My Thoughts on Mumble

[Lauren]

i personally like mumble, i enjoy it and i've made great friends because of it. Thirsty Thursdays, me walking home drunk from a night out, playing games on it!

I wouldn't want it gone, i'd say keep it.

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Personally, I think it's just a select few people who end up ruining it for everyone else and caused it to be such a split in the first place :/

Not much fun when someone randomly comes in just to insult you then leaves.

This i agree with and is one of the main reasons i dont really use mumble when certain people appear in there, from the forums and away from it. I love the mumble but some people ruin it, if people are in a channel chatting, leave them to it, pop in say hi and stuff then leave or leave a message!

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I was on there during the Easter event and the chat was being controlled by a select few. Any attempt I made at joining in got dismissed. The other day I went on (have tried numerous times) but left immediately. The convo was pure filth. When there are 12 and 13 year olds chatting with older members and words being used that would make the FCC blush, yep I exited. So there's a reason we log off. Many reasons.

I try to not swear when around younger members and members it offends, i get freaked out with adult conversations when there is younger members involved, i dont think they should listen to it.

 

[Shirohibiki]

... well. i had no idea the community was this "bad". interesting.

i know that when TBT went for maint the other day, i went to IRC and said hello, but they were in the middle of a conversation about something or another, so i ended up just closing the window. i dont particularly have the energy to chat like that anyway, but hearing about all these cliques and gossips is kinda sad?

idk. the community seems to have shifted just slightly from a few months ago, but its not much noticable to me. im sure for you guys, however, its enormous. :/ im sorry about that.

im also not sure if theres a way to bring people together other than events, really... and even then not everyone participates. so its difficult.

 

[Keen]

Even with the events such as mario kart mondays, its still only a select few of the clique people playing. And yes, I know its open to everybody and I've along with others who are not so regular around the IRC, and just felt left out of the whole thing so its not events that will bring the community together.

Its just disappointing that its come this far.

 

[Shirohibiki]

Even with the events such as mario kart mondays, its still only a select few of the clique people playing. And yes, I know its open to everybody and I've along with others who are not so regular around the IRC, and just felt left out of the whole thing so its not events that will bring the community together.

Its just disappointing that its come this far.

i suppose so, yeah. are the cliques really that unwelcoming? i usually feel intimidated by default which is why i try to stay quiet, but thats a social anxiety problem of mine and doesnt really have to do with anyone else.

idk, like, the boards i usually go on seem okay (acnl and museum) >: but i do notice that the basement is populated by like, certain members. idk. sdkfdsg
i try to at least pop up everywhere whenever i can

 

[Justin]

Sadly, I agree with the overall sentiment in here. I miss how things were a year ago, or even 8 months ago. I would like to turn things around if possible, but it's not something that happens overnight. The shift to this didn't happen overnight either.

Even with the events such as mario kart mondays, its still only a select few of the clique people playing. And yes, I know its open to everybody and I've along with others who are not so regular around the IRC, and just felt left out of the whole thing so its not events that will bring the community together.

Its just disappointing that its come this far.

In regard to Mario Kart, I'm not sure why you don't feel welcome? We post in the thread and put up an global announcement every time. Everyone is welcome and I encourage you to join us. Hope to see everyone in Mario Kart 8 next week as well.

 

[oath2order]

So then how would you guys suggest defeating this clique-y attitude that goes around?

 

[Waluigi]

We need stricter guidelines. And in the IRC as well.

Time to issue warnings for antisocial behaviour from people.

 

[radical6]

i have friends who go on the irc but tbh i feel uncomfortable going on there because of a few people
i dont really think you can destroy the clique attitude thing. its kinda more like the personality of some people i guess. i mean you can force them to be nicer, but it wont work imo

im a pretty shy person in general so i dont think i would use the mumble anyway. if people already feel left out on the irc, i dont think they would join mumble.

 

[oath2order]

Yay

Now that I'm on break I can talk a little more about this.

The cliquey attitude needs to go or at the very least, minimized. I know I'm a bit of a hypocrite on this but the mafia chat does need to be kept in line a bit. I know its what most of us talk about but I think it does play a role in scaring the new users off. They don't play mafia and seeing us scream at each other is a little off-putting.

On that note, we can't do the polar opposite and disallow all discussion other than Animal Crossing. That would benefit nobody. A solution is perhaps on the page with the chat, mention that its a general discussion chat.

