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Subject: Is trolling against the rules?

Tej~

I've seen a lot of trolling going on in the flood lately and it's starting to annoy a lot of people, I think it might fall under this section of the forum rules:

- Respect your fellow members, or at least tolerate them publicly. Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated, even if they probably deserve it.

But since it's almost always the exact same material i guess it could fall under spam as well.

  • 01.23.2012 7:51 PM PDT
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Uh, did you report it? Please, give an example of this trolling.

  • 01.23.2012 7:53 PM PDT

Yes, there're too many numbers in my name.

It's most certainly against the rules. Many people have been warned, blacklisted, or even permanently banned for such matters.

Do not let a troll go unreported.

  • 01.23.2012 7:56 PM PDT

Key

Trolling can be humorous at times, but I've been warned (or, was it banned?) for acting "not unlike your common troll" before. Mods take it super seriously... sometimes.

  • 01.23.2012 7:58 PM PDT

Tej~


Posted by: Izak609
Uh, did you report it? Please, give an example of this trolling.


Bingo bango. This isn't even the first time he's done this, and it's not even his first alt.

  • 01.23.2012 7:59 PM PDT

"No, Hoobla. No."
~DeeJ

All depends on how strict the mod is...
(if you see borrowedchief RUN!)

[Edited on 01.23.2012 8:01 PM PST]

  • 01.23.2012 8:01 PM PDT

We miss you Logan.
Ask any question. I'll help with anything on site or off.

Yes, it is against the rules. I might not have been seen by a mod, or the moderator that saw it, doesn't consider it trolling.

  • 01.23.2012 8:06 PM PDT
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A moderator should have probably caught that by now (you do have to admit that it has only been forty minutes), but that post should of been reported enough to be hidden by now.
Posted by: SunGlassed Skunk
Bingo bango. This isn't even the first time he's done this, and it's not even his first alt.

Looks like my report turned it hidden...

  • 01.23.2012 8:07 PM PDT

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Nobody seems to know what trolling actually is anymore. If you troll correctly you should never face a ban.

  • 01.23.2012 8:10 PM PDT

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In the Septagon is where I spend most of my days.
Relaxin', maxin', posting all cool,
Talking about Halo, life and some school.
Got in one little argument, and the mods got scared,
they said "You're gonna get banned and your member title'll be bare!"

Posted by: Screecherz
Nobody seems to know what trolling actually is anymore. If you troll correctly you should never face a ban.


It's still pretty lame no matter how it's done.

  • 01.23.2012 8:39 PM PDT

@trueunderdog

Chapter

Narwhallace Smithington: Gone, but not forgotten. Never approve of anything lil guy. <3
Furious George: The new -blam!-

Being malicious/harassing other users is prohibited.

Pretty simple concept.

  • 01.23.2012 8:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: prometheus25
Posted by: Screecherz
Nobody seems to know what trolling actually is anymore. If you troll correctly you should never face a ban.

It's still pretty lame no matter how it's done.
Remember when Primo made that thread with the fake PM by Achronos "harrassing" him? That was quality trolling. It was clever and people started to get mad. "Trolls" who insult people or blatantly incite controversial discussion are not trolls; they are nuisances.

  • 01.23.2012 8:59 PM PDT

I ♥ Bungie!

Yes it is against the rules, and sometimes I think the Mods don't even pay attention in the Flood.

  • 01.23.2012 9:01 PM PDT

We’re flawed because we want so much more. We’re ruined because we get these things and wish for what we had.

I pretty sure it's fine.
After all it is the Ninjas jobs to derail threads.

  • 01.23.2012 9:10 PM PDT

Posted by: A Bit Of Zero
This thread would have appealed to me more if it was written with crayons.
Posted by: King Dutchy
I broke one of the cords for my X11s because I couldn't get past the final American course in Doritos Crash Course.

Its only against the rules if you get caught.

  • 01.23.2012 9:14 PM PDT

Tej~


Posted by: True Underdog
Being malicious/harassing other users is prohibited.

Pretty simple concept.


It just seems a bit odd that some people can make multiple troll threads that are all about harassing others, yet they never get banned.

  • 01.23.2012 9:47 PM PDT

I believe there is a difference between harassment directed toward another member and a smarty-pants answer. One is to be mean, and the other is to be funny and enjoyable.

But whether something is bannable or not is up to the ninja who is issuing the ban.

  • 01.23.2012 9:54 PM PDT

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. And it is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves the flag, whose coffin is draped in the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag.Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

Trolling is only against the rules depending on which mod sees the thread and what they feel about you personally.

  • 01.23.2012 10:28 PM PDT
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Keep in mind that the moderators aren't omniscient...
Posted by: SunGlassed Skunk
It just seems a bit odd that some people can make multiple troll threads that are all about harassing others, yet they never get banned.

  • 01.23.2012 10:41 PM PDT

I think the root of the confusion here is that very few people seem to actually understand what trolling really is.

If you know what trolling is, I imagine it would be rather difficult to find an example that doesn't violate one or more rules.

  • 01.24.2012 5:06 AM PDT

The Song Of Nephilim

Xenoblade <3

Trolling is always against the rules I think.

  • 01.24.2012 5:07 AM PDT

“Oh, it’s a little bit of everything, it’s the mountains, it’s the fog, it’s the news at six o’clock, it’s the death of my first dog, it’s the angels up above me, it’s the song that they don’t sing, It’s a little bit of everything.”
- Dawes, A little bit of everything

Yeah, don't be a jerk.

  • 01.24.2012 5:20 AM PDT

Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.

Only if you troll badly.

  • 01.24.2012 5:44 AM PDT

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