(February 11th, 2014, 00:46)Dhalphir Wrote: I don't understand why my point of view re
auses is so hard to understand for most people in this game. I don't think I'm being that unreasonable, and I'd love for somebody to tell me why everybody is acting as if I am.
You're taking two contradictory positions here, and you're expressing yourself rudely. Your argument is that people are naturally lazy and procrastinating, so they can't have a longer turn time. But also that they know their schedule and their war opponents' schedules well enough to always be able to give notice. Most people take exception to being called lazy. Especially if their issue is too much work, or dealing with a natural disaster (Ichabod's flooding situation comes to mind).
'Fucking child', 'tough luck', 'responsibility' - these are phrases that imply it's more important to let people know about your inability to game, than to deal with the emergency in front of you, which seem like strange priorities. They also imply that 24/7 (or nearly) internet access is available to everyone, so hopping on to RB to post a quick request is a minor thing. And, for that matter, that people are missing turn slots due to sleeping in/partying/just not feeling like it. I don't think that's what's going on, though, at least not mostly.
Finally, you're trying to turn an informal atmosphere into a formal one. Rather than paying attention to your gaming friends and doing what they'd want, you're suggesting disciplining your gaming colleagues when they fail to meet policy. Which is more like a business or government. I can't speak for everyone, but I get plenty of that outside of RB, I'd rather this be a place to relax.
I mean, the general principle of 'be kind, let us know what's going on, don't make us guess' is a good one, but you're being very harsh about how you ask for it. And you're assuming the worst about people's reasons.
