Overpowered Block and Curious Terms

[aphilion]

... you deserved to get blocked honestly... this whole thread is you getting mad because someone else thought (rightfully so) you were being a jerk. on top of a flimsy argument about not being allowed to use profanity. wow... just wow

The intention of this thread wasn't to get validation on whether I should've been blocked or not. If it were, I would've posted the story initially, and titled it that. I didn't. And I preemptively said I admitted my response was untactful, to say the least. Yet, in my opinion warranted. If you're rude to people, you're going to get rude responses.

 

Blocking someone for being a "jerk" is subjective nonsense. I don't think gamers should tip-toe around MA's in fear of being blocked. I would like to think that "blocking" someone from not using ANY of your mods EVER (nor further correspondence), should be based on extreme circumstances. Most everything else? Stiffen up. Be like "Hey thats not necessary!". Something. Instead of cowering behind a block button. Being a member of deviant art for over a decade, I've had my share of rude comments on my work. I've never in my life blocked someone.

 

So I'll say again, the initial, and consistent reason for this thread is to express my disdain for the over-ease of the block button, the lack of repeal of said thing, and the warning that further escalation could get you permanently banned. And as a side note, yes, my observation of the terms, specifically, profanity and its hypocrisy considering the subject of some of the mods and the game itself.

[aphilion]

 

wow... just wow

 

And don't judge me... I'm not ashamed of sticking up for myself. Nor am I going to tip-toe around modders. Yes, there's some great stuff out there, and I'm very grateful. Hell, I hope to be publishing my first mod very soon (for those who are curious: realistic tattoo designs, sleeves and backpieces, all interchangeable at character creation, and designed by me...for fallout 4...yes...it will be dope...) and I'm sure I'll have my fair share of nonsensical exchanges. But I'm not going to cower behind a block button because of an inferior god complex.

 

 

"Oh...now look what you've done. You get blocked, good sir..." (said in a whiny terrified voice)

[aphilion]

"Oh...now look what you've done. You get blocked, good sir..." (said in a whiny terrified voice)

 

*If nobody finds this humorous or even mildly funny... I'm going to be very disappointed. Lol.

[Deleted54207112User]

lmao get a load of this guy

[Dark0ne]

I'm still a little confused how there's any correlation between the two.

 

We ask users not to swear because this is a community website where millions of people have to try and play nice together. If we have, or allow, people to go around calling other people "dicks" (and worse) or generally cussing their way through the feedback they're providing, we do not think that's conducive to a decent (or even mature) community. I do not think seeing tits or heads exploding instantly requires or entitles you to cuss your way through a mod's comments.

 

Whether you're "grown up" enough to see tits or heads exploding has no correlation to us wanting to promote and maintain a civil community.

[Ethreon]

"The intention of this thread wasn't to get validation on whether I should've been blocked or not"

 

You aren't getting it. This is just like the nudity threads, they keep popping from people that should know better and just mind their business. Whether you were blocked justly or not is irrelevant - the function exists, it's used almost entirely for legitimate reasons (people that think "you sux and you should die" etc. is a valid criticism). The few cases where there's no valid reason are hardly a reason to abolish or discuss this feature. It exists, the owner wants it. Someone blocked you? Well, they think you're not worth their mods and you should conclude their not worth your time and move along.

[Deleted3897072User]

How about a keystroke filter that automatically detects profanity and insta-bans whoever is typing it, so mod authors never even see the comment and don't have to make those terrible moral choices about whether or not to tolerate being sworn at?

[FrankFamily]

"The intention of this thread wasn't to get validation on whether I should've been blocked or not"

 

Yet this is the first sentence:

 

"Not only was I erroneously blocked today, but the feature in general, is childish and mostly unnecessary.

Now I'm not going to use this platform to blast the person who did the block (even though I want to because they were a completely rude)."

 

And then you said this:

 

"I'm not going to cower behind a block button because of an inferior god complex."

 

That's all quite contradictory. I'm seeing a good deal of blasting the author that blocked you in your posts.

 

I cant help but notice that you have mentioned a couple times the author being thin-skinned, the brittle shells of security of modders and stuff like that. (ironic that you couldnt handle a "no"). It's an old mantra used by users who got blocked for being rude. Basically: "If you stop sharing your mods with me after I insult you then you are thin-skinned" I fail to see the logic in that. In fact, when someone insults a modder in their own comments and expects to not get blocked, I question their intelligence.

 

And Its not even about the author being offended. Most of the times I've blocked someone I wasnt offended in the slightest nor their comment made me feel insecure. Quite simply, they were dicks and I didnt want to share my mods with them anymore.

 

Anyway, back to the main topic, In my opinion, the words themselves dont really matter. The bigger point is to not insult people, most profanity is used for that purpose. And you definitely do not need profanity to communicate effectively, specially if you are intelligent. Insulting people is not an adult trait at all, more like a teenager one.

[Perraine]

Respect is earned through words and deeds, it is not automatically granted.

 

Accessing individual mods is a "privilege" not a "right".

The Nexus essentially provides a platform for mod creators and mod users only, and any interaction between a mod author and a mod user, such as downloading a mod, is left (almost) entirely up to those two parties alone. to negotiate

 

To paraphrase one of my favourite childhood cartoon characters "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."

[damanding]

Maybe someone can explain to me the logic behind the idea that if you compliment someone's work they're now required to grant your request? It seems to me that expectation only invalidates the compliment, it renders it fake. It's now no longer a compliment but rather an attempt to manipulate. As a mod author if someone attempted to manipulate me like that I wouldn't exactly feel grateful for the fake compliment. Especially when followed up with name calling because the attempt to manipulate with a fake compliment failed.