Rampant Botting and the ineffectiveness of the STF

[Sfchakan]

Every MMO has RMT, they will never be eradicated because the companies use them to balance the economy and gain money off their subs. Ever wonder why they are always there in any game? You're fighting a losing battle, probably no report you make will have any difference.

Keep seeing this posted on FFXIAH and here, as if the company intentionally allows RMT to roam free to "balance the economy." I think too many gil buyers just try to justify their actions and want to make believe they're not harming the game's economy and environment.

[Yvone]

Because, they do. Square is a business and profits come first.

There is no downside to allowing bots to proliferate, no one will quit and hurt the sub numbers. Common sense. They ban a couple shoutbots every now and then to keep you happy and ignore the rest.

[Tharly]

Which is funny because I know plenty of people who have been banned and have heard of even more. Yvone is just mad its not the specific people he wants banned being banned.

[Yvone]

It's spam, and you should report alha. He only posts in an attempt to argue with people.

Site will be better off when he's gone. How ever you feel about anything else, you have to agree there.

[Alhanelem]

It's spam, and you should report alha. He only posts in an attempt to argue with people.

Site will be better off when he's gone. How ever you feel about anything else, you have to agree there.

Libel is an offense as well, you know. Your opinions and facts are not the same thing.

They've been banned many times now. I doubt they care about that anymore.

Also, is backseat moderating against the rules?

I'm not moderating anything, I'm just stating a probable reality. People don't have to agree there, because it's their choice and contrary to your own opinion, I've been plenty helpful to others and backed many good ideas and reasonable complaints.

I haven't done anything wrong so there is no basis for any report. Yvonne, on the other hand, is clearly breaking rules. It is, of course, their choice what to do next.

[Immortal]

I'm honestly shocked that he hasn't been banned in over 8,000 posts. He is easily one of the most controversial on this tiny forum and tons have been banned for lesser offenses o.o

[Yvone]

I'm honestly shocked that he hasn't been banned in over 8,000 posts. He is easily one of the most controversial on this tiny forum and tons have been banned for lesser offenses o.o

It's because no one bothers to report. Hit that yellow triangle and report.

[Alhanelem]

I'm honestly shocked that he hasn't been banned in over 8,000 posts. He is easily one of the most controversial on this tiny forum and tons have been banned for lesser offenses o.o

It's because I don't actually do anything wrong. Post count is irrelevant. I'm not breaking any rules, so I don't get banned. Please do tell me what offenses I have committed, besides posting a lot? Disagreeing with someone is not an offense.

I did break a rule on the FFXIV forums like 9 years ago and did get banned (like a week after the fact). I have not since made that mistake again here.

It's because no one bothers to report. Hit that yellow triangle and report.

I mean, again, I haven't done anything wrong, so reporting me will do nothing. You are breaking the rules, on the other hand, so.... And obviously you have reported me and I'm still here. I wonder why that is?

Besides spamming, you're libeling me and encouraging other users to file false reports. That seems a lot more serious to me than just replying to lots of threads, but hey, what do I know.

For you and for everyone else:

Neither posting a lot nor disagreeing with people is a volation of the rules of this forum. If you hate the posts I make and don't want to see them, by all means, add me to your block list. Not doing so and continuing to berate and unfairly target me because of a post count says that you'd rather harass me than take the easy and effective solution the forum software offers you. That's what it's there for. Conspiracies to get someone banned when they haven't done anything wrong isn't going to do anything. The reality is I'm being targeted purely for my post count.

[Catmato]

Please do tell me what offenses I have committed

Your entire post violates the first and second rules.

[Alhanelem]

Your entire post violates the first and second rules.

No, it doesn't. Yvonne made this thread about me.

Which, if you want to play that game, means that he/she is once again breaking more rules.

And you're also doing so by replying.
(Probably why they don't usually enforce those two.)
Off topic posts have never gotten anyone banned. At most back in the day you might have gotten a friendly warning to stay on topic.

If you think people should be banned for making comments you feel are off topic, that would ban just about every remaining active user.