Mod users in FFXIV are getting out of control

[Skivvy]

Not that it changes anything but OP's character was originally an Au Ra. They just made an alt and swapped their forum character to it out of... Shame? Or something?

Can't speak for OP, but I've noticed quite often that people will use your avatar against you in a conversation. In this thread, we were graced with the following:

if u didn’t want people to sexualize ur character, why did u roll a pouty lizard girl?

I've personally had people try to use my miqo'te against me, and I've seen female avatars dismissed when discussing things that apply to male characters. On one hand, I don't mind when people do this as it points out clearly who I shouldn't waste my time on, but it's still annoying and a cheap attempt to discredit someone.

Another reason could be concern of additional trolls hunting them down on the server. While I doubt most people would do it, there are always the immature ones skirting around.