Player Behavior and Influence

I love the League of Legends community and everything that it does to try and make itself a better place. I also love the League of Legends Boards because they are an excellent place for discussing... a lot of stuff.

What I notice, however, is that I sometimes worry I am too much of a "goody goody" because I voice myself when player behavior is less than exemplary. I often question whether or not I should be reporting an individual because I feel like I am spamming the report system. One thing that is never okay, however, and brings out anger and fear is the use of derogatory terminology. I myself am an easy to target to some of these terms, and too much of the time do I see some of these terms thrown around by people who also identify within the same spectrum as me that may normally be offended by these terms.

I believe that the LoL community is not a place to insight hateful behavior, which I see too often — be it a slur or just putting down another player because they did not meet expectations in game. I believe that "toxicity breeds toxicity" and that positive behavior is a positive influence; positive behavior should be the only influence.