Adoptable Species and their communities.

[theproudlion]

(had no idea where to post this)
Recently, I've noticed that some adoptable species and their communities are not as happy, friendly and positive as they seem.
Here are some community issues myself and others have noticed.
-people putting BAWWW messages when they want sympathy because they didn't win 'my 1 nd nly dreeeeamie! 1!!!!1one!!!!!1!!!! Example: (this is a combination of several of this kind of post i've seen.)
'Not gonna lie guys, I'm like crying right now because I lost. But congrats anyway. *goes to cry in a corner*'
I mean, it's alright to say something like 'congratulations! You really deserved him! I'm kinda sad but I'll keep positive and think about what I could improve on!'
-people blatantly asking for nursery batches or applying for staff customs.
I've seen plently of posts on JBD Nursery Batches (can give screenshots if needed) with users saying something like: wow, she is amazing! i hope she goes ufa or you would just give her to me! (this is something i actually saw xD)
-cliques.
on the JBD Fanclub website chat, there has quite recently been an issue with cliques and people ignoring others and things like that.

What's your opinion? Please post it here!
(and please don't throw shit at me for making this xD)

[berkshire]

First off, there are a LOT of adoptable communities. You seem to be focusing on JBDs, which is fine.

BAWWw messages:
Yep. Super annoying, spammy, and whiny. Usually, you just ignore that stuff. Some artists will put on their adoptable not to do that on that thread, ie the front page or the winner announcement. If the post is made to actually make someone feel bad about winning, then report it to a mod (of the adoptable or of CS)
It's actually a JBD rule "★ Do not complain if you don't win" So if you see any blatant complaining, PM a JBD mod.
I have no idea if this is a rule for kias, makotles, etc.

Blatantly asking for nursery batches:
Yup, also annoying. If it gets to the point of harassment, report it. Most owners of the adoptable parents will simply ignore the beggars, or put them on a "definitely not getting this baby" list. I don't think a horde of people crossing their fingers for the baby going UFA has ever actually influenced the parent owner's decision.

Applying for staff customs:
I have no idea what you mean. Kiamara staff have given away their custom slots to friends before, but I've never seen anyone who's actually involved in either community attempt to "apply" for one. Some examples would be nice.

Cliques:
I'm afraid I don't have much input on this. Some people have blocked lists and actually cannot see others' posts on the chat. Cliques happen in RL, on CS, and everywhere. Sometimes it's just a matter of making friends, which can be more difficult for some people. Not sure what can be done to fix that or force everyone to be inclusive. Food for thought though...

And that's just the jbd community. I don't know about you, but I'm glad we don't have trolls going around sending each other venom-filled hate messages and treating each other like garbage. (though on ask.fm, there has been a troll going around in the last few days)

As for "not as friendly/positive as they seem"
Is anything?

[theproudlion]

Nov 6, 2013 2:04:59 GMT -5 berkshire said:

First off, there are a LOT of adoptable communities. You seem to be focusing on JBDs, which is fine.

BAWWw messages:
Yep. Super annoying, spammy, and whiny. Usually, you just ignore that stuff. Some artists will put on their adoptable not to do that on that thread, ie the front page or the winner announcement. If the post is made to actually make someone feel bad about winning, then report it to a mod (of the adoptable or of CS)
It's actually a JBD rule "★ Do not complain if you don't win" So if you see any blatant complaining, PM a JBD mod.
I have no idea if this is a rule for kias, makotles, etc.

Blatantly asking for nursery batches:
Yup, also annoying. If it gets to the point of harassment, report it. Most owners of the adoptable parents will simply ignore the beggars, or put them on a "definitely not getting this baby" list. I don't think a horde of people crossing their fingers for the baby going UFA has ever actually influenced the parent owner's decision.

Applying for staff customs:
I have no idea what you mean. Kiamara staff have given away their custom slots to friends before, but I've never seen anyone who's actually involved in either community attempt to "apply" for one. Some examples would be nice.

Cliques:
I'm afraid I don't have much input on this. Some people have blocked lists and actually cannot see others' posts on the chat. Cliques happen in RL, on CS, and everywhere. Sometimes it's just a matter of making friends, which can be more difficult for some people. Not sure what can be done to fix that or force everyone to be inclusive. Food for thought though...

And that's just the jbd community. I don't know about you, but I'm glad we don't have trolls going around sending each other venom-filled hate messages and treating each other like garbage. (though on ask.fm, there has been a troll going around in the last few days)

As for "not as friendly/positive as they seem"
Is anything?

actually, for venom-filled hate messages, i'd like to quote parts of a message I got because I made a website for a bean and this person's friend did this as well.
']You're stealing my friend's idea for NB JBD 145. I mean, seriously, just look at what you put in your signature. You're even guilt-tripping other people into being sorry for you losing 20 JBDs just so you might get free art. My friend got the idea of making a website off of CS for your form first. You can't steal that idea, UNLESS you get permission, and from what I've heard from my best friend, YOU HAVEN'T. Plus, I even want that JBD. You don't know how much people love him more than you do.

Now go actually ASK my friend if you can use that idea. I highly DOUBT that you will get permission, but it wouldn't hurt to try now.

I'm sorry that I probably sound mean, but I'm really angry about what you're doing.'

For staff customs, I mean like people posting on main threads of adoptable species with staff-only customs and saying something like 'could i have a custom? '
If you'd read the rules, or just the main thread, maybe you'd have seen the common 'staff-only customs'
If this isn't hate filled, I don't know what is honestly.
I was pretty shocked xD

[berkshire]

If that happened, please tell a CS and/or jbd mod about it so they can be dealt with.

I digress, there are some very rude and hateful people in all communities.

Asking for staff customs: Yup, people are stupid. Most of the people who ask that are new to the adoptable scene, or just passing by. I don't really consider them part of the "community" yet, because generally the community knows those basic rules.

Yes that message is very rude and quite hateful. I was thinking to hate offsite such as ask.fm, where a certain user in another adoptable community routinely pointed at people and tried to make them feel like scum and make everyone hate them, both on anon and off.

But yeah, there are many bad apples. It's true.