The Not So Public TS Server

I believe this thread is necessary because it allows everyone to see what is happening! Good, bad, or indifferent.
The fact of the matter is this: There is only one active administrator who is involved as of right now, which is Lukian. Other than that, I don't know who else is. Our SERVER WIDE TEAMSPEAK HAS ONE ADMIN, can you see how the power can quickly be over kill at times?

Also, there is conflicting "rules" at play here... For one, we aren't SUPPOSED to lead out of Guild Channels. And we aren't SUPPOSED to curse/keep it PG13 inside public channels i.e. Eternal BL channel, ect. However, we are allowed to be as crazy and vulgar as we want to in guild channels. Which leads to people commanding from their guild channels.

I think we are all big boys and girls in Ferguson Crossing. I think we know the differences between wrongs and rights. As well as what is too far and what is absurd. We need to stop worrying about "PG-13" and focus on actually playing WvW...and WINNING. It's just a game.... but its funner when you win sometimes.

"Man, this one fucker kept trying to grind on my ass at the club, right? So I took the brick out of my purse and slammed his nutsack with it. Then I be all, 'Damn son, you really bust a nut here, 'aight?' Also, fuck the police."

- Kiki Labelle

Regarding what chat is appropriate or not, I will suggest that the best solution is to put the responsibility on the commander in the channel at the time. Commanders should be able to keep their group/channel at least within a reasonable amount of control, and if left with no choice, kick someone who refuses to be a respectful group member.

It would be up to the discretion of the commander of the group whether what is being said is in good spirit or if it is disrespectful / unnecessary. This means a commander tag in TS should not necessarily be given to just anyone who gets a tag in-game, but should come with this little bit of responsibility as well.

I can only recall 3 instances where I witnessed someone being disrespectful and "crossing the line" in TS. The commanders didn't handle it appropriately and so it probably led to complaints that could have easily been avoided. In 2 cases the commander did nothing to step in even though the individual was clearly out of line. In the 3rd case the commander immediately got really upset and attacked the person back and threatened to leave the server if the drama didn't stop.

That's not exactly what I would consider "commander" behavior. A commander should be able to calmly ask someone to stop. Then if it continues, give a warning. After asking nicely and giving a warning, if the person is still out of line, kick 'em. Maybe offer a brief apology to anyone who was offended, and mention something like "if anyone is in his guild let him know he's welcome to come back when he's ready to be more respectful"

In a nutshell, we need leaders to step up and act like leaders which includes peacekeeping and preserving morale and group mentality. If you don't have a mic and find what's being said offensive, you can whisper the commander. That being said, on behalf of all commanders, we ask everyone to be a little bit laid-back and have fun. I.E. if someone dies in battle and says a curse word, don't act like it just ruined your day. If that's your biggest problem then I want your life.

 This right here, I seen it happen since I joined WvW, I stopped using TS all together and rarely join the zerg if it isn't Moose or Micboboo, matter of fact is I don't mind or care if anyone says anything that's on their mind or they start cussing half the world, or go into sexual discussions, but at some point I'm just playing the game to have fun, to relax and gank some noobs, feel pro and whatnot ( I lie to myself daily that I am so pro, just to keep my self going against the bigger numbers these other tier servers dish out, it's hard to solo now adays with 8 HoD or NSP chasing me down every time, or chasing after noobs when they cant 1v2 for crap). Matter of fact is at some point the drama builds up and it's a cycle I see repeat , happened with Pewpew , and all I know is it will keep on going, at some point it all comes back, the fact that we have such a small wvw community kind of traps us in that state, I been to higher tier TS channels and the numbers there is insane but usually they don't wvw in the same channels , its big guilds on their own channel discussing their strats and they keep a lvl of respect for the other guilds in the other channels. Sadly here in FC we can't dish those numbers and props to those good warriors that I see in the zergs working as a group or the 3-5 man teams I've been with who take towers. I haven't been on TS for months so idk what the flavor of the month drama topic is now, but one thing is, we need to clean up our act on the TS channels if we want a more influx of new fresh players, I was watching some Bambies in WvW taking their first steps asking for tips and stuff, i didn't have much time on my hands, but you know that if you want to motivate new players you have to give them a reason, make the TS experience more friendly. This isn't something new, rather needs a fix.