Cost Of Manners

Today I had a complaint about three people not greeting someone until one of the co-hosts was in the room. One of the people being complained against was another of my co-hosts. The other co-host--the second one who was doing the greeting--took care of the matter with Staff.

But this brings me to something that I really hate to say, but I have to say.

WTF is wrong with people? Isn't it enough to say that if you were in my house, in my living room and someone walked in you'd at least effing wave hello? This is like my living room, at least to me, people. And when even three of you act like your shit doesn't stink, it makes me cringe. I don't want an unfriendly room. There are PLENTY of unfriendly rooms on the net. I have made a promise to myself: The day someone walks in and isn't greeted by the people there, the room goes.

So that day was today.

So now how am I to proceed? Waste your valuable time setting up handles and my time moving the room pages, finding a new space to play, pimping out the new room, contacting everyone I could so they could find us and setting up new forums by closing our room?

I know, I can't see what you're all dealing with here. I can't make you want to be nice. But damn it, this burns my arse more than anything. Look up, notice posts from other people, like you might notice a person walking into a party in my living room. It takes no effort to wave or say hi. It takes less effort than writing up a role play post. And you know what? It doesn't cost you anything.

And when you don't do it, it costs me my sanity and the reputation I've strived for in the past 4 1/2 years--that Tales From The Daily Prophet is a good room to congregate in.