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Reporting Period

deleteddeletedover 10 years ago

Why is it that users can file a report up to seven days after the offense has taken place?

It doesn't make sense to me that the time period is that long. It should be reduced to 48 hours at the most.

The only thing that seven days allows someone is the chance to dig into the game records and see if they can get them banned.

Shorter reporting periods will allow users enough time to report offenses but also help to reduce report spam when people find each and every violation a person has committed in the last week.

The reason, though, that we can't just say "Only people in this game can report for violations" is because if there was a game full of friends, they can't break rules and get away with it.

By reducing the time to 48 hours or less, it leaves just enough time to report the violations and also keep out the report trolls who just want to try to get people banned and overuse the system.

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deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Connor
roadman
Connor
Vancyon
Violations are like tickets. Everyone goes over the speed limit, or incorrectly parks, or what have you once in a while. It's not our job to give everyone a ticket.
dumb analogy cuz if u go over the speed limit youre a massive jerk for putting other ppl's lives at risk
Alternatively, you're a good enough driver to be sensible even when you're over the speed limit.
jesus
take the wheel ;)
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Connor
rutab
So then it's the person-who-failed to-report-it's fault.
so you're telling me i have to pretend something mattered to me IN CASE i end up top of the leaderboard?
No, I am saying that, if your argument is to stay consistent, you would report it solely for "enforcing the rules."

Otherwise, you're flip flopping your points.
Clairover 10 years ago
roadman
Connor
Vancyon
Violations are like tickets. Everyone goes over the speed limit, or incorrectly parks, or what have you once in a while. It's not our job to give everyone a ticket.
dumb analogy cuz if u go over the speed limit youre a massive jerk for putting other ppl's lives at risk
Alternatively, you're a good enough driver to be sensible even when you're over the speed limit.
jesus
Zhuorbover 10 years ago
Moderator edark, never thought I'd see this day
Edarkover 10 years ago
Dont worry connor, I always hipfire filthy throwers, regardless if 2 days has passed.
Clairover 10 years ago
i wouldve advocated edark being a moderator under literally any other administration but jesus this is a mess LMAO
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Edark
We Got A New Sheriff In Town
and his name is Yes, sir!
roadmanover 10 years ago
Connor
Vancyon
Violations are like tickets. Everyone goes over the speed limit, or incorrectly parks, or what have you once in a while. It's not our job to give everyone a ticket.
dumb analogy cuz if u go over the speed limit youre a massive jerk for putting other ppl's lives at risk
Alternatively, you're a good enough driver to be sensible even when you're over the speed limit.
10
Edarkover 10 years ago
We Got A New Sheriff In Town
20
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
i mean, kinda
Zhuorbover 10 years ago
ITT Connor justifies his report scrounging
Clairover 10 years ago
rutab
So then it's the person-who-failed to-report-it's fault.
so you're telling me i have to pretend something mattered to me IN CASE i end up top of the leaderboard?
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Edark I 100% support you this is freaking awesome
Edarkover 10 years ago
WE ROLLING HARD NOW BOYS
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Clairover 10 years ago
u aboutta tell me that i'm "judging you too hard" for driving too fast???
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Connor
rutab
Connor
*start of round*

"i don't care that a game was thrown which unfairly affected my round score because i have no intention of winning and i just wanna play mafia"

*end of round*
*behind 2000 points in 2nd place by ~40 points*

"i care about my round score, and i'd have a fair footing if that game that was thrown was refunded, but i can't do anything about it because it was more than 2 days ago"
How come it wasn't reported when it happened then?
So then it's the person-who-failed to-report-it's fault.
Kerryover 10 years ago
denial
Vancyon
I mean you can go through like anyone's game history and find violations. I'm sure I'd be banned for trolling by now if at any point in my epicmafia history someone did that to me.
if you are close to getting banned and you continue to do this behavior, then yes you should probably be banned.

is this a hard concept?

hey it sucks to be reported by somebody else not in your game. taking one vio shouldn't hurt, however if you're in a position to be banned, why are you even exhibiting such behavior?
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
You don't drive 120 in a 110? Lol.
Clairover 10 years ago
Vancyon
Violations are like tickets. Everyone goes over the speed limit, or incorrectly parks, or what have you once in a while. It's not our job to give everyone a ticket.
dumb analogy cuz if u go over the speed limit youre a massive jerk for putting other ppl's lives at risk
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denialover 10 years ago
Vancyon
I mean you can go through like anyone's game history and find violations. I'm sure I'd be banned for trolling by now if at any point in my epicmafia history someone did that to me.
if you are close to getting banned and you continue to do this behavior, then yes you should probably be banned.

is this a hard concept?

hey it sucks to be reported by somebody else not in your game. taking one vio shouldn't hurt, however if you're in a position to be banned, why are you even exhibiting such behavior?
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Clairover 10 years ago
rutab
Connor
*start of round*

"i don't care that a game was thrown which unfairly affected my round score because i have no intention of winning and i just wanna play mafia"

*end of round*
*behind 2000 points in 2nd place by ~40 points*

"i care about my round score, and i'd have a fair footing if that game that was thrown was refunded, but i can't do anything about it because it was more than 2 days ago"
How come it wasn't reported when it happened then?
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Violations are like tickets. Everyone goes over the speed limit, or incorrectly parks, or what have you once in a while. It's not our job to give everyone a ticket.
Clairover 10 years ago
Vancyon
Kerry
if you're aware someone has broken a rule as a moderator and don't opt to punish that behavior you're just encouraging people to get away with breaking rules in ranked games, most likely with friends
At the risk of encouraging people to go through the games of people they hate and get them banned?

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

However, I think the chance of people using this as a precedent to just go through people's games and get them banned is much higher.
enforcing rules if you do, not enforcing rules if you don't

gee i wonder which of those is the right thing
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Connor
*start of round*

"i don't care that a game was thrown which unfairly affected my round score because i have no intention of winning and i just wanna play mafia"

*end of round*
*behind 2000 points in 2nd place by ~40 points*

"i care about my round score, and i'd have a fair footing if that game that was thrown was refunded, but i can't do anything about it because it was more than 2 days ago"
How come it wasn't reported when it happened then?
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
I mean you can go through like anyone's game history and find violations. I'm sure I'd be banned for trolling by now if at any point in my epicmafia history someone did that to me.