Bullying on FFXIV

[Presbytier]

Knowing that the jackass who is doing the 'bullying' is named Bill frinklemen does jack all to solve any problem.

The big thing about blizzards real id push. Remember when that rep posted his real name and the interweb detectives set to work to find him and pegged the wrong guy? Yea super effective.

You are not looking at the big picture; if everyone had to show who they where they would be far less likely to grief, and could actually face legal punishment easier when necessary.

[Gramul]

Blacklist the fool, dude.

You are not looking at the big picture; if everyone had to show who they where they would be far less likely to grief, and could actually face legal punishment easier when necessary.

Yeah, that ain't gonna fly. Animosity is one of the best and worst parts of the internet. Take it away and people get pissed. Gotta take the good with the bad. Thicken your skin, and deal with the jerks.

[Presbytier]

Blacklist the fool, dude.


Yeah, that ain't gonna fly. Animosity is one of the best and worst parts of the internet. Take it away and people get pissed. Gotta take the good with the bad. Thicken your skin, and deal with the jerks.

No it does not work in reality and it does not work for the internet. Anonymity is hurting the future viability of the internet.

[strallaalaa]

No it does not work in reality and it does not work for the internet. Anonymity is hurting the future viability of the internet.

your the reason why the internet will soon enough be policed and locked down for all to use freely. can't ignore them? your just as angry as they are then. what you want people going to jail or getting tickets on the net for doing and saying the wrong things like speeding tickets? it's like micro chipping our selves for the 1percent that go missing. it ain't gonna go good cause both sides of this fence.

bullying wrong but so is pitchforks against them. 1 alpha male is no different then 20 non alpha's running a muck. don't try to replace the world with meme's like u'rself. ignoring doesn't work then do something about it, don't ruin something as simple as a game for your own thoughts of right and wrong.

for all we know since she wasn't part of the bullying that it could of been misunderstanding, i've heard some borderline retarded convo's in my linkshells that sound like bullying but they just back and forth like that for fun. it's not for everyone, surely not me, but being able to get people banned or anything like that for it is over the top. blacklist and have a good day.

also everything huggin said is on the nose.

[Ricky]

No it does not work in reality and it does not work for the internet. Anonymity is hurting the future viability of the internet.

You're wrong, sorry. In reality if you add a person to your blacklist you never see their messages again, you just don't want to and would rather have an INTERNET CYBER POLICE FORCE get revenge on them for you... have some will power and ignore them then move on with your life

[Gramul]

No it does not work in reality and it does not work for the internet. Anonymity is hurting the future viability of the internet.

Nonsense.
I've been able to currently take on 7 completely different persona because of it, expanding my understanding without fear of being shut out from presumption. And never have I made a character dedicated to upsetting people.

Don't let a few bad apples spoil the orchard, throw them out when you come to them and move on.

[Brannigan]

No it does not work in reality and it does not work for the internet. Anonymity is hurting the future viability of the internet.

Help me I can't stop barfing. A real person has this opinion. I'm dying. h e l p

[Presbytier]

Help me I can't stop barfing. A real person has this opinion. I'm dying. h e l p

It is creating a culture where people can do whatever they want with no fear of repercussions, so yes a real person does hold that opinion. Here is an airline barf bag to accommodate your sickness.

[Jynx]

It is creating a culture where people can do whatever they want with no fear of repercussions.

This is wrong in so many ways, let's just start by saying you can't "Do whatever you want" Many people have found this out the hard way.

Can you make an ass out of yourself with no repurcussions...sure, but really that's about as far as internt anonymity is going to get you. Many things you do over the net, can and do have real life repurcussions if you take them too far, and people are far from being untracable unless they are prepared to evade detection (Hinting at something more notorious than just being a internet asshat, that some anti anonymity law wouldn't deter) In the end the only people you end up punishing is the common user who now has to watch what they say for fear of being judged by everyone around them the same way they are in real life.

Being Anonamous online is a much larger boon than a burden to the world, I'd rather let people be who they really are unchained from the idiotic restraints our general society places on us. Race/Gender/Creed rarely have the same impact they do online because we don't usually encounter a person and have the same chance we do when we meet them in real life to impose steriotypes and prejiduces on them before we even know them.

Should Online ID's read like this.

(Made up information...sorry to any Johnathan Hales I mistakenly represent)
Johnathan Hale
28 White Caucasian Male
235 Pounds
6'2
Christian

Or

Jo-Hailmaker

What one of these two descriptions offers nothing to base your own presumptions onto (Unless you hate hail) before you can read/hear what they have to say. Johnathan could be from a repressed millitaristic state and be bringing knowledge to his friends about how bad the situation in his country is with the dictator shooting people in the streets who dare talk about his regime.

With Anonymity John was able to speak out against his opressor, speak to people with far less pre-ordained bias, and perhaps even sway nations around the world to share his plight for freedom of his people.

...or he could be found as his real name is online and be shot in the street. You know that's all worth it so Boobs-Mgee couldn't call Tom-T a jerk on the interwebs.

[Yves]

Being Anonamous online is a much larger boon than a burden to the world, I'd rather let people be who they really are unchained from the idiotic restraints our general society places on us. Race/Gender/Creed rarely have the same impact they do online because we don't usually encounter a person and have the same chance we do when we meet them in real life to impose steriotypes and prejiduces on them before we even know them.

P1: I'd rather let people be who they really are unchained from the idiotic restraints our general society places on us (A)

P2: Race/Gender/Creed rarely have the same impact they do online because we don't usually encounter a person and have the same chance we do when we meet them in real life to impose steriotypes and prejiduces on them before we even know them. (A)

C: Being Anonamous online is a much larger boon than a burden to the world

A
A
C

This is invalid. Your conclusion does not flow from your premises at all. People "being unrestrained" does not support the statement that being anonymous is a boon to the world. Even formed in a categorical format it doesn't work.

A v ~A
A
...C

This is question begging. After this you strawmanned the argument while rocking the slippery slope with your argumentum ad oppression concept.

I understand your viewpoint and can even appreciate it (to an extent) but it's invalid. There are reasons for why this shouldn't be the case but these aren't them.