nipsen: Now, I'll freely admit that I don't expect to be convinced by an internet post to becoming sexually aroused by goats, or that EA and Microsoft are the greatest publishers in the world. But I'd rather people state their views in public than to pre-emptively stop people from making utter and complete fools of themselves, so that they might one day learn to argue for something in a way that doesn't shame them, their parents, their educational system, and their ancestors back a few thousand years or so.
I do kind of agree if they just make foolish comments. But as some have mentioned before, breaking the law? Using your logic, it is ok if I were to brake into your house?
Did I also not stress OFTEN enough:
repeated behaviour as a fail safe method?
You do know the old saying:
Fool me once, shame on me, foll me twice ..........;)
nipsen: "Why public?". It's a good question. Isn't this "naming and shaming", or things like a public neck-iron stand or a crucifixion or something like that? Etc., etc.
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Goodaltgamer: So IMHO not public, maybe a public statement from the mod.
nipsen: "Everything's fine, move along". There - wasn't that hard. All is well.
I hesitated to snip it, but I did for better reading ease ;)
First off: You did hear about the fact that some persons already committed suicide because of cyber-bulling?
You do assume that people here do not share personal information. How do you know for sure? CAN you know for sure?
You assume that everyone here is doing as you suggested. Why? If you think of those cases were people posted on facebook: we are off into holidays, our address is XYZ and getting their house robbed is already saying enough or?
And WHY do you think all those companies DID implement different kind of features to counter the carelessness/stupidity of those?
I did see people posting insensitive information here on GOG already as well, whenever I saw it, I told them to change this. Which they did, not realising it prior.
Justify: Actually as they are a private business they don't have to justify anything ;)
BUT as a ban would mean that the user breached the EULA, which every user had to sign off, I fail to see your (complete) point. I do admit, call it educational reason, that a comment of a mod, because of this and this you have been banned would be good.
If they think they have been faulted, the legal way would be taking GOG to court (and they would fail). Why companies are obliged by law (EU) to do something about. Mentioned at least once on this thread.
Sorry can't resist ;)
"your average asshole moderator" I want to see you getting out of this one :P
But here the difference already started, fables did ask prior for our feedback/suggestions/comments and so on. The reason for this threat. (see link in my post1)
He wants us to discuss/decide upon our future, so?
You are (no insult intended far from it!!) seeing it a little bit too much through a rose-tinted glass. (German saying, not 100% sure if you understand it)
I don't know if you were just lucky or just decided to ignore it (by reading over or whatever)
Some of us have been attacked on a daily basis by certain users (again check link I gave), including claims of pedophile, Nazi, spammer and similar.
Still thinking the same? Still thinking ANY mod would need to discuss this in public?
And this does not touch the other stuff like incite to violence, incite to murder and others. I extra only used the most offensive ones.
Move along ;) see above ;)
And I don't see public/hidden closed, don't worry ;)