They’re not my rules… They’re the forum guidelines, which the other Velitey presumably broke with full knowledge.
I suppose this forum would be beyond dull if people weren’t constantly launching into vitriolic tirades at one another. It’s strange, because I didn’t think that kind of behavior was normal in the first place for these forums.
Sure, people often make insulting posts, but the level of vitriol that person reached, with that account alone, is like nothing I’ve seen in recent memory on these forums, or anywhere. It was completely and utterly uncalled for.
Somehow, I fail to see the fun factor in any of this.
If that were really what I was after, then I’d probably be trying to outlaw the discussion we’re currently having now. It is not my intention to do so. People often critique each other’s opinions on these forums, sometimes in quite blunt terms, but that is not against the terms of this forum.
What, however, is not permitted is the presence of vicious attacks on one’s person. There are provisions in place for that, but from what you’re saying, you think those provisions shouldn’t exist? …That that person should be allowed to remain being toxic for the next week and a half?
Sure, this is a video game forum; it is not held to the same standards of professionalism as elsewhere, but it’s not the Wild West.