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If you like the idea of the reputation feature suggested in the comments, why not share some thoughts on it on this thread?
Hello folks, I'd like to talk about something that concerns me. There have been quite a lot of people who have mentioned the Aywas community has not felt the same and has seemed, almost... colder and ruder.
In the beginning, we all knew each other from a small handful of common sites. We recently passed 30,000 users - so we've grown a whole bunch from the original beta testers, and people from all kinds of sites have joined and made Aywas their home.
With more people, the original family feel gets diluted. I suppose that happens when you have so many people coming in. We can, however, all work together on that.
First thing is, for those of you coming from more aggressively moderated sites, you may not know that the moderators are all really, really nice people. If someone rubs you the wrong way or behaves disrespectfully to you, our staff is always here to help. We've seen a large number of these sort of reports lately and we encourage you to keep reporting. We want to help!
Second thing is, we have always required that members be mature and respectful - it's a staple of our TOS . It's kind of awkward phrasing, but I think it's still a decent description - to show respect to other members, the staff that works hard to entertain you, and the site as a whole.
This seems to be slipping. More and more, there are people who are not acting mature and/or respectful. We've seen a larger increase of individuals who express damaging and hurtful comments in public places, on and off site. This also contributes to an overall feeling of coldness and breeds pain and anger, because whether it's here or not, it still affects all of the community in the way that it infects. We encourage thoughtful feedback, but we don't tolerate bashing and mindless insults, whether here or elsewhere. That hurts our community feel, and does not represent a mature and respectful attitude.
While we want to welcome everyone, maturity and respect is necessary to keep our community thriving, and keep that family feel we all yearn for. The best way to ensure this is to report inappropriate behavior and contribute ideas, not venom and hatred.
That said, please remember that Aywas is a private website. It's one of the things that sets us apart from other ones - our ability to filter registrations. That doesn't end at the sign up page, though. We want a community full of awesome people who have fun together and are, of course, mature and respectful. Please remember to be mindful of how you treat others, the staff, and the site - everywhere. Our community does not welcome hurtful attitudes, and we as staff will step up and do our best in preserving the purpose of our filter.
Your reports are the most helpful in aiding us there - whether it's someone speaking in chatspeak or someone who acts disrespectfully toward you, site, or staff, your reports can make or break our efforts.
I think our community needs healing, but I know we can do it. :) Thanks to all for reading. Now let's do our best!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon Sep 5, 2011 8:33pm
- King Sombra
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 9:42pm
Double quote: Quote Slash*and sometimes good people have bad days.*This.So.Much.And i'm sorry to have been a real nightmare on my first days here... Same, Its annoying when people cant see past one screw up. I know things Ive said/or done have come out wrong, but it shouldnt stalk me for the rest of my life. (x-x) unless I did something like intentionally kill someone out of spite, but say a bad word..no
- Neesboy
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 9:45pm
I for one have not had any problems- everyone has been very friendly and polite. :) Just putting in my vote of confidence!
- Trellwolf
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 9:50pm
Hear hear.
Personally, this is one of the most friendly websites I've ever been on, and much of that is because the admins take such an interest in the community. And I thank you for that.
- ♎ Astra ♎
(#16365)
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 9:55pm
If there is a reputation feature, please, for the love of Admin, let it be anonymous. Like, "someone has -1 you!" or "someone has +1 you!" -- if a person feels like they're being singled out, they can go to a Mod, who can then check to see if it's the same person doing the same -1 all the time or if, in fact, the person's bad attitude has earned them the scorn of many (and there's nothing wrong with that).
- WildOrchid
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 9:57pm
Great to see a note on this! Yes, agree with those who posted - we need more love!
- Star Jewel
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 10:00pm
I don't post or get involved a lot, but when I have everyone has always been nice and I enjoy Subeta a lot.
- BlueWave & RedVelvet
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 10:00pm
I left another site purely because of the rudeness I encountered. Scared I was to even say anything here, I've been welcome open armed. The people here are kind and I hope we can continue this.
- Star Jewel
(#13768)
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 10:01pm
Oops, wrong game. I have two windows open. Aywas is also a great site and everyone I have interacted with has been very helpful and nice.
- Rotini
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 10:28pm
Bravo to you Stash. I love the site and believe you guys and gals will keep it special.
Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2011 9:38pm
Thank you for sharing this, I can say that this is so fair the best pet site I been on. It has a more, easy going to feel.
Of course there will always be a competitiveness between the new players and the older ones, but no one can change some harmless competitions. You can normally see it on every site ;3 (And is very healthy.. If you compete in the correct manner and only rant to yourself.. Like I do at times.. xD)