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Herald Evangele power abuse

NumberOneBaller·3/1/2019, 2:47:02 AM·3 votes·3,277 views

Apparently saying:

Ah, typical iron post complaining about a champion that is completely useless in a game riddled with mobility. Just stop, he's not even strong lmao.

Warrants a ban!

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/pgOEV1ct-nasus-has-a-bit-too-much-sustain-now

Yes, let's ignore the fact that iron is referring to the post itself and the message it contains - and is not directed towards the poster him/herself in an intentionally insulting manner. But according to this "Herald" I was rank shaming this fella for creating a thread about a champion that literally gets kited to death anywhere but iron. Truth is sometimes quite crude, but that doesn't make it maliciously intended.

Just some general feedback to you Riot. If one of your mods wanna play boss, at least make sure said person knows what he's doing and doesn't make up fictional reasoning in order to click on the ban button.

22 Comments

Hotarµ3/1/2019, 3:48:45 AM11 votes

Gameplay & Rank Shaming No belittling or shaming a player for their champion pool, rank, playstyle, or match history.

Disrespecting or Insulting Other Community Members Do not post content intended to insult, belittle, disrespect, or intentionally offend other community members as individuals or as groups. Criticism is an important and useful method of feedback, but must be respectful and constructive in nature. Non-constructive forms of criticism (such as questioning another poster's intelligence or requesting the firing or removal of an individual) are violations of this rule.

Yeah, definitely power abuse.

ModUlanopo3/1/2019, 4:33:12 AM11 votes

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Regardless of how you try to spin it, what you are doing is an ad hominem. Resorting to this is a failure to generate a proper, functional argument.

Just some general feedback to you Riot. If one of your mods wanna play boss, at least make sure said person knows what he's doing and doesn't make up fictional reasoning in order to click on the ban button.

Your argument was bad and insulting, to boot. It would have been much better to actually address the OP's argument.

Umbral Regent3/1/2019, 4:17:45 AM9 votes

Yes, let's ignore the fact that iron is referring to the post itself and the message it contains - and is not directed towards the poster him/herself in an intentionally insulting manner.

...How can a comment like "typical iron..." be directed at a post and not the poster? A post can't be Iron.

It's painfully obvious that you were calling the poster "Iron", directly or no.

Maybe, next time you wanna offer a critique, do something better than insulting the poster and positing whatever assessment of the subject matter from your viewpoint. Be constructive.

The Highest Noon3/1/2019, 11:45:35 PM5 votes

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Apparently saying:

Ah, typical iron post complaining about a champion that is completely useless in a game riddled with mobility. Just stop, he's not even strong lmao.

Warrants a ban!

Why, yes. Yes, it does. This isn't new and you aren't special. Rank-shaming has been forbidden for long time.

2nd Chance3/1/2019, 4:13:54 AM4 votes

This comedy routine is killing me dude

Keep it up! HA!

Deliberate Inter3/1/2019, 4:21:27 AM1 votes

It IS trendy for iron, I wouldn't call this power abuse so much as a clear misinterpretation and mistake. They assumed that "Iron" was some insult or belittling label and that seems clearly NOT TRUE. This ban should definitely be overturned and an apology issued. I say this as an iron player who respects myself and my iron colleagues, this is DEFINITELY a common idea and sentiment in our neck of the woods, no doubt!