Quote Originally Posted by linayar View Post
It's not an assumption. It's a general statement. If you report, good. Everyone else should too.

The people doing the gaslighting are those telling people to be quiet or risk getting banned.

Raising awareness for what reason? If people experience toxicity, they will be aware of it. And if they don't, then it doesn't matter.

And I've never seen anyone acting like the community is a saint. However, it is their experience with the community. And if you're having a different experience with the community, then maybe start to look into why that is the case rather than assuming people are only acting.

And what about this thread? Some people are saying they don't want people who they perceive to be toxic to enter the community. That's not being toxic by itself. That's more fear and suspicion which may be countered by being level-headed and showing how their fear may be unwarranted.

Simply pushing back and calling them toxic doesn't lead to a solution, but just creates more division within the community. And yes, you are part of the community. So if you think some part of the community is not as welcoming as they should be, then simply be the part of the community that is more welcoming. Then try to work out the differences.

It's a self-fulfilling prophecy if you're (general you) the one who tend to be toxic and then saying this community has toxicity.
I’m raising awareness so people know what they’re getting into.There’s a reason “gcbtw” is a literal meme. It’s because people claim this is a great community when it’s still just as toxic as the others. I’m not saying other people are lying when they say they don’t experience it. My only gripe is with people saying “oh you must be the problem if you experience it so much.Or you’re lying about it.” Like, no. Just because you don’t experience it as much doesn’t mean someone who does is the problem. That’s gaslighting. Also yes, some of the comments in this thread are toxic. What you described is what we call gatekeeping. That’s not a good thing. It’s especially ironic when the people that are trying to gatekeep from the “toxic” people are the ones being inherently toxic. People love to bash on WoW in this game, yet when WoW people critique 14, they get all defensive and call WoW players so toxic and horrible. Hypocrisy at its finest.