Posters on "JOB lv. 1" characters trolling

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Originally Posted by FrankReynolds

I must create a fake Identity to hide the true Identity of my imaginary character so that real live people do not create other imaginary characters to hide the identity of their imaginary characters on my imaginary characters server and harass him.

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Dude, you just blew my mind........

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Originally Posted by Nynja

Seeing as how you pretty much need to link your ffxi id to be able to post, how about modifying it so people cant hide behind troll mules to conceal their identity.

I dont see why a lv1 character would need to have 150+ posts here. How much feedback on the game can a lv1 character have? How many problems can a lv1 character run into? None, because a lv1 character probably hasnt done a damn thing in the game to begin with.


Surely they could lvl up their troll mules, but thats a lot of effort to conceal identity.

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Yeah but who else is gonna give the "Like" button to certain peoples posts? You know as well as I do there are some people that post just complete and utter stupidity with no thought about the game or mechanics about the game, and the majority of us see that, but then you see 2-3 "Like" checked off.....

<Forum poster> I'm gonna make my point and shut all these people up!
<Forum poster> Now that my post is done let me log onto my mule account and press the "Like" button cause my post is that awesome!.

People actually do that? Do they think 1 like really strengthens up their nonsense? I just figured there was another retard on the forum (or more depending on how many likes there are)

I would not be surprised if they do lol.

Raise your hand if you never even remember that the botton exists. /

I'm Sparthosx and I approve all my own messages.

I've been of the mind of everyone's main or no name at all. I don't think it's so much that harassment is a paper tiger, but rather doing so in-game puts you on the radar for the in-game GMs if a call is made. While the GM advice to the person making the call would likely be to blacklist the offender, if the offender themselves has a history, it could be what leads them to a suspension or even banning.

Were we to talk more on actual forum moderation, I believe it's both inconsistent and too lenient. Some of the mud I see slung between posters is both uncalled for and oftentimes pathetic. And while I also encourage strong criticisms toward SE with us as their paying customers, what some have said in their disagreements has also crossed lines (death threats, etc.). Some people thrive on the drama, though. I've never really understood it, but if it's given the venue to transpire, it happens.

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Originally Posted by Sparthos

I'm Sparthosx and I approve all my own messages.

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Oh no, I just liked your message...does that make me one of your mules?! D:!!

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Originally Posted by Meyi

Oh no, I just liked your message...does that make me one of your mules?! D:!!

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Dont tell SE, they will ban!

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Originally Posted by Malamasala

I don't see why you care. It is the post you should be reading, not his character info. I just pity you people who need someone to be angry at.

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I think the point is that complete anonymity promotes people being complete d-bags. It's not about having someone to be mad at. I think a lot of these obvious trolls would be less comfortable shitting on threads if people knew who the character behind the post was.