Quote Originally Posted by Kazumac View Post
Honestly I understand your point but I just don't agree that some people's fears and difficulty handling certain social situations is a good reason to deny us a useful enhancement to the game.
SE has to think about these things as they are a service provider, and ultimately they can be held responsible if something they doleads to abuse of other players. I'm not contending that there would be a tidal wave of abuse, I'm merely pointing out that SE has no choice but to consider these things.

I think we probably just disagree here. The constructive discussion is really about where we should deny information. Such as allow personal parsers all the time and group parsers for content with relevant dps checks (ex primals, savage raids). Or where personal parsers are always available and that you can opt in on group parsers (like loot master or under sized settings). This keeps it out of DF and available to those groups who want to use it.
Perhaps we disagree regarding abuse, but ironically, I've suggested an opt-in parser for group content previously, but apparently that would result in more abuse because parser proponents would kick those not opting in. Really, I have no problem with a personal parser, it's hard to see how it could result in abuse, and an opt-in group parser would as you posted here and I've previously suggested, keeps parsers out of DF, which is the most likely place to see abuse, and yet gives those that want it, theoption to use it.

So, our suggestions for how an official parser could be implemented are pretty much the same, though we may differ on how to handle fears of harassment. Though if the parser were implemented as you suggest here, I think it would reduce that fear greatly.