TW: Bullying
Europeia has a bullying problem and I'm tired of pretending it doesn't and hiding it behind the argument of "its a political game".
Europeia is a popularity contest on all levels. It's impossible to move up or down without making friends and if you make the wrong friend at the wrong time you're going nowhere. Have the wrong opinion, say this instead of that, etc. You know what I mean. I'm not just talking about citizens but also administration and administrators.
Especially moderators.
I'm lucky to have people who I call friends, especially dear friends that I've made from Euro like Lloen, Prim, Maowi and Sopo. These people id trust with my life, my money, my kid if I had one. In character I'm lucky to have friends like Dre, McEntire and Gleg and Mal.
I mention the in-characer folks because I look back at how many times I went to them asking them to read what I wrote to see if it was aggressive, hostile or out of line because for whatever reason those labels are attached to me permanently.
Imagine reading a poll where you're giving the job your absolute best, working your tail off, trying to be as pleasant and as fun and as motivated as possible for people to call you lazy, needlessly aggressive, hostile or any other synonym.
Month after month.
For years.
Even when you're literally not.
Thats the career I have to endure.
No matter what I do, no matter what I say. I need you to understand how this takes a toll on someone because it isn't right and it leads to OOC things.
I've been quiet about this for awhile but with Icarus sharing her truth on how she felt as a female player in Euro I feel like this needs to be addressed and not just pushed aside.
Administration needs to vet its moderators better and hold them accountable.
I found out during my first discord ban that Moderators were appealing to Prim, then AG to have me IC criminally charged for OOC offering links to my server.
Multiple Moderators.
Prim and others had to remind them that I was not breaking any laws.
These Moderators went to Admins who told them the same thing.
I made a OOC/IC post about why I felt I could no longer serve in the Senate, only to be publicly ridiculed for it and accused of making people uncomfortable and guilt tripping. Only for someone to make a similar post and be universally offered an ear and a shoulder to lean on.
The person making the accusations was at that time, a moderator.
Admins hide behind the excuse if political game so much its just gotten exhausting. I remember one time Maowi confronted an admin about the double standard of treating me like shit but treating someone else doing similar shit with kid gloves.
"Its a political game".
These conversations I pointed out above weren't made in a secret server or via DMs but done publicly in the Mod channel and at no time did Admins step in and shut the discussion down.
I dont know if its complacency or what but I'm sorry that's just wrong.
The bullying needs to stop.
you are really strong. You're in a very difficult situation but I know you've got this
