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Samhuinn at 13 Mar 2008: 01:02

I'll keep this brief, to save myself a little embarrassment. X)

On World of Warcraft, Feathermoon RP server, my character Samhuinn got hitched to a character named Ambershanks, both male tauren. We yessed and noed and hemmed and hawwed for a while and eventually decided on a public wedding in Thunder Bluff, and determined that if people want to crash it and whatnot, well, we'll take the risk.

The IC wedding was tonight, held in a public place (a capital city, Thunder Bluff), and we had over 50 people show up - and not a single detractor. I received over the weeks prior to the marriage loads of support and "go get 'em, tiger!" comments, and only two threats to crash the wedding, neither of which saw fruition tonight.

I'm very proud of both my character and Ambershanks's, but the real applauds for this post, in my opinion, go to the server. We made no attempts to hide that this was a 'gay tauren wedding', and were both amazed to see that the server was supportive and friendly to those who didn't just set themselves up as flamebait. Dozens of people volunteered to patrol Mulgore in signs of any Alliance raiders, who did not come.

I'm not saying this is some great big "sign of furry acceptance" or anything of the sort. Neither Ambershanks nor I are 'really' furry. I'm saying it can be amazing what the random anonymity of the internet can be capable of when you don't make a big deal out of things, and if you treat yourself and others with respect and maturity. If you feel as though you are being victimized, perhaps the real solution lies within yourself. Relax. Take it easier. Don't make a big fuss; the majority of the trolls on the internet are more interested in getting a rise out of people than actually fighting against something they don't believe in.

Fifty cheers in front of two tauren bulls kissing post-wedding, though. I gotta admit, even for all my optimism and pride in my server, that really surprised me. Sometimes the faceless blob that is the anonymous internet really can be pretty cool.

All right, flame on, folks!

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at 13 Mar 2008: 01:25

/r/ pics of the consummation and honeymoon.  ;)

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at 13 Mar 2008: 19:03

>>1
...Who cares? This didn't make me feel good.

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at 13 Mar 2008: 19:07

>>3

Dito. It's rather scary. You frquently hear of freaks marrying in computer games, but actually read someone who did means a whole new level of nerdiness.

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at 13 Mar 2008: 19:59

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Whats the conclusion? An online gaming community tolearates you more than your own "fur friends". Kinda lold, altho i donno if wow is the best place for a gay marriage... you can get prety much dealth with if you keep pushing it too far imo.

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at 13 Mar 2008: 20:04

>>4
Welcome to the future, bub.  It's going to become more and more commonplace for people's virtual lives to take on vastly more significance than their real lives, and virtual marriages are just the beginning.  

Whether that's good or bad is irrelevant to the fact it's happening so getting all uptight about it won't do you any good.

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at 13 Mar 2008: 20:38

virtual marriages have been happening in mmos forever. i've played RP characters to two of them while i was a gm in ryzom and RO has a whole item/skill set for those.

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Samhuinn at 14 Mar 2008: 01:25

To clear up confusion, this is in no way, shape, or form a real marriage. It's 100% pure roleplaying.

Not that I'm not pure, unfiltered nerdiness, mind. X)

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at 14 Mar 2008: 07:55

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Roleplaying should be fine, but I bet it was a kind of christian inspired marriage for the fun. But a tauren marriage wouldn't work that way.

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Samhuinn at 14 Mar 2008: 12:45

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It was an Orc-inspired wedding. It had an exchange of blood instead of rings (I can hear the 'emo much?' replies already ;) ), no walking down the aisles, etc.

It was all pretty neat. :)

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