Not just a Toon

DISCLAIMER: This post is not calling one individual out. There have been several guilty of the rant that follows. If this post is NOT directed at you...then a big huge freaking THANK YOU!!!!!!

So I want to throw this out there to all you non-raid/guild leaders. The person behind the toon...yea, they're a person. Like a real life, living breathing person. And that person...male or female...totally has feelings.

I'm not a prick. I'm really not. I'm a nice person, and especially in WOW. I bend over backwards for people, I give up my time for others, I sacrifice a lot of things to do for my guild. I'm probably a lot better person in wow than I am in real life. And I really do enjoy it. I enjoy giving of myself to better someone else or even just make life a little bit easier for them. It makes me feel good. Makes me feel accomplished. And it really does make me put forth more of an effort in real life.

But I tell ya what. When I'm disrespected...it really pisses me off. When people don't show up for raids, when people show up late for raids with no reason or excuse, when people blow me off or go against the rules we set for the raid and the guild...yea, that really pisses me off. And whether you think it is or not, it's disrespectful. It's a complete lack of respect for the person that put the raid together.

Not everyone has been a raid leader or a guild leader, I get that. But give me a break. Do you have any clue how much of my time outside of wow I sink into getting our raids together each week? A lot. A whole lot. What we do for a couple of hours three times a week, I spend three times that much time putting together assignments, groupings, looking for tips and tricks to make me a better leader, studying our dps to see how to split groups, watching to see what's being upgraded and what's not, putting together gear maps for people, etc. I put a lot of stinking time into doing it. And when you don't show up for a raid you signed up for...or better yet, show up late...yea, that's disrespectful. That shows me that your time is more important than mine. And guess what...it's not. My time is just as valuable as yours. I don't care if you have kids, pets, family you have to take care of, friends, or whatever. My time is the same as yours. We are all equal.

Stop disrespecting me. Stop...now. Or I'm really going to be someone you don't want me to. I was extremely close last night to chewing a few people out, but I held my tongue. And you're really luck I did too because I know I would have hurt some feelings last night. Part of it was because I've lost some sleep and I'm a little grumpy anyway, but I'm getting to the point where I've had enough. Steeper punishment will be coming if it continues, and I don't care who you are.

Get your acts together, get to raids on time, and if you're NOT going to be there, then freaking tell me ahead of time. You have a ton of ways to let me know. If you need my e-mail or my phone # then freaking tell me so I can get it to you. It's not a big deal...it really isn't. But when we get to this point where I'm upset and you're not only disrespecting my time but 24 other people's time...then we have a problem. And you are not going to like me when it's all said and done if the pattern continues. Get your crap together and let's do this. Seriously.