Hi all
This is a formal message to many of the FGC and what I am about to say is important and I will need all the help and trust I could get from each and every one of you.
Recently all UK tournament organisers held an online meeting in regards to certain individuals using racist language online in games of Street Fighter and it has come to a point where physical threats were being made which in turn can spoil any tournament and event in the UK.
We fully understand that the FGC is easily prone to trolling and online bullying and we ask many of you to take a stand. If abuse borders on racism, please do not retaliate by being racist back. Instead please save those messages and forward them to your relevant scene leader ie myself or a fellow senior MBA member and we will have it looked at for you
Cases like these get ignored however we want to take a stand against such behaviour as the FGC is small as it is.
Any individual that involves themselves in physical disputes in our events will instantly be banned from all future FGC events (not just MBA) you have been warned. Not only will you spoil it for yourselves, but you will spoil it for the community as a whole. No venue will allow a community that encourages racism and thug like behaviour.
While we agree that FGC is all about competitiveness and hype, we do not condone the competitiveness to be taken to personal / physical level. We understand this message may come across as something from school however we want you to know that we want all members to feel they are part of a welcoming and safe community
This is not just MBA's community, its your community! The FGC community involves a lot of hard work and dedication from all tournament organisers, I ask you lot to be more understanding and support your communities by stamping out any inappropriate behaviour.
Hype is allowed, name calling is allowed (to a certain extent for extra hype) racism and physical assault isn't.
You are not allowed to behave like this in the work place, it is the same in this community.
I thank you guys for taking the time to read this and please enjoy the games for what they are. The FGC isn't here for you to vent out your life fustrations, it is the opposite. The FGC is here for you to be part of a community and for you guys to enjoy friendly competition and interact with individuals that share the same interest.
Our Fight Series is on the 1st November, if you see or spot any inappropriate behaviour, please speak to myself or any MBA member.
Kind Regards
MBA | EZ
MBA Chairman