When the What’s Bothering You thread forbids complaining about other members (at least specific members), I take the rule so seriously that:
- I can’t use the thread to complain about warnings or infractions. Because that would slip into complaining about the moderators, which are other members.
- I can’t use the thread to complain about how others are treating me as a whole rather than specific members. Sometimes, it’s just a few members that are being mean, and when there are fewer members, such complaints can be specific. And if it’s the community as a whole, then I’m failing to acknowledge the errors of my ways, and that could start a fight.
- I can’t use the thread to complain about how poorly I’m doing in the TBT Marketplace, or how the TBT Marketplace is doing poorly.
- I can’t use the thread to even bring up drama from other threads.
Even though the rule says nothing about the above, it’s best to avoid complaining about anything site-related (unless if you’re venting about depression over events ending or glitches), because that would put you on a slippery slope to breaking that one rule.