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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tharivious" data-source="post: 3402915" data-attributes="member: 28105">I'm sorry, where did I mention character concepts even once?  I was speaking of the advice given previously in the thread, and yes, of the rules and reasonings behind those rules.  Although, if you want to bring character concepts to the mix, then the more experienced players still might have more knowledge, based on the breadth of characters that they've seen over the years, and probably do know better what sorts of concepts are more readily accepted in the chats and what sort of reactions they provoke.Of course things like that happen.  It's human nature, and very few people aren't guilty of expressing negative opinions in one way or another.  It'll happen no matter where you are, because humans are imperfect creatures.  Humans are petty, fickle beings, simple as that.Or were you trying to insinuate that only the players that have been here longer are guilty of this?  Because believe me, that's patently untrue.In-character comments that sting can't really be helped, as long as they don't cross certain lines.  Fact among characters is the same as fact among people: Some are just jerks.  Not everyone is able to bite their tongues in real life, and not all characters bite their tongues either.Now, direct comments made via PM in-chat that appear to be strictly out-of-character, should probably be reported if particularly venomous, as they could be actionable.  Much like dealing with bullies in reality, making sure that the authority figures are aware is a valuable way of dealing with it.Comments made off-site?  Not much can be done about that, really, short of direct confrontations to resolve the issues, which rarely turn out well.</blockquote>

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