i ask, because i know a number of posters always post personal hate to me, if they comment on my posts.
and now, another of my posts seems to have been massflagged due to being off-topic.
my point: strictly talking, most threads and posts derail soon and change to off-topic debates where noone is against. (never massflagged).
This is a video game forum. It is best not to post something that is perceived as political and contentious.
In my experience, posts that are mass flagged typically appear to me to violate the CoC. There are exceptions.
true,
thatâs the reason that:
1 i posted in a thread with a topic related to mine.
2 i posted an on-topic reaction first.
3 then i posted a very mild form of linking the topic to very hot news about it, going on in real life.
i hoped that it was enough to keep the massflaggers away.
the post is still evaluated, iâm crossing my fingers, hoping it getâs a pass this time.
Point number 1 is irrelevant. Just because you made the first post does not change the forum rules for you in that thread.
Point 3 is key. Making a link to a real liffe hot topic results in a predictable forum response. Again, this is a video game forum. There are other places to discuss political hot topics that are far more appropriate.
If flagging could be âweaponizedâ, Iâd imagine thereâd be a lot more usage of it within the forums.
You posted in that thread before you created this one, so in no way was it related to yours.
Maybe hot news to you, but still wrong forum. There are news sites and discussion boards for that sort of topic. This is a video game board.
true, but then i repeat something relevant:
and those off-topic posts are also often enough touching out-of game topics or remarks.
Yes, and itâs been done before.
Repeat offenders are the DH board. You canât have an opinion there, unless you main a DH. Iâve went on a few âvacationsâ, thanks to them. Thatâs one class I now have a bad taste for.
Other than that, itâs just trolls who know they can abuse this system. Blizzard pretty much gave them the âgreen lightâ, since they donât monitor these forums on a regular basis.
yes well, the only thing i can say is that i donât see the forums as political platforms, but all other off-topic content seems to be tolerated.
If a thread goes off topic that would not necessarily lead to mass flagging. Often you will see a thread tdiverge into unrelated topic (relative to the original post) musical preferences as an example. That is well-tolerated. If posts get into hot button topics, then forum members are more likely to flag a post. For me, I tend to be very weary to use real life examples to illustrate my point that are unrelated to video games.
If those donât violate CoC mods generally donât act. Sometimes they can be misled but as long as thereâs no punishment, you can consider yourself way above othersâ opinions. A mass flag or bury doesnât mean thereâll be a punishment and thatâs all it matters.
sure,
i do know i take a risk on some posts, but i try at the same time be as mild and friendly as i can, as i keep adapting and seek compromise.
If you take ârisksâ then it should not surprise you when that risk backfires.
Iâd say your attitude, tone matters less. Itâs the severity of the topic that matters, a topic where there can be a distinct left and right. I think I know which posts youâre talking about even though I didnât see it flagged then. I knew you were crossing the line. If you more leaned on the left, the right side people will flag you. If you more leaned on the right, the left side will flag you. Youâre on the losing end regardless when you decided to post such topic. So simply donât posts that kind of topic.
(and yes, my words choice were intentional)
is it really that bad, amongst the readers?
-i know that the average age of the playerbase is 32
to me, being an adult, any good news is good news.
(here i chose my words carefully too)
What constitutes âgood newsâ is entirely subjective so best to just leave it for appropriate forums.
I wasnât really talking about alt-, or extreme-. Say, metal music, some may like it, some may not, but that preference doesnât really affect much in peopleâs life. Political stuff however, or even religious stuff, those can be quite personal to some people.
Well, even from your initial post, I could figure where your stance more lies (and Iâm more with you on this). But âgood newsâ is just subjective in this day and age.
i get that,
therefore, i posted it, after i heard there was bipartisan support on the subject.
If your topic is indeed not off-topic, the moderators will remove the flags after they reviewed it. There is nothing that people can do against as long as you are not posting something off-topic and rude.
I knew it because in the past, there were a bunch of people mass flagging my post because they just donât like it, and I was shocked when I received a notification from the system that my post got flagged for many times and they will take action on my post after they reviewed it if my post was indeed against the TOS, and then later they removed the flags and restored my post to normal as my post doesnât violated the TOS at all.
A post gets vote kicked in a thread about getting vote kicked.
Seems appropriately ironic.