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Recently I have seen threads closed with messages that roughly say something to the effect that "this doesn't help make the sort of community that we want to encourage here at Paizo." I can totally stand behind this message -- the world can be a pretty crappy place, why should the place that we talk about happy fun games be that way. No no problem there.

However -- and it is with some trepidation I mention this -- I would encourage the staff of the game that posts to reflect on their posts. With some alarming frequency, there have been a number of posts from some members with the little golem next to their name and actual titles that are -- well, not nice. Not civil. Dismissive, aggressive, derogatory, confrontational, or just unnecessary.

I understand that people are people, even if they work for the company, and that there are subjects that people feel passionate about. That said, it may be the gamer in me but I would like to think that we should all be playing by the same set of rules. If a guest can't (and shouldn't) be talking like that on the boards, I do not believe that the staff should either. Otherwise, it looks bad you know?

I'm not asking for anyone to be punished or pointed out. I'm asking that staffers consider that the little flag next to their name denoting that they work for Paizo comes with some responsibility to control their temper and moderate their tone at least as well as we ask the guests here. Nothing more, nothing less.

Thank you for your time.

Community & Digital Content Director

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Thank you for this feedback. You're absolutely right here and I agree with you; all community members should follow the Community Guidelines, including our staff. There may be times where we have to be slightly more forceful with what we say (this is based on context), but if you see something that's crossed a line, we absolutely want to know about it (and if there's something hanging around that you've flagged, it's possible we missed it and would still like to know). These messages should be directed at our community inbox (community@paizo.com) also, rather than our public forum (just out of privacy for the reporter and the other person).

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