someone is removing posts that have “critical” content and dissenting comments.
The only reason for their removal is that they are critical, they are not troll comments.
What is the purpose of creating a forum if they are going to listen only to what they like, that is self-indulgence.
If they had been more self-critical, this game would not have died.
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I mean honestly, this is Blizzard’s forum and they can basically do what they want. There’s no law stating that our posts have to remain on this forum. They can delete what they want (even though I doubt they’ll delete it if it isn’t inappropriate in some way).
If you don’t want your posts deleted rephrase your words so that they become more acceptable.
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So far I never saw posts being removed due to being critical, but because they were poorly written with slurs and similar prohibited fluff. They broke the CoC.
I personally have critical posts still unremoved, and had non-crutical comments removed.
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There’s two topics that I’ve noticed to be missing and those were topics that had posts breaking the CoC.
The capacity to complain does not mean posters can bypass the language filters.
Some mods would do edits, others delete posts, and others closed and hide topics. If it was flag/CoC violations, than the offenders may have also been sanctioned and silenced for 24 hours.
However, for people that don’t actually understand the rules of the forums, they’re going to draw bad conclusions of a false-positive and neglect all the other things that are “critical” that remain the boards to pretend the deleted content “proves” something that it does not
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I had a post deleted but I don’t blame Blizzard. It’s the entitled brat community that reported me for speaking the truth. Again, the fault lies with the community, not Blizzard.
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I would wager the majority of us have had posts removed, I know I have had many removed, and they weren’t removed for “dissenting opinion”.
If you hadn’t noticed the tumbleweeds, these forums are dead and what Mods it has, seem to swing by every blue moon, hoover up comments here and there and move on.
You’re free to complain, but when nobody is listening, I don’t see the point.
Weak minded people give up and desire others to rule over them. Thankfully others will always retain their individuality and speak their mind. It’s comical watching people try to control forums in a futile attempt to maintain a positive image…somehow it never works.
‘never works’… except for when it does.
For someone who points on airs of double-standards that borderline on delusional, who are you trying to impress with the vague generalities that essentially ‘mean nothing’?
Cool, you’re trying to be a ‘wise contrarian’ that doesn’t even hold up to your own standard. For someone trying to tote an “Always” things can always improve, so your bravado of “futile attempts” looks to be missing the mark.
Maybe going over your two sentence cap was too much?
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This is a private platform, governed by US and International law and in so, they are able to set the rules we must all follow.
I don’t agree with many of Blizzard’s policies, but as I’m not a Lawyer, or in any position to challenge what is a “systemic issue”, all I can do is write to my local/state/federal representative, or protest.
The other alternative is not using this platform at all. As this is a private platform that hosts forums for a “dead” game, I accept that I don’t have “free speech” if I want to use these forums. IMO, I don’t think this choice has dire repercussions to broader movements in society, but I freely admit I might not have the complete picture.
As individuals, we make these choices big and small every day, if you don’t find it acceptable, you could write to Blizzard, start a class action, start a revolution or something.
I don’t see you doing anything like that, but you have made the decision to remain on these forums, so by your thinking, you are part of the “problem.”
You might want to look inward first, before pointing fingers at others.
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It doesn’t work in the long term, the lack of substance always overpowers the lie. The rest of your post didn’t say much other than express general disapproval, so fair enough.
No one is trying to control anything here. You’re free to criticize the state of the game all you want. People have been doing so for years, even in this forum. Problem is, generally when people complain about the state of the game, they’re in an emotional state. Hence, either while complaining, or when responding to other people who don’t agree with them, they lash out. And in that moment they often cross the forum ToU line.
You might be surprised that I too was suspended once, while defending the game (not this game. and not really defending, but disagreeing). I wouldn’t be wrong when I say the other person was more toxic throughout forum use. But I can agree that the person didn’t cross the line (just complaining nonstop). I on the other hand was suspended for making a crass expression (not even towards the person mind you).
Complain all you want. Just beware of the forum ToU.
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You’re just posting another “no truescottmans” . The standard you’re trying to impose is vague because it only hold up, to you, in specific context to where you can ignore anything else that doesn’t suit it, so you’re trying to protect an overgeneralization incorrectly, and likely through a strawman.
For someone who tries to stand so much behind “rights” and “truth” you have to use actual details otherwise it because so vague everything ends up just being a “lie”. Which, yea, that’s probably why you do it, but knowledge is conveyed by details and explanations, not vague claims that pretend that can be wrong.
It’s pretty much looking like you’re just trying to fault other stuff for the thing that you do. If others don’t care about particulars in the same conduct, then they may as well assume everyone else is lying too.
It’s happening on all the Blizzard forums. My personal opinion is that the moderation team has been infiltrated by some serious trolls that don’t care about the bad will they are generating. Whatever actions supports them continuing to troll the userbase is all they seem to be doing at this point.
It’s basically the end of Blizzard forums IMO. I use them less and less after nearly two decades of enjoying them.
critical indeed
when did feedback require such odd names
oh I think my age is showing, bugger
Use my post on your new thread as an experiment. It breaks the CoC in a few ways so I won’t believe its “happening all over the forums” if it remains.
Well maybe not here since HotS is a “ded gaem”. But try writing something critical on WoW or the OW forums.
Of course they are. Some people here love to weaponize the report function, just like in game. It’s mental weakness. No, we’re not free to criticize–these same individuals frequently have an emotional reaction, as you have correctly pointed out. Gaming has been in a terrible place for a long time, so people are desperate to find the positives in whatever they can and live in their manufactured reality.
Pointing out the faults in this game’s support isn’t complaining, it’s a humorous story of failure considering how this MOBA is superior to the others. It’s no accident that DOTA has adopted HotS concepts recently. You’re smarter than many others here, but…“beware of the forum ToU” is giving up. Lowering yourself to the level of the normie and overbearing speech rules isn’t the answer.
My theory is there is little investment in forum moderation and perhaps some automation is used. Even if there is no automation, moderation seems to operate on a hoover approach where comments (and sometimes whole threads) are deleted for minor infractions, where other more glaring infractions are left untouched.
Basically, I’m saying moderation is all fairly random, which has honesty always been the case on Blizzard’s forums.