A warning is a reminder that you are close to breaking the Discussion Rules and Guidelines or Online Conduct. As for the word you chose to post it is considered offensive as it can imply you deem the person in question to be stupid for example.

Yes, you broke the rules you agreed to so you were correctly warned about doing so. Do it again and the moderators may issue a ban.

So you called someone "Troglodyte" and now are surprised that you ONLY got a warning?

Yes thats normal its called consequence for your actions.

Originally posted by Faedrill:

So you called someone "Troglodyte" and now are surprised that you ONLY got a warning?

Yes thats normal its called consequence for your actions.

I’m a bit surprised that the word in question is being treated as offensive. As far as I understand, it’s not a slur nor is it tied to anyone’s identity. It’s more of an old-fashioned, sarcastic term for calling someone ignorant.

On another note, there’s really no need to be so aggressive in your reply.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

Wrote a response to a community post in Dead by Daylights discussion board. The post in question was clear ragebait, meant to farm steam points.

Just ignore it. Report (if necessary), block and move on.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

On another note, there’s really no need to be so aggressive in your reply.

They are not aggressive.

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

A warning is a reminder that you are close to breaking the Discussion Rules and Guidelines or Online Conduct. As for the word you chose to post it is considered offensive as it can imply you deem the person in question to be stupid for example.

But is it, though? The word isn't inherently offensive, it's an antiquated, tongue-in-cheek way of suggesting someone is being willfully ignorant. Are we now treating any colorful language as unacceptable?

Maybe we've just become a bit too comfortable with sanitizing everything, even when no real harm is intended or even caused.

Besides, it is rather fitting to use it in response to a ragebait post whose only purpose is to farm steam points from clown awards.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

Originally posted by Faedrill:

So you called someone "Troglodyte" and now are surprised that you ONLY got a warning?

Yes thats normal its called consequence for your actions.

I’m a bit surprised that the word in question is being treated as offensive. As far as I understand, it’s not a slur nor is it tied to anyone’s identity. It’s more of an old-fashioned, sarcastic term for calling someone ignorant.

On another note, there’s really no need to be so aggressive in your reply.

DBD Devs run that place as a civil-only board a majority of the time, it's not a place for people to try bear-poking.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

The word isn't inherently offensive, it's an antiquated, tongue-in-cheek way of suggesting someone is being willfully ignorant.

The way that words tends to be used these days by people, is typically not tongue-in-cheek nor comes across as such, thus a hub like DBD wont tolerate it.

Though it comes to question which team gave the notification, if it was the Dev that would likely be more than a warning.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

Originally posted by Faedrill:

So you called someone "Troglodyte" and now are surprised that you ONLY got a warning?

Yes thats normal its called consequence for your actions.

I’m a bit surprised that the word in question is being treated as offensive. As far as I understand, it’s not a slur nor is it tied to anyone’s identity. It’s more of an old-fashioned, sarcastic term for calling someone ignorant.

On another note, there’s really no need to be so aggressive in your reply.

Well, sometimes our understanding isn't the correct one.

Yes, it can be considered offensive and the context you post doesn't make it less that. Warning seems applied correctly.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

A warning is a reminder that you are close to breaking the Discussion Rules and Guidelines or Online Conduct. As for the word you chose to post it is considered offensive as it can imply you deem the person in question to be stupid for example.

But is it, though? The word isn't inherently offensive, it's an antiquated, tongue-in-cheek way of suggesting someone is being willfully ignorant. Are we now treating any colorful language as unacceptable?

Maybe we've just become a bit too comfortable with sanitizing everything, even when no real harm is intended or even caused.

Besides, it is rather fitting to use it in response to a ragebait post whose only purpose is to farm steam points from clown awards.

Calling someone a name , regardless if it's curse word or not, is against the community guidelines. It is an offense. You are meant to treat everyone with respect. Address the subject matter, not the author.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

Wrote a response to a community post in Dead by Daylights discussion board. The post in question was clear ragebait, meant to farm steam points. In response to the post I wrote a mild word to voice my frustration and urging others not to engage with the post. The word in question was "Troglodyte", after which I revieced a message 2 days later descibing how I was using offensive language in discussions and that I now had a warning or something on my account.

Bottom line is:

Is this normal?

And is this something I can dispute?

Moderation doesn't need your permission or approval to moderate you.

You weren't discussing the term in the academic sense. You were probably referring to other users, or the OP. Personal attacks, no matter how clever you think they are, are moddable.

Falling back on being pedantic to try and pretend it's not an insult isn't the big brain move you think it is.

"It’s more of an old-fashioned, sarcastic term for calling someone ignorant." ok, well how about just calling out someone's ignorance directly instead of resorting to name calling? There's lots of old timey things you can say that are still insults, personal attacks, and offensive. Maybe save your old timey insults for the old timey insult championships.

