PSA: Don't ask other people to report someone

5000000000000000·Nov 27, 2016·29 votes·1,586 views

There's absolutely no point in getting more people to report the same person. It's the number of games reported that matters, not the number of reports.

I thought this was a pretty common knowledge, but it seems like a lot of people don't know this. Just report whoever it is yourself. You don't need to announce to everyone that you're gonna report someone. Also, if other people are trying to report you, just know that 1 report and 9 reports from the same game count the same.

17 Comments

BloodmorneNov 27, 20169 votes

OH SHUT UP!. everyone report this guy! [slayer-jinx-wink]

5000000000000000Nov 27, 20162 votes

Did get downvoted though :/

Death and DoomNov 27, 20164 votes

ok to be fair, there is reasoning behind this.

it used to be true, and yes riot should make it more visible on how it isnt true anymore.
much more importantly, you have a kind of "report score" if i report a person every game, and another person has never used a report, them using a report will matter much more then me using a report. so, by saying "please report x" you might get someone with a better "report score" to report.

i personally dont, and i do not agree with saying it, but there is reasoning behind it.

according to me, its now evolved into a low-key, unbannable type of flaming.

KrigjerNov 27, 20161 votes

much more importantly, you have a kind of "report score" if i report a person every game, and another person has never used a report, them using a report will matter much more then me using a report. so, by saying "please report x" you might get someone with a better "report score" to report.

I stopped asking for reports and instead have started just letting the enemy team know what's going on.

'Lux has been threatening to afk since the beginning of the game if jungle didn't camp her lane. Now she's standing in base.'

And even I myself don't tend to report enemy players unless I saw it myself- such as intentional feeding. The other team asking for reports for verbal abuse and similar don't fly with me unless it was in allchat.

RakvirNov 27, 20164 votes

I only report if, without their asking, it is blatantly obvious that something is amiss. If they ask to the point where I would consider it spam, I report THEM.

Troll ArmadaNov 27, 20163 votes

goldie but oldie, this habit took me so long to shake it was ridiculous.

I mean a couple years ago, this was literally embedded into the league culture.

HrynaNov 27, 20162 votes

It's embedded now too.

funbuttluvinNov 27, 20162 votes

This is not true, 4 ppl reporting 1 person in a game will result in a punishment with this chinese democracy viewed trash system.

I got penalized for 4 ppl reporting me for asking my support to stay back and not go in 2v1'ing trying to win each time. This was after the game was really lost because of it really late like 30:00 in or more.

He kept doing it I was nice asking, and they flamed the hell outta me because "Im the one in the wrong for asking him not to intentionally die every time he got back into lane"

HrynaNov 27, 20161 votes

I feel like Riot is not making these things visible enough.

siilentdeathNov 27, 20161 votes

i ask others to report players on my team in cases of people going afk, feeding on purpose, refusing to even try and play. thats about the only times i ask for someone to be reported. bottom line summoners code states that the player is accountable fort the pc and internet connection they play on as so they dont ruin other peoples games. pretty simple concept and yet people dont understand it.

KrigjerNov 27, 20161 votes

I feel like it's left over from the Tribunal; when the Tribunal was active, I paid more attention to cases that had multiple reports from both allies and enemies.

tacofacefartNov 28, 20161 votes

last season premades had more weight in reports being turned into discipline action. unless things changed, which i doubt, keep on asking people to report.

Wiggle Dat ButtNov 28, 20161 votes

I LOVE how people actually believe this bullshit, LMFAO. There is countless evidence of people getting in groups, trolling one person into making them almost suicidal, then when the quadra que reports the one guy for telling them to "stfu" he gets banned and the 4 trolls get off clean.

This is one of the many lies Riot tells in order to make you feel like the system is actually functioning as it should.

Wiggle Dat ButtNov 28, 20161 votes

The biggest problem with this game is that kids can't take that they suck at the game, or can't accept that someone else points out THEIR mistakes so they threaten them with the weight of their "report." This community is mostly made up of whiny Hillary voters who think they are entitled to everything for free. This community had parents who told them that the losers of a game are 2nd best and they deserve trophies too! Lol, this entitled generation is a joke.

Existential BardNov 29, 20161 votes

First point, pointing out someone's mistakes is not the best way to win games as most people will just get defensive even if you are correct. Example, there was a Gragas mid on my team facing a Syndra mid. At one point he died and I made a polite suggestion that an abyssal scepter would probably help him most against the Syndra. He then got heated and said that not to tell him what to do. The best suggestion is to just not make suggestions. Let people play their game.

Second point, behavioral psychology has taught us that positive reinforcement works better than negative reinforcement. So from this it's better to point out the good things/ plays a player does instead of saying "you suck". By reinforcing the good plays you increase the likelihood of a player repeating that behavior. Along with that you should minimize the mistakes a player makes. Just say, "it's alright." And move on. There is no reason to start WW111 in a video game just because a player got caught out.

Third point, the way you group people as "us" vs "them points to a dualistic mentality that shakes my core. Reality is not a black and white affair. There are many subgroups that are present. By grouping people into very discrete categories you are very prone to jump to incorrect assumptions about the world around you. I do not support any candidate. Any political affiliation has no bearing on what games people play has far as I know. I'm not saying you are wrong for who you voted for, but dividing people into combative categories that makes them either more or less than you by attributing negative stereotypes, rather than acknowledging valid points from any side of an argument is extremely closed-minded and dangerous. I know I don't know you, but I ask that you please avoid watching polarized media that supports only candidates on one side. Really dig deeper and look into both sides.

Cheers,

A Bard Main

Z StatisticNov 29, 20161 votes

Negative reinforcement is the act of removing an adverse stimulus from the environment. This is akin to a dude finally shutting his yap when you make a godhook on dragon. What you are describing is positive punishment. That makes a difference because in fact negative reinforcement IS usually better than positive reinforcement except in certain circumstances. Usually, a combination of positive-negative reinforcement gives the best outcome, but considering that people value different things, attempting to manipulate strangers' behavior on the internet is meaningless.

As an aside, you're confusing cause an effect in terms of political candidate preference. League is not uniform or homogeneous in demographic. There probably are more Hillary supporters who play League simply because of the college-aged demographic variable. That doesn't mean supporting Hillary makes you play League or vice-versa. It just means that you can indeed infer political affiliation by game preference. How reliably or useful is unclear, but it's definitely not a coinflip.