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Which part of this is uncivil?

DJColdCutz·4/27/2019, 8:50:49 PM·4 votes·2,331 views

We've recently removed your post for violating the Boards Universal Rules, primarily pertaining the rule:

Facilitate Civil Discussion- When you choose to participate in a discussion with the rest of the playerbase, always try to be respectful and receptive to another player's point of view. Also, be mindful of how you present your point of view. If a player feels strongly on a subject, don't get caught up trying to have the last word.

Your removed content:

I'm literally shaking and crying because of the words he used. And he's a specialist?!?! I'm so offended. What reparations are owed me now?

While we understand that you may be upset or frustrated, the Moderation Team does not accept this as a valid excuse to be uncivilized, and we ultimately require that all discussions on the Boards be civil. Mocking, rude or hyperbolic statements are not helpful or appropriate on the Player Behaviour subboard.

Was it the reparations part that was too far? I thought that's a conversation we're beginning to have now though. Was this more uncivil than the specialist accusing me of "speaking for everyone" when I made no such claim? As a way to shame me and shut me down? That's unpunished still.. Maybe you just haven't gotten to that report yet..

I don't understand you can remove a comment about me being offended by someone's words and leave up everyone else's comments about being offended by other words.. Just let me know which part of this post was the egregious violation so I can remake the comment please. Thanks!

5 Comments

ModEvangele4/28/2019, 8:26:02 PM5 votes

Nami Heya,

So looking at this it was mentioned in the removal message the reasoning behind why it was removed. Hyperbolic or mocking posts are generally unhelpful and and definitely not appropriate on the Player Behaviour subboard. As per the sub-boards Guidelines:

"We understand someone's behavior may be abysmal, or that someone critiquing your behavior can feel like an attack. Please remember to respect the person behind the words, even when those words are something you wish to express disagreement with."

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"Replies that are overly negative, dismissive or combative are not appropriate and may be removed. "

Also references to "reparations" do go slightly past an appropriate level in terms of what the word usually refers to in response to an issue such as the one that was being discussed in the thread, however that was not the main reason the post was removed.

In answer to "I don't understand you can remove a comment about me being offended by someone's words and leave up everyone else's comments about being offended by other words."

I would say that the others posting in the thread were generally expressing offense and discussing the topic at hand, while this response was in fact mocking them with a hyperbolic expression meant to minimize and trivialize their opinions and discussion.

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CIassD Personnel4/27/2019, 11:04:51 PM3 votes

theres a downvote bot going around