Modders Abusing the "Block" feature?

[EltyJade]

Having checked the OP's posting history, I can see why there was a blocked placed. A majority of the posts were nothing more than criticism or asking for something else and nothing constructive. Only a few posts were actually saying something favorable about the uploaded file. One post was "=======WARNING DO NOT DOWNLOAD======= ". So the OP is not all that innocent.

 

Mod authors do not owe anyone anything. They do the work and upload the files voluntarily. If they don't want your comments or allow you to use their, that is not abuse.

Anyone has the right to contact the site administrators at any time. There is even a link at the bottom of every page for just that purpose.

 

in light of that the block and the ability to block is justified constructive criticism from my experience on the nexus is actually taken very well and is encouraged by most mod developers. that said and op's issue aside, the issue with sensitivity is still present and if a mod developer cant handle constructive criticism i don't personally think the nexus shouldn't get involved but that would require moderation and reading the actual comments to make sure that they were in fact constructive though from my limited experience of getting in contact ive not found very many mod authors who are incapable of taking criticism

[acelogan]

 

Having checked the OP's posting history, I can see why there was a blocked placed. A majority of the posts were nothing more than criticism or asking for something else and nothing constructive. Only a few posts were actually saying something favorable about the uploaded file. One post was "=======WARNING DO NOT DOWNLOAD======= [/size]". So the OP is not all that innocent.

 

Mod authors do not owe anyone anything. They do the work and upload the files voluntarily. If they don't want your comments or allow you to use their, that is not abuse.

Anyone has the right to contact the site administrators at any time. There is even a link at the bottom of every page for just that purpose.

 

[br]

in light of that the block and the ability to block is justified constructive criticism from my experience on the nexus is actually taken very well and is encouraged by most mod developers. that said and op's issue aside, the issue with sensitivity is still present and if a mod developer cant handle constructive criticism i don't personally think the nexus shouldn't get involved but that would require moderation and reading the actual comments to make sure that they were in fact constructive though from my limited experience of getting in contact ive not found very many mod authors who are incapable of taking criticism

 

Very true, thanks for keeping us humble. Overall I haven't had much issue with my interactions here, and have generally really enjoyed the community. I am very greatful that it even exists to the extent it does.

Thus why I am concerned when considering possible abuse.

Edited November 17, 2015 by acelogan

[nonoodles]

'Possible abuse' was already brought up before the author moderation features were implemented back in...2013, was it? There's a reason why it was implemented. On the whole, the system has worked very well and is one of the reasons why the community is as enjoyable as it is, and why the modding scene has continued to thrive here.

[Mofakin]

There is no abuse of the block features. Only users that do not understand when it's better to say nothing. The attitude of "saying nothing if you do not have anything good to say, or do it in a decent fashion" isn't very common for a minority of users on the Nexus. So the question is viable to ask, who is abusing what or who? Calm down, move on, at one point the creator is likely going to unban you. Most people I know use the block feature as time based measure of upbringing.

[DoctorKaizeld]

i was blocked because i asked if a mod creator had gotten permission to use the assets in their mod because they never gave credit to the original author nor made mention to it. the mod was a complete re-skinned standalone of another so this seemed iffy to me and i didnt want to use it if they had stolen the assets. i was the first person from what i saw that addressed this.

 

after PMing the author the block was removed and i was notified the modder did have permission and they updated their description page accordingly.

 

there was an idea thought up to add the ability for authors to list their reason for the block as well. i believe it is being considered by the staff currently.

[Vagrant0]

Having checked the OP's posting history, I can see why there was a blocked placed. A majority of the posts were nothing more than criticism or asking for something else and nothing constructive. Only a few posts were actually saying something favorable about the uploaded file. One post was "=======WARNING DO NOT DOWNLOAD======= ". So the OP is not all that innocent.

 

Mod authors do not owe anyone anything. They do the work and upload the files voluntarily. If they don't want your comments or allow you to use their, that is not abuse.

Anyone has the right to contact the site administrators at any time. There is even a link at the bottom of every page for just that purpose.

 

This is essentially the reason why mod authors were given this ability to self-moderate their own threads. While it is understandable that someone may be over-enthusiastic or emotional about various mods, would agree that some of the OP's posts were questionable, or seemed far enough off topic that it looked like an attempt to sway people away from the mod. This may not have been the intentions, but this is how it can look to authors when you mention other mods or share things unrelated to the mod in question. Not trying to make an example of the OP, but wouldn't really call a few authors blocking a user for not thinking before hitting the post button an abuse issue. Unless there is other evidence here to suggest some sort of systemic problem, there isn't much reason to continue this thread and give attention where it isn't needed.

[Evangela]

People may have certain issues to control or sabotage the website.........................

 

Ya right...................................

 

Nice...........................................

 

Ok, dun you worry, I keep quiet from now on.

If I get banned, I go to Bethesda.net.

Sure, you can go there, but you'd likely be reduced to a lurker. It's dead there now.

[SirDanest]

I don't know if this is an official mandate of the nexus administration, but I think modders can pretty much make their own laws on their own mod page. Most don't seem to do that, but I think they're allowed to in most cases.

[DoctorKaizeld]

I don't know if this is an official mandate of the nexus administration, but I think modders can pretty much make their own laws on their own mod page. Most don't seem to do that, but I think they're allowed to in most cases.

 

No they are not allowed to make their own rules. Mod authors follow the same ones as the users.

[payl0ad]

While mod authors have their own mental issues, seeing that your behavior hasn't been exactly stellar I'd err on the side of caution and say the author in question was not abusing the block feature.

 

I have considered blocking users from my files for similar offenses too - asking for non-DLC version for mods that clearly use DLC assets, inconstructive criticism and complaints: Things that you generally wouldn't tell someone in public but rather in private, to save face.

 

Consider this, OP. We're doing this in our spare time, many authors have full time regular jobs. We are not doing this to please you, specifically, and if you use our stuff but make it an unpleasant experience for us, you can not expect to not face some consequence. Behave. Be your best when interacting with people who literally create stuff for everybody to play with for free.