I have no problem with being labeled a bully for pointing it out when someone chooses a name like the names that litter this thread. Shame is a part of consequence when you do something wrong. Embarrassment is a part of consequence when you do something wrong... I put peoples name here because, well if you want to choose an idiotic name lets let everybody see your jackass name.
I do wonder about these
rules Xiggie given your statements above:
PLAY NICE AND DON'T GRIEF
Do not harass players thru actions or words. Let them have their mobs, and don't spam them. If try to ruin the game for others, then you'll be removed from the game.
I appreciate that these rules apply mainly in-game, but there is a sentiment there never-the-less.
I’m not sure what part of Play Nice fits with:
Shame is a part of consequence when you do something wrong.
And…
Embarrassment is a part of consequence when you do something wrong.
Statements like these and the one below certainly begin to walk the line of admitting you are going out of your way to “grief” people (regardless of your opinion that they “deserve” it):
I put peoples name here because, well if you want to choose an idiotic name lets let everybody see your jackass name.
And thus the Bullying on your part begins. So too does a breaking of the rules. You label the person a “Jackass”. You claim they are “idiotic” and you are reduced to name calling. Sorry – what was your point again aside from looking hypocritical?
If there was a lesson to teach the childish player who named a toon poorly, it’s now being missed as you violate their rights.
As lerxst2112 states:
If Hunter doesn't like a name the banhammer comes down
I agree with you 100% on one front Xiggie: There needs to be a system whereby we can report breaches of the rules.
I just think we can find a better (less hypocritical) way to do it. If that’s an email system or Complaints BOT it removes the bullying component out of the equation and makes the process more impartial. A person breaks the rules and the consequences are fairly straight forward.
As you put it:
… when someones name violates the rules and it is brought to his attention he is not going to spend his time chasing them down and asking them what name the want and what-not. He bans the offensive name, plain and simple.
Let’s make this plain and simple Xiggie. Remove the ugly thread that serves no purpose in the equation you outline above and stop all the negative feelings that are conjured by attacks and counter-attacks that litter this thread.
BTW - I do apologise if I misquoted you above:
I've never said that I put names on here because Hunter does not have the time to deal with it.
It was taken from your sentence in this post here:
Hunters time is limited.
Final thoughts:
… people who violate the naming rules are being cyberbullied when they are called out for violating the naming rules.
Just as the person who murders the rapist is still a murderer.
Xiggie – we can’t control the children who do the wrong thing in the first instance. We can only be responsible for our own actions after the fact. When we “call-out” people for violating the rules we have a number of options presented to us in how to do that. Choosing to publicly bully (and shame) a person is a cowardly act that is worse than violating a toon naming rule.
I feel we can do better.
Strix
