When the majority of us who had trust level 3 lost it, the forums weren’t hurt because of it. To that, the ‘fear’ of saying anything controversial and getting labeled a troll or whatever deters players from actually sharing their opinions for concern of being reported, even if they sincerely believe their comments or responses do not break the TOS. That makes getting trust level 3 difficult for tons of players. Better not say anything that someone disagrees with!
It’s annoying. I was going to show someone how to set something up… but nope, can’t post images and links. That we have to use some work around like putting a space in the link makes no sense. Either should be able to post links or not. If you actually cared about us posting links, then anyone posting a link with a work around would be breaking the rules, but clearly it’s not or isn’t being enforced.
No the forums weren’t hurt by you losing trust lvl 3. If you aren’t on here enough to earn it, very few people would even notice if you didn’t post at all for a year.
And you really have to be consistently offensive to lose your trust 3 once you earn it from what I can tell. One simple post that a few people dislike isn’t enough.
Until the current software that has trust levels, Blizzard never allowed posters to create CLICKABLE links to anything at all outside of Blizzard’s websites. We did not get this ability at all until the Discourse rollout in 2018.
Discourse gave us the new ability to post clickable links and images, but only if we were frequent users who avoided getting suspended. The goal was to give a new privilege to those who show they are able to follow the rules and are unlikely to post links to malware, inappropriate content, etc.
Having access to TL3 because a group you were assigned to was mistakenly granted that permission. That was a bug and not intended. It got fixed and anyone who had not actually earned it and maintained it, lost it.
If you meet the requirements again you will get back the ability to use TL3 again.
You have to get suspended. Then it takes 6 months to be able to start earning it back once the suspension is up. That means a Mod has to actually agree with the flags AND agree that the post deserves more than just an edit or deletion. That it is worth an actual suspension. Just getting flagged does not remove TL3.
Ill get it before I unsub , then lose it whenever I resub.
I have another 21 days I am actually done with this patch just making gold buying token and doing the raids and delves on my offs - watch me posts memes a few days and be gone
Anything that isnt … Well we know the deal. They like an echo chamber
Blizzard had gone off the rails on moderation for sure and all the cool features they added arent even used because people cant use them. What a great design huh?
I was mass flagged by multiboxxers for trolling and none of my posts about ending multiboxxing were trolling. While many posts were restored, not all were. The mods are not some monolithic group and they are wildly inconsistent in what they do and do not enforce. If an insufficient number of players flag something, then violating content won’t even be addressed.
There is content on the boards right now that violate the TOS, but since not enough people have flagged it, it still remains.
Sure, agree.
Yep, that’s where we are. You can literally brigade players into submission.
if people thought you was trolling it gets auto hidden post you dont lose trust lvls for that only time you do is a forum vacation.
and if you are not active on forums after the trust lvl 3 was received you will lose it
Or images or videos. The ability to do that was only granted with the Discourse forums AND with TL3.
Flagging you alone does not remove TL3. You have to actually have a Mod suspend you. Then you can earn it back after 6 months.
If you don’t have TL3 then really, your posting char does not qualify. Meaning you did not earn and maintain it. You have to keep up the activity on a rolling 120 day basis. It is not something you earn once and then keep.
I have taken forum vacations for those reports. In no way was I trolling or making any attempt to circumvent the TOS.
I’m very active and from what I have read, have met the requirements. Though I do wish they were less ambiguous to encourage players to participate more.
Fors sure, I have read as much, but even with active participation and no suspensions, TL3 was never restored.
Not suggesting that.
Regardless, not the point of the post. When more people had TL3, the forums were more fun. That’s the point. TL3 requirements are too high even for players who are active on the forums.
I have to admit, that I am not a big fan of people posting memes and stuff. This is a forum to talk about the game and not another Facebook or X.
I never gave my trust level any thought either and I would guess I am one of the more friendly folks here, who only has one char too. But internet fame, is just not something I am going for so I couldn´t care less about what I may have.
As long I can discuss stuff here, I am happy, no matter my level.
