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Shamus The Brute
Here in the US...much attention has been given to the problem of bullying amongst school-age children, both within their community as well as "online" via social networking sites.
Thinking about my own experiences, I began to realize that maybe on POTCO the same type of problem exist too. (You know what I 'mean')?
As you read this thread, think to yourself if you have you ever witnessed a unlimited player bullying/showing prejudice/having rude behavior towards a basic player? To be honest, I have. Also, I have been a vicitim in this way as well when I first began to play POTCO some 2 years ago as basic player.
I am making an assumption here...but...I feel the majority of basic players are mainly kids trying to have fun online (& not rather as young adults or adults taking game seriously for achievement & personal accomplishment).
It makes me feel bad a lot of times when I witness a unlimited player being "MEAN" to a basic player. A paid subscription on the game should give each of us whom are unlimited a certain level of responsibility to promote COMMUNITY within the game by not dicriminating against others. This includes basic pirates.
*So...the next time you find yourself on the game & you sense that a basic player is really a kid...think back to when Y-O-U were a child, pre-teen, or teenager with:
- silly ideas/questions
- sensitive feelings
- raging hormones
- not thinking ahead
Let's each make this game an improvement in someone else's life. Next time you log onto POTCO, take a moment to think about the basic player, look deep within yourself...and...find the child again that is still there somewhere in your heart
but that is what it is all about just having fun...! 
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. "Thanks" for commenting.