Post Deleted for "Player Shaming"

youthere·Apr 27, 2017·3 votes·773 views

So I had a post deleted for "player shaming".

I mentioned the player's name because it was an offensive name and somehow is allowed to exist in game.

Moreover, the player was a troll, not a bad player who tried his best and failed, a blatant troll. They ran straight up mid, over and over again, didn't cast a spll, attack a minion, autoattack, etc just ran up mid until an enemy or tower killed them. Pointing out this type of ingame behavior is "player shaming"? Get real.

Maybe if the game was moderated as aggressively as the boards content, you wouldn't have obvious trolling and offensive names.

3 Comments

ModMod SeraphaneApr 27, 20173 votes

Hey youthere,

You're absolutely allowed to discuss games like the one you had with the Soraka who trolled. But it's not cool to name specific players for their behavior or posting Match History links that name them.

We've all had bad experiences in League of Legends (mine have been AFK'ers), but it's against our Universal Rules to name and shame anyone for any reason.

I hope this clarifies the removal of your original thread.

youthereApr 27, 20172 votes

How can you possibly shame someone who is literally trying to ruin the game for others? That's my issue.

A blatant troll with an offensive name that should not be allowed. How games will they ruin before the report system does its job?

ModMod SeraphaneApr 27, 20174 votes

This is our stance on Naming and Shaming we have posted in the Universal Rules I linked you in my last response.

Naming and Shaming

If you see or hear about another person breaking the rules, in-game or on Boards, regardless of evidence, please send a ticket in to us at https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Moderators will look for the following:
Personal attacks ** * Posts that accuse others of causing a negative in-game experience**
Posts targeted at witch-hunting / naming and shaming
Posts accusing others of malicious activity
Posts that accuse others of cheating or using illegal services
Posts accusing others of trolling on the Boards

The italicized section above is the reasoning for the removal. Calling someone a troll who you also named directly isn't allowed and can lead to a suspension from the Boards if repeated. Our in-game tools are absolutely there for a reason and using them makes sure the systems and support teams who need to see that report are able to take the appropriate action on the player in question.