TakeAChance
TYM White Knight
Lately there has been a lot of blowups going on via podcasts, videos, and forum posts.
First and foremost, these blowups are needed. It creates hype and drive for competitors while sweetening the pot for spectators.
Some of our newer members that may not be familiar with the scene may not exactly know how to handle this environment. So, for the purpose of education, let me explain how our scene works.
Dating back to MK9, our scene was a hotly contested affair of extremely competitive players, character loyalists, online warriors, and OG's who were all trying to make a name for themselves again, or for the very first time. Rivalries were formed and feuds were created as well as settled.
Most of those players now, are actually very close friends! These arguments never got personal. They never attacked the person, just the character they portray.
To an extent, every poster on this board is a character. View yourself as a wrestler. Your forum personality is an extension of yourself, while not being quite true to yourself. You may post something on a keyboard or behind a microphone that you would never say in your day to day life.
Speaking from experience, I am a teacher. I do not worry about grammar on my posts, I hardly spell check, and I spout profanity like no tomorrow. Why? Because in my life I get few outlets to do so. I enjoy it, and therefore I do it. I also don't mind stirring the pot for mine or anothers enjoyment. There is however, a fine line that one must not cross.
The personal line.
I learned very early in my experience with this scene that crossing the personal line is a big no no. You can assault Tournament credentials, quotes taken on the board, or anything that a user airs out to the general community, but digging into their home lives, personal endeavours, jobs etc is considered a MASSIVE no no.
Doing this will ostracize you, and for good reason.
That being said, once people get to know you as an actual person and not a keyboard warrior, attitudes change and friendship are formed. You get in on an "inner circle" of other players that understand what you are doing and of course play along.
You may have noticed certain "cliques" on the boards. These are people who have become very good friends through the previous drama and games. We all understand that nothing is personal. At least most of us do.
When I for instance call out General M2Dave, AK Pig Of The Hut, TRASH OF TYM, GGA 16 Bit, etc. It is not a personal attack on the players. Most of the time I am just trying to air out. If I saw those same people after calling them massive dickwads on the forums, (which they are not IRL) I would still be hospital to them if I met them in person.
This isn't me being two-faced, this is me being a good person. All of the individuals on this site lead very different lives. Drama and hype are fun, but if you obsess about it and take it to seriously, it will become very toxic. If you have fun with it, it becomes very fun and engaging.
All and all I felt that it was important to make a clear distinction between attacking someone's persona, and attacking them personally. Pig Of The Hut can be a douche sometimes, but TakeAChance can be a misinformed asshole too. Brant and Chance however would probably have a good time in person.
Seperating the two distinctions once and for all will allow people to just have fun again and stop being so but hurt.
TLDR: Hype and forum drama can be fun as long as it doesn't cross a personal line. That being said, taking an attack on your persona personally is an indication of the wrong frame of mind. Look at it like wrestlers cutting promos. At the end of the day, they all probably go out for a beer. But on "TV" or "TYM" they may seem like they are ready to kill each other. Have fun with it.
First and foremost, these blowups are needed. It creates hype and drive for competitors while sweetening the pot for spectators.
Some of our newer members that may not be familiar with the scene may not exactly know how to handle this environment. So, for the purpose of education, let me explain how our scene works.
Dating back to MK9, our scene was a hotly contested affair of extremely competitive players, character loyalists, online warriors, and OG's who were all trying to make a name for themselves again, or for the very first time. Rivalries were formed and feuds were created as well as settled.
Most of those players now, are actually very close friends! These arguments never got personal. They never attacked the person, just the character they portray.
To an extent, every poster on this board is a character. View yourself as a wrestler. Your forum personality is an extension of yourself, while not being quite true to yourself. You may post something on a keyboard or behind a microphone that you would never say in your day to day life.
Speaking from experience, I am a teacher. I do not worry about grammar on my posts, I hardly spell check, and I spout profanity like no tomorrow. Why? Because in my life I get few outlets to do so. I enjoy it, and therefore I do it. I also don't mind stirring the pot for mine or anothers enjoyment. There is however, a fine line that one must not cross.
The personal line.
I learned very early in my experience with this scene that crossing the personal line is a big no no. You can assault Tournament credentials, quotes taken on the board, or anything that a user airs out to the general community, but digging into their home lives, personal endeavours, jobs etc is considered a MASSIVE no no.
Doing this will ostracize you, and for good reason.
That being said, once people get to know you as an actual person and not a keyboard warrior, attitudes change and friendship are formed. You get in on an "inner circle" of other players that understand what you are doing and of course play along.
You may have noticed certain "cliques" on the boards. These are people who have become very good friends through the previous drama and games. We all understand that nothing is personal. At least most of us do.
When I for instance call out General M2Dave, AK Pig Of The Hut, TRASH OF TYM, GGA 16 Bit, etc. It is not a personal attack on the players. Most of the time I am just trying to air out. If I saw those same people after calling them massive dickwads on the forums, (which they are not IRL) I would still be hospital to them if I met them in person.
This isn't me being two-faced, this is me being a good person. All of the individuals on this site lead very different lives. Drama and hype are fun, but if you obsess about it and take it to seriously, it will become very toxic. If you have fun with it, it becomes very fun and engaging.
All and all I felt that it was important to make a clear distinction between attacking someone's persona, and attacking them personally. Pig Of The Hut can be a douche sometimes, but TakeAChance can be a misinformed asshole too. Brant and Chance however would probably have a good time in person.
Seperating the two distinctions once and for all will allow people to just have fun again and stop being so but hurt.
TLDR: Hype and forum drama can be fun as long as it doesn't cross a personal line. That being said, taking an attack on your persona personally is an indication of the wrong frame of mind. Look at it like wrestlers cutting promos. At the end of the day, they all probably go out for a beer. But on "TV" or "TYM" they may seem like they are ready to kill each other. Have fun with it.
