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Hello there, what is going on, it's sonicfan0001 here with another blog post.
I thought it appropriate to adress certain topics concerning the Minecraft community. During this, I just want to ask one question to you: What's happened? So, get ready to sit through a small little article (I tried to make it short :D) that I took the time to write simply to raise awareness. Get ready, fasten your seatbelts... erm... just read it.
"Noob"
You may have noticed while recently playing on your favorite survival server an exponential increase in the word "Noob", sometimes used just as an insult. The word "Noob" comes from the word "Newbie", which started in the 1980s. This eventually was shortened to "Newb", then, through some magical wave of a wand, there was "Noob". Not only did we modernize it to something different, but it began to become an insult rather than a small tease, especially in games such as Minecraft.
It can be pretty disencouraging to be called a Noob. It hurts your morale, makes you feel like an outsider. Think about the person on the other side of that screen. Just for a moment, tap into their emotions about the word. You're being a bully (Unless you're a troll, in which case you want a reaction even more). I have noticed that over the months and eventual years Minecraft has been around, it has worsened.
Grammar
If you're a grammar cop like me, you've definetly noticed this. I'm not encouraging people to pull out their dictionaries and learn every word. As a matter of fact, common mispellings are OK. But, here are some examples of what I mean: FITE ME IRL BRAH. U LOK GUD DOOD. See what I mean? Mispelling on purpose, plus the obnoxious all caps technique. Just a small thing, but please: Try to improve your vocabulary. ;)
Troll lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
Now we get into the main part: Griefing/trolling. Nothing in Minecraft pisses me off more than a troll, which is what they want. A simple troll that doesn't do much harm, OK. But a griefer who makes something you spent weeks working on look like complete crap, you're gonna get a bit mad. This is why I encourage creative servers to use either plots or claimable land, so people have to be added to do anything. I don't feel this needs any more explaining, trolls are just annoying.
Lack of empathy
I recall one time, I kept hearing sirens nearby, thinking they were passing the neighborhood. I looked outside and saw them in our yard, our neighbor's attic was aflare. 7 fire trucks lined the road. I instantly typed into the chat on the Minecraft server I was on what was happening, and anyone had any ideas to help. Low and behold, not one person answered, as the chat was being spammed with things like: "NIGHT CLUB NEED BOYS" I'm still angry about that. There is also the scenario of someone posting something (Here or otherwise) related to Minecraft that does really well, and sparks the oppurtunity for hate comments. Once again, the trolls.
Discrimination
Sexism, racism, ageism. Need I say more? People are being these on servers, it needs to stop. That's literally all there is to this.
People on here keep saying that the community on MC Forums is dropping. I agree, but it's starting to happen here, too. Our lovely moderators are trying their best and doing a great job, but things just keep seeping through, be it on a website, ingame, or elsewhere. All I want you to take with you: "Is the community dropping for Minecraft? If so, what can I do to help?"
I'm sure I missed something important, please post if I did in the comments. Also, please forgive me for any typos. Thank you all so much for reading this article!
Remember to diamond and favorite if you liked this, it supports me! Also remember to leave a comment saying what you think. If you like my work, tell me, and possibly subscribe!
-sonicfan0001
I thought it appropriate to adress certain topics concerning the Minecraft community. During this, I just want to ask one question to you: What's happened? So, get ready to sit through a small little article (I tried to make it short :D) that I took the time to write simply to raise awareness. Get ready, fasten your seatbelts... erm... just read it.
"Noob"
You may have noticed while recently playing on your favorite survival server an exponential increase in the word "Noob", sometimes used just as an insult. The word "Noob" comes from the word "Newbie", which started in the 1980s. This eventually was shortened to "Newb", then, through some magical wave of a wand, there was "Noob". Not only did we modernize it to something different, but it began to become an insult rather than a small tease, especially in games such as Minecraft.
It can be pretty disencouraging to be called a Noob. It hurts your morale, makes you feel like an outsider. Think about the person on the other side of that screen. Just for a moment, tap into their emotions about the word. You're being a bully (Unless you're a troll, in which case you want a reaction even more). I have noticed that over the months and eventual years Minecraft has been around, it has worsened.
Grammar
If you're a grammar cop like me, you've definetly noticed this. I'm not encouraging people to pull out their dictionaries and learn every word. As a matter of fact, common mispellings are OK. But, here are some examples of what I mean: FITE ME IRL BRAH. U LOK GUD DOOD. See what I mean? Mispelling on purpose, plus the obnoxious all caps technique. Just a small thing, but please: Try to improve your vocabulary. ;)
Troll lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
Now we get into the main part: Griefing/trolling. Nothing in Minecraft pisses me off more than a troll, which is what they want. A simple troll that doesn't do much harm, OK. But a griefer who makes something you spent weeks working on look like complete crap, you're gonna get a bit mad. This is why I encourage creative servers to use either plots or claimable land, so people have to be added to do anything. I don't feel this needs any more explaining, trolls are just annoying.
Lack of empathy
I recall one time, I kept hearing sirens nearby, thinking they were passing the neighborhood. I looked outside and saw them in our yard, our neighbor's attic was aflare. 7 fire trucks lined the road. I instantly typed into the chat on the Minecraft server I was on what was happening, and anyone had any ideas to help. Low and behold, not one person answered, as the chat was being spammed with things like: "NIGHT CLUB NEED BOYS" I'm still angry about that. There is also the scenario of someone posting something (Here or otherwise) related to Minecraft that does really well, and sparks the oppurtunity for hate comments. Once again, the trolls.
Discrimination
Sexism, racism, ageism. Need I say more? People are being these on servers, it needs to stop. That's literally all there is to this.
People on here keep saying that the community on MC Forums is dropping. I agree, but it's starting to happen here, too. Our lovely moderators are trying their best and doing a great job, but things just keep seeping through, be it on a website, ingame, or elsewhere. All I want you to take with you: "Is the community dropping for Minecraft? If so, what can I do to help?"
I'm sure I missed something important, please post if I did in the comments. Also, please forgive me for any typos. Thank you all so much for reading this article!
Remember to diamond and favorite if you liked this, it supports me! Also remember to leave a comment saying what you think. If you like my work, tell me, and possibly subscribe!
-sonicfan0001
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I think it would have been better to call 911 (I've heard that the more calls are made into one event, the more serious they treat it, ex. more trucks etc.) or go out and ask neighbours/fire men what you could do to help.