IN REGARDS TO RIVERCLAN HIGH RANKS AND PLOT FINDERS

[Fish]

IN REGARDS TO RIVERCLAN HIGH RANKS AND PLOT FINDERS
[This can in parts be towards other High Ranks as well but this is what I’ve seen, your experiences are important too!]

This system is broken and something needs to change. We have had two high ranks in Riverclan leave out of stress from this site and this isn’t working. Riverclan is struggling right now. Let’s get started. I feel like a lot of people have been unfairly dogging on all our High Ranks for everything under the sun and have been pretty rude about it too. It seems like some people have forgotten that there’s an actual person living behind the screens here.

Everything seems to be Riverclan’s fault and heavily weighed on the High Ranks. Every tiniest slight, every littlest argument. Character being downright horrible to them.

What do I think we can do to change this? Please take this with a grain of salt as I am speaking for the High Ranks while not being one, I just felt like I needed to speak out about this. One if your cat is going to be mean to the High Rank, please remember they are a human being just like you. Do SOMETHING to tell them that this isn’t how you feel about them and is just only rp. A small note in your post, a little vm, whatever. If you have multiple characters in a single clan perhaps don’t make them all hate the leader? It will seem just like a massive mob, or could be misconceived that you as a person actually feel this way when you really don’t.

It really does seem like this is just mass bullying at this point guys.

Two, this is with finders. I feel like there should be some kind of change. I am not asking you all to stop having fun and being destructive, but a leader can’t control every little detail of what the clan does. Speaking of that very thing, A LEADER CAN’T CONTROL EVERY LITTLE DETAIL. If you are going to put a bunch of throwaways into a plot finder they should just be treated as such. They shouldn’t be mentioned with things. With big plots, I think maybe we should stop and think before adding in a throwaway: if you're not willing to deal with the consequences with your own characters, how will the roleplayer behind the HR feel about dealing with that same backlash? When you submit your cat to a finder you're showing you're willing to be involved in that plot, but keep in mind that the HRs don't get that luxury. If the plot is big enough, it will involve them whether they asked to join or not!

Now this is no hate towards what has been done in the past as the past was the past. All we can do is learn and move on.

I think if we are going to do a throw away plots it should just be for some little fun while you guys wait for replies and stay seated there. They don’t need to have an impact on the leaders for no reason. It's stressful, makes Riverclan look uncontrollable and bad while all this happens in other clans as well but they aren’t currently being hounded on as hard as god damn Riverclan is right now.

Please as a heartfelt warning, be nice? We're all on this site to have fun! Let's work together to make roleplaying a positive experience for everyone involved.

[sillycreatur]

YES. thank you.

[Dakotaa]

I personally think that the next set of HRS should be decided via a vote by the clan

Edit: this post came out wrong so lemme explain it quickly. The recent HRS chosen have been people with 0 idea of what to do, and immediately started being criticized. There is going to be criticism. My idea of reducing that was to have the members choose so that was it wasn’t as… terrifying…

[starry]

YESS THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!! even with so much chaos going on it should be kept in mind that theres actual people with feelings behind the characters and so much hate or disrespect to them isnt okay!

[alec]

i absolutely agree. lark being constantly badmouthed and dragged into everything was absolutely way too much. i think people need to chill with their insane plots OR keep them outside of general clan activity so it doesnt keep adding up.
@Sakura. i dont think it would be right to vote on someone by clan, hr's choosing hr's based on their behaviour ooc is a safer way imo. if the hr's sift through applications and provide a lineup of possible (but previously checked) candidates id be good w it, you just kinda need a level of filtering cuz you dont want your hr to post 2 line posts n stuff

[Mica]

Thank you for being brave enough to say it out loud on the forums. I’m glad someone else has noticed the double standard and is just as frustrated as I am.

[JellyMoons]

I 100% agree. Kindness goes a long way. People are allowed to make mistakes, have limits, and enjoy their lives outside of a hobby. I'm still new here, so I'm sure my word isn't big, but I've seen fandom communities die because of people taking fictional events too seriously. It's just a silly hobby to fill time. If it truly begins to bother you, though, take a step back and breathe. None of it really matters

[GoldenRavenWings]

This is true. We have lost both of our medicine cats due to stress and I think it’s time we stopped stressing them out. Let the high ranks have time to breath instead of non-stop things.

[lesbianism]

@Sakura. @Beanz this post wasn't about how to pick HRs it was about being kinder to other people and considering their feelings

[Dakotaa]

Yes I understand, but there’s something some of you guys don’t see. I can’t really talk about it but most of the HRS are set up to fail. It’s not mine to talk about but the selection process has… issues… I feel so sorry for what has happened to the hrs, and I completely understand their stress and frustration, but no one is actually helping them. The hrs needed support.