Where has the respect gone?

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Whether in-game or in the forums I have noticed that there is a lack of common respect for users/teams. Yes I know, old news is so exciting. Obvious is obvious, etc. etc. etc. But for real, why is there such a disregard for SIMPLE respect of each other? I honestly don't want to hear the, "this game is full of 12-15 year old people, there is no respect". I think I have met plenty of you that can hold a decent amount of respect for other users and you're not all 18. Some people blame the current state of this community on a particular race of people and their troubles. Sure, everyone has their part in this community so they are just as much a part of it as we are.

However, everyone is accountable for their actions. Even a 12-15 year old can decipher the difference between blatant disrespect and common courtesy. I can cite examples from public games in Echo 8. Just sit back and watch the conversations that go on in those rooms every once in a while. "You're bad. Get off" "QQ noob you need to learn to play" "Stop whining you baby. Get good" "You're bad. No, you're bad. I'm the best" There are others that I do not wish to get into, but you all can relate to what can and has been said in such games.

Is this what it has come down to? Arguing amongst each other in public games over who's bad? Over who's better? Over who's smarter? Over who's team can beat another team? Over who can insult someone better than the other person? What happened to common courtesy? Common respect amongst fellow players? Public games used to be about fun and enjoying yourself. Don't get on to me about a race ruining public games. It's not about that.

The forums are just as disrespectful or worse than in-game. Some people just simply have a blatant disrespect for the rules. Don't cite excuses that the Moderators don't enforce the rules. A community should be able to use common sense to know what is right and what is obviously wrong. Moderators shouldn't have to be closing/deleting threads 5,6,7,8 times a day. That's our fault. Even some of you who aren't 12 years old go around spouting off who's bad and who's an idiot and who's this and who's that, causing flame wars and unhealthy arguments.

This community should be about positive growth. Positive doesn't mean insulting someone for suggesting an idea, no matter how good or bad the idea. Encourage them to try again. Positive doesn't mean arguing over POINTLESS debates that do nothing to help this community. Try starting a discussion thread that will lead to healthy discussion about improving this community or ideas that are realistic. Positive doesn't mean starting 100 threads about the problems with this game. Believe me, the management is well aware of the problems without 100 threads to tell them. I'm sure they got it the first time.

Sure, you may say I expect too much of this community. That I give the potential of this community too much credit. Fine. Flame me. Insult me. Call my thread pointless. You will simply prove my points here today. This community won't grow without our help. The GM's and Moderators can't do it by themselves. Sure they can do a big part through enforcement, interaction, etc. but they can't do it alone. Try looking at your own actions on a day-to-day basis. Some of you simply don't care and I suppose this won't apply to you then. All I'm asking is to take a step back and realize that this game is not all about who can't play well or who can. Sure, there is a competitive side of the game and competition is always healthy. But, there should be a certain amount of respect given to each other that will promote growth and take steps forward not backward.

Your sarcastic comments and negativity, if any, will have no effect on me. So feel free to have at it. Like I said before, you will only prove my points here today about the lack of common respect between users in this community.

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