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merfab76 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:37am

Naming and shaming

Hum, I keep seeing people saying naming and shaming is not allowed, however, I do not see any reference to this in the forum rules :

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The closest would be "flame or insult", which it is not : at worst, it would be slander. So, can anyone point me to the rule stating that naming (and eventually shaming) is not allowed ?

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eram 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:38am

Post personally identifiable information (i.e. name, address, email, phone number, etc.)

We can also have as many unwritten rules as required.

Last edited by eram; 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:39am

merfab76 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:39am

Erhm, a Steam profile is "personnally identifiable information" ?

Originally posted by eram:
Post personally identifiable information (i.e. name, address, email, phone number, etc.)

We can also have as many unwritten rules as required.

lol, point taken ;) ... In that case, maybe try to enforce the existing ones first, like "No Backseat Moderating" which I see all the time, especially regarding the "naming and shaming bit" :p

Last edited by merfab76; 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:41am

eram 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:41am

A steam profile is personally identifiable information yes, you click the profile and it shows you what person you are talking about. :)

If we want to say no naming and shaming on the forum then it's no naming or shaming on the forum, its that simple. If needed we can warn you once so you know before taking action.

Here is your warning. No naming and shaming on the forums, Thanks.

Originally posted by merfab76:
Erhm, a Steam profile is "personnally identifiable information" ?

Originally posted by eram:
Post personally identifiable information (i.e. name, address, email, phone number, etc.)

We can also have as many unwritten rules as required.

lol, point taken ;) ... In that case, maybe try to enforce the existing ones first, like "No Backseat Moderating" which I see all the time, especially regarding the "naming and shaming bit" :p

Please report any that you see and a moderator will take a look at it. Thanks.

Last edited by eram; 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:42am

merfab76 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:43am

Originally posted by eram:
A steam profile is personally identifiable information yes, you click the profile and it shows you what person you are talking about. :)

That's not personal information ;)

If we want to say no naming and shaming on the forum then it's no naming or shaming on the forum, its that simple. If needed we can warn you once so you know before taking action.

Here is your warning. No naming and shaming on the forums, Thanks.

Fair enough, but I think it should be made clear in the rules in such a case. Anyway, I was just curious, that's all :)

Snapjak 11 Feb, 2016 @ 4:57am

Originally posted by merfab76:
Originally posted by eram:
A steam profile is personally identifiable information yes, you click the profile and it shows you what person you are talking about. :)

That's not personal information ;)

With the amount of information on the internet and people's tendency to stick with an alias, it is very much personal information.

merfab76 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:00am

Originally posted by Snapjak:
With the amount of information on the internet and people's tendency to stick with an alias, it is very much personal information.

ok fair enough, why in that case, profiles are not systematically locked ? ;)

eram 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:02am

What does that even mean? A user can set their profile to private and hidden if they want to.

merfab76 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:04am

This simply means that if viewing a user's profile is such a security threat, why are they not locked (set to private) by default ? ;)

eram 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:06am

Same reason as all other social media platforms, why isnt facebook banned? it's a massive leak of your personal info. I'm set to private on facebook.

Last edited by eram; 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:06am

Washell 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:08am

Merfab, if you want to have a long and happy life on these forums, here's the basic principle to live by: Moderators enforce the spirit of the rules, not the letter. If you go looking for the line, you'll quickly find it's already behind you.

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merfab76 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:11am

Hehe, are you telling me that asking for clarifications on the (spirit of) the rules is bad for my (forum) health ? ;)

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Washell 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:17am

Originally posted by merfab76:
Hehe, are you telling me that asking for clarifications on the (spirit of) the rules is bad for my (forum) health ? ;)

No it isn't and never will be. But in my experience, people looking for the extent of the rules and their interpretations are rarely up to something good.

Last edited by Washell; 11 Feb, 2016 @ 5:17am

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