I know we all experienced some sort of bullying in our lives. At school, in our neighborhoods or even at work!
A lot of us even try to get away from it and one of those methods of getting away, without hurting ourselves, is RolePlaying.
But little do we know bullying takes place in forums like these. I don't think it is very fair to those who are trying to get away from it, have to deal with it in a place of fantasy and dreams. But that is just my opinion. But how do you know who the bully is in a RolePlaying forum? Or how do you deal with them?
Well even though identifying a bully while Roleplaying can be hard, they leave trails and sometimes big messy ones.
Here are some signs of Identifying a bully;
1. Constant God-Moding. For those who don't know what God-Moding is when someone's character has the ability to do practically anything without limits or boundaries. A common example of this would be someone dodging your
EVERY move. Constant God-Moding is a good way of putting you down and making you look pathetic when you're not.
Usually younger players are affected by this.
2. Putting you down, OOC and In-Character.
Though how do you know when they are doing it In-Character if they are RolePlaying? There is a difference between RolePlaying enemies and trying to get to you personally through their character. It is up to you
to decide if they are trying to put you down through In-Character.
3. Spamming. If they are spamming your post with theirs when they shouldn't be, it is most likely because they want to annoy you and pick on you. The spamming can contain a wide range of things. Sometimes even be blank
to just fill up your notifications.
So now you know some good ideas for identifying a bully but how do you deal with one?
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