User blog comment:Zannabanna/What has this wiki come to?/@comment-3331075-20110628014740

Hey guys.

Now, I may not know what I am talking about here, as I have never been a victim of this bullying before. But as I am on the supposed, "side", of the people who make fun of others, and can say that yes, this does go on. But it doesn't have to be turned into some issue where everyone has to pick a side, fight for their side, and just put down other users further.

I'll admit that sometimes I will say something that isn't particularly nice about someone, whether they be noob or veteran. But that just comes with being in camps. In my opinion, or at least when it comes to me, all the rivalries that affect me are from the characters we play in camps, no the actual users themselves. So in the one case I said, "Ugh. Why did Zanna do that?" I meant that why did Eve, Zanna's character, do that to my character. I could have said the same thing if it had been LF's or Nduke's characters.

And that brings me into another part of this, "debate". When users, who in this case we will call veterans, out down other users, (who we will call noobs in this case), there is always a "dilemma" Now, like I said before, this usually happens when the noobs character angers the veterans character, or the veteran themselves. But my point here is that it seems to happen more in that direction, instead of the noob putting down the veteran. Anyways, as Zanna said earlier, it seems like the wiki has taking a turn for the worse when it comes to veterans putting down noobs. But I am speaking as a previous noob and a new veteran when I say that BOTH sides are guilty of this. It isn't a one sided street.

Now, in order to really make a difference here, action would have to be taken. It's clear that there is a problem on the wiki, of users "hating" on other users. And yes, this is true, but I think that it is through the characters that the users are doing this. Which is normal, but then the users take it too far, yada, yada. But I don't think that any user on here, whether noob or veteran, actually hates another user. Because when you think about it, have you ever MET this person? Do you know what they are REALLY like? Are they just trying to bring more drama to a wiki that is all about, "Total Drama"?

We can't make asumptions about people we don't actually know. Now, I know I'm not an admin or anything, so this isn't my decision. In fact, I'm not really making a decision, am I. but what I am saying, and Zanna (Alongside many others) Has brought up a good point here. EVERYONE on this wiki has to have more tolerance for these things. If it gets to a point where it is obvious that you are just insulting another user, regardless of their past actions in camps, then yes, that is bullying. But when it is just, "Oh, they voted my person out :@" or "Why do they ALWAYS quit?" It isn't actually bullying. While I think, and I would say that everybody else does too, that everyone should be treated equally, we all know that that just isn't possible. But when you see that happening, why don't you just realize that it really isn't that bad? And if you retaliate, are you just as bad for continuing it as the person who started it? I would think so.

Basically guys, my point is treat others the way you would want to be treated. Be fair, but if someone says something negative about you, think about it. Are they really saying that about you, or just your character? And guys, if someone says, "Hey, you called me this and this and this," you don't have to fight with them. Just explain. Tolerence, people.

Wow, I just turned this into a speech, didn't I? O_O Well, you guys get the point. If you read up to here, thanks for staying with me. ;) Peace out.

- Zoom Zoom