No Trolling Rule Way Too Broad

[LaserShark 2,095]

2.6. - trolling (encouraging community members to perform activities that might cause adverse consequences, creating user names or engaging in other activities that might cause conflicts or insult community members);

 

  According to this rule, especially the "engaging in other activities that might cause conflicts" part, is extremely broad and applies to many regular chat and forums based activities. The use of the word "might" twice means that even though no negative reactions have taken place, or that it is unlikely negative reactions will take place, it is still considered trolling.

  Statements that might be considered "Trolling" under this rule could include such benign statements such as "I like Tanki staff", "This game is great!", "These physics stink.", "Happy Halloween.", "The moderators are very helpful.", "Crystals are waay too cheap." and "Does anyone else here believe in Bigfoot?".  These statement usually won't bring an insult upon their sender, but due to the wording of the no trolling rule, the fact that it "might" constitutes as trolling. Almost anything you say "might" bring on an 'adverse consequences' but at no fault of your own. Even me starting this thread "might" result in someone swearing and getting banned, and other stuff I have made has brought on 'adverse consequences', but does that make me a troll for posting it? According to the broad wording of this rule, yes.

 

What do you think?

[HeroPlayer 797]

Have you ever heard about social control?

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trolling

 

This is trolling, this is what you'll get banned for (for reason 'trolling'). As for how exactly the rule is written - rules are written by the legal department of AlternativaPlatform, we can't help you about it, here, in the forum. You can try to PM Semyon and discuss it with him.

 

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