why is it ok for people to be sarcastic and passive aggressive on the boards? but not in game? if someone posts a snarky comment. if it doesnt contain any swearing it gets ignored. but if i tell someone " go to hell" or "fuck off" it gets insta deleted
Another person who doesn't understand the way swearing is handled, even though it is literally written out...
Swearing is completely allowed. What's not allowed is being an asshole. You can swear without being an asshole to other people, just as you can be an asshole without swearing.
The boards are also far more lax than the game is. There's two different sets of behavioral guidelines after all.
If we had to remove all passive aggressive/snarky comments from the Boards, there wouldn't be a whole lot left.
[slayer-jinx-wink]
In all seriousness though, it isn't in violation of the Universal Rules. The rules in-game are different from here. While we try to align those that should be aligned, like verbal abuse and consistent harassment, simply being sarcastic on the Boards isn't as big an issue as it is in-game. You can downvote someone and move on here, you can't when you're stuck in a game with them.
As Deep Terror Nami stated, the best thing to do when someone on the Boards is saying things you don't like is ignore them and don't reply. Nine times out of ten they're looking for you to respond to them so they can continue to comment. If you don't reply, you give them nothing to reply to and they lose their power. This is basic forums/boards/internet 101 here. If they say something that breaks the Universal Rules, hit the Report button. Otherwise, downvote and move on.
Welcome to the internet
my complaint isnt that they get away with it. its that you can't mute someone on the boards. so if anything it should be taken more seriously
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