A Genuine complaint… and a reminder to all that they are loved…
/uw
The fact that it even feels like I need to sit here and write this down has me frustrated and genuinely upset…
And I’m not going to sugarcoat it…
The Harassment needs to stop…
It seems like not a week goes by without community members, some of whom were my close friends, are being forced to leave due to what practically amounts to genuine cyberbullying which is, not only an effective federal crime in the United States;
(see 18 U.S.C. § 2261A, 18 U.S.C. § 875, & 47 U.S.C. § 223)
But holds simply no place In our community.
The fact that we endeavor to produce what is one of the largest collaborative creative projects in the effective history of the internet and people would still choose to harass, upset, and insult other people… Good, genuine people… darkens my mood deeply.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
― Leo Buscaglia
So then…
Is it really so hard… Just to downvote and move on, rather than going out of your way to make the life of a stranger miserable…
Is it really so hard to say nothing at all, when you have nothing kind to say?
Is it… really… so hard to be kind to your peers…
Not because they are Wizards
Nor Redditors
Nor man nor woman…
Young… Nor old…
But simply… simply because they are your fellow human beings?
I don’t know… I suppose it’s foolish of me to have hope that things will change…
And I recognize… that all this will likely do about as much good as shaking your fist at an unforgiving sky simply because it decided to rain…
But I hope nonetheless….
And I hope… that the recent departures have gotten my fellow wizards to realize that unless something is done…
Unless something changes…
That this is not going to stop.
And yet even then… I feel lost… what can I… a Single person amongst a community of nearly 300 thousand… ever hope to do which might make a difference…
Yet still… I owe it to you all… all you great many community members that have made our little piece of the internet so truly wonderful in the first place…
To do what I can.
So, if anyone is mentally struggling in any way, wizardposting related or not…
Or simply need someone to sit for hours listening to you…
And remind you that you are loved…
And that though you may not realize… there are many who truly would miss you if you were gone…
My PM’s are always open.
And I would also like to add, to any who have made it this far… firstly… Thank you for caring… It genuinely means a lot to me…
And second… contact your friends on the server…
Ask them how their day is going…
Ask them if they’re alright…
Let them know that if they ever need anything… that you’ll be there for them…
Sometimes all a person suffering needs is a friend to show them the way…
A friend to show them…
That they really aren’t alone.
The time has long since come to show to those who might seek to turn our community into a place of malice and hatred that there are still those who genuinely believe in being kind to others simply because they exist…
And that there are people still who genuinely believe in making the world… In making the community…
A better place…
To show them… That there really are people who still care.
Good Luck to all, stay well, and I really do mean if you need anything… don’t be afraid to message me… I’ll be around… :)