Quote Originally Posted by Skivvy View Post
So your plan of action is to allow insults and harassment until people learn how to blacklist? Right, I can see that going over swimmingly.

It's not a matter of holding hands or not. Witch hunts are extremely easy to get started, especially on forums. Quite often people grab their pitchforks with very little actual "proof" of anything at all. Top that off with people like to embellish their actual experiences or straight out lie about what has happened. There have been several times in the "Tales from Duty Finder" where people got caught lying, and they were actually the one causing the problems. Just think about how often it doesn't get found out? Being able to name and shame just isn't worth it.

The community is not mature enough to simply blacklist and move on.

Ironically I agree. People are immature, and they lie, and situations often times are contextual.

Which is why it makes these GM practices even more infuriating. Anyone with a bone to pick can report 'anyone' if they deem anything 'offensive/inappropriate', and they have no repercussions to fear. How is a GM going to prove what you're genuinely 'offended' about and what you 'genuinely' consider inappropriate, and when you are just trying to get other people into hot water because you're an immature child?