All in the family

Having seen more posts about the need to stand up against bigotry in RuneScape, I want to come out and say my peace.

With a chat message calling out racial slurs or homophobic epithets, I silently report and go about my gaming. I don't get into a big harangue about it with the insulter or call out my friends/clan for argument backup. I don't make a big deal out of it. Why? I think most of it's laid bait for reactionary purposes and I'm not going to fall for it.

As for the swastika-shaped fires/ashes, save for the impotent, do-gooder, "that's wrong" speech, there's nothing to be done about it. Unless  the swastika creator is babbling about the strength of the Aryan race, how Jews/blacks/homosexuals need to burn in their ovens or talks at all, you can't report them. I will say that's the shitty part of the game's report system. I like to think a screenshot is taken at the moment I hit the Report Abuse button, but I think it only goes through the chat log.

Yeah, I know my not giving a shit perpetuates the bigotry. I really don't care.

How to win friends and influence people

Try this in Real Life:

1. Find the person nearest you, preferably a stranger.

2. Say, "Hi"

3. Call them, "Jerk"

4. Wait for response

My level is

It's not long until you reach the big goal of fishing: sharks. A few more lobsters separate you and you prepare the big moment like you've seen others do in clan chat countless times. You go into clan quick chat and say:

My fishing level is 75.

Another lobster crawls inside the cage; bang! Fireworks explode over your head and in triumph you tell the clan:

My fishing level is 76.

The congratulations pour in from those in the chat, along with the invariable troll to spoil your achievement:

My fishing level is 99.

This happens every single day in Canting. A person will be working on a skill, mention the current and newly achieved levels in clan quick chat, only to be overshadowed by someone outstripping them, usually with a 99. It comes off as being rude. You trolls piss all over another person's accomplishment because you want to be seen as a better player. It's nice that you have 99 fishing, but you've had your parade so let someone else shine for a moment.

A friendly game

Congratulations to Full of Pie on 99 agility. :)

I can't even write up an object post about griefing in mini games activities. So pretend I wrote something original and hilarious and we'll call it a day.