Can we talk about the elephant in the room - Permanent Bans from the Official Forums

[Skivvy]

It is an ancedotal story, yes, because I won't give personal details about it which I've explained to you now, twice. Like I said, I understand that you want facts so you can point and say "they deserve it" but no matter how much you harrass me, I will not give you names or details.

You didn't answer my question. Are you asking everyone in this thread about their ancedotal stories? Or have you just picked mine to start a fight over.

To answer your question, I'm not needing stories from everyone in the thread. No one else has made crazy claims about a prolific couple that antagonizes people in shout chats in an attempt to get people banned, where the first person to slip up gets banned. That sounds like a rather iffy situation! You were asking for someone to question that. And then when someone dares question you, you go on the attack. You don't win points that way.

I do not appreciate people who fabricate or embellish stories to try and make a point.

*rides off into sunset on my high horse*

[Tigerlilley]

To answer your question, I'm not needing stories from everyone in the thread. No one else has made crazy claims about a prolific couple that antagonizes people in shout chats in an attempt to get people banned, where the first person to slip up gets banned. That sounds like a rather iffy situation! You were asking for someone to question that. And then when someone dares question you, you go on the attack. You don't win points that way.

I do not appreciate people who fabricate or embellish stories to try and make a point.

*rides off into sunset on my high horse*

Calm down. I'm from Rockettes server. I know exactly who he/she is talking about. Anyone that has been vaguely involved in the hunt scene does.

Obviously no one can give names out on the forums without getting banned. No one can answer your "interview questions" without it being called slander. You cannot call someone a liar when they cannot post against the rules of the forums. Especially in a thread about getting banned over trivial reasons.

To contribute to the topic at hand: I was banned for 2 weeks for calling an obvious troll an idiot after they were jumping from thread to thread posting ridiculous stuff. Sure, its against the rules. Was it worth 2 weeks? I don't know. But I don't post here as much if I don't have anything to say that isn't completely game related / bug reporting. Not worth it.

[Skivvy]

Calm down. I'm from Rockettes server. I know exactly who he/she is talking about. Anyone that has been vaguely involved in the hunt scene does.

Obviously no one can give names out on the forums without getting banned. No one can answer your "interview questions" without it being called slander. You cannot call someone a liar when they cannot post against the rules of the forums. Especially in a thread about getting banned over trivial reasons.

Oh cheers, back-up! I'm also perfectly calm, more amused by this "conversation" than anything at this point.

So what you and Rockette both seem to be missing, is my question about interviewing everyone was to question the validity of this comment:

The fact that its so easy to get banned both here and in game hasn't gone unnoticed by players. There are a prolific couple on my server who encourage and taunt people into shout chat fights in attempts to report them and get them banned. Over hunts, no less. It's almost a game now. First one to slip up gets their account taken off them. No matter how long they've played, the communities they run, the passion they have for the game. One 'naughty' word to the wrong person and bam. All gone. The GM's / Mods don't care.

Based on the wording, it would seem many people have been banned from this particular act. When I questioned it, they eventually confirmed it was just one person, a friend. I never once asked for names, and I honestly do not care for them, I don't get why this is even a concern?

Perhaps there is a problem on Behemoth with people doing this, but it's probably best to not make grand claims and speak in absolutes when trying to make a point that you have absolutely no way of backing up.