Rogue Archetype
Moderator <br> Contest Host
How "Thank You" Should be Upping Your Game.
Through the years, I had the privilege of being an active participant (and moderator) within the PokeGym community. During this experience, I have read 1,000s of posts, created (and hosted) many contests, and initiated some very profound discussion threads concerning improvements to the online Pokemon community.
I believe that experience cannot yield wisdom without reflection.
So, I often sit down and just think about my own actions, what I've observed/experienced, and how my perceptions have changed by having these experiences.
I often keep these reflections to myself, but I think that one major theme applies to you (the one reading this at PokeGym) and I hope that we can improve our community by considering the following concept:
Some people are misguided and post for all the wrong reasons. They, intentionally, create useless (or inappropriate) topics in an effort to gain respect and attention. What these types of people do not understand is that they would appeal to MUCH LARGER audiences if they spoke when they had something useful to say rather than just speaking (see BabyMario --- every post is brilliant and he has a LEGITIMATE reputation as a knowledgeable player as a result of his consistently insightful posts).
Focusing on being CONSTRUCTIVE in your actions makes people grateful to you. The result is not cheap and tacky. Instead, being authentic in your approach will move people in ways that are meaningful and long-lasting.
Tip: Strive to earn respect, not attention. Any fool can get attention; it takes integrity and moral fortitude to earn respect.
Derailing Threads (and Trolling)
There's only two types of people that intentionally troll threads. Neither type is really liked by many.
When you derail a thread by attacking others, getting off topic, and/or acting plain stupid, no one thinks you're cool. No one. (nope not them either...). Most sensible people get annoyed, report your post, and hope that you get permabanned from the site BECAUSE you're getting in the way of the discussion.
Are YOU a Troll?
You always, however, have an opportunity to examine your idea of what "cool" is and make adjustments to your behavior (i.e. develop a more positive online persona).
Why Think Positive?
Having good or interesting things to bring the table helps everyone eat better (see classic fable "Stone Soup").
Direct Access to Top Players: Some AMAZING tournament players frequent PokeGym in search of ideas and getting an idea of the meta. We are blessed to have international champions, national champions, state champions, regional champions, and city champions who actually READ AND RESPOND to post here! Why aren't you using them ??? Very seldom have I read a legitimate post NOT get responses from good players.
How far can you up your game if you were engaged in SERIOUS discussion about your deck ideas? Think about it.
Some of these Top Players shared and developed their ideas HERE at PokeGym (whether they admit it or not).
Small Community: The Pokemon community is very small. If you play long enough, you'll run into nearly everyone who actively posts here. So, do what you say and say what you mean (one thing'll lead to anothuhhh... *starts dancing* :lol: ). <== sorry, just showed my age there... :redface:
Winners beget Winners. Have you noticed that people who win at this game, continue to win at this game? They have established a pattern of behavior - an understanding/feel of how to play. These people also get inducted into small networks of "pro players" for playtesting, teching, and improving their ideas. The better you get, the more people will want to gravitate towards you. In the end, the good guy finishes first :wink:.
So, can you see how being constructive (rather than destructive) transforms you into one of the cool people?
RA
Through the years, I had the privilege of being an active participant (and moderator) within the PokeGym community. During this experience, I have read 1,000s of posts, created (and hosted) many contests, and initiated some very profound discussion threads concerning improvements to the online Pokemon community.
I believe that experience cannot yield wisdom without reflection.
So, I often sit down and just think about my own actions, what I've observed/experienced, and how my perceptions have changed by having these experiences.
I often keep these reflections to myself, but I think that one major theme applies to you (the one reading this at PokeGym) and I hope that we can improve our community by considering the following concept:
CONCEPTS TO CONSIDER:
1. Striving to earn "Thank You"s for saying something useful can help you truly think about what you're typing.
2. "Thank You"s could help people understand which comments are helpful to others.
1. Striving to earn "Thank You"s for saying something useful can help you truly think about what you're typing.
2. "Thank You"s could help people understand which comments are helpful to others.
Some people are misguided and post for all the wrong reasons. They, intentionally, create useless (or inappropriate) topics in an effort to gain respect and attention. What these types of people do not understand is that they would appeal to MUCH LARGER audiences if they spoke when they had something useful to say rather than just speaking (see BabyMario --- every post is brilliant and he has a LEGITIMATE reputation as a knowledgeable player as a result of his consistently insightful posts).
Focusing on being CONSTRUCTIVE in your actions makes people grateful to you. The result is not cheap and tacky. Instead, being authentic in your approach will move people in ways that are meaningful and long-lasting.
Tip: Strive to earn respect, not attention. Any fool can get attention; it takes integrity and moral fortitude to earn respect.
Derailing Threads (and Trolling)
There's only two types of people that intentionally troll threads. Neither type is really liked by many.
When you derail a thread by attacking others, getting off topic, and/or acting plain stupid, no one thinks you're cool. No one. (nope not them either...). Most sensible people get annoyed, report your post, and hope that you get permabanned from the site BECAUSE you're getting in the way of the discussion.
Are YOU a Troll?
- Trolls start threads that do not intend to offer anything useful.
- Trolls are ill-intended and only end up CONFUSING others who try to use this site to get usable ideas.
- Trolls perpetuate hate. Their actions always promote dislike for something (whether it be a website, a reputation, or the quality of something).
- Trolling is destructive and never results to anything good.
- Trolls are delusional and actually think "net fame" is worth the risk of looking like a donkey to THE WORLD.
- Trolls are very lonely people who are desperate for attention.
You always, however, have an opportunity to examine your idea of what "cool" is and make adjustments to your behavior (i.e. develop a more positive online persona).
Why Think Positive?
Having good or interesting things to bring the table helps everyone eat better (see classic fable "Stone Soup").
Direct Access to Top Players: Some AMAZING tournament players frequent PokeGym in search of ideas and getting an idea of the meta. We are blessed to have international champions, national champions, state champions, regional champions, and city champions who actually READ AND RESPOND to post here! Why aren't you using them ??? Very seldom have I read a legitimate post NOT get responses from good players.
How far can you up your game if you were engaged in SERIOUS discussion about your deck ideas? Think about it.
Some of these Top Players shared and developed their ideas HERE at PokeGym (whether they admit it or not).
Small Community: The Pokemon community is very small. If you play long enough, you'll run into nearly everyone who actively posts here. So, do what you say and say what you mean (one thing'll lead to anothuhhh... *starts dancing* :lol: ). <== sorry, just showed my age there... :redface:
Winners beget Winners. Have you noticed that people who win at this game, continue to win at this game? They have established a pattern of behavior - an understanding/feel of how to play. These people also get inducted into small networks of "pro players" for playtesting, teching, and improving their ideas. The better you get, the more people will want to gravitate towards you. In the end, the good guy finishes first :wink:.
So, can you see how being constructive (rather than destructive) transforms you into one of the cool people?
RA
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