So for a bit of context, I was in a Pokemon Go Campfire chat group, where it basically is a group for people in the South Coast so we can plan meet-ups for pokemon go events.
Recently, the leader of the group made a sad announcement. They said we could no longer do meet-ups at the mall as they didn’t want us there anymore since there would be too much people.
Obviously we were all disappointed, and since I saw that nobody left a message in the main chat, I typed " RIP " since I was sad about the news
A few minutes later, he deleted my message, and privately messaged me. This is what he said.
"What is RIP?"
"I just want an understanding of what made you say that."
"Perhaps you are very ungrateful for the things I try to do for all of you to be sarcastic and nasty like that, so im very very curious what your explanation is otherwise I’ll gladly remove you from the group since you want to be rude."
I responded telling him that it meant rest in piece, and i was talking about the spot everyone would meet up in and that it was unfortunate.
He then went on to talk about how I shouldn’t joke like that and we went back and forth. Eventually I just left the group and will join with an alt.
Am I the asshole?
NTA, just a misunderstanding
NTA. That’s common enough slang in reaction to a sad/disappointing event. They didn’t know/agree with the slang, sure, but lecturing you over it is unhinged.
NTA, group leader is being overly sensitive about a word for no reasons.. and who in the world doesn’t know what RIP means..
The leader of your group, has and over inflated sense of importance. Also what mall turns down people being at the mall? Sounds like some made up BS.
NTA, I would have left the drama fest. Not at all surprising not a single person in the group chat responded to him, they are probably used to his attacks.
No. The guy is apparently pretty thin skinned and took it the wrong way.
NTA.
NTA, someone replying “rip” to a cancellation announcement isn’t the end of the world
Some people take Pokémon way too seriously. That was one of them.