User blog comment:InPeaceAndWar/Some News/@comment-31287186-20190506064755

I do personally believe that the discord server is not the issue, seeing as various other roleplaying communities have used the same system and have been entirely fine. I'm part of four different ones and DARP has always ever been the only one to strike up issues with something so trivial. As for making decisions on discord, if you have been around then you very well know that the staff is open to ideas and suggestions to better this place as long as you communicate with them. In my previous time as staff, the community outside of the staff has always fallen short with saying what they want even with a suggestion page I had made once. There could be a vote to maybe finalize the inability to make a decision on Discord? If that's what you think would make things better for everyone and I do also believe that would be nice.

However, I don't know if I agree with someone who is new and maybe even (and Im going to assume, yes) seasoned user saying they know the what's what on this wikia by talking to that small group who I also feel had some interesting experiences on here, and doing some wikia stalking in past drama that unfolded... Well, it isn't exactly the most stable foundation for advice giving. While I agree the community has definitely had its pitfalls numerous times and that things need to change, idk how to feel about this blog as a whole. I guess it doesn't sit well with me because I understand the dynamic of chat from being around. I understand that people like myself may come off as cold or unfriendly but really a lot of us are busy like you atm and barely have time to stop and think. Just because I didn't make someone a friendship bracelet, doesn't mean I'm not nice because I didn't reach out to someone new. Each of us have our own qualities and things mentally going on and I don't feel comfortable with the community being pegged as not being friendly as a whole. Give us time is all I ask - try and reach out to new people before you slap us all with the same brand. Some of us take a little longer to come out of our shells. That's just social anxiety and fear of the unknown, which you most certainly are. Try to reach out to some of us. Friendliness is a two-way street. :)

Do enjoy your training! I have lots of EMT and Firefighting friends and they enjoy it very much. Almost wanted to become an EMT myself!