Saturday was the final straw for me.
Game days should be fun and a place for excitement. Not a breeding ground for toxicity and negativity. I was really mad, pissed off for a lack of a better word, with some of the rhetoric that was happening in the game threads.
This is why I am vowing to fix the game day experience. We will be having two separate game threads. One where people can complain and a casual, bar-like game thread where people can actually enjoy watching the game that will be HEAVILY moderated to avoid things spiraling out of control.
The fact that I’ve had player parents reach out about the negativity in game threads and others wanting to leave because of what people are saying is downright embarrassing for me. This isn’t the atmosphere I want to create around here.
Perhaps that’s on me for being too lax with giving timeouts or bans on the boards. You all pay your hard-earned money to be here and the last thing I want to do is monitor people like children and take privileges away like they’re grounded. I don’t want anyone scared off because of what others are posting.
At any rate, Saturday’s game day experience will be better moving forward. Last week was the last straw.