Should false reporting be punishable?

IllllllIIIIlllll··1 votes·433 views

The go-to insult everyone seems to use today is "stfu retard reported" or some variant of it. Often, these reports come from players who are mad for some reason but can't justify their anger. Example:

Vayne : leona don't take my cs Leona : it was only 2 minions Vayne : stfu retard reported

or

Leblanc : udyr is 1/7/0, fucking worthless jungler uninstall the game Leblanc [ALL]: report udyr for down syndrome

My idea: False reports decrease the validity of future reports. The more false reports you issue, the less your report will matter. A false report is not necessarily one that isn't punished, but rather when the reported player is clearly not at fault. That way, players will stop using the report system to vent their anger.

3 Comments

TheTwerkinator1 votes

From what I understand, it IS punishable.

Sachabot1 votes

Repeated false reports correlate to toxic behavior, and are a punishable offense.

Marthian1 votes

It is punishable. False reports makes future reports lose weighting on whether they are legit or not. Actual reports do the opposite: increase weighting of your reports, making it more likely they may be investigated.

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