User blog comment:Ildsjel/An Open Letter/@comment-14365624-20190817170646

This is going to be an unpopular comment, but I honestly have to agree with Jaye's reasoning for posting this blog. The wiki is nothing like how it was when I first joined, or even when DARP arguably reached its peak in 2015. I think a lot of factors have contributed to this - mostly that many of the users I was originally here with have grown out of DARP, but also the pettiness of the community. We're supposedly mostly adults, so why does being on the discord server or listening to all the drama feel like I'm right back in secondary school? I understand that this is the internet and nobody is kind on the internet, but do you honestly think we're going to attract and keep new users when they're here for two days and immediately ignored if they don't cement themselves in a clique? The number of blogs we've had from newer (and even older) users over the last year or so ought to attest to that. I think it's frankly disgraceful how childish certain users, and even members of the admin team, are. Even I have been made uncomfortable and occasionally driven to tears by the behaviour of people in this community, and I like to think that I'm relatively friendly with everyone. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for brand new users, especially since many of them are here looking for a refuge from the real world - just like everyone else who's made this community their home in the last 8 or so years. Some of the responses to this blog really just support any feelings I've developed about this wiki in the last few months, and I think you should be ashamed of yourselves. I don't believe Jaye meant any harm - having been here even longer than she has, I truly believe she wants the best for DARP and some of her points are valid even if controversial. News flash: people are allowed opinions you don't agree with. Stop feeling like you're being attacked just because someone noticed how dysfunctional the wiki has become, and grow up.