Online Bullying - A Dev request for a response and discussion

[Efrye]

I could see how this would be terrible for unstable people to read... oh boy. I see, I see.

I don't think it matters how "stable" you are. Last time I checked, this is a game and most people come here to have fun, which just isn't possible with these kinds of people.

I think one of the main problems is this mentality of "just suck it up". If there's no punishment or negative consequence to their actions, why would they even think of stopping? They are accepted, oftentimes even encouraged if they mask their toxicity in sarcasm and snarky remarks. Most of them don't even seem to realize that they're being complete asshats because everyone is just like "Oh, that's the way it goes on the interwebs olololol!".

[Somi]

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Hm, I guess. My main concern is just always for those who take it seriously and may harm themselves as suggested. But you're right, it does have an impact on all of us and if I were in that group I'd feel terrible and ashamed at the same time.

Maybe we do have to rethink our approach... but we can't stand there and hold a gun to their face at all times. This is a problem of society, not only this game or the internet. I have my doubts that anything can be done. You'd have my support for any measures that can't be misused (reporting for harassment, punishment/ban at x number of reports) too much.