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[Rousseau]

Something about this has always bothered me.. I hope SE doesn't allow it on the official forums ( - they have no control over other forums).
I've always seen it as a sort of.. tattle-tale, crying to mommy.. "Waaaaaaaaaaaaah this person was mean to meeee!! Everyone should hate them too!!" If someone's a jerk, fine, let them be a jerk, but there's no reason to sink to their level (or lower) to ruin their reputation. If they're that bad I'm sure they'll do a good job of ruining it on their own.

In sociology, this is considered to be a common and natural group dynamic. People sometimes complain about it, but it's usually because they're scared that they will be the ones to end up getting the short end of the stick (and I do know how that is, yet I still understand why this occurs). And there is the fact that some people actually want to get away with being antisocial. Either way, society has always been about isolating the behaviors that the group finds problematic and using guilt and shame to either scare the offenders away or force them to get in line. It's distinctively human, and it's not going to change any time soon, if ever, especially since it has served humanity so well up to this point.

Also, I still fail to understand why this discussion has turned into a Casual Vs. Hardcore debate. To me, this is all about social engineering. The difficulty of the game doesn't even enter into the equation for me.

[Nabiri]

In sociology, this is considered to be a common and natural group dynamic. People sometimes complain about it, but it's usually because they're scared that they will be the ones to end up getting the short end of the stick (and I do know how that is, yet I still understand why this occurs). And there is the fact that some people actually want to get away with being antisocial. Either way, society has always been about isolating the behaviors that the group finds problematic and using guilt and shame to either scare the offenders away or force them to get in line. It's distinctively human, and it's not going to change any time soon, if ever, especially since it has served humanity so well up to this point.

I don't expect it to change, but I wouldn't like to see SE support harassment of any kind.
Harassing someone for being a jerk doesn't make it right.
If fan sites allow it.. well that's up to them. Sad if they do. It would be nice to see them steer away from such vicious behaviour.

[Rousseau]

I don't expect it to change, but I wouldn't like to see SE support harassment of any kind.
Harassing someone for being a jerk doesn't make it right.
If fan sites allow it.. well that's up to them. Sad if they do. It would be nice to see them steer away from such vicious behaviour.

I used to be an idealist like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee. (' ~' )

[Sylvari]

I used to be an idealist like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee. (' ~' )

[Rousseau]