Because if it weren't then any and all moderation would be completely pointless. Get slapped with a 2 hour ban? Have your account deleted and spin up a new one, tada it's like nothing ever happened.
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RE: New account in FAF
@Skrat said in New account in FAF:
@Giebmasse Im agree with Nuggets. Im not sure why faf privacy is being quoted here. Nobody is asking for personal information.
User requests account deletion as per GDPR and our privacy policy.
Account is deleted.
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RE: New account in FAF
You're (both) being unreasonable here. This conversation is leaving a sour taste for me. You ask for more bureaucracy. And at the same time (in other topics) you ask for less. There's no way to satisfy you people. It's getting a little bit silly. I won't respond further. If you feel this wronged then I suggest you try to join the moderation team. Then perhaps you can 'do it right' when you're on the other side of the equation.
I guess it's my miss interpretation that it's a nice change* for once that the competitive scene grew a little bit
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RE: New account in FAF
Making players anonymous is the definition of complexity. It is technically not a trivial feat. A huge rework of how FAF operates (in a technical fashion, 'under the hood'). And it's a very unusual feature too. There's no other game that I am aware of that has this feature.
There was nothing obscure about this. The situation was exceptional. A decision was made that is in favor of the competitive scene. Why is it that you can't appreciate that?
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RE: New account in FAF
@Skrat I don't see the need for such measures. Nicknames are meaningless (to me) to identify people since they get changed too often. And being anonymous just means casters (and their viewers) no longer know whether they're watching their favorite player. What does it achieve, except for more bureaucracy and complexity that isn't even related to the game itself?
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RE: New account in FAF
Take note Steam/GOG Link info stays even on deleted accounts. So even if you were allowed to make a new account after deletion, you won't be able to use your old Steam/GOG.
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RE: New account in FAF
@waffelzNoob said in New account in FAF:
So I could request to have my account deleted and come back on a new one a few years down the line?
There's no guarantee, but you're free to try
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RE: New account in FAF
@Skrat There are no hidden rules. Rules exist for a specific purpose. Since there can be exceptional cases, there can also be exceptions. These are at the courtesy of the moderation team.
There's a rule to prevent additional accounts of the same player. One purpose of this rule is to enable and improve competitive play, especially in the lower brackets.
If I understood correct then in this situation a player returned who requested to have his account deleted a few years ago. That means he can't restore the old account. The only way to play again would be to create a new account. What weighs more in this situation: should we allow a high rated player return to improve the overall competitive scene at the cost of temporarily scuffing the lower brackets?
This decision is at the courtesy of the moderation team. At the time of writing I think the rating already corrected itself. It seems to me that the right decision was made here. And I hope to see the player in question in upcoming tournaments.
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RE: Change the handling of Reports - When is a report valid?
@HOSCHMOSCH said in Change the handling of Reports - When is a report valid?:
are the perfect example of what everyone here is fed up with
'everyone' as in - a few individuals of the total player base. There's no data that backup your claims that a significant chunk of the player base is frustrated by the current moderation policies/rules.
@HOSCHMOSCH said in Change the handling of Reports - When is a report valid?:
They don’t seem to realize this is not YouTube or Instagram, but a small, isolated platform where more freedom of expression should be allowed.
There's no such thing as 'freedom of expression' on any platform. You have freedom of expression in your private digital or physical life. For example, you're free to talk whatever on your own Discord server. And you're free to talk about whatever in your own living room. But the moment you enter a public place you're expected to behave within the boundaries set by that public place. Being online on digital platforms may feel different because it's anonymous. But it's really not that different. There are still boundaries, and for good reason.
Our boundaries are described by the moderation policies/rules. And to some extend by the contributing guidelines. These state that (as an example) casual jokes relying on hate of jews, racism, swearing that is totally out of proportion or really anything else that resembles harassment as depicted by the rules.
It's a small number of vocal players that choose to walk on the line of the current moderation policies/rules intentionally. Or to cross it casually. Either is unnecessary, but what matters is that it is a choice. A choice made by an individual. You don't have to walk or cross the line. In my opinion, choosing to walk on or cross the line says more about the individual then about moderation policies/rules. And it's even less about the moderators themselves, as they're just applying the policies/rules as agreed upon.
To quote myself:
said in Change the handling of Reports - When is a report valid?:
Let me be quite clear: if it were up to me I would have banned some individuals of this community a long time ago. No appeal process possible. Just get out, do whatever you're doing somewhere else.
So yes, be constructive or do me a favor and just go and do something else. Anywhere really but to be here.
And once you're ready to be constructive - fight the rules. Not the people enforcing them. And certainly not the server administrators that enable us to play FAForever despite of the conscious choices of some individuals out there to disrupt the infrastructure of some niche, fan-made project out of spite.
