Warning for "Grief" Tactics?!

[Padudu]

While I agree, I can understand why they don't as it adds a huge layer of busywork for the GMs and puts it firmly on them to sort out. Often it's very easy to reflect oneself, read the ToS and see "Ohhh I see that's what I did", then never need to file in the first place.

In my case I mocked a troll on the forum and got a 10 day ban for it. (Bravo to you, space-bunny-alien-fairy-person; you baited me and got me). Didn't realize that was what it was but I could figure it out in about 20-30 minutes of digging.

Oh yeah I 100% see where you're coming from with that and I can see why they don't exactly do it that way. I can see how it puts a lot of pressure on the GM when they're going to be dealing with someone who's going to be upset and frustrated from the get-go. I can't imagine the amount of abuse that the GMs must get towards certain people every day they log in. At the same time, it's their job. While they might not be able to give out a specifics of the report and what went down, there should be a better alternative than "well you get a warning, you wanna contest it appeal".

While I do agree that we should do some reflection every once in a while, especially after a report, it's not that easy. Don't get me wrong here-- I've done my fair share of naughty things, emote spamming and cursing in /say, or trolling just a bit too hard. If I get pulled into GM baby jail for that I can at least be aware of the fact that those things, or a combination of, is what got me the warning.

But for warnings like griefing, that becomes a bit more convoluted. What's griefing to you and to someone else may be different, sans obvious cases like the person who posted about their party member aiming the laser at other alliances at Puppet's Bunker. Heck, even in the comment the OP made about how they plays healer, people are divided on whether or not that constitutes griefing. People run duties multiple times a day, and I'd be hard pressed to remember my actions in every dungeon and whether or not the stuff I did counted as a reportable offense. People definitely need a GM to clarify what led to a warning like that, not just self-reflection.

I think we all have acted the fool at some point or another.

Honestly I think the really important takeaway from the thread is not the OPs guilt or innocence as much as it is it could happen to any of us that we incur a penalty and will never be told what we did to incur it. That is frankly a bit frightening.

I 100% agree with you here.