User blog:Lord Matthew Blastshot/An address on Roleplay

Over the past few months I have witnessed so much go on around here. I have watched good, experienced users who I have called friends leave. I have seen many be promoted to new positions of power and I have watched Minecraft creep it's way in. However, I have also been witnessing something troubling to me. I have seen other users associate Roleplay with pure evil.

People have somehow gained the impression that nothing good can come from roleplay. I have even witnessed some users try to abolish roleplay. It seems that sometimes people who participate in roleplay come under criticism from others. Contrary to popular belief, not all roleplayers are like Pearson or Redbeard. Roleplayers have emotions and feelings, the same as everyone. Now as you read this you may say to yourself "Well he is a roleplayer so that's why he is doing this." Well that statement is wrong. I am no longer a roleplayer. I do not "serve" Breasly anymore. I speak this because I want things to be better for other roleplayers and the future roleplayers.

Last year was the year that we experienced the only roleplayer to have power. In the end it did not go well. Just because the user who had powers and made mistakes was a roleplayer does not mean that all roleplayers are like that. You people assume that one roleplayer represents them all. More recently I have heard such things as "I assume that however the leader of a certain country acts, is how the rest of the country will act" or "If the leader of a country is immature than the country is immature. Such assumptions anger me. Users on chat become paranoid when racism occurs yet no one cares when roleplayers are put down.

You cannot think that one roleplayer represents what all stand for. Roleplayers are never given the chance, we have no opportunities to prove ourselves again.

Much like many users here have fan stories and creations, well roleplayers have their countries. You take pride in your work and so do they. Everyone here is the same in one way of another.

Most of my career on here has been devoted to making the wiki a better place for all. My dream is that roleplayers and normal users can get along and be peaceful on this one wiki. I want nothing more than to make it equal for all. So I ask that before you criticize all roleplayers that you ask yourselves. "Is what I am going to say going to anger or hurt this person?"

Thank You,

Matthew Blastshot