The problem is that one person can switch to multiple characters and flag a bunch of posts, until that can’t happen, this will continue to happen. One person shouldn’t be allowed to do that.
It will happen again, just watch.
Seems to be a bug according to the bug report forum.
Honestly, they should have waited until Sunday and watch the chaos as Blizzard is very inactive Sundays.
It wasn’t a bug here because an entire series of posts were also deleted.
Even my thread requesting black hair for Void Elves was locked. That’s about as benign of a request as you can get. ![:roll_eyes:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/roll_eyes.png?v=6" ":roll_eyes:")
Nyshant, this belief you state here about toxic masculinity isn’t going to ingratiate you to many of the members of the helfer group. I think you might be hitting too close to home. ![:scream_cat:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/scream_cat.png?v=6" ":scream_cat:")
![:clinking_glasses:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/clinking_glasses.png?v=6" ":clinking_glasses:")
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They get banned for that.
A lot of the options need to changed. Flagging needs reworded to “report,” too. And the warning of reporting for false reasons gets you banned needs put underneath the options.
I hardly ever read the forums anymore much less post. Anything controversial or unliked just gets locked or gets you a temp suspension. I called a thread spam two weeks ago and got a one day ban for trolling.
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Do you have a source for that ‘they get banned for that’ ? Last blue post on the subject I have seen says they may start ‘suspending’ people for flagging abuse.
There wasn’t a “may start” in there. They do. And I don’t have time to go back through threads and figure out where it was.
Edit:
Remembered that someone posted it in my thread:
They should just remove likes and flags and put back the simple report system. Seeing posts of someone insulting someone else and it having several likes really makes me question the maturity and demeanor of people.
The forums back when there were no likes or dislikes were far better.
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Suspension and not ban - may and not do.
Animal House. He does a great opening for the roast, see below:
Read what I quoted from the same exact post. You didn’t read through to the end.
“May” is used to make sure people understand it’s a case by case basis. They’ll go off of history, warnings, etc.
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That is my main issue with the whole flagging thing. Its not evenly applied. Some people can call you any name in the book and never get a ban (because they post every day) and others will get a ban for saying “why is this thread allowed to continue. Its breaking the ToS”.
Add in a single ban blocks level 3 trust, once banned there is no reason to ever try to follow the rules again.
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I did read the entire thing. I don’t think you can flat out say they ban someones account for this.
Yeah, “may” is the keyword. It’s lip service at most.
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That says otherwise. And they will if a pattern evolves. Just like they will for anything else you keep doing wrong.
This isn’t rocket science. It’s moderation 101.
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Sorry I still see your statement
as being incorrect, but guess we shall have to agree to disagree .
Except it’s not.
account will be suspended temporarily or possibly permanently
If your account is suspended permanently… that’s called a ban.
And if they’re permanently suspending someone for “focusing on disrupting” people’s threads and posts on the forums, that includes purposely flagging stuff to get it locked. Thus… they can get banned.
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