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Llannedd
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Posted: 29 May 2015 at 02:20 |
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Anything permitted by the game mechanics and not prohibited by the ToS is perfectly acceptable. If people get offended or upset, they can always play Farmville instead. The word "bullying" is used so much here, for things that are ridiculously insignificant, that it has become meaningless.
Edited by Llannedd - 29 May 2015 at 02:22 |
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Rill
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Posted: 29 May 2015 at 01:58 |
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It has been established in another thread that when players seek to intimidate other players through in-game means such as diplos, sieges, refusing to trade, sending large numbers of useless goods, etc., based on comments that have been expressed in chat or on the forum, we may not call that bullying.
I have suggested the alternative term "smorgasboarding" to refer to this behavior in the future. The perpetrator of such an action would be the smorgasboarder. So ... what do people think ... is it generally desirable to retaliate for differences of opinion through in-game means? Or are such differences better resolved through dialogue? Would you employ smorgasboarding? Under what circumstances? Are there any situations where smorgasboarding might cross a line that would cause you to disapprove? What if someone smorgasboarded a new player? EDIT: I moved this to this thread because it was off-topic in the other one. - Rikoo
Edited by GM Rikoo - 29 May 2015 at 03:05 |
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Rill
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Posted: 29 May 2015 at 01:53 |
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Edited to add: In case anyone is lost, this discussion is related to comments that were made here: http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/are-land-claims-bad-for-illy_topic6362.html The use of words in language is not a static thing, and I do not read in the Code of Conduct or Rules anything that would prevent people from using a word in a sense with which the developers do not agree. The forbidden activities are as follows:
The developers have clarified that just because something is not against the rules as outlined does not mean that they cannot forbid it in the future. In this case, apparently GM Rikoo has made a ruling about how the word "bullying" or words derived therefrom are to be used on the forum. While this rule may seem to be completely arbitrary, this means that we shall have to come up with an alternative description for "behavior that attempts to intimidate players, through in-game means, from expressing opinions that are negative or otherwise disagreed upon between the parties." I propose the word "smorgasboarding." Apparently ajqtrz believes that someone is smorgasboarding him related to opinions he has posted here. I am interested in what people think of that and will start a topic on the subject in order to avoid taking this thread off its intended course.
Edited by Rill - 29 May 2015 at 03:14 |
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