Today, I witnessed the procession of bots.

If a mod genuinely has a problem with these names being posted, they may as well record them for a bot report while they're busy taking down the thread.

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Originally Posted by Cyrocco

If a mod genuinely has a problem with these names being posted, they may as well record them for a bot report while they're busy taking down the thread.

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This. Also would recommend submitting a formal report with that screenie. Keep the thread if no one responds to the report.

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Originally Posted by CNJ

Are we bot-defenders now?

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It's not bot defending the mods here will just flat-out ban people for that regardless of context.

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Originally Posted by Texa

It's not bot defending the mods here will just flat-out ban people for that regardless of context.

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What do you suggest to be done? Nothing is worse than anti-bot attention and reprimand toward one player.

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Originally Posted by CNJ

Are we bot-defenders now?

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No it's just the rules on the forum, whatever is the reason. True or not, you can't post pics with names.

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Originally Posted by CNJ

What do you suggest to be done? Nothing is worse than anti-bot attention and reprimand toward one player.

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Blur the names on the picture this isn't the place to try to highlight individual players suspected of botting the mods are very strict about the name-shame policy.

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Originally Posted by Texa

Blur the names on the picture this isn't the place to try to highlight individual players suspected of botting the mods are very strict about the name-shame policy.

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I'm sure this Cyrocco guy is gonna do what he wants, but I recommended formal report submission anyway. Unless you also support some alternative bot-awareness approach I can't recommend your method. Right now your method just sounds like "Get rid of the evidence."

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Originally Posted by CNJ

I'm sure this Cyrocco guy is gonna do what he wants, but I recommended formal report submission anyway. Unless you also support some alternative bot-awareness approach I can't recommend your method. Right now your method just sounds like "Get rid of the evidence."

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There is a time and a place for any and all forms of activism and I am telling you that the official forums IS NOT THE PLACE for name-shaming bots because I do not want you or anyone else to be banned for caring about this issue. Please stop acting like I and the other people who are explaining the issue here are trying to censor the press this is not CSI I am not trying to take away the "evidence". I'm warning you and Cyro that the mods do not care about the issue at hand here just enforcing the forum rules and are very okay with permanently banning players over minor issues.

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Originally Posted by Texa

There is a time and a place for any and all forms of activism and I am telling you that the official forums IS NOT THE PLACE for name-shaming bots because I do not want you or anyone else to be banned for caring about this issue. ...

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It would be nice to hear about these other times and places that are better. Again, without that recommendation blurring names is evidence shutdown.

There. Now I haven't posted anyones names on the forum. Just a link.