Jabborwacky
First Post
Yesterday, I came to the forums after having played a wonderful AL game with a father and his daughter to seek some help working through a few confusingly jumbled issues. I was a bit confused on how to present that information, as there were several subtle nuances to the subject that I didn't hammer out until long after the fact, but by then I was even more confused by the thread's hijackers. Unfortunately, it turned into a rare situation where the window of opportunity to clarify what I was asking had closed.
Today, I have decided to cancel my plan to introduce my two young nieces to the hobby. I simply cannot, in good conscience, subject any child to the potential threat of being harassed online in the way I was last night. I cannot be certain of whether it was by pure coincidence or not, but the timing of the harassing email in respect to the private message and thread explosion were too close together for me to remove the possibility of them being connected.
I had originally thought of posting a video to allow those on the forums to see the kind of damage you have done emotionally and mentally to me. I decided against it simply because it is probably giving you what you want. It is not the private message, the email, or the sometimes terrible things people were calling me in the thread. It is what you have done to my hobby. I firmly believed that roleplaying games are a window for personal growth as much as a fun way to spend time with other people. By stepping into a character in another universe, we are presented with a unique opportunity for personal growth.
Again, I am angry because you have now morally restrained me from ever introducing a new generation of people to the hobby. You undermined the countless hours of work the people designing 5e spent to create a fun, collective experience by moving the D&D one step closer to extinction. Moreover, you are symptomatic of a problem that has ruined the lives of countless young people.
What a waste...
Today, I have decided to cancel my plan to introduce my two young nieces to the hobby. I simply cannot, in good conscience, subject any child to the potential threat of being harassed online in the way I was last night. I cannot be certain of whether it was by pure coincidence or not, but the timing of the harassing email in respect to the private message and thread explosion were too close together for me to remove the possibility of them being connected.
I had originally thought of posting a video to allow those on the forums to see the kind of damage you have done emotionally and mentally to me. I decided against it simply because it is probably giving you what you want. It is not the private message, the email, or the sometimes terrible things people were calling me in the thread. It is what you have done to my hobby. I firmly believed that roleplaying games are a window for personal growth as much as a fun way to spend time with other people. By stepping into a character in another universe, we are presented with a unique opportunity for personal growth.
Again, I am angry because you have now morally restrained me from ever introducing a new generation of people to the hobby. You undermined the countless hours of work the people designing 5e spent to create a fun, collective experience by moving the D&D one step closer to extinction. Moreover, you are symptomatic of a problem that has ruined the lives of countless young people.
What a waste...
