Board Thread:Fiction Universe Discussion/@comment-1633483-20141228154911

Now that a new year is about to dawn, it's high time we address some of the still lingering problems in the Fiction Universe and finally put them to rest. Several older members of the community have left the Fiction Universe entirely for the problems they perceive to be pervasive throughout the system and it would be unfair for them to let these problems endure. Several issues such as the continued divisions between users and other such tensions continue to make the Fiction Universe a particularly toxic place over the past year, and it is the purpose of this blog to attempt to rectify these issues if at all possible.


 * While I personally enjoy the Great Xonexian Schism and have good relations with many of the users involved, there are many (myself included) that believe that it should not stress the "cluster-wide" aspect of the fiction as much as it currently does. The same can be said for the Xonexian Allies, which are written in such a way that implies that both the alliance and the war it engages in spans throughout the Xonexi Cluster, thus marginalising the many fictions that remain uninvolved in fictions such as the "Battle of the Milky Way" which are intended to be truly galactic wide. Given the serious deterioration of trust between users, I do not believe that writing a fiction in such a way helps. While I certainly don't believe that this is in any way intentional, the way the fiction has been written thus far can create the perception that such fictions are being forced down the throat of other users whose factions become marginalised if they do not become involved. As such, downplaying the intergalactic significance of the conflict to a certain degree may be in order.


 * Many users feel that the style of "realpolitik" is being imposed on the Fiction Universe and that those who aren't involved in fictions that use it should stick to one of the galaxies that doesn't follow that particular theme. Honestly, this has only recently come to my attention and I haven't seen any examples of it thus far, but apparently it is a serious issue to many users. Such a situation is unacceptable. While fictions with realpolitik themes should have the right to be written and enjoyed by users, it should not be written in such a way that marginalises those who don't want to become involved. In this way, this point is related to the one above.


 * Encouraging more themes would be a great way to get off to a great start in 2014. Ideas such as a War of Ages reboot have been floating around on IRC and would be an interesting reintroduction to users who have left the Gigaquadrant recently.

Remember, this is not a place to start arguments but rather to communicate grievances in an open manner rather than letting them boil up. For the record, unless otherwise stated, the above points may not reflect my own views on the subject at hand but rather the comments made by other users on IRC. Hopefully this will result in a more healthy environment for people of all persuasions to work on fiction in the new year. 