[quote=@SleepingSilence]
I mean the post doesn't even [b]argue[/b] about trolling, or even those who spam there.
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Why would I "argue" about something we all agree on? I'm looking for insight, not an echo chamber. I'm sure we can all agree flame wars = the suck, yea?

[quote=@Izurich]
And I know it's a pipe dream, but if people would just [i]stop feeding the troll,[/i] they'll fade away on their own, what they want is your attention and some people are giving them [i]exactly what they want.[/i]
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For better or for worse, RPG has always been a pretty lax place where mods are chill and don't aggressively hand out ban sentences. And when they do, they are always appealed. The result is that there are no real repercussions for bad behavior, but also users can breathe a little easier and don't need to worry about rule lawyering mods unless they really ask for it. I don't think that's a bad thing, but it does become a problem when you have a system that can easily be abused such as the status bar. The much easier solution would be to hold users more accountable, but I don't see that happening.