Quote Originally Posted by SomeRandomHuman View Post
How to deal with sexual harassment in an MMO:
Ok, maybe I need to shout this for people who apparently can't read.

MOST ABUSE CASES ARE NOT ABOUT RANDOS. MOST ABUSERS ARE TRUSTED INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PERSON BEING ABUSED. BLOCKING, IGNORING, CHANGING SERVERS ETC. WORK WHEN THE PERSON IS JUST SOME RANDO WHO HARASSES ANYONE WHO PASSES BY. BUT IF THE RANDO GETS A PARTICULAR BUG UP THEIR BUTT YOU MIGHT HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DELETE EVERYTHING TO ESCAPE THEM.

AND CHANCES ARE, THE WORST ABUSERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE SOME RANDO, IT WILL BE SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT GENUINELY CARED ABOUT YOU. THIS IS WHY ABUSE IS SUCH A TRICKY PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY EARNED THE TRUST OF THE ABUSED PERSON.