Reporting and how it helps us help you...

I tried reporting once. Got an infraction for it. Haven't touched it since.

 

I've always been afraid to use it. Is it like Disqus where once you flag it, you can then provide a reason as to why you're flagging it?

 

I’ve noticed a lot of people rushing to tag mods every time someone starts a really shitty, but non-rule violating thread.

As if mods exist to delete everything they don’t like.

 

Thanks. I wasn't sure because I've seen people on here say they accidentally reported something, so it seemed like a one-click thing lol

 

Think we be cool if people learned some self control and stopped posting in threads they have no interest in to begin with. All it does is derail threads and start drama, which some members seem to love. Also passive aggressive status updates referencing posts or users is some petty grade school shit.

 

Is toxicity the same thing as violation of the rules? Or is it a more broad and subjective grounds for censure?

 

I got a message saying I got the infraction and was told I was using it wrong, as I reported one guy but not everyone else in a thread who said something bad. I tried to explain I hadn't read through the entire thread, just saw that one guy saying something I thought was worth reporting. But was then told it was not up for debate, and then the message was locked. It's no longer shown in my messages either.

So yeah... I'll just not use the report button.

 

Perhaps they can clear this up on that glorious, new TYM podcast.

 

I agree in a passive aggressive way!

 

I hate toxicity and it must be reported at all costs! Yes! DEATH to toxic behaviour and let there be only positivity from here on out!

 

The link is kind of vague. I have seen and engaged in some friendly shit talk, a jab here or there. What constitutes an insult? I get the whole racist and harassment stuff but what is ban worthy?

 

The only toxicity I like is this one:

 

Nice post, I agree with the first dude's point @HeavyNorse I've used it a few times(not recently I just try to ignore drama if possible) and I remember mods telling me "don't respond just ignore and report" yet nothing was done to these users, they were still allowed to post, troll my topics which was one key reason why I took a big break from here for a while prior to a few months ago. I can also understand the person who mentioned status updates, I think there should rules regarding those like no mention of other users directly and nobody should blatantly copy another users status in jest just to get a reaction from people or to bait others. Example:

Say someone has a status update of "I can't stand haters, they're annoying"

Then someone else posts "I can't stand people who complain about haters, they're even more annoying"
or those updates from people who I won't mention names but always putting MKC down compared to a different FGC. Not that I'm not for freedom of speech, expression I am but I never understood topics or updates bashing MKC, MK games allowed on here when the point of this site is the polar opposite. There's a difference between constructive, mature criticism and flat out hating/bashing.

But going back on the "parrot/copycat" like posts from earlier, Clearly to me this is a passive aggressive attitude of someone triggered by the first person's status. I've experienced this myself, but have also noticed other people's updates getting baited/trolled/mocked/copied etc. IMO this should not be allowed. I do like the ability to delete trolls that post on your updates and the ignore function which is very helpful. I wish other sites would incorporate this, like CV's for instance is a joke. Their "block" feature is pathetic, you can "ignore/block the user" but yet you still see their posts. Well, anyone who has been or goes on comicvine knows what I mean. lol. Anyway. Great update, that is my personal feedback and view on that. On a side note, I've always felt with threads being derailed, people who troll on purpose those are the users that need to be addressed, not so much those who reply or retaliate. I'm not saying if someone chooses to retaliate they're 100% innocent but to me it's cut and dry most of the time(being someone who's modded elsewhere) if you take care of the user causing trouble, known for it then you won't have others retaliating, responding etc.

That all being said, I do think the site has improved with mods and I feel Eldriken is a good one for what it's worth. I think communication is important, sometimes you want to speak to someone and you feel shunned or ignored. This is not limited to TYM experiences, but sites in general I've noticed over time.


This is just my feedback/opinion on the topic and I'm glad you've brought this to everyone's attention both new, old to the site especially now with MK 11 about to hit. I hope everyone is just more respectful of others views despite pro, casual, general fan or whatever.

 

Helpful information to be sure.

But personally, I don't report people. It's just forums man. If you're gonna get that butthurt over someone saying some shit on the internet... it's time to take a break.

 

A good idea is to make a tag for the mods, similar to discord's system, like @mods. This would bring the attention to all of you guys into a thread that's worth looking and judging. We often don't know who's online and who's the new mod since last time the staff changed.

 

Snitches get stitches

 

@Eldriken I have a question,(btw this isn't limited to me or my experiences but just in general something I've noticed on here) isn't someone who always trolls, stalks or follows others, derails someone's topics considered harassment? It should be, to me this is just as bad as any gay or mocking disability slurs. Especially if it's consistent. To me it's almost like saying "well the person is being PC, but they can still insult you, talk shit and it's ok" I'm not talking about friendly or competitive talking shit, I mean like when someone constantly goes after another user because they don't like them personally or they assume they're a noob.

Thanks.

 

THIS! When you try to report a mod for derailing the absolute living shit out of a thread and you end up getting an infraction (probably because that same mod got what you reported) you realize you’ve breached gestapo territory.