u/Novel-Wish-621

Jason Arday, first of all my thoughts go to his friends and his family who now have to deal with his loss.

Before the witch hunt was launched about him I had not heard of him but I kept seeing articles and things about him online and I was confused why he was considered " the talk of the town".

Do I think Jason lied about some things? Yeah probably. However, there are " nurses", " lawyers" and "doctors" who have forged qualifications which has put people's health at risk and they weren't hounded like Jason was.

We have all exaggerated our experience sometimes in a CV, in a job application or maybe even a grant application. Jason did not harm anyone and yes although he shouldn't have lied if some of the claims are true about him. He didn't do anything which warranted him being treated the way he was.

Imagine making a mistake at work and knowing that, instead of it being dealt with between you, your employer and the relevant professional or institutional bodies, the details were suddenly being discussed publicly by thousands of strangers. The psychological pressure of that must be overwhelming.

Jason's story should perhaps make us pause and think about how we respond when someone is exposed for doing something wrong. Do we seek accountability and resolution, or do we pile on until the punishment becomes something far greater than the original wrongdoing?

We never know what someone is carrying behind closed doors. Perhaps one of the lessons we can take from this tragedy is that accountability should never require us to abandon compassion.

R.I.P Jason

Jason Arday, first of all my thoughts go to his friends and his family who now have to deal with his loss.

Before the witch hunt was launched about him I had not heard of him but I kept seeing articles and things about him online and I was confused why he was considered " the talk of the town".

Do I think Jason lied about some things? Yeah probably. However, there are " nurses", " lawyers" and "doctors" who have forged qualifications which has put people's health at risk and they weren't hounded like Jason was.

We have all exaggerated our experience sometimes in a CV, in a job application or maybe even a grant application. Jason did not harm anyone and yes although he shouldn't have lied if some of the claims are true about him. He didn't do anything which warranted him being treated the way he was.

Imagine making a mistake at work and knowing that, instead of it being dealt with between you, your employer and the relevant professional or institutional bodies, the details were suddenly being discussed publicly by thousands of strangers. The psychological pressure of that must be overwhelming.

Jason's story should perhaps make us pause and think about how we respond when someone is exposed for doing something wrong. Do we seek accountability and resolution, or do we pile on until the punishment becomes something far greater than the original wrongdoing?

We never know what someone is carrying behind closed doors. Perhaps one of the lessons we can take from this tragedy is that accountability should never require us to abandon compassion.

R.I.P Jason

I have personally come across,and have also been told by various people about, a lot of problematic behaviour on the BOTC app. But guess what these people are still on the app. Some of the issues include:

* name calling

* grim sniping (using another account to request grim access and essentially cheat)

* making inappropriate sexual comments

* using homophobic language

* misogny

* racism

* harassing minors

Some of these people have been reported by multiple people for the same or different incidents. Yet they are still on the app. When people repeatedly report this kind of behaviour and nothing appears to change, it creates the impression that these behaviours are tolerated. Well, it's the message I am certainly left with.

If TPI wants people to feel safe and welcome in the community, they need to show that reports of abusive, discriminatory or unacceptable behaviour are taken seriously. In other communities and in society these people would have faced consequences a long time ago.

A safe and welcoming community depends on people believing that reports of repeated harmful behaviour are taken seriously. Otherwise what is the point of the report button?!

I think there are quite a lot of double standards in games lately. I have been in a few games/ spectacted games where there was over talking, name calling and shouting and nothing much was said to the instigator. However, when the person on the receiving end interrupts the person or responds to the name calling etc they can sometimes be labelled a bully or accused of misogyny simply for responding.

I have definitely seen misogynistic behaviour on the app but if we label every heated interaction as bullying or misogyny, there is a risk that genuine incidents get overlooked.