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Originally Posted by Remy
- Ppl are disturbed by the fact multihunters refuse to discuss cases in public.
This has three reasons: 1) players are entitled to/may want privacy, so discussing cases in public is a no because of that, and 2) the second reason is that if MH would be required to discuss each case in public, they wouldn't have much time left to hunt i think. 3) PA Team forbids to speak about cases in public.
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When people demand discussion in public, itīs usually about high profile cases which are already publically known. Theyīre then a matter of public interest, and therefor legit to talk about to a certain degree. Not even to mention cases where the player in question gives permission anyway.
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- Ppl accuse MH of being inconsistent
In the case of r/p, mostly true. I dare admit that. What i see as offensive, a collegue might find funny. Or normal, Or boring, Or whatever.
When i was MH, I usually measured by thinking: apart from some individual idiot, would a fair number of people find this offensive? IF so, I would then talk to collegue MH, and then decide together (except in very clear cut cases)
But let's face it, bad r/p cannot be caught in strict regulations. Have you ever tried to stop SPAM using a spam filter? Yeah? Ever tried to stop 100% cases of every variation of the word VIAGRA? I tried and I failed. Its impossible. No set of rules in a spam filter can be 100% effective against any variation of the word viagra. If you want to forbid the word **** (it's probably starred out on the forums), then you can see varations like FCK, FOCK, FECK, F-Word, FOOK, FK, F U C K, FU C K, etc etc. :P
(edit: lol, none of my variations were starred out, ergo, point proven ^^)
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While I agree itīs hard (or even impossible) to set strict regulations for R/P, the MH behaviour is not acceptable. Itīs equally impossible to please everyone, so if I go around and randomly report planets for offensive r/p, what would be the guideline of the MHs? Certainly I could pretend to be seriously offended by "Little Bunny OF Bunny Land" (considering some maniac teacher, scared by bunny pictures, filed a lawsuit against one of her students for drawing such a picture) - would that planet be renamed? A single random report probably shouldnīt be the reason to rename a planet in a game with over a thousand accounts, at least not in cases that are not totally clearly made to piss off people or touch really sensitive areas.
However, this leads us back to the reason why I started this thread - I have no trust or faith in the capability of the actual MH staff to judge properly. Letting slip away "Horny Bear OF Gang Bang" (which I personally do not find offensive, but it has a clear and undeniable sexual reference, and the practice of gang bang might be widely considered demeaning to women) with a top ranking, stating "we donīt have time to look through all the universe", but closing 4 planets of DunkelGraf for the word "geil" in one day doesnīt actually raise my trust, nor does their failure to listen to native speakers about this issue.
As to Lights latest post: DunkelGraf refused to have his planet renamed. The subsequent closures are technically correct, itīs the judgement of the MHs I strongly criticise. I simply disagree with the fact that if they might consider something offensive, youīre done with your name, no matter what argument you put forward. Also, they force renamed one of Dunks planets against his will, then accused him of making multi accounts when he signed up a new one with a name of his choice. This is not correct either.
Considering the MHs even manage to warn people for "incorrect user details" when they entered their real names, it shows the thin ice the MHs move on without even realising it.