One problem is that some mods are definitely a part of some cliques. I don't know how to solve that.

Mods this is definitely towards you now. You guys need to be more proactive on kicking or verbally warning when things happen. Things such as rapidky changing names to things like "Butts" or "****" needs to stop. People whobdo that NEED to be told that they can't do that. I get the IRC is fun. But these things are just ridiculous.

We all in the IRC can do better. Maturity levels need to increase. Its something I'm personally working on for myself. Results are slow but at least I can say I'm trying. If anybody can suggest how I could do better please PM me.

 

[Zeiro]

The funny thing is, there are people making fun of people in the public on the IRC, Jen being one of the people that a lot of people make her the joke, people gossip, and the cliques get worse.

This happened to me a couple times. A few people didn't like me or my posts or whatever and decided to talk about me in the IRC when I wasn't in it, one of them being a member who I had never even spoken to personally. They went on to cite examples by posting links of my posts, even going so far as to insult my gender identity because of a post I made in the LGBTQA Support Thread. They really had nothing better to do, I guess.

The slurs though. There's a ChanBot that kicks anyone who says the word "poop" but not one that kicks people who say actual offensive words?

 

[SockHead]

Now that I'm on break I can talk a little more about this.

The cliquey attitude needs to go or at the very least, minimized. I know I'm a bit of a hypocrite on this but the mafia chat does need to be kept in line a bit. I know its what most of us talk about but I think it does play a role in scaring the new users off. They don't play mafia and seeing us scream at each other is a little off-putting.

On that note, we can't do the polar opposite and disallow all discussion other than Animal Crossing. That would benefit nobody. A solution is perhaps on the page with the chat, mention that its a general discussion chat.

One problem is that some mods are definitely a part of some cliques. I don't know how to solve that.

Mods this is definitely towards you now. You guys need to be more proactive on kicking or verbally warning when things happen. Things such as rapidky changing names to things like "Butts" or "****" needs to stop. People whobdo that NEED to be told that they can't do that. I get the IRC is fun. But these things are just ridiculous.

We all in the IRC can do better. Maturity levels need to increase. Its something I'm personally working on. Results are slow but at least I can say I'm trying. If anybody can suggest how I could do better please PM me.

stop targeting users you're the worst out of everyone

 

[oath2order]

Which I admitted Im working on, Sock.

 

[SockHead]

Which I admitted Im working on, Sock.

that's a start, but you can't just say it

 

[oath2order]

that's a start, but you can't just say it

Its slow work in progress. If you have more to say can you PM me if its specifically about me? I dont want this to be all about me and distract from the main problem at hand

 

[Jake]

If you want to bring the community closer you should end mafia xo

soznotsoz

 

[Heisenberg]

Screw skype, vent or mumble.
Join Curse Voice, it's in "beta" right now but it works perfectly. It's got push to talk and no server set up is needed, you just click "create" and bam it makes a room for you and as many people as you'd like. All they have to do to join is copy and paste the link into their internet and it automatically connects them. It's really popular right now for League of Legends but I use it to game and chat with friends normally.

 

[Jake]

Sadly, I agree with the overall sentiment in here. I miss how things were a year ago, or even 8 months ago.

8 months ago was when mafia started. point proven xoxo gg

 

[Shirohibiki]

i literally dont know what mafia even is aside from roleplaying i think? i try to stay away from it in general because it seems too intense for me. perhaps its creating a rift? but i dont think it hurts if people are just having fun. (oh god this is so OT im sorry)

 

[Heisenberg]

Also screw cliques I butt into everyone's conversations with something witty. Who doesn't like a drug dealer?

 

[Diamondarcadia]

I installed Mumble once, and being a Ventrilo regular for years, I just didn't like the program. There was also no one on when I logged in except Jennifer and maybe someone else in the AFK. I was sure I would try it again but reading all of these experiences, I doubt I will. The last thing I need is to be insulted, ignored or hear relentless swearing. I have only been on the forums a few months and I already see the rift in this community that makes it pretty hard for new members to feel welcomed, so I had a hunch it might be like that on Mumble or IRC as well, and now I know I was partially correct.

Do whatever you feel you need to do Jas0n, if it isn't bringing people together, they why waste money even if you can afford it?