tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610179407404448561.post1758214361767258442..comments2023-06-17T09:39:02.153+01:00Comments on Demeternoth Does: On the importance of experience.Demeternothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09976659928964026529noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610179407404448561.post-76894132195692975322012-01-17T17:23:21.742+00:002012-01-17T17:23:21.742+00:00I agree with what you wrote. I found myself in a ...I agree with what you wrote. I found myself in a somewhat similar situation some time back. Not in a guild mind, but in world PvE. I'm an AH maven to some extent, and do quite well at it. Consequently, I'm usually quite flush with gold on my main, and my alts too. As I enjoy the interaction with others in the game world, I will often help out players in less fortunate circumstances just because I can. It helps them get ahead, and it feels good to do someone a good turn. Sometimes it is something as simple as buffing a lowbie right before they get off the zeppelin. Sometimes it's passing out free enchants at the AH because I'm trying to lvl my enchanting. Anyway, I was running around on a an alt I was leveling out in pre-Cata Tanaris one day, when I ran into a toon around the same level as my alt who was running the same quest lines. We decided to group up to speed things along. We did very well together, and it was a big help to have someone to work with. So, when my group-mate happened to mention how hard he'd been saving up so he could buy his first mount, I went ahead and tossed him the gold to cover it. Later on, another character joined our little group. Imagine my surprise to find out that it was my original group-mates father, and that the original group-mate was only 11 yrs old. To put things in perspective, I'm a late 40s male. I could just imagine what the kid's father might have been thinking, and I thanked my lucky stars that I had (as usual) kept my conversations "G-rated". Still, it did make me look further into things before grouping after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610179407404448561.post-67357861921390120912011-11-03T04:13:17.793+00:002011-11-03T04:13:17.793+00:00I was in a guild with several members that partici...I was in a guild with several members that participated in conversation of the more bawdy sort - nothing derogatory (we had very strict rules about that) but definitely explicit. We didn't particularly think it wise to discuss the philosophy of which participant has the power in the act of a blow job in front of the children... so we moved to a private chat channel. That worked for a while, but doesn't cover the verbal bantering and left a conversation divide in the guild that made communication a little difficult.<br /><br />I fully agree with people not wanting to be put in a situation where they have to act as an example for someone else's kids - especially non-supervised children.<br /><br />Outside of the game I avoid children as much as possible. I didn't sign up to be a parent or a caretaker and am not interested in being a rolemodel. That is as much our decision and right as it is for parents to protect their kids from people like me. =DAriochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536961652848860428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610179407404448561.post-50736088150283421342011-11-01T18:02:09.229+00:002011-11-01T18:02:09.229+00:00@nowiamtree In my blind passion I'd not even t...@nowiamtree In my blind passion I'd not even thought of that. /catamongstthepigeons. <br /><br />I realise that this topic can raise passions for lots of people, even within my own little world my partner and I have discussed this tonight and there are huge questions around how you approach this topic based on all sorts of experiences, beliefs, ways of enjoying Azeroth and so on. This post is just my view, it might not resonate with you, or it might, or it might bring up some questions for you. I don't post on topics to cause drama or be deliberately controversial, I just say what I feel and sometimes that appears in a slightly ramshackle unedited fashion.Demeternothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976659928964026529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610179407404448561.post-54153887410249586932011-11-01T15:16:28.026+00:002011-11-01T15:16:28.026+00:00I kind of see the opposite to Elementalistly - alt...I kind of see the opposite to Elementalistly - although I understand what they're saying. The thing is is that their child is in the same guild as them, they have a good idea of what they're doing, what they're being exposed to, and how to react and they will undoubtedly be viewed as having responsibility for their child.<br /><br />When we were banging out guild rules, we opted for an over-18 if possible, although it also depended on the strength of the applicant. Self-protection was a strong part of that decision. For our atmosphere, and for ourselves. While it's unlikely to happen, in the worst case scenario, it only takes one annoyed child to lie to their parents about something to cause some serious potential issues. <br /><br />I can understand why you're resigning, and appreciate where you're coming from - but the question I'd be asking is how did they get into the guild in the first place - and why are they still there? Because someone has seriously bent the guild rules. Either the child themselves, in which case they've lied to the guild, or people have allowed the rules to be bent. And THAT will be just as much of an issue in the long run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610179407404448561.post-82375376074445459712011-11-01T14:52:24.887+00:002011-11-01T14:52:24.887+00:00I specifically chose to post on my blog about it i...I specifically chose to post on my blog about it in the hope that it would avoid some drama occurring in guild. <br /><br />Imho, a 12 year old playing in the same guild as their parents is considerably different from one playing in a guild with a known 18+ rule without their parents. <br /><br />I've been in guilds with youngsters as I said, and at the time I was perfectly happy with the situation, I went into the guild knowing that to be the case. The policy in my current guild seems to have shifted slightly away from what it was and since I am the only one 'creating drama' it's not right for me to stay in a position of leadership when I feel so strongly against it. <br /><br />I still like my guildies, I still LOVE my guild as a whole so I don't see the point in /gquitting over this. I believe I've stood by my principles and that's what matters to me. If someone else wants to make drama out of it, then that's their decision. Part of being me is ranting/venting every now and then and I wouldn't be true to myself if I had sugar-coated how I felt about this.Demeternothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976659928964026529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610179407404448561.post-91064846437374259072011-11-01T13:52:18.435+00:002011-11-01T13:52:18.435+00:00Sounds like drama to me.
My son is 12 and plays i...Sounds like drama to me.<br /><br />My son is 12 and plays in our guild, which is a very adult guild (30, 40, even a 60 something). If the child is hidden away from such things, then it gives them more reason to go search it out. We have been open with our child, and explain what terms mean...or innuendos, if you will..<br /><br />All this has led to our son being top tier in his class, and above grade student, with a vocabulary that exceeds even high school norms.<br /><br />So, you can either create drama, or accept the fact this child (teenager) has accepted this guild, and let them decide what is too much...because, really what are all these words, but letters someone put together to represent an act or object that EVENTUALLY this kid will figure out anyways.Elementalistlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536627257855895757noreply@blogger.com