If the rules were more stricter and given less breathing room to recieve punishment, the occurence of said things happening would become less, and reports would become more objecitve in the sense that the stakes are higher when it comes to giving violations out. It would help mods too as they have to be careful and considerate.
I don't see anyone wanting to troll a game if the 1st violation for it would be a 24 hour suspension instead of 1 hour, but that's just one violation among others I could talk about.
Thoughts?
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A bad idea, disagree
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A good idea, agree
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I have another opinion on the matter
deletedalmost 10 years
Best way to stop trolls? You can only make an alt if you have 10000 points.
Stricter? No way. I think it's actually way too strict as it is. This site has the most severe punishments I've ever experienced for any online game - and I've been playing games online since MUDS in the 90s.
Frankly, I don't believe the reporting system is working as intended. It doesn't make the trolls disappear. It makes learning players and to some degree experienced players disenchanted with the site.
I mean, we're talking about 3000 reports a month! There are, on average, just around 1000 players competing every month. And the number is dropping.
I'm fairly new - and I've gotten a few reports against me because of things I wasn't aware of. Most of them have been judged as notes or as non-vios. Two distinct cases, however, I was suspended for 24 hours for making stupid mistakes, but I was jugded as though I was purposely ruining the game. (both cases were later OT'ed). Now, did this make me self-reflect and think "oh, i need to follow the rules"? Not at all. First time it happened, i didn't play for weeks, and when i did, i played just in games where people couldn't report me for making mistakes. I mean, I can play 10 games in dota and literally gamethrow in every single one of them and not be suspended from playing - but if i do ONE mistake that someone think they can pin me on and a mod is a bit quick with the report - i'm suspended for 24 hours, and god forbid should I do the same error 3 more times, i'm banned for a LOONG time.
Is this how we want a community to be? If mods feel the community is against them, well, no wonder - the way the site is set up and works is the perfect breeding ground for this type of reaction. Harsh reactions do not quell the trolls. They only feed the trolls. All it does is manage to off legitimate players, who will then have less of a reason to return to play.
The people who violate the rules aren't afraid of the consequence, they're going to do it regardless. The small sentence works mainly for the newer players who don't understand the rules fully yet. Anyone else is going to break the rules or not break the rules regardless of the punishment.
deletedalmost 10 years
If people could explain more why they disagree/agree that would be swell.
deletedalmost 10 years
No, we already have mad teenagers reporting each other for what amounts to basically nothing.
deletedalmost 10 years
i don't know how effective it would be, i think it's fine the way it is at the moment.
deletedalmost 10 years
i disagree, i think violations are fine as is in terms of punishments, but that's just imo.
deletedalmost 10 years
Just don't break a violation and all would be good?
