Quote Originally Posted by KalinOrthos View Post
Why make it clear cut? So assholes can toe the line of being a jerk to other players then say "Oh, but I didn't break any rules"? That's an awful idea. The spirit of the rule is far more important than the letter; if someone is being an asshole and either harassing or inciting harassment, they gotta go. It's really, REALLY not that hard to not be a jerk to other people, and if you're really frustrated, it's not that hard to not name and shame. Just kick, vent if needed, and move on.
Theres give an take. The give is that people shouldnt be a jerk, but the take is that there has to be a line. You cant set a line, have someone toe it, and then punish them arbitrarily with the caveat of there being an exception as to why. For example, if the rules say you cant harass or disparage someone in a racist way, you can call someone a jerk and be done with it but you cant call them a racist word. Both are technically being mean to the person, but there is a line to what goes to far.

Or if were gonna consider extreme exceptions like Arthars case - He wouldve been fine talking about someone without giving a description or name or any pertinent information to identify that person, but crossed the line when he made sure to make the name known. The line is identifying the person and then going to town on them verbally. It gets more damning cause personally I think he knew the rules but went to do it on Twitch specifically to get around the exact wording or precedent of the rules, while fully understanding the rules were intended to stop the very thing he was doing. the spirit of the rules was anti harassment/naming-and-shaming, so he tried to be clever by doing it on twitch. In the full literal sense, he didnt violate any ToS or precedent directly, but it was clear he was using a loophole to do exactly what the rules were meant to prevent.