Open Letter on the State of Civility on This Forum

Inedeed, Frostpackers like adding extra words to sound more important. Hence wordsalad. :wink:

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He doesn’t either. He is just posting just to post some words for the sake of posting some words. Hence wordsalad. :wink:

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Because now Aiko and Zaera blocked him and as such most gankers ignore his wordsalads too. This makes him angry. :thinking:

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You suck at English.





The messenger aside, I think the overall message is on-point - we could stand to have a bit more civility on this forum. This applies equally to those who babble on incoherently, ie: if you’re going to comment - try to be mindful of that - otherwise, spare the rest of us the dribble.

That being said, one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to try and be more positive and helpful on these forums. Happy Holidays to you all and fly safe. o7

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I agree 100%…

Also Season Greetings to all…

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I agree no feelings should be hurt and treated like the special snow flake muffins they are!

I want 1 billion isk please and thank you!

I am always willing to learn new (to me) constructions in the English language. I now understand that the phrase ‘You suck’ is an Americanism, informal and impolite. The use of the verb ‘suck’ has no connection with its literal meaning.

So, to be clear, I was wrong. ‘You suck.’ is a colloquialism which does not follow normal grammatical rules. Thanks for pointing it out; I’ll remember that!

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The vast majority of us are very tolerant of language mistakes (especially if your first language isn’t English). We appreciate the effort!

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100%

English has too many exceptions.

I don’t actually think that you suck :stuck_out_tongue:



No it wasn’t, it was a troll post right from the start.

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Maybe (and the joke’s on us). Myself, I prefer to take it in the spirit of which (I assume) it was intended. Regardless, can I at least take something positive away from this? Yes - and that’s what I choose to do. o7

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OP is a ganker, take a wild guess.

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Same here. Even if this started as troll post, I think the topic is valid and I wouldn’t mind discussing this.

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And what of it? Not my personal style of play, but each to their own. As I mentioned, if this is a troll - then the joke’s on us. I don’t see any harm with more civility on this forum (this was something the old forums had a lot more of - despite occasional disagreements).

Posting in a ganker whine thread where they accuse others of doing what they do…

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Hi Dracvlad, what drew you back to this festering pit?!

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So true as @James_Fuchs had everyone at hello

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I don’t know, but i find “open letters” originating from one person using the word “we” offensive. Who is “we”? Normally you go around and get people to agree and sign your letter before you publish it as an open letter. You did nothing of that kind, but left the group of “we” undefined. I don’t like to be included in any group that i didn’t sign up for and would have to opt out now.
So please mark me of having opted out of your letter as i do not agree with letters that i have not read and signed.

Or is the “we” supposed to be the pluralis majestatis? Which i would find even more offensive…

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Hey, I hope you are well. I am still subbed atm, though have not done anything in space for more than two weeks. In answer to you question, amusement is what did it…

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@James_Fuchs Good evening, sir :blush:
Thank you for trying to foster an amicable atmosphere online this holiday season while the game is in Winter Solstice mode.
I wish for everyone to receive the gift of their dream and also be able to pilot their favorite ship for this Yule season.
Love and warm wishes to all :smiling_face:
–Shikoku Hiroswa

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Ginormous!