Runa216 said:
dude! totally do it! Say it was for trolling or something! But seriously, it seems every time I sit down to write or read these forums, my posts are being reported. Every time I mention my opinion on religion, I'm reported. Every time I mention my beliefs on controversial subjects, I'm reported. Every time I have a strong opinion on a game, I'm reported for trolling. I swear, that "Writer" Tag has painted a neon target on my forehead. Hell, there was this one thread where a dude made a thread that was clearly a joke (Calling europeans out for supporting the PS3 over the 360, wondering how that could happen), and I made a joke saying "Well of course they like thePS3 better, it's a better system and Europeans are smarter than americans"....and that became my most reported post... Then in another thread I was imitating the drill seargeant from Fullmetal Jacket, jokingly calling Brendude a pansy for having arachnophobia, and I got reported for that, too. it's really frustrating knowing that, since I'm a 'member of the site', I'm practically neutered. |
Well while this post is obviously completely innocent. Both the posts you mention technically would have resulted in bans a few years ago. "Well of course they like thePS3 better, it's a better system and Europeans are smarter than Americans" Now I'm not sure if you made it 100% obvious that it was a joke but that kind of comment would get me warned easily.
As for your imitation of the drill sergeant it would be perfectly acceptable to people who are familiar with the movie and understand what your getting at but other users would likely view it as a personal attack on a fellow user. Which could also result in a warning.
I'm not trying to say you deserve a ban for those comments or the majority of your replies or threads. But I don't think your the only one who gets reported nor are the examples you gave really bad reasons to be reported. I am betting I get reported dozens of times a day on a regular basis.
I don't think your targeted anymore as a writer (Reporting wise) its just you are actually aware of how many times your reply or topic was reported. I'm sure there are many non-writers who get reported nearly as much or more. The reason users point out your a writer is because your held to a higher standard then the regular offenders. Users expect you to obey the rules of the site to a tee. When you make a comment that clearly would get another user a warning or a ban but you don't it upsets users.
Out of curiosity how many times have you actually been warned? I'm not talking a mod simply mentioning maybe a thread was a bad idea I'm talking a formal warning. Because almost every user who has been on the site for a few years received at least one warning and others received tons of them and even bans.
It would be interesting to know what actual repercussions have you had due to posts like the ones you mentioned which obviously you think were over reactions. If you haven't received a formal warning or a single ban and are just complaining because some users are upset with you, I can't help but lol. There will always be people who disagree with you, always people who report you always people who will pick your statements apart piece by piece. But if you haven't actually had any repercussion its very hard to feel the least bit sorry for you since myself and most other members have actually been warned and received bans!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
