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Post by Rosie Lavochkin on Jun 24, 2014 19:33:57 GMT -8
I can't write this on the official IW forums -coz frankly you can't write shit on the IW official forums these days without someone getting all butt hurt or using it as an excuse to promote their own "Rulez on how IW should be run" etc. So I'm gonna sound off here. Hope that's ok with you folks >.>
I've been in IW for close to four and a half years now, and all bar the past half year I've loved it and believed firmly in our community, our grid and our founders. But this past few months, well, it's been craptastic. I've gone from IW being my home and the community being my freaky family, to absolutely dreading logging in....and mostly avoiding doing so unless I have something specific I have to do. For different reasons, IW has somehow become another kind of SL to me.....I dreaded logging in there before I finally picked up all my shit and moved lock, stock and barrel to IW.
I seem somehow to be so at odds with the rest of IW these days - where people are screaming for MORE MODERATION on the forums, I'm thinking "fuck no...don't over sanitize our community!".. where folks are saying "Oh yay! We're getting an official RP Hub", I'm thinking "Well shit...I thought the founders said they're in the business of making a cool grid and letting the community lead it's OWN activities??". So many new voices drowning out the voices of the folks who've been in IW since the stone age. Folks cheering the town hall meeting as something inspiring and stirring....when all I heard was "children, play nice on the forums". I guess I'm alone, but much as I love Tranq - he said nothing he couldn't have said in a forum post.
There's no real reason for this pity party of a post - other than a vague explanation of why you don't see me on IW much these days. Sure other projects are keeping me busy, but it's the general sense of disconnection I'm feeling with IW and it's community that's keeping me off more than anything.
That's all. Carry on >.>
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Post by erosdeustho on Jun 24, 2014 20:43:18 GMT -8
Rosie, I hear ya! I connected with your post on so many levels. I used to be an avid poster there but I love posting here as its more fun and total freedom of expression without someone getting all butt-hurt about it. Discussion is one thing but flaming forum for hostile reaction or forcing opinionated views is something else. RP hub isnt even a new idea, if anyone checks previous posts, I and many others have been harping on about it for ages, a welcome sim hangout for each main RP. But it kinda got diluted with founders stating something similar to 'hangout isnt necessary' or someone saying IDI is enough. IDI is not enough, it welcomes but not retains! This is why you have so many registering but not many online! I went to the RP hub town hall meeting, myself and Chopper where rather drowned out and even kinda felt ignored, we both left. We did insist that all RP's to be represented even adult ones. Tbh it felt like (I could be wrong) they where more interested in having elven, fairy RP style hubs than anything else. There was another guy in the meeting who was not happy how it was going, and was sending me PM's saying the meeting just seemed one-sided. That was 3 people from 3 different types of RP that felt uncomfortable at the way the meeting was progressing, and dominated by folks dressed in fairy/elven style gear. If other RP's are going to be ignored or put on the back burner Imma raise a coup d' etat Early days yet so it all can end up quite well, but I wont be attending any future meetings. RP Hub, Its a very simple thing to do, you don't need a meeting for a meeting to discuss a meeting, about a meeting for a future meeting LOL. Get people in, delegate tasks, get it going! P.S Imma post a controversial rant in the rant section soon, I need to get something off my chest.
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Post by Amaranthim on Jun 25, 2014 7:06:33 GMT -8
Rosie- am sorry you are feeling off. I haven't been terribly involved lately for other reasons- first I had all this hunger and loneliness and now Hairy fills my nights- still - I do want to get back what I personally have lost. That is, the interest in building and Making - but that is not IW's fault. 8 years can really drag on you! I have had my upsets with IW in general, people in particular, etc. But still and all, this is home. I even tried to go back to SL - but my heart is just not there- no one and nothing holds me to it.
I think, what I am trying to say is that the experiences are all personal. We have the cause and effect of most things within us. I personally was not at the Townhall as it was held at an inconvenient hour for me. However listening through it all, I found a lot of inspiration and information as to what the road map is for the company. Yes there was that, "children Behave" thing- but you have to understand- the forums over there have been beyond toxic! So much back biting and out and out insult! I can't stand it any more and am staying right here. I go read- but other than something important, I refuse to participate. The moderation, while necessary, is off-putting. I hate that whole "face of IW" nonsense and refuse to have anyone shut me up. However- there were some extreme and stupid personal attacks going on recently that I would also eliminate from here should they happen. It is one thing to say I disagree with so and so and a whole other thing to say I disagree with that idiotic jackass etc. I do feel everyone is walking on eggs and that is no way to be creative. I also feel certain folks think they are way more important than they are- or are they? Because I know I would have been sorely tempted to bury the tip of my boot in a certain someone's scaly behind- however nothing was done beyond tsk tsk and slap slap hand. That we can see anyway.. still - meh- not going to work my self up over it. I am happy right here. If anyone gets too far out of line you can be sure they will get smacked- after discussion - but things won't be arbitrarily sanitized.
As for the RP thing - meh again. don't really give a fig how anyone runs that as it is not my thing. I do not believe anyone will get snubbed, tbh-
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Post by Hairy Thor on Jun 29, 2014 11:33:19 GMT -8
I can fully understand IW's stance, as they don't have the time to be logged into the forum on a consistent basis, and by the time they can get in there to see what's going, the war has already begun. Drawing the line in the sand sets a standard for the time being. Once they introduce the new forum moderator, I think you'll see better moderation and not the forced heavy hand of late. As for losing interest in general, that happens. Even though Amara and I have found a new fresh reason to log in and share time together, like Amara, I'm still looking for that creative spirit I once had. I'm sure it will come back to me and I'll be full tilt once again. I've popped over to other grids, but no matter where you go, if you don't have the creative spirit in you, no one grid will inspire it. So I'll continue to reside in IW, and when the creative spirit hits again, look out folks.
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Post by Bec Jigsaw on Jun 29, 2014 14:32:19 GMT -8
For me I dont have the creativeness lately. I log in for a few then figure why am I just standing here then log out. Maybe it is because I moved but that has been about a month ago, so dont know. I am on vacation this week so will start well making myself go inworld more. The forums no I try not to post in there much. I do if soemone needs help and hasnt been answered for a while. But that is about it. I still love my IW dont get me wrong lol. But lately it has just been meh.
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