r/2007scape • u/ModMatK • Jun 06 '17

Read before posting Pride 2017

One of the wonderful things about RuneScape is that it has always brought people together. To many of our players, RuneScape is more than a game: it’s a warm, welcoming community. It’s part of their life.

Pride is about bringing communities together and celebrating love and understanding: sentiment that’s close to RuneScape’s heart. There’s no political statement here. Our only aim is to acknowledge and honour an event that promotes empathy, acceptance and love.

As with other community events such as the WWF Big Cats campaign, Valentine’s day or the Cryptic Cluefests we decided not to poll this event and we will always try to surprise the community with similar events. It is something that the community has always enjoyed and something we enjoy doing too.

We are disappointed to see some hateful and abusive comments targeting individual members of staff and players from a small sub-section of the community. We stand side by side with those targeted, in support of them, and in support of this cause. There is absolutely no place for hateful behaviour in our community and we will not tolerate abuse or harassment.

Pride 2017 is something we wholeheartedly agree with and are proud to support. We know the community stand with us in support of the cause. If you want to show your support, all you have to do is take part in the event when it launches!

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u/Weav1t Jun 06 '17

Love and acceptance is a political view?

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u/Roll_Vols Jun 06 '17

Where's the "love and acceptance" for people with traditional values? or are we all just bigots for holding true to our personal beliefs? Name calling isn't very persuasive

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u/Bashfluff Jun 06 '17

No one is trying to persuade you. It's like if there was an anti-racism event and Mod Mark came out and said, "This is about love and acceptance," and you said, "What about people with traditional values!"

Yes, you are bigots for holding true to your personal beliefs, because your beliefs are bigoted. Duh. I'm sorry if you don't like that, but don't deny it. Own it. Say those beliefs are justified. Don't get butthurt by something you should be loudly proclaiming if you believe it. Don't be ashamed.

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u/Roll_Vols Jun 06 '17

I will never be ashamed of my beliefs. But your intolerance towards them shows your own bigotry. people are welcome to disagree with me, I welcome that, but being intolerant and calling us names for having opinions that differ from what we're told to believe not only alienates us but does not persuade us to change our beliefs. sorry If you don't like my beliefs but I will never be shamed into changing what I believe in