Quote Originally Posted by RajNish View Post
Really working blacklisting (not just hiding messages from the player) is just one of the options that can protect a player. But there must be other tools. In addition to reports. The fact is that a mentor who breaks the rules is not just a "regular player". Every time when you enter the game as a mentor, you read the note and agree with it. These people also read it, but apparently press the button automatically. In addition, if we are talking about the decals of the assistants, the icon of a watering can, glasses, owl or something that is not associated with superiority, would be the best solution. Therefore, I am writing these suggestions about changes in this thread.
I hope, but can't say from experience how well reports remove the crown (I don't wear mine, or talk in chat other than greetings unless someone ask for help). But reports are way of protecting players anyway, as long as you contact the GM's about the situation. While it sadly can be done after the bad stuff happened, it at least can prevent it from happening again, the more people report them the faster they go to bad people jail.
But I think almost everyone if not all agree the icon change is something that people want and think could help. It can't fix everything, but people who own a shiny crown for ego will leave mentoring for others.
The only problem here is, nothing is getting done about it. Many topics, many suggestions later (someone even made the icons for it) the crown isn't leaving :/ I think just having a topic where the OP is ''Changes to mentor system'' and it having the icon change and possible commendations and what not in it. Topics where it starts with ''complaining'' and nothing to offer for the change won't catch an eye I think..