The bitching factor

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Works for me

Welcome, Jarvel, it's nice down here, so dark and safe...

BTW, ixnay on the obaldkay!

 

[William Ronald]

Originally posted by Eric Noah:
It definitely comes in waves, and I don't see anything especially unusual about this particular wave except that it seems to be involving some purposeful trollish behavior (not joke trolls, people who maybe don't care for 3E or D&D coming here to bait us into getting upset). In my experience they eventually give up out of boredom because we do a pretty good job of not getting TOO riled up.

The best cure for a downward swing like this is to be a positive participant. Be extra nice, contribute to threads that DO interest you, ignore stuff that's bothersome. A little effort from a few makes a big difference.

I commented there seemed to be some problems back in a thread called Increasing Animosity. I think Eric has some good advice.

I have dealt with some people who have gotten banned for worse behavior than I have seen of late. The key thing is not to let someone who dislikes you or your opinions cause you to become a jerk. (Remember, it is best not to become like your enemy in a fight. Or if this were Nutkinland, I would repeat Lyndon Johnson's quote about a contest and skunks.)