Quote Originally Posted by NyarukoW View Post
That is exactly why you can not assume those who are silent are in agreement to speed run. Any number of reasons could lead to to not responding and misinterpretting that can lead to wipes. You can not assume that they will speak up. I would encourage them to, but you can not assume that they are in agreement and ready to so because they are silent.
If you are directly asked a question ("Are you okay with speedrunning?") and don't respond to it, you forfeit your right to complain when the person asking the question interprets your silence one way or the other. There's just as much responsibility on your side to reply as there is on theirs to ask.