I'm a Noob Killer!

[Meolae]

It didn't kill him.  He got a trip to the Death Realm faster than others, so what? Better he learns the way out anyway. It's a life lesson too: never trust strangers.

If that's the sort of community you want to foster here, by all means. I thought that PlaneShifters prided themselves on their eagerness to help newbies learn the ropes, and especially make them understand their first mistakes with patience and kindness. Do you want to chase away potential roleplayers, or nurture them? This was so badly handled and so out of character that I hope it stands here as a shining example of what not to do.

[Laraphie]

What if that char is a liar? Then it's IC. But in this particular case it was OOC. Still, I don't see it as such a big thing. People are indeed helpful in PS and they act nice with you. Maybe one didn't and made you kill yourself. Not the end of the world. And doesn't griefing mean persistent harassment? The only really wrong thing that I see here is that nobody explained to him the whole thing.

[Raa]

I grew up learning the hard way, so I understand what Laraphie was thinkin'.

[Meolae]

Try to realize what you're doing - you're essentially sanctifying being mean to someone and lying to them when they are new to the game and not sure how things work yet. "I grew up that way" is a poor excuse for such actions, because you have the chance to make someone else's experiences much better than what you might've gone through. Do you really need that "It was hard for me so I'll make it hard for someone else" mentality? Please let this be an isolated incident and learn from your mistakes.

[Raa]

. . . I lost you at the word "try".

[Laraphie]

I don't understand why it always gets like this on the forum. In my opinion, Meolae, you're using strong words. "sanctifying"? Much too strong for a game. You don't even get a penalty for going to the Death Realm. And speaking of roleplaying, that would give him a very good start for a good RP. ^^ Besides, don't people lie in the real world too? A kick in the ass is a step forward. 

[bilbous]

People lie in the real world, they also shun people who exhibit abusive behavior if they can. Publicizing your bad acts or applauding those who do is a sign you just don't get it.

[zanzibar]

What if that char is a liar? Then it's IC.

HE WAS USING BRACKETS, IT WAS OOC.

[Laraphie]

wow... why the need for caps lock on? It freaks me out. When I said lying I was reffering to "Aleena is dead." I also said that in this case  it was OOC. *sighs*

[zanzibar]

[Laraphie]

Sorry, I don't have a picture of what I've already said so I can draw a red arrow on it. 

Really now, nobody said "do this! do this!". It was not the nicest thing in the world, yeah, but still not the end of the world. Well *ahem* that's it.

[Meolae]

No one is saying it's the end of the world in this thread, Laraphie. I'm not sure where you get this strange idea.

[Laraphie]

Well, dunno, saw some meteors falling on the Earth and I was like OMG OMG TEH END is coming.

I was talking about the fact that in my opinion, people are slightly overreacting about this.

[Aerianna Kzin]

I had somone tell me to dig for emeralds once by typeing /die emeralds  ... I however did not fall for it..

[zanzibar]

Really now, nobody said "do this! do this!".

Wrong.