[Discuss] Rudeness from superiors.

[K Ann]

On 5/16/07, Justin Licht <mrsneeze659 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> So much of this is uncalled for. Tom's native language is German, not
> English, so if he adds an extra 'R' in Harass, its no big deal. I do it
> myself from time to time, and my english skills are superb, being in the top
> percentile of U.S. students in the subject, and passing my ELCT for the
> military with 100%, that aside, your attack on Tom makes you look bad not
> him. He did not call you a liar, he asked you to stop spreading lies, which
> may or may not have originated from you in the first place. However, they
> are untrue, and still lies, thus he was not being rude in saying that. If
> you take offense, you can leave. Nobody is forcing you to play battlemaster,
> and it is Tom's game. Don't like it? Leave. If you percieved a level of
> hostility, tough. Deal with it. Tom is irritated with the amount of
> misinformation that goes on, and he is taking steps to educate. Don't like
> his methods? Think he is crude? Too bad.


You're very defensive.  You're also presumptuous.  He wasn't talking to me.
I mentioned it because the game will take the same tone he does.  Like the
one you just used.  Like the one that is used all over the game.  It tends
to be angry filled with accusations.  I have first hand experience with the
fall out of Tom's biases.  I have seen how he can say something and turn the
game against one realm or another.  Even against a person.

And Tom is a manager.  he can not let his irritation manifest in such ways.
It is bad for the morale.  It sets the table for all interaction.  And to be
frank.  He has brought these bits of misinformation on himself.  I know I
have seen things that would suggest the person that put out the information
might be accurate, in his theory.

And that is what it is.  A theory, supposition, hypothesis, conjecture,
speculation, guess, idea, thesis,
surmise, or hunch.  Lying has intent.  To lie you have to have intent.  You
have to know that what you are saying is misinformation or untrue.  Then you
have to do it anyways.

And if Tom knew that for a complete certainty, that person was intentionally
lying.  He still took the low road.  He still showed everyone that got that
message, that is how you deal with people in the game.  You call them a liar
and embarrass them.  You take the lowest shot you can.

I got the message in Ibladesh.  So it went to a lot of people.  I don't know
if it went to the whole game but it went to a lot of people.  There is no
excuse for it.  There is a better way to say things.

He is constantly blaming other people for the poor communication in this
game.  Maybe he should account for his own shortcomings.
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