The issue is that running the game and participating in it is a labor of love.

Vitriol pretty much destroys that for Imms and players alike, and it's time the community recognized that. There's no way rational players can really self-police flames and trolls, and the result is that we have bad apples creating a miasma that is corrupting the community.

We should really just go to a no flame/no troll/no vitriol standard.
In the end, whiners who threaten to leave really best serve the community by leaving, I think, so as not to ruin everyone else's experience. Frankly, our player and imm base would be much higher if they did.

It's possible to rationally and constructively discuss identifiable flaws and trends in the game -- and anyone who treats such a discussion as an extension of their in-game persona doesn't really belong here.

I think it is best that we move to this standard. I'm not sure if imms think such players allow a steady stream of evil/drama characters, but I'm afraid what's going on is that imms think the community will eventually get what it deserves. Unfortunately, unlike a brick and mortar community, there's no way three of us can elbow the guy next to us and tell him to shut up before he forces the Dungeon Master to end the game in disgust.

This game is really, truly awesome -- and the recent RP storylines emphasize the incredible experience this game really is. Let's keep it this way for both our volunteer staffs and players?