R'lyeh rule

[Excited Penguin]

For the record, it's not true at all that Jenny "always has to assume the worst."

Emph.

Didn't say that, though.

Jenny's really lovely.

I'm sure she is. Just not to me, apparently.

I understand that you may be generalizing. It's not like you can't reclarify or amend the wording of what you said if you want to 

See above.

[Excited Penguin]

Why do you have to assume the worst, by the way? I specifically said in the OP that I'm just curious and later added that I'm not looking to flame anyone in particular or to engage in that kind of activity - not planning it, anyway. I just want to better understand that rule, is all.

Previous observation and interaction.

Ok, no problem.

[Ravenshire]

Is every rule in the book going to be questioned?!?

[Edwardo Piet]

For the record, it's not true at all that Jenny "always has to assume the worst."

Emph.

Didn't say that, though.

?

Why do you have to assume the worst, by the way?

Any relevant difference?

Jenny's really lovely.

I'm sure she is. Just not to me, apparently.

Aww. Nah she's not being not lovely.

I don't wanna speak for her I just think she is tired of you because of all your previous shit in the past... I'm almost always the same with you lately, I'm just in such a good mood right now that that isn't applying right now, I dunno.

You're not currently breaking the rules and you're not currently being an asshole so I'm fine with you. And even if you were being an asshole now I'm in too good of a mood to let it bother me. You're not though. Not right this minute. Yet. I hope you keep it that way.

I understand that you may be generalizing. It's not like you can't reclarify or amend the wording of what you said if you want to 

See above.

I did I don't see the relevant difference.

[LastPoet]

So... am I getting a response here any time soon?

Perhaps. Given that you have gone in a quest to question every rule in the forum and ending up fainting that you haven't been satisfied by the response, If I was in the staff, you would be my lowest priority. The staff has more important things to do than to satisfy your... curiosity.

Like hookers and blow.

[Jackalope]

I thought we were allowed to ask questions here and that we'd get answers from staff. Was I wrong?

No, you weren't wrong. However, this inquiry into where the lines are drawn and rules lawyering is the kind of thing that we've come to expect from trolls (no, I don't think you're a troll).

The lines are subjective, and depend the totality of circumstances as well as the participants' history.

Generally speaking though, we step in when things become toxic. That generally means a speedbump (i.e. a general in-thread warning to all participants) asking everyone to tone it down a notch, with potential escalation if that speedbump isn't heeded.

My personal view is that participants in threads in R'lyeh are voluntary combatants and I'm reluctant to step in unless it becomes overly toxic. I realize that is subjective, but it's necessarily so.

[Excited Penguin]

Is every rule in the book going to be questioned?!?

I don't think so. I was just asking about this one, for now.

[Excited Penguin]

I thought we were allowed to ask questions here and that we'd get answers from staff. Was I wrong?

No, you weren't wrong.  However, this inquiry into where the lines are drawn and rules lawyering is the kind of thing that we've come to expect from trolls (no, I don't think you're a troll).

The lines are subjective, and depend the totality of circumstances as well as the participants' history.

Generally speaking though, we step in when things become toxic.  That generally means a speedbump (i.e. a general in-thread warning to all participants) asking everyone to tone it down a notch, with potential escalation if that speedbump isn't heeded.

My personal view is that participants in threads in R'lyeh are voluntary combatants and I'm reluctant to step in unless it becomes overly toxic.  I realize that is subjective, but it's necessarily so.

Got it. Thanks a lot for your answer, it's exactly what I was looking for.

[Excited Penguin]

So... am I getting a response here any time soon?

Perhaps. Given that you have gone in a quest to question every rule in the forum and ending up fainting that you haven't been satisfied by the response, If I was in the staff, you would be my lowest priority. The staff has more important things to do than to satisfy your... curiosity.

Like hookers and blow.

That was directed at Evie, not the staff at large. I'm sure he didn't mind.

[Excited Penguin]

Emph.

Didn't say that, though.

?

Why do you have to assume the worst, by the way?

Any relevant difference?

Jenny's really lovely.

I'm sure she is. Just not to me, apparently.

Aww. Nah she's not being not lovely.

I don't wanna speak for her I just think she is tired of you because of all your previous shit in the past... I'm almost always the same with you lately, I'm just in such a good mood right now that that isn't applying right now, I dunno.

You're not currently breaking the rules and you're not currently being an asshole so I'm fine with you. And even if you were being an asshole now I'm in too good of a mood to let it bother me. You're not though. Not right this minute. Yet. I hope you keep it that way.

I understand that you may be generalizing. It's not like you can't reclarify or amend the wording of what you said if you want to 

See above.

I did I don't see the relevant difference.

The relevant difference is I didn't say always and it seemed to me like you wanted me to retract/change that bit(something I never said).