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<blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6159574" data-attributes="member: 6681948">So far, we're on the same page.Here, we depart.&nbsp; I agree with the solution, but I do not agree it is the GM's sole responsibility.&nbsp; This is a group activity, and it is for the group to decide who will, and won't play.&nbsp; If all of the other players were frustrated with this guy, and the GM wasn't, I would still expect the GM to work with the expectations of the group.&nbsp; If the group is OK with this guy, but the GM isn't, then I dont see the GM kicking him out as the answer (maybe the GM is incompatible with the group, but that's another story).Here, my expectation is that the players back up the GM, if they agree this is a problem (I hope they would, but I'm not sure that has been inicated one way or the other) or provide the opposing view if they disagree.&nbsp; My bias is to put the issue on the table.&nbsp; If I, as GM, am unhappy with this behaviour, I'll say so.&nbsp; If the players agree, they should say so, not sit quietly and expect the GM to deal with it.&nbsp; That quiet sitting is just as easily interpreted as &quot;I don't have a problem with Player X&quot; as &quot;I agree with the GM&quot;.&nbsp; The group, not the GM alone, is responsible for setting and maintaining the social contract.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="N'raac, post: 6159574, member: 6681948"] So far, we're on the same page. Here, we depart. I agree with the solution, but I do not agree it is the GM's sole responsibility. This is a group activity, and it is for the group to decide who will, and won't play. If all of the other players were frustrated with this guy, and the GM wasn't, I would still expect the GM to work with the expectations of the group. If the group is OK with this guy, but the GM isn't, then I dont see the GM kicking him out as the answer (maybe the GM is incompatible with the group, but that's another story). Here, my expectation is that the players back up the GM, if they agree this is a problem (I hope they would, but I'm not sure that has been inicated one way or the other) or provide the opposing view if they disagree. My bias is to put the issue on the table. If I, as GM, am unhappy with this behaviour, I'll say so. If the players agree, they should say so, not sit quietly and expect the GM to deal with it. That quiet sitting is just as easily interpreted as "I don't have a problem with Player X" as "I agree with the GM". The group, not the GM alone, is responsible for setting and maintaining the social contract. [/QUOTE]

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