through the pages of these responses and see the stories that people have offered up about themselves. I've received an equal amount of folks reaching out through Discord, telling their own stories as minors on the server, many of whom feeling that they could not share it otherwise. Tell them that this is a "small rock in the road". I'm not claiming ownership over any of this, and I'm actively refusing to present anything to the those who identify with it, because it's not about me. But you're not looking at this. You say the video has a fantastic message in your reply, and then quickly turn to accusing it of inciting lynching and throwing around buzzwords. You mock the idea of it spreading "awareness" (your double quotations, not mine). People are excited that these things are being talked about? You say it's not safety - it's a lynch mob. The entire reply insinuates how excessive the video was, but then you promise measures to instill more safety features for the Community. You end in thanking several community leaders for making good of this "heinous" event, when it was the explicit point of the post to defer action to community leaders. You are hilariously tone deaf, but not only that, you try and twist the truth into one of your own making. It's a bad move to make so publicly, and I hope that others recognize the malpractice in this reply. I also want to warn you to be careful of projecting your own feelings into this. I've never called myself a "beacon of hope and virtue" - this is coming out of your head. I did far more than play your little pet character during my tenure, but I'm thankful that I don't feel like I have to justify myself in your presence anymore. It's disgusting that you take this situation, debase it, and then proclaim that you are going to be the one to fix it and make it right. You come off as a deeply insecure human being -- I had only wished you kept it to yourself this one time.

This is one of the things I wish I could go back and insert into the video. The “intuition” in my head says more about getting specialized training and more ability to look into a situation — someone with training to look for insidious signs of grooming, for instance, may need less “nails in the coffin” than someone who needs it spelled out for them. I don’t think witch hunts or throwing around the word “pedo” is going to do us any good. Ideally, I want to start putting together resources to help learn from and educate player leaders & their groups.

activated my trap card lmfao

if ur not listening to this when maxing, ur not livin

Harassment, Hate & Predation are named into the same category because they are often dismissed under the assumption that it is strictly "in-character", when it frequently is not. Blaming me for "trying to conflate RP actions with IRL beliefs and behaviors" is exactly the sort of behavior this video is trying to address. I'm not advocating for a witch hunt of all RP that doesn't align with IRL values - I'm trying to draw attention to the fact that some folks are not so detached from their characters as they'd like you to think. I understand where you're coming from. We need to be prudent every step along the way. But calling for moderation can be harmful before the change has even begun.

Aside from you having your name public on many Discords, I think this shows that you're missing the point on why I took this on camera.

This is meant to stimulate a conversation. Locking or deleting it won't stop that.

Good evening, guys. I'm back to work on a new video - The Duke's War, Part I. It details one of the most disastrous civil wars of Oren way back in 2015. It's going to involve a lot of sets, a lot of actors, and a ton of moving parts. I think you'll really like it, but a lot of preparation will be required to make it happen. As the videos I set out to make get more complex, I find myself wrangling whoever I can to coordinate within rather difficult scenes. It's usually a chaotic, last-minute mess. This is my attempt to get one step ahead. I'm looking for actors! There are quite literally zero requirements other than your willing and able spirit. I hope to get a Discord going where we can all be in one place and hang out - it'll be easier to coordinate dates and group sizes from there to film. In exchange, I am able to offer you... credits in the video. I used to have a budget, but in lieu of that, I can make your name appear all sparkly and such in the credits. Great deal, eh? If you're interested, please hit me up on Discord (Treshure#1736) or drop your Discord in the comments below.

"Placeholder Elf" bids himself as an ultra-rare NFT.

A far-off wizard slaps the rump of a wagon horse, sending a crate brimmed with gold to help fund the Du Loc Flames. "They shall pass the next round!" he said, winking into the camera.

I've been delaying this post for a while, but recent events have made this a nail in the coffin. This will be my formal resignation from Community Administrator. If you take nothing else from this post, just make sure to shuttle @HogoBojo into the position as soon as possible. He's been your guy for a while. I've been involved with Lord of the Craft for almost 9 years now. It's been an incredible run. There is truly nothing else like our community out there on the internet, and my only regret is not having already shared more of what we have to offer. LotC at its best is a whirlwind of personalities, ideas, and passions that craft a world worth escaping into. I'll never stop advocating for that, and I want to sincerely thank every person who has poured the amount of time into this server that they have. You have a massive stake in what we are. All leaving posts are peppered with "life goes on", and this one is no exception. My living circumstances have changed so radically that I no longer have the time nor the passion to look after things like I ideally would want. I've treated the server purely as a place to relax from the day for a while now as an Admin, and its a disservice to my team and the server as a whole. Though I had hoped to smoothly transition to the next Administrator, a recent event within the Administration has spurred my leaving. While I had successfully pushed to remove an active pest from our playerbase (some of you may be familiar with the Terms of Service violation), the lengths of which it had to go with a certain individual quite frankly disgusts me. I cannot morally participate in an environment that drags its feet on issues that concern our youngest players, and I know that I do not have the time or circumstance to fix it myself. I only hope that those involved in the situation take a critical look at themselves and what kind of an environment they would like LotC to be. That's all I'll say on that matter. It's been a pleasure, everyone. if life pans out the way I want, I'll be here and there as your casual role-player and perhaps even as a future Tech, as I still believe in the dream that our server could be. I'm glad to have represented the Community, and I'm forever honored by the shot that you gave me. Stay classy, guys. Best, Caleb

An elf desperately sends letters to Crumena.

Fantastic video, I really like the incorporation of atmospheric sounds into it.

Somewhere, in some time, a certain sentient worm approves of this tavern.

I think that's the point of this post. You know just as well as I of how brutally toxic our community was four, five, six years ago. "Barbecuing routers" wasn't just a joke, it was god damn reality. The key here is hitting home on these points again and again, year after year, even if we keep making progress. Minecraft roleplay is already so much more of a collaborative atmosphere than other roleplaying communities. It's a damn shame if we try and cap it because it's hard to imagine people being more collaborative. The hard part is done by even getting this kind of community to exist. Let's keep making it better.

shitposts shouldn't take this long to make

you already know I’m with my boys in pink 😳😤😤😤😤😤

i'm going to start deleting reserved comments, don't @ me