Revisiting harrassment policy, possible change to it?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:55 am
I messaged either Boomland or Anarcho about this some time ago and wanted to see what UOSA as a whole thought.
After reading Taboo crazy post I figured I'd try and start a constructive one.
For this argument, I am only referring to harassment as in game chat. I don't think these rules/suggestions should apply to IRC chat. You join IRC of your own free will, and you can close the window and it doesn't effect your gameplay in the slightest. That's just my opinion.
Onto the argument:
In my opinion, the current harassment policy for in-game chat needs to be revisited.
On OSI, for example, I called my real life, white friend, white character in-game, a "cracker" and was banned. Not jailed, not emailed, not suspended, I was banned. The GM told me someone at the bank reported me.
Do I think UOSA should have this strict of a policy? No.
But do I think I should have to read someone calling me a "two time gangbanging faggot who sucks cock for crack rocks." No.
My suggestion. Evidence would have to be presented to GMs for enforcement. RPV videos for example. Screenshots could be altered (no idea if they can be, I'm not a wiz with that stuff)
Have tier system of warnings:
1st Offense - GM visit, w/warning
2nd Offense - GM Jailing character for 12 hours
3rd Offense - 24 hour suspension
4th Offense and beyond - 48 hour suspension
OR:
Have a computer guy look at the ignore filter built into UO. Currently if you ignore a player it also ignores their magery spells / power words. So if you ignore someone you have no idea what they are casting in pvp. I've attempted to add words for filtering as suggested by the GMs, but you would be surprised at what is said.
Also, I don't think its right as a server to have a policy that is to the advantage of the perpetrator. The "victim" is supposed to leave, ignore, remove themselves, but I have to say, when Apoc pops a blood vessel on Brit Bank roof, is everyone there supposed to leave if they don't want to read his nonsense?
There has to be some middle ground between cracker and Chubb's cockgobbling suck boy, right?
After reading Taboo crazy post I figured I'd try and start a constructive one.
For this argument, I am only referring to harassment as in game chat. I don't think these rules/suggestions should apply to IRC chat. You join IRC of your own free will, and you can close the window and it doesn't effect your gameplay in the slightest. That's just my opinion.
Onto the argument:
In my opinion, the current harassment policy for in-game chat needs to be revisited.
On OSI, for example, I called my real life, white friend, white character in-game, a "cracker" and was banned. Not jailed, not emailed, not suspended, I was banned. The GM told me someone at the bank reported me.
Do I think UOSA should have this strict of a policy? No.
But do I think I should have to read someone calling me a "two time gangbanging faggot who sucks cock for crack rocks." No.
My suggestion. Evidence would have to be presented to GMs for enforcement. RPV videos for example. Screenshots could be altered (no idea if they can be, I'm not a wiz with that stuff)
Have tier system of warnings:
1st Offense - GM visit, w/warning
2nd Offense - GM Jailing character for 12 hours
3rd Offense - 24 hour suspension
4th Offense and beyond - 48 hour suspension
OR:
Have a computer guy look at the ignore filter built into UO. Currently if you ignore a player it also ignores their magery spells / power words. So if you ignore someone you have no idea what they are casting in pvp. I've attempted to add words for filtering as suggested by the GMs, but you would be surprised at what is said.
Also, I don't think its right as a server to have a policy that is to the advantage of the perpetrator. The "victim" is supposed to leave, ignore, remove themselves, but I have to say, when Apoc pops a blood vessel on Brit Bank roof, is everyone there supposed to leave if they don't want to read his nonsense?
There has to be some middle ground between cracker and Chubb's cockgobbling suck boy, right?