And to be clear, I understand feeling like you toed the line and didn't cross it and what you said wasn't really offensive or intended to be, it's irritating. But feeling irritated isn't the same as being wronged and treated unfairly.

The golden rule of forums is, "Attack the idea, not the person". And referring to someone as a troglodyte is a personal attack no matter how you personally feel about it. It's actually really easy to get the point across without personal attacks. Plus tearing someone's stupid ideas to smithereens still often leaves them feeling insulted. But it's a lot harder to get someone modded for not liking your ideas.

Originally posted by nullable:

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

Wrote a response to a community post in Dead by Daylights discussion board. The post in question was clear ragebait, meant to farm steam points. In response to the post I wrote a mild word to voice my frustration and urging others not to engage with the post. The word in question was "Troglodyte", after which I revieced a message 2 days later descibing how I was using offensive language in discussions and that I now had a warning or something on my account.

Bottom line is:

Is this normal?

And is this something I can dispute?

Moderation doesn't need your permission or approval to moderate you.

You weren't discussing the term in the academic sense. You were probably referring to other users, or the OP. Personal attacks, no matter how clever you think they are, are moddable.

Or are you prepared to provide complete context of your usage?

I'm not so arrogant as to think I'm above the rules. That said, I find the warning I received to be disproportionate, given the context. I'd like to provide the comment I made (minus the flagged word), along with the reasoning behind it.

The comment: 'Don't give this [redacted] the time of day, he's just farming clown points.'

This was in response to what was clearly a ragebait post on the Dead by Daylight discussion board. While I understand the need for moderation, I feel my remark was relatively tame and aimed more at discouraging engagement with trolling behavior rather than being genuinely offensive.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

Originally posted by nullable:

Moderation doesn't need your permission or approval to moderate you.

You weren't discussing the term in the academic sense. You were probably referring to other users, or the OP. Personal attacks, no matter how clever you think they are, are moddable.

Or are you prepared to provide complete context of your usage?

I'm not so arrogant as to think I'm above the rules. That said, I find the warning I received to be disproportionate, given the context. I'd like to provide the comment I made (minus the flagged word), along with the reasoning behind it.

The comment: 'Don't give this [redacted] the time of day, he's just farming clown points.'

I mean yeah, cut and dry. it's name calling. In that context Troglodyte is an direct and explicit insult. You were right to be moderated. Don't do that thing you just did and you won't have any problems.

Don't refer to other users directly by unfavorable adjectives. Quibble about the details of the word all you want, you're missing the point. Don't name call.

Now... if it were me. I might have said, "I wonder what group of troglodytes elected OP to post this nonsense?" If i was compelled to bust out the T word. The difference is I didn't call OP a troglodyte, I referred to hypothetical people who cannot be insulted. Although one might infer that birds of a feather flock together.

If you make a habit of not name calling, it's easy to not get moderated and still get your point across, even if it's harsh.

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

This was in response to what was clearly a ragebait post on the Dead by Daylight discussion board. While I understand the need for moderation, I feel my remark was relatively tame and aimed more at discouraging engagement with trolling behavior rather than being genuinely offensive.

You're free to your own opinions. You'll have to get used to the fact they often don't matter outside your skull. When you run your own forums you can let people refer to each other as troglodytes all you want. On Steam, probably gonna get you moderated most of the time no matter how you feel about it.

Don't call people names, then you won't need to quibble about whether your name calling warrants moderation.

Originally posted by nullable:

Originally posted by Sofanthiel:

It's honestly fascinating to watch people rally behind a multi-billion dollar corporation as if it's their childhood friend instead of a faceless platform whose primary goal is to extract as much money from them as possible. Some of you seem less like users and more like unpaid PR interns or maybe it's just that being treated like a customer instead of a person feels normal now? Either way, the mental gymnastics being performed here to justify moderation that can't distinguish between mild criticism and actual harassment is Olympic-tier. But hey, if your self-worth is tied to defending corporate overreach, I won’t stand in the way of your heroic crusade. Carry on

It's honestly fascinating watching users pitch a fit that their anti-social behavior isn't wanted.

Seems like you're upset because a bunch of random users didn't rally behind you over a WARNING you received for name calling. Well, who promised you an echo chamber? If you gave them money, you should ask for a refund.

Realistically I have to admit I was rather heated, and stepping back I realise that it wont do any good. While I do not appreciate your condecending tone here, it is understandable. I will mark this resolved with your comment. Since I see no constructive end to this, and it will only burn me if it continues. Thank you for your thoughtful answer, and for your time.

Well... being condescending isn't against the rules

And telling you to avoid name calling and personal attacks isn't some outrageous bit of advice.