Re: Personal Attacks and Trash Talking on General Chat
I have mixed opinions on this.
On one hand, I love hearing other guilds drama.
On the other, plenty of times my guild has been on the receiving end of trash talk and it's not always things like "you suck." It goes a little deeper than that.
I have a thick skin about trash talk for the most part, and I'll give it back to a degree, but I hope I've never said anything in PUBLIC that has offended anyone.
Two examples that were said to me recently:
1) All M!S must die.
okay does he mean IRL? yeesh, I certainly don't wish real life death on anyone
2) I had my grammar corrected.
does this imply that I am uneducated or just plain stupid? lol
Bottom line is, I don't care enough. It just depends on how the person seeing what you type takes it.
If you are the trash talker, keep in mind that you are typing this in public for all to see. You may be humiliating someone (which I suppose is the point), so think about how you would feel if it was said to you before you type it.
If you are on the receiving end, you can either let it bother you, ignore it or add to it if you wish. Turn off general chat, turn on your filters and remember what you learned in kindergarten: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.