Is it really okay to let players like this continue playing?

MikotoUrabeDrool··1 votes·688 views
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https://imgur.com/a/5aZnA) Just wanting to see how the community views players like this, and how others deal with people who behave this way?The acronym 'kys' commonly understood as 'kill yourself' is a very disturbing slang. What are your thoughts?item 2049

19 Comments

Pandemic Punch2 votes

Well, I have posted screenshots of people saying %%%got. Apparently it is fine as long as non-toxic players aren't the ones saying it.

Jo0o1 votes

You edited out the names, though.

Screenshots are fine, but screenshots with the intent of singling out specific players are not.

Strilter1 votes

I honestly don't see why not. T.O.S shouldn't apply to people that violate them... They don't follow the rules why should they be protected by them.

Jo0o2 votes

I don't personally think it's that big a deal, but the idea is that naming and shaming on the boards would encourage witch hunts. Screenshots aren't impossible to edit, after all.

Riot promises to punish folks that behave in this way, so the idea is to just let them do their job. Rallying for action against a specific person is superfluous at best and unfairly damaging at worst. I mean, how hard would a journeyman photoshop user need to work to make a known player, or even a forum regular, look like a massive hypocrite?

Strilter1 votes

The problem with that is that riot DOESN't EFFECTIVELY deal with this type of people. Which is why we have this forum, and these discussions to begin wtih. Also most forum regulars ARE hypocrits. lol

Jo0o1 votes

Eh, the effectiveness of Riot's punishment system is hard to quantify. Considering all the folks complaining about being banned here on the forum, plus however many accept their punishments WITHOUT making a stupid thread about it, I have to believe MANY that break the rules are getting caught.

Who here is a hypocrite? Am I a hypocrite?

Pandemic Punch1 votes

I do the opposite of editing out names when I communicate directly with Riot Support :D

Jo0o2 votes

Well sure, it's entirely different in a support ticket. They wouldn't be able to do much if you don't tell them who the offending player is =p

Pandemic Punch2 votes

Hahahaha! Right. I apologize for not including that context in the first post.

AraMoOse1 votes

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Well, I have posted screenshots of people saying %%%got. Apparently it is fine as long as non-toxic players aren't the ones saying it.

Don't do no double negatives, it's just confusing. Are you saying that you're allowed to post screenshots of hate speech if you're toxic, or if you're not toxic?

Either way you would be wrong, but i'm curious what it is you're trying to say.

Jo0o1 votes

It's established pretty convincingly that the community doesn't condone or accept "kys". You can find multiple examples from the front page of this forum alone of folks being banned for it.

However, naming and shaming is against the rules.

Has No Team1 votes

First... Yeah what Jo0o said. Second 10/10 would honor Nasus again lul

MikotoUrabeDrool2 votes

Woops, i've edited it now, wasn't sure how to remove the link so i deleted the imgur post!

Pumping Iron1 votes

keep yourself safe aswell dude, thanks

Scuffleboard1 votes

That leads to an instant 14 day ban if confirmed. If you reported them, they should be punished.

Knight of nooses1 votes

oh my gawd if it is sooo disturbing why did u just say it

hi ìm groot1 votes

You poor soul... how will you ever manage to come back from this...

Final Spark Lux1 votes

Wtf the picture is following my mouse xD.

I use the good ol' mute and report in game. In the case of pre-game / post-game, there's nothing you can really do to stop them. That being said, Riot can and does read both pre-game and post-game chats, so as long as you report them through the in-game system, and give a brief description detailing what happened, and where (IE which chat) it happened, it will be taken care of. Of course, if that doesn't convince you, you can always submit a ticket to Riot Support directly.

I can't stress enough; don't talk to these kinds of people. They thrive on getting under peoples skin. If you want to get back at them, the best thing you can do is deny them what they want, and just don't say a word back to them. Take solace in the knowledge that you will keep you and your account safe, while they just compromised theirs for using a zero tolerance word.

TheChillPill1 votes

As long as it doesn't make Riot lose any money, it apparently is.

[slayer-jinx-unamused]

Why else do you think they keep ignoring all the complaints about toxicity? It's just not profitable for them to bother with our little problems.

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