steam is filled with rage baiters and jester farmers who abuse the report button.
first of all, I will avoid pointing fingers, I will try to write as careful as I can to not get targeted by abusers... here we go the yapping:

there was a topic on a game in which a person did not like that the company was charging so much for some dlcs which are already in the game but locked, all is ok here because we are human beings and we are allowed to have different opinions it's part of the democracy and free speech, what I did find irritating is that the person said something I can buy 2-3-4 games with that money etc, +5 pages of that silly topic, people tried to explain to him, all of us paid for these dlcs and you want them included in the base game, for free? that is criminal... and when I saw the dude was so passive agressive I said something to him, this and that, basically what others told him and I said and I quote:

''you are acting like a stubborn gorilla'' and not even 3 hours have passed, I got banned, bro literally banned for saying that... it was not racist it was not a deathwish insult, I did not even said YOU ARE THAT ANIMAL, you are acting like one ... did he got triggered because I used that animal name, gorilla? if I said ''spoiled child'' I would have been banned too.

ok that was the first ban I made a ticket because, what the hell bro? the topic was already in heat because all of the people saw what a child op was and I saw others being banned maybe by him.

second ban, I called him out for reporting me, something like (I cannot copy paste because the posts are deleted after the ban by the mods) you reported me for calling you out, next time think before making these kind of topics and I used the word ... ''snowflake'' in less than 1-2 hours, another ban, that time I went in flames and the ticket is still open to the steam support, like bro? what the hell I have been called n slurs hard r slurs f slurs, I reported some of them, not even a notification ''your report has been verified or whatever'' and I get a report and got banned so fast for saying things like stubborn gorilla or snowflake? dude snowflakes means you are a soft man, your little ego shatters like glass.

and you know what's funny, I even have a screenshot of him in which he insulted the same moderator which banned me calling him a ''lackey moderator'' for deleting his post too saying something about him buying 2 games for the same money.

"This post contains content that is combative, argumentative, or is likely to derail the discussion. This type of content is not allowed on the Steam Community."

^ this is the first time (second) I see this reason, Steam community has become awful at this point, this gives me the reason to report literally EVERYONE which is sarcastic, ironic, mean to me, for example.

I make a topic, asking for someone to buy a game for me and I give him a paysafecard code, I don't know, something controversial and people will swarm in calling me: ''stupid scammer'' ''filthy thief'' ''russian bot''

^ and I report all of them because ''I don't like it'' this isn't working like that, I am sorry, as long as we don't directly insult each other, saying ''idio-'' ''stup-'' or on the extreme, being homophobic, xenophobic, racism, sexist I don't know, things like they deserve to be reported and punished ... we should free free to say things like they are.

I made mistakes too and I got punished and I deserve some of them but this is clearly example of mass reporting abuse ... he clearly uses alternative accounts, bot accounts or friends... it's like a witch hunt.
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space 22 Dec @ 3:30am 
you could just like, you know, not call people names and simply not engage
Game of the Year editions exist that generally include ALL dlc.

You could have told him that instead of insulting him.
you guys even read my topic? anyway if you are curious, https://eo.steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/app/107410/discussions/0/682988284250499192/

what is the difference me calling him a snowflake and him calling another person ''you look silly'' ? no, tell me, go and read the topic and you will see, people tried to explain nicely to him and he beats his chest like ''I AM RIGHT YOU ARE WRONG I DESERVE TO HAVE THIS AND THAT'' I am sorry but if you are defending this behaviour, you are part of the problem.

edit: boot licker too, isn't that an insult? like you are a dog licking the feet of someone, very degrading stuff, and he isn't reported but I am, you know why? because he is ABUSING.
Last edited by void_1984; 22 Dec @ 3:35am
When Tim Berners-Lee created the web, this was not the plan. All he did was give us a method to do what we've always done, from the comfort of our bedroom.

Rejoice, for there are no clubs or grunts, no sabres, no swords or trebuchets, no muskets or cannon.. just QWERTIES, incapable of damage unless you're the sensitive kind.

Tldr; shrug, it doesn't actually hurt. :steamthumbsup:
^ I don't know what you wrote I am not native speaker.

looks like that is the only way to operate on steam forums nowadays.

1. make a controversial topic (eg. i want that for free, can someone buys me something, here click this link)
2. attract people who call you out, being protective, soft-insulting you like I did.
3. call your friends, hey Kevin, Mark, John, David go and report this dude because he called me a snowflake besides telling me what I did wrong and having good arguments.
4. mass reporting, instantly getting on Steam Mod watchlist, banned because many people think that I am the most venomous person in the world.
5. profit.

edit: this kind of mentality I saw on old san andreas multiplayer forums where admins were like 14-15 and they were having such god complexes it was abysmal... imagine calling someone ''boot licker'' or ''silly'' which basically means soft-stup- ... and getting away with it, and reporting someone and getting him banned and people being okay with this, and it's funny because we can insult eachother in other languages which some of them have brutal insults, no one bats an eye but as soon as you ''insult'' someone in english you are stoned to death...
Last edited by void_1984; 22 Dec @ 3:52am
Originally posted by void_1984:
^ I don't know what you wrote I am not native speaker.

looks like that is the only way to operate on steam forums nowadays.

1. make a controversial topic (eg. i want that for free, can someone buys me something, here click this link)
2. attract people who call you out, being protective, soft-insulting you like I did.
3. call your friends, hey Kevin, Mark, John, David go and report this dude because he called me a snowflake besides telling me what I did wrong and having good arguments.
4. mass reporting, instantly getting on Steam Mod watchlist, banned because many people think that I am the most venomous person in the world.
5. profit.

edit: this kind of mentality I saw on old san andreas multiplayer forums where admins were like 14-15 and they were having such god complexes it was abysmal... imagine calling someone ''boot licker'' or ''silly'' which basically means soft-stup- ... and getting away with it, and reporting someone and getting him banned and people being okay with this, and it's funny because we can insult eachother in other languages which some of them have brutal insults, no one bats an eye but as soon as you ''insult'' someone in english you are stoned to death...
They don't even have to go that far.
I called out someone for making a thread asking for technical support, and then ignoring every suggestion in the thread, and got banned for that.

This guy must have had like 5 alts to spam reports in that isolated of a thread.
There was a guy in the hardware section who made a claim, then awarded himself 3 times within the space of a minute and all consecutive posts were him saying how people agree with him, then kept doing the same to his other posts, I saw right through it and did not fall for it, won out in the end.

As long as you are not trying to hurt the person but bring them to clarity and you have backed your claims, these people fail to survive on their deception.
Report abuse is a myth created by users who get regularly moderated for valid reasons.

It only takes ONE valid report for action to be taken.

A hundred fake/false reports just get ignored and sent to the trash.
Last edited by Hikari Light; 22 Dec @ 5:51am
void_1984 22 Dec @ 5:56am 
no matter how much info I gave, there are still people like you who act blind (not an insult pls don't report me) let me get this straight, for short ... if a comment, a post is getting reported once, no matter now ... racist and homophobic and politic it is, it will take some time until action will be taken... if the same comment gets reported in less than 5-10 minutes by multiple people it can be removed and the user will be banned in a second.

for example when I was younger, I made a stupid post on a game called call to arms, I was a ww2 hardcore game enjoyer and when I saw the modern aproach I made a stupid joke, ''can't wait to pirate this'' and I got forever banned in a second, why? because many people reported my post, AND IT WAS INDEED a valid reason because piracy is a no go even as a joke, even as a subtile one.

but you cannot say I deserve the same treatment for saying snowflake to someone I refuse it.

edit 1: I made a ticket yesterday, steam moderator is sleeping, he only responded once after +12 hours of waiting but he banned me in less than 3 hours ... yeah alright.
Last edited by void_1984; 22 Dec @ 6:05am
Originally posted by Hikari