Tired Dad wrote:
Scott Wilhelm wrote:
Seriously, Aelryinth, read BigNorseWolf's posts and imagine he was saying that to you. How would that make you feel? Now imagine you aren't you: now imagine you are an emotionally sensitive middle schooler who gets made fun of at school because he plays Dungeons and Dragons, the gets made fun of more when he tries to explain the difference between Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder, you know, the kind of child we read about in the papers committing suicide because he's being bullied and comes onto these forums to connect with like-minded people.
When is BigNorseWolf's tone appropriate? It's not easy for me to take.
This is where I feel a need to step in, kiddo.
Long time lurker, maybe 2nd time poster. Anyway...
If the situation described above truly is what you are finding yourself in, then I really cannot recommend using this forum as the proper medium to deal with this problem.
I would advise you to speak with your school guidance counselor and/or your parents ASAP.
Look after yourself.
Thank you for your concern. I'm not that emotionally sensitive middle schooler who is being made fun of at school, at least not anymore.
But nobody knew that before I said that. I didn't have to click on anything that said I was 18 or older to get on this forum.
And I don't think people who are going around flaming each other like that are giving any real consideration to the idea that they might be doing real harm. How are we supposed to know?
The answer is, WE'RE NOT supposed to know! We're supposed to keep a civil tone! And we're not supposed to tolerate seeing anyone talking that way to anyone.
