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girlgamers2011-09-27 01:16 pm
ten) wrote in girlgamers2011-09-27 01:16 pm
Input wanted for gaming group
Hey peeps.
I am currently in the process of making a cross-gaming group, after I was member of a community that was close to being a safe space for me, but ended up still confronting me with too many microaggressions for comfort. I was inspired by that group's relaxed and mature attitude though and, being no stranger to being a guild officer/leader, I decided I have to take matters in my own hand.
The idea behind the group I am making is to be a comfortable, relaxed hang-out space where people can have a good time with each other and also game together. The emphasis is on the people, not the games. The application will be a questionnaire about who the applicant is as a person, not what games they play how. The overarching rules aim to prevent the many ways in which numerous gamers are excluded and attack in the gaming world, including but not limited to sexism, racism, homophobia and transphobia. The central hub of the group will be a forum, but there will also be voice chat and of course the various forms of in-game groups.
While the rules and philosophy of the group are pretty much standing, there can never be too much input from different individuals in such an undertaking.
Specifically, I am looking for input on what you, personally, would want to see or not see in a guild/clan/community in order to feel comfortable and welcomed. Whether it's something big and overarching ("I don't want to see misogynist language") or something specific and subjective ("I hate it when people type their forum posts in different colours").
Any input would help me make the group more inclusive and welcoming, and I may very well be pointed toward something important I haven't thought of yet.
Thank you for your time reading and possibly commenting!
-Ten
Edit for clarification: the group is primarily video game focused (though if members wish to form Pen&Paper/Tabletop groups among each other, they are welcome to use the forum and/or voice chat, if resources allow it).
I am currently in the process of making a cross-gaming group, after I was member of a community that was close to being a safe space for me, but ended up still confronting me with too many microaggressions for comfort. I was inspired by that group's relaxed and mature attitude though and, being no stranger to being a guild officer/leader, I decided I have to take matters in my own hand.
The idea behind the group I am making is to be a comfortable, relaxed hang-out space where people can have a good time with each other and also game together. The emphasis is on the people, not the games. The application will be a questionnaire about who the applicant is as a person, not what games they play how. The overarching rules aim to prevent the many ways in which numerous gamers are excluded and attack in the gaming world, including but not limited to sexism, racism, homophobia and transphobia. The central hub of the group will be a forum, but there will also be voice chat and of course the various forms of in-game groups.
While the rules and philosophy of the group are pretty much standing, there can never be too much input from different individuals in such an undertaking.
Specifically, I am looking for input on what you, personally, would want to see or not see in a guild/clan/community in order to feel comfortable and welcomed. Whether it's something big and overarching ("I don't want to see misogynist language") or something specific and subjective ("I hate it when people type their forum posts in different colours").
Any input would help me make the group more inclusive and welcoming, and I may very well be pointed toward something important I haven't thought of yet.
Thank you for your time reading and possibly commenting!
-Ten
Edit for clarification: the group is primarily video game focused (though if members wish to form Pen&Paper/Tabletop groups among each other, they are welcome to use the forum and/or voice chat, if resources allow it).