PSA: Beware of the Necro Threads

[LaylaTsarra]

Ban a in-game account due to trolling on OF seem little over-reactionary, maybe just me. But I think the making of new accounts and trolling has to stop but seem bit much to take action on in-game account if he/she isn't breaking any TOS.

Not really when it's chronic and he's been doing it for months with the intent of disrupting the forum. There needs to be a penalty that is more severe and which suits his willingness to destroy a forum and it's membership. Sorry but I have no sympathy for a chronic troll given banning his troll accounts doesn't seem to work as long as he has a sub and just makes new ones.

If it's not breaking the TOS then they need to change the TOS to cover this type of behavior. Sorry it's not acceptable.

I am now checking the post date on every thread before I click, because so much on the front page recently has been old threads.

I do the same and I've put the accounts on ignore. The bottom line though for me is it's not worth sorting through threads and having to try and find ones he's not bumped to stir the pot. It's a lot easier just not to spend time here.

[Violet_Galaxy]

Rather then getting all bent out of shape about a certain someone, y'all should make like healers and adjust. It's obvious that they like this place (in their own unorthodox way), but if the mods can't do anything about it then neither can anyone else. So all should be welcomed with open arms no matter how many of them actually exist!

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

Rather then getting all bent out of shape about a certain someone, y'all should make like healers and adjust. It's obvious that they like this place (in their own unorthodox way), but if the mods can't do anything about it then neither can anyone else. So all should be welcomed with open arms no matter how many of them actually exist!

Yeah no, that's bs. Not gonna happen.

[Gothicshark]

I have a Question to Titanmen, or what ever alt he uses...

I am not sure what your suggested solution is. Sure it's unfortunate that you have to see such derogatory language but that's the Internet for ya.

My question is this, Why? That's all, really Why? It's clear you do have some interesting ideas ...

Multiple cutscenes in 5.3 seem to suggest that Emet Selch was actually Azem's boyfriend. When revisiting old 5.0 cutscenes, it seems canon at this point that Emet Selch was actually Azem's lover/boyfriend. We don't know if Ascians marry but if they do it's also very possible that Emet Selch is Azem's husband.

and you have an interesting sense of humor...

I'm not an english major so I don't know these big words. But omg can we all agree to chill with the big words. How come urianger and even the crystal Miqote use words like "puissant"? What does "by his most puissant hands" even mean lol? Do you want people to carry a dictionary when they do the msq? Because if you are you succeeded congrats looooool.

So why? Why do it? Why raise old posts, when you can clearly come up with new ones that are funny, interesting, or flat out brilliant troll posts, why raise boring threads...

Isn't Aether more toxic? That's what I've heard at least.

when you have gold you can create?

[ForteNightshade]

These accounts need to be banned and action needs to be taken against his actual FF account which at this point in my opinion needs a perma ban. Purposely trying to disrupt the General Discussion forums should not be tolerated and it appears banning any specific account here doesn't do much good given he/she just creates another to do the same thing.

Gotten to the point where I don't spend much time here anymore. It's not worth having to sift though his bumped threads ad nauseum.

More or less how I feel as well. It doesn't have the poor moderation makes reddit better. Which is saying a LOT.

Ban a in-game account due to trolling on OF seem little over-reactionary, maybe just me. But I think the making of new accounts and trolling has to stop but seem bit much to take action on in-game account if he/she isn't breaking any TOS.

I disagree. The whole purpose is to prevent someone from being disruptive. Nothing would encourage that more than a month long ban from the game itself.

when you have gold you can create?

Several of his recent posts/threads are literal copy/pastes from old threads or reddit. They aren't actually his opinion. His whole goal is just to create drama and annoy people. It works because the mods here are extremely hands off.

[Edax]

More or less how I feel as well. It doesn't have the poor moderation makes reddit better. Which is saying a LOT.



I disagree. The whole purpose is to prevent someone from being disruptive. Nothing would encourage that more than a month long ban from the game itself.



Several of his recent posts/threads are literal copy/pastes from old threads or reddit. They aren't actually his opinion. His whole goal is just to create drama and annoy people. It works because the mods here are extremely hands off.

I agree, it's been going on so long it's just tiresome at this point.

[Cilia]

Remember the ancient internet adage: "Don't feed the trolls."

Unfortunately, the fact people have unexpressed opinions on "subjects" brought up or resurrected from the dead guarantees their success. (I use the term "subject" here very loosely because anyone who's been on the internet for any significant length of time can see a troll for what it is; people either don't realize it or don't care.)

Banning the account(s) won't work; s/he can just make new ones. Making a set archival date will just limit how far back s/he can go back (and is an unpopular move besides, apparently). Short of moderator intervention only ignoring such a character will produce results; apparently the moderators don't want to / can't do anything about it and people lack the discipline to ignore the troll in question.

Noble as your intentions may be, making a PSA thread warning the rest of the forum about the troll that has taken up residence here is only increases their visibility, which is precisely their objective. The only way to win this game is not to play.

[Nestama]

I feel the PSA's goal is not only to let people know of a certain troll resurrecting threads, but to also encourage people to actively start focusing on when the thread was made, who the most previous poster was and if they do click into it, see if a certain someone was the necromancer.

All that said, I haven't been visiting these forums lately because I'm just seeing old controversial opinion threads popping up again and there's no real discussion going on in them since the OP people immediately respond to most likely doesn't visit the forums any more themselves, or quit the game long ago. Can't feed a troll if the troll makes people leave :/

[AduroT]

Either the mods don’t care, or are just too lazy to do their damn jobs.

[Edax]

At least he's considerate this time, spamming at 3:30 AM in the morning.