251: back in my day wank meant something

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[(Anonymous)]

How often do you actually complain about people you rp with? And to who? Trusted rp friends? Rl friends? Family? Your therapist?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't because I'm not a catty bitch. I tend to like the people I play with and play with the people I like

[(Anonymous)]

anon I do not doubt what you say, but if you're here lurking on wg I think you do have to be a little bit of a catty bitch

[(Anonymous)]

on average once or twice a year, when frustrations build up enough over something not worth starting drama over, i make a generalized anon comment to get it out of my system.

[(Anonymous)]

Back when I was rping with PSL anons and meme randos only? I'd complain to my rp friends when I got some really crazy tag from people who totally ignored my refs or (true story) sent me a sentence-by-sentence breakdown of why my tag response seemed insufficiently enthusiastic.

Now that I'm in a game? ...Almost not at all, actually. Everyone I play with is very nice and even people who rub me a little the wrong way I can tell it's just a matter of difference in preferences or communication, not actual toxicity.

[(Anonymous)]

I usually complain about inactive castmates or awkward tags to a close friend, but try not to name names. If they were an asshole, I'd tell my friends and siblings but without explicitly naming them. I don't want people to get dragged, and often if I end up complaining about someone, I'd just remove them later because if it got to that point we are probably too incompatible.

[(Anonymous)]

generally never and if i do complain about rp it's to close online friends.

that said i complained very explicitly this year to my bestie after a psl partner sent me 3 PMs about how they felt pressured into playing a kink they weren't into (my character was just talking about cannibalism because he's an LEO), deleted the whole psl before i could respond (we were like 50+ comments in), then tracked down one of my emails to email me a long "apology" that basically said it was my fault and could we do something different.

i said no and gave my bff a comedy sunday special.

[(Anonymous)]

I keep it to trusted friends and try to do it a few times a year max. If I catch myself so vexed I need to complain more than that, it's a sign I need to change something (drop the game, unfriend the person, whatever).

[(Anonymous)]

I shoot my bestie a request to vent to them. They don't know who the hell any of you are, but they listen and nod at the right parts my rant. I finish the bitch sesh with naming at least one thing that I do still like about the little rapscallion who tipped me to boiling point (they're a good writer, they tag everyone in the game, they're really helpful with coding and graphics work, etc) and discard any residual grumpy feelings after an evening of stewing.

Life is too short to memorize a list of people you don't want to share your playground equipment with.

(Life is also too short to visit wankgate and watch strangers be insane about internet Barbies, but one self-improving step at a time.)

[(Anonymous)]

very rarely and only with trusted friends who've vented to me in private about the same person. if rp starts becoming a source of stress, i drop and move on to other hobbies for a while. if i have a problem with someone breaking the rules or violating personal boundaries i set in a game, i screencap that shit and report it directly to mod teams if a resolution or compromise can't be worked out civilly. if the mods won't do anything, i drop the game. if it's something that happens outside a game, i opt out of playing with them and if that kicks off rp drama, i screencap and block.