'Baby talk' in chat

[Mami Tomoe]

I'm fine with it, but if other people aren't, that's cool too - We all have boundaries when it comes to what we find comfortable and what we don't. If the chatbox was real-life interaction, I'd probably take a completely different stance on things, but as it is, it's just text on a screen, so I can handle it. Ultimately, if it's making people run from the chatbox when it happens, I say go ahead and don't allow it, because I like everybody on the site, so I don't want to miss out on an opportunity to talk with anyone. (I would respond to the 'baby talk' with more because I figured it was accepting and semi-respectful to do so, not to mention I was under the implication we weren't being 100% serious, but the general consensus seems to be that's not the case.)

But if we're complaining about word choice... I've had bad experiences with the kinds of people who say 'cringe' and 'cringeworthy' (Namely the 'fuck off and go kill yourself' kinds of experiences). Why not just say it looks silly or distasteful, or that it's not the way we want to represent the site? Then again, this is a personal complaint.

I'm sorry for the reaction it's just I didn't know any of this was happening. Aside from a few jokes from Tartaros and Okor, I had no indication that people had such a problem with it. I literally had no idea up until the executive order came out along with throngs of supporters for the notion.

I'm sorry, it's just the revelation kind hurt a lot and now I'm questioning what other of my actions people have a problem with and aren't telling me.

Again, I'm sorry, I won't bother you guys about it anymore.

I'm also gonna say that I saw this and thought something similar, minus the 'Aside from a few jokes from Tartaros and Okor' part. We're nothing without communication - If you're annoyed by something, nobody's going to know unless you say something about it, especially when it comes to the Internet since people can't pick up on social cues or gestures or the like. Though I admit I'm often guilty of the very thing I'm complaining about right now. *Sigh*

That is all. So, in other words, making this sort of stuff against the rules or whatever's fine, but 'cringe' and 'cringeworthy' are gross words. Gross, gross, gross. Ech. Also, if-something-is-annoying-then-say-something-about-it. Like feedback on someone's writing but for the chatbox. In fact, we should have one of those.