That would be nice, but what you are expecting is that someone is hired and paid to just sit there and watch the chat of every single realm for every region like they are Tank from the Matrix just sitting there watching everything go by and be that point of authority that comes in and is like. “What you said was inappropriate.” Doing could create that fear of knowing that someone is always watching you and always has their finger on the trigger to remove you for what you said. Yes, there are things that should be done, but knowing that fear of someone sitting there watching everything is something else.
This is NEVER happen. No one wants to admit fault when there are conflicts or arguments. Each person will think they are right and the other is wrong. If Blizzard stepped in and said something, that person being accused would feel like they have a target on their back and feel they are going to be or are being attacked in the future by others or even Blizzard for the slightest thing they say.
So I am going to play the devil’s advocate here, because in reality, I am a huge fan of free speech. So I own property correct? I personally am not a fan of crude jokes or swearing, I don’t allow it in my house or on my property, does this mean I am infringing on other’s rights? Or where is the line where on my property I “can make the rules as I see fit”?
To be fair, I don’t know what the rules are for private business that have things like “open forums” like Blizzard does with all of it’s chat channels. Aside from either threatening language, bullying and the like, If they are considering their service as completely free speech, then that’s their prerogative and I guess that means stay out of the major cities so you don’t have to listen to all the garbage.
I’m just trying to figure out the logistical nightmare of how this would be done. Obviously volunteers is just a bad concept so moving on to actual employees.
How many public channels are their on each server? General, Trade, LFD, LFG, and? Ok… you couldn’t have 1 person monitoring the major coms channels… so what… 4-5 people per a major coms channel… per server.
Let’s also take into account the pure fatigue each person would experience… staring at chat… scrolling by… at breakneck speed, hoping to catch someone violating the rules so you can get that quota that justifies your job and shows that you are doing something other than collecting a paycheck. Oh and let’s not forget that you’ll at min need 3 shifts doing this job… so…
Mods per channel: 4-5
Channels: 4 ?
Number of shifts: 3 (at min… 8 hour shifts at min)
At min… 48 employees per server with no days off, no vacation, no additional coverage for high volume days, no sick days… literal… machines.
Now… obviously these numbers would be different based off of server load needs… but that number is roughly what it would take to mod 1 server reasonably.
How many servers are there?
yes, there should.
but not in public chat channels in a game.
there are plenty of social media platforms where you can advocate to your hearts content.
that’s an interesting take.
…because what i’m seeing in this thread, is lots of people being offended when they’re expected to abide by the rules they agree to.
Put another way, a property owner has the right to restrict speech on their property. I invite you into my home, and advise you that I don’t tolerate profanity. After a few drinks, you begin to swear like a sailor, and I kick you out because of it. I have not infringed on your free speech rights. You are free to stand in the street and swear (at least until the cops show up and cite you for disturbing the peace), but the First Amendment doesn’t mean I have to tolerate what you say or give you a platform to say it.
Is the OP actually wanting the rules to be enforced?
Isn’t there a rule about call out threads… and name calling?
This whole thing does make me want to know… is someone still salty over the community and rules going against them… and is calling for a volunteer moderator squad not because of toxicity of the community… but as a hopes of getting the power to monitor certain people so that he can have his “gotcha” moment.
Correct, so I think that with at least here on the Blizzard forums/chat channels in WoW, it is up to them to enforce what ever speech they deem appropriate. Since this is virtual private property. I just wish they would.
I remember when profanity wasn’t allowed on any of the channels, now it’s like…whatever…
What we define as profanity in other cultures it is not only accepted but directly part of their lexicon. That being said… what do we use as the measuring stick then? US values? UK values? Aussie values?
In grown up land, people can say what ever the flying %^&* goes into their head, and the problem isn’t theirs to shut up, its your problem to deal with it. People keep forgetting, you have a right to say what ever you want, but you do NOT have a right to make some one else shut up.
Create an addon that overlays Twitter on top of WoW chat and there you go, 24/7 stream of speech you agree with. Also, the lower the moderation of a community the closer it gets to truer human reality. People who deny or are put off from reality always opt for heavy moderation. Authoritarian/ControlFr3ak personality traits have been on the rise while actual good normal people just want to be left alone. That’s my take from someone who’s observed the internet (d)evolve over 20 years
For sure, you’re right. But there is also this thing called courtesy and also called if you don’t have anything nice to say, you probably shouldn’t say anything. But those kinds of ideas aren’t popular these days.
“who are you to call me out for being a jerk?”
Not that you’re being one, just making an example.
So you see where my correction to your statement was going. Good. Smart man.
Ok? And? You don’t own nor have enough for leverage in any direction. How do I know this? Because we know who the majority shareholders are. And the chances of you being one of them, at 5:50am, slumming it with the forum goers… is… pretty much the same as me being the guy that flies around in a red cape and is allergic to glowing green rocks.
hides capeglowing red eyes You. Saw. Nothing. Understand?
