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I will politely decline to adjust my tone for my job, for several reasons.

I talk like this when I might become emotional because it's infinitely better than yelling and screaming, and provides a possible basis for continued civil conversation. People can change, but I'm coming up from rock bottom and Rome wasn't built in a day.

I have been nothing but cordial, and have carefully selected my words. It's the content of the phrases I use, not the phrases themselves that are at fault, and the content will not change no matter how I sugarcoat it.

My job here is to be the strong arm, not to be liked. If people want to like me because of who I am when I'm not doing my job, that's fine with me, but I cannot point out people's flaws without being at least a little "mean".

Finally, anybody who gets angry enough at my criticism to quit outright probably isn't worth the effort to play with. A good RPer can adapt to any situation in or out of character. This is the internet, people get angry. Obviously because Ava is countering my points with her own points (swearing nonwithstanding), She is of the type who can not only adjust to it, but give as good as she gets instead of simply giving up. I respect her quite a bit for that.

That said.
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[s]Too bad it took less than one second for Rome to fall.[/s]

I never said anything about you changing the strength of your voice. What I'm saying is that your strong and aggressive wording is, no offense, bad. There is a reason why I, a man who is extremely aggressive in many situations, suddenly becomes passive when giving out feedback. By passive, I don't mean "ehuughhh i think its okay but its kind eh-ish but it might be okay cause... okay." By passive, I mean that my choice of words are not aggressive, but [b][u]they get straight to the point regardless of how nicely I say things.[/u][/b]

There are things to hold back when you give feedback to those who haven't interacted with you that much yet. Now, when you're talking with people like me, I don't care if you use swear words because I know your intentions. It's more than just emotions; it's public etiquette that can be applied to so many real-life situations. You're a great Co-GM, even moreso than me and my experience as a Co-GM [s]cuz athalia died, get it hurhurhur[/s]. For once, I ask of you to believe in me, as I learned this the really, really really hard way.