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[Ymeogamaouas]

Okay so I got a warning today from "Forum"

The reason was that I clicked Report Post and commented "Abusive Post". Now that was a post where someone was slandering against someone else...

Having read the forum rules and the game rules in the News and Announcement section I believed that these rules were meaningful

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Racism or other hostile speech.
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Any post that looks like crap will be your one-way ticket outta here. Respect others and expect to be respected*snip*

Now maybe I am too crazy but can I ask what is considered by the forum administration/moderators to be hostile speech and respect? We must have different definition if I received a warning for pointing out an instance of the above!

[TKs-KaBoom]

Welcome to the forum!  All is as it should be!

[Shonsu]

I got one of those too. It would be nice if they'd at least tell you what post you made that got you the warning... cause I had no idea.

[Graf]

You have reported the following post as "abusive".

Sooner or later someone will break your heart sissy.

Wasteland is harsh.

Nuff said.

I have tried to find out what is could be considered as abusive, but hardly found any. This is totally useless report, that's why you have gotten a warning.

Yes, this post doesn't look totally right, but it isn't abusive either, so there's no reason to report about it. Honestly, nearly 80% of posts looks like that, so what, are you going to report every single of them as "abusive"? Please don't.

[SBBM]

While this forum is host to an adult-theme, unfortunately the maturity factor of adulthood is null. Instead, we get sex, violence, swears, etc.

Enjoy.

[TKs-KaBoom]

While this forum is host to an adult-theme, unfortunately the maturity factor of adulthood is null. Instead, we get sex, violence, swears, etc.

Enjoy.

YAY!  Finally, you do understand.  All is as it should be!  I am enjoying, till I don't then I complain and whine, then I play some more.

[Shonsu]

Hey while you're at it can you tell me why i got a warning?

[Graf]

Hey while you're at it can you tell me why i got a warning?

According to the moderation log data, you've been issued a warning due to spam/trolling, whatever that could mean in your case. It wasn't me, who did that, so I can't say, why exactly you've got it. If one, who issued this warning would like to reply, you'll get a direct answer.

[Surf]

According to the moderation log data, you've been issued a warning due to spam/trolling, whatever that could mean in your case. It wasn't me, who did that, so I can't say, why exactly you've got it. If one, who issued this warning would like to reply, you'll get a direct answer.

That would've been me. While we are at it - (maybe it's more for the closed forum Graf ;P ) - it would be cool if the posts a user got warned for would be directly linked in the moderation centre.

That's why I can't give you the reason right now Shonsu. Note, that we are all humans, no machines and can make mistakes from time to time. Sometimes, when there is a huge troll thread and the rage is boiling, "innocents" who posted there aswell may be caught in "the line of fire". In your case, no consequences stem from your warning, so you can ignore it (it will fade over time) - judging by your other posts you don't seem to be notorious for this kind of misbehaviour, so it's all fine and dandy.

[Shonsu]

Ah well I wasn't over concerned about it, more curious.  I think I was in a thread that got deleted so that could be it.

[Ymeogamaouas]

You have reported the following post as "abusive".

I have tried to find out what is could be considered as abusive, but hardly found any. This is totally useless report, that's why you have gotten a warning.

Yes, this post doesn't look totally right, but it isn't abusive either, so there's no reason to report about it. Honestly, nearly 80% of posts looks like that, so what, are you going to report every single of them as "abusive"? Please don't.

It actually is. There is something called bullying and it also applies to "words".

In the end I got the warning thanks and all that. Point here is that the community is what you make of it. You want to let the community go wild, homophobic and racist? No worries here but then please dont say that such stuff are punished OR at least write instead what the moderation team considers abusive.

Name calling, racial slurrs, mother jokes etc?

I mean in the end its not as if this community is 20000 people strong and cant be controlled. There are on the best times 200 people online in FONLINE so the community maybe approaches a 1000? Maybe! Out of them lets say 1/3 are on the forums actively so its NOT that hard to do.

In the end, much like children, you have to decide what kind of people you want playing your games. Gamers who play to enjoy themselves or a biggoted small minded minority that cheats/hacks/curses for the LOLs?

PS>

Dont want to be the caped crusader here, its just a matter of starting from somewhere and enforcing some things... you dont want/care to do it? Then be my guest let it blossom into a shit-flower.

PS2>

The post in particular was in a nice otherwise interesting thread with constructive posts. Not only was it abusive (or not depending on your definition) it was a clear case of trolling and just posting for the shake of posting.