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Posted June 14, 2016
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Breja: screenshot for evidence
Screenshots are hardly evidence though. See attachment.
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Posted June 14, 2016
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Dalthnock: It's one thing to toss a slur - it's another thing to threaten or otherwise mistreat someone based on or regardless of their race and/or sex.
You don't understand: Tossing a slur at someone is mistreating that person. Also, there is a strong correlation of the use of slurs and threats; just look at how often threats contain slurs.

(Also, don't forget other factors, such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and disabilities.)
Posted June 14, 2016
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Breja: screenshot for evidence
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sunshinecorp: Screenshots are hardly evidence though. See attachment.
Not sure why you took a screenshot of my comment.

I didn't offend people with that comment did I?
Posted June 14, 2016
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Johnathanamz: Not sure why you took a screenshot of my comment.

I didn't offend people with that comment did I?
I took a screenshot of Breja's comment. But read it again. And compare it to the original.
Posted June 14, 2016
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Breja: I know. But, hard as it may be to believe, I don't watch all the threads 24/7 :D And I don't always remember to take a screenshot for evidence.
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phaolo: Ok ok, it was just a joke, don't get defensive. :P
I didn't mean it defensivly, I meant in a self-mocking "I know I have no life and spent way too much time around here" tone :D

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sunshinecorp: Screenshots are hardly evidence though. See attachment.
Guess I'll have to start saving links from now on :P Hey, maybe you can be my deputy? Until G.O.G government get it's act together we will be the law in this here frontier town!
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Posted June 14, 2016
Whoever ends up with that job should probably receive extra pay. Hard liquor gets expensive when you're buying it several gallons at a time.
Posted June 14, 2016
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Dalthnock: Well, I've been chatting with Zeo, and we do seem to be in permanent disagreement, so I'll share two cautionary tales I was reminded of & I'll ask him to share his opinion at length. Then whoever at GOG is stuck with reading all this tripe can quit his job & go somewhere that's more worthy of his time.

I was at the Telltale Forums right from the get go & it was a pleasant enough community. Eventually, as these things go, one or two posters got restless & volunteer mods came to be. It went to shit faster than Tiffany Mynx taking a laxative after eating a burrito or two.

The second is The Tale of Sapience and The Lord of the Rings Online, a paid Community Manager that went on a very bad power trip & got himself a handful of mentally disabled sheep which proceeded to raze the forums, getting rid of anyone who didn't bow down before the girth of Almighty Sapience. Needless to say, those people quit the game too. I think the game was at a historic player low, then. It seemed to have gotten better after Sap went off on a Grand New Adventure in Fuckit Idontcare.

So if you want to moderate your forums, please pay very close attention to who you're getting. No Social Justice Retards, please. You know what those people do to whatever it is they touch. They always "know better" & have "many ideas to improve what's obviously wrong".
Ok, but as you mentioned in chat, these forums were doing perfectly fine before the new mods. THIS forum is having increased incidences of old users leaving and new users being driven away. In fact, there are a number of people who've initiated a boycott of the store altogether and encouraged others to do the same.
If a mass exodus occurs (and succeeds), as has been suggested and attempted in the past, that would be the end of this place. Nobody else would want to stick around if all they have to talk to are scammers, spammers, and trolls.

In fact, I have a (very light) suspicion that the store boycotting is what may have made them suggest putting in a community specialist. Mind you, I could be entirely incorrect, and this opinion is mainly conspiracy-theory sort of thought, but I note that they didn't do anything about this for YEARS until just now that people are leaving, harassing the staff, and ceasing to spend money. It's possible that they've finally succeeded in being effective, since GOG is a business, and money is the only thing that influences them to do anything.
Posted June 14, 2016
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CarrionCrow: Whoever ends up with that job should probably receive extra pay. Hard liquor gets expensive when you're buying it several gallons at a time.
Free booze probably is a perk of the job.
Posted June 14, 2016
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Johnathanamz: Not sure why you took a screenshot of my comment.
I didn't offend people with that comment did I?
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sunshinecorp: I took a screenshot of Breja's comment. But read it again. And compare it to the original.
*facepalm*
WHY did you use Johnathanamz in your example image?
He seemed calm, don't risk provoking him..
Posted June 14, 2016
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phaolo: *facepalm*
WHY did you use Johnathanamz in your example image?
He seemed calm, don't risk provoking him..
I DIDN'T, GODDAMMIT! HE WAS JUST IN THE WAY!
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zeogold: and money is the only thing that influences them to do anything.
I will have none of that. GOG LOVES US!
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Posted June 14, 2016
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sunshinecorp: You're kidding me? It's the first one I'd throw to the fire.
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catpower1980: Not even joking. I like to be surprised so when I see a two paragraphs (or more) message from KingBradley, I always wonder what it's gonna be, the guy has a certain train of thought and a way to write it that makes it entertaining even if the content in itself can "facepalm material".
I don't really think Bradley deserves a ban. Theoretically, if I were a mod, I'd probably give him a warning at most. He shares controversial opinions, sure, but he's never been responsible (as far as I've seen) for any counts of harassment or scamming.
Posted June 14, 2016
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dtgreene: You don't understand: Tossing a slur at someone is mistreating that person. Also, there is a strong correlation of the use of slurs and threats; just look at how often threats contain slurs.

(Also, don't forget other factors, such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and disabilities.)
I don't quite grasp what you're trying to say here. Sexual with disabilities, what? Is this some sort of indecent proposal type thing?
Posted June 14, 2016
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zeogold: but he's never been responsible (as far as I've seen) for any counts of harassment
You haven't been looking, then.
Posted June 14, 2016
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dtgreene: You don't understand: Tossing a slur at someone is mistreating that person. Also, there is a strong correlation of the use of slurs and threats; just look at how often threats contain slurs.

(Also, don't forget other factors, such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and disabilities.)
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Dalthnock: I don't quite grasp what you're trying to say here. Sexual with disabilities, what? Is this some sort of indecent proposal type thing?
Sexual orientation, gender identity, and disabilities are 3 separate things. However, those are all things a person can be discriminated against for.
Posted June 14, 2016
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Dalthnock: Well, if you're a good judge of character, then you're good to go. I know some people have the knack, but most don't, which is why I was giving you some advice that you can obviously disregard.
Well, you're right in that it it pays to be careful in social interaction though, otherwise you might be in for a few nasty surprises; I agree with you there.

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Dalthnock: You'll have to forgive me, it's hard to know if people are talking about *real* issues or if they're just being oversensitive as is mostly the case these days.
Yeah, that is hard, especially in an online community. And yes, one of the most difficult things is staying objective and rational, rather than letting emotions cloud your judgment too much.
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