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Okay guys, I wasn’t going to have a big opinion on this thread and those coming into, but I did get asked to post it up. For those of Moon Guard and the Livestreamers, please understand that this is an opinion from a very neutral stand point because I can sympathize with both sides.

I came to meet Towelliee and his fans through a TGN video posted up on our server forums. I will admit, I was upset that once again Goldshire was featured. In response, I decided to speak up in my own video and basically say shame on TGN for supporting people griefing the server. I had no idea who Towelliee was nor his internet fame, but when I awoke from my slumber.. boy was I surprised.

My video attracted a lot of his viewers. A lot of them were pissed I was against their fun and how they just brought more attention to the server. A lot of the comments were just making fun of my weight and things like that, which didn’t bother me because I am happy with who I am and their opinions didn’t even address my comments. So life goes on, yea?

I had explained to Indie in private messages that I am sorry and I do understand the fun they were having. I understand that it wasn’t Towelliee’s or hers intentions to bomb the server with stupid in any form. Like their video, mine was also open to discussion and opinion. Just sadly, that opinion was more of my weight and going to troll me vs. the actual content.

So a day or so passed and someone said I was in the Livestream. Still, I didn’t know who Towelliee was and his fame. It wasn’t until I did some surfing that I found his videos and stream and watched everything in relation to this. I sat and listened to Towelliees opinion about what he was feeling.

Now, people on Moon Guard know that I am very open person. I can accept the opinions of others so long as they are mildly informed. He mentioned that he is not to blame for the stupid that rolled in and spammed, that he cannot be the person people point the finger at. He also commented that for every 100-200 griefers, we benefit as a server because we gain 20-30 roleplayers.

When I listened to his words, I was still on the fence that it was his fault. I was very much against what he was doing. To say the least, I wanted to see him punished for what he was ‘encouraging’ others to do.

In a twist of event though, when I was out roleplaying in the Cathedral a massive wave of level 1′s and Mr. Towelliee dropped by and said hello. I groaned IRL because I was already getting nasty comments on my videos about my opinions and my annoyance was a little high. So, I jumped into the stream and listened. I listened as Towelliee whispered me on his character. At first, I want to say he was trying to screw with me to see if I would get mad or something.

Wouldn’t you? Someone and his fans that just attack your opinion on a Youtube video is suddenly in game at your feet. You expect the worse, at least I do because i know what people are capable of. However, I put on my nice face and talked to Towelliee and I have to admit something.

Talking to him was the best choice I ever made.

We had a casual conversation, he stayed nice and I did too. A couple days later, his fans and himself came back to Moon Guard and were really.. really lovely. I listened to the Livestream and I heard Towel tell his people not to act like dumb dumbs. He said warned them they would be banned.

For the next few days, he kept on saying it. Since my chat with Towel, I’ve grown to really like him as a person in the WoW community. I’ve grown to really like his fans too. They were really lovely and sent me some of the nicest whispers ever. The Livestream was very polite as well after Towel and I had a small chat.

I really felt like I needed to explain my story because if I don’t, I know people are not going to understand why I have a shift in emotions.

This is the time where I truly address my opinions. What do I think of Towel? I believe that he is a nice person. He has a humor that I can dig and I enjoy watching his vlogs and raiding streams. His videos have helped me broaden my view with our future trek into the Firelands and really, he is quite nice to talk to in game. I watched as he added his own fans to his Real ID to be engaging and run heroics with them, ect.

Do I think Towel is to blame for anything that has happened with the Livestream and Moon Guard raids? No. Gasp! In my video, I did blame him because I was ignorant to his warnings going out to people before, during and after their stays on Moon Guard. I was not aware he was making active attempts to tell people that if they act a fool, they will be punished.

And it’s because he warned them prior to this post, I gained a lot of respect for him. See, I believe that if you are a voice, a figure in any community really, you are going to be heard the loudest. Sadly, sometimes what you say or do will encourage others to have a chance to act like asses. When they act like such, it makes the voice or the figure look bad. This isn’t something that’s strictly gaming related, this is Real Life related too. Is it fair? No, but I hope Towel and friends can see why Moon Guard had the thread up like they did.

However, I respectfully disagree with his comment about the griefers and gaining roleplayers in from the sea of stupid. Yes, any addition we get on this server is one more person keeping the RP alive, but stupid can overpower and drive those away. So I personally would rather have 100 roleplayers and 20 griefers. If only in a perfect world, yea?

Do I hate Towel fans? No. I do not hate anyone for that matter and I actually was very impressed at his mature group of fans and friends that did not act as our usual spammers would. You could tell the difference in Towel followers to just randoms trying to get noticed in someone’s popular stream. There was a huge gap and that’s why I took a step back to really re-evaluate who I was truly upset at.

I learned that the problem didn’t lie with the fans. It was the sea of dumb that was outside of this group. The guys trying to show up and make someone else look like an ass because they wanted attention. That’s not really fair to blame someone for the actions of people he can’t control or won’t listen.

Is Goldshire a problem? Yes, it is. However, it was a problem long before Towelliee and his fans came to say hello. Long before anyone else was bringing Fel Guards to wipe out people and ect. Goldshire will be a thorn in Moon Guard’s side for as long as it thrives because it’s the price we pay for being a large server.

In closing because I have gotten wordy, Towelliee and fans, thank you for coming on to Moon Guard. Thank you for coming and being kind as you can be around others and listening to Towelliee when he said don’t act like fools. I prefer you guys have better names, but that’s just me.

A note to my love, Moon Guard. Remember, these people who come to gawk and laugh at our server only see one side of us. It’s the people that move beyond starting zone really get a grasp of the community. If we want to make a difference, doing our part and reporting names is great, but we need to act like a helping community.

You guys alone saw the power of the care packages we do, you saw the letters of thanks and being so happy. That’s what we need to show people. We need to make that statement, ‘Yes, we understand about Goldshire, but let me show you something special and unique about Moon Guard that’s going to change your mind’.

At the end of the day guys, people will judge Goldshire as it is but the way the community holds itself will forever make a statement that last far longer than anything negative about us.