Thread:NoFourthWall/@comment-9289481-20140209020634/@comment-1988716-20140211042042

Well, this conversation got weird quickly.

Yeah, in case anyone's wondering, a good portion of Fearbloggers suffer from some kind of mental health issue. It's arguably why we write horror in the first place-- Fears can provide an excellent metaphor for the many things wrong with the human condition. This is actually why Squeek/pullingoffmasks makes such a big deal out of when it's appropriate and not appropriate to use certain words or what's accurate or inaccurate about them: We're a sensitive community at times. We're also a terrible community at times, but we're working on that. That's why there's more Wiki admins now than there used to be and why there's more of an emphasis on civility.

But *admin hat ON* insults are a problem. Now, personally, I didn't see a single insult in this thread. The only insult I saw was NoFourth calling his own story a "piece of shit." The people responding to Dr0Shadow did get offensive, but bear in mind that Dr0Shadow's original post was very hard to read and obnoxiously formatted, which is why he's edited it.

However, there's a chance I missed an insult, and this is always a chance, so I want to use this opportunity to remind people you can report posts to the Wiki Staff and we'll see what we can do about it. If Dr0Shadow has been banned in the past for calling me a "dumb Brit," I see no reason why we shouldn't ban other people for insulting each other.

So remember! We are here to help. Don't insult each other, but also try to be understanding-- if someone sounds angry, there is likely a reason. Angry people are still people too.