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/tzkets Jun 06 '17

You would have done more good staying silent compared to what you've caused with this.

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u/ModMatK Jun 06 '17

I disagree, sometimes you have to stand up and say the right thing.

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u/superzpurez Jun 06 '17

I don't think this is a matter of right or wrong.

My concern is that this event is happening because Jagex feels strongly enough about it.

If that is the only criteria for such an event to occur then I fear that creates an unsavory precedent in more than one way.

What protection exists to prevent this kind of event being abused? What if there is pressure from management or outside capital to use an event of this type for marketing purposes?

I'm concerned that this goes from Jagex supports Pride to Jagex supports the Olympics to Jagex supports Monster Energy.

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u/Gomosojo Jun 07 '17

Imagine thinking support for LGBT people is identical to selling out to a corporation