AFW Meeting!

I'll be honest, part of the reason I bring this up is because it seems like this site can't finish an important match without controversy. The higher up matches should be the ones people read if they read a match they aren't involved in, and in the spirit of both representing the site and creating an environment that others can participate in, those matches need to go well.

To clarify, I think that if we understood what it is that people are looking for when they RP, and how they go about trying to get it, maybe we can be better about working together to keep this site up. Frankly, the whole thing has gone to shit. Enough people are pissed at other people that we now have very clearly defined cliques, or at least an in and out crowds. It doesn't work like that.

Of course, it's not like we're running a business here with professional collaborative writers (that'd be a fun job... and a nightmare). On average, we've got a lot of younger people here, and our achilles heel is and always has been our lack of maturity. That problem, coupled with a few sticking points, has led to a culture that is not conducive to the purpose of the site, as a corporate entity.

It'd be unfair to put all the blame on specific people, though I think some people certainly suck worse than others. The problem is systemic, and you can't make it better by cutting out the bad, you make it better by growing the good parts.

If anyone's still with me here, thanks, but does anyone have any (constructive) thoughts on the matter?

Seems Blue has a good point, though I will refuse to join whatever "clique" she happens to be in.


Also, my last thought on the mid card/Entropy belt thing....While D-ultch was doing a great job as midcard champ, and the only actual midcard champ, Doesn't having this whole "Kawaii's steal belt, Kawaii revolution, Kawaii as champ" thing, if it's to be an actual thing and not a one off joke, completely devalue the point of the belt?


On that note, if the Kawaii league wants to be "taken seriously", which kinda defeats the purpose of Kawaii's, shouldn't they bother having their champion defend their belt? Character wise, that would make sense, yet who can recall the last Kawaii title defense?


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As for your other point, while your right about most matches ending with controversy and people disliking each other, based of what I've heard, alot of that, especially the more recent issues, is actually focused on/around our current main event/highly popular players/scene. The rest of us, on the middle/lower side of the card, appear to be getting along just fine with each other.


Maybe you higher up players should handle your ego's better?

That was a joke. Ish.

Though it is true, this isn't the most mature place in the world, god knows I've had enough stupid arguments in discussion to last some time.

And if this place ever DID become ruled over by professional elite writers....I'd be fired XD.

So this may not have been a very constructive post but...meh.

Actually, come to think of it, ALL of the complaints/issues I've heard about have involved you higher level people. I could be wrong, obviously, but I trust my sources and I wonder if this just isn't something for your groups to deal with?

Well, I'd like to say thanks for your contribution, Tai, but by what I recall you complained that Kawaii's are supposed to be cute and shouldn't the glitterati deal with their own issues.

What "groups" are you suggesting deal with this?

And the sort of thing you're talking about would be more pronounced when there's a prize on the line. People with no attention or status probably are less likely to squabble, and have less of a reason to, and if they did who would listen? No one talks about the third character of a newbie member's pillow fight match against an obscure kawaii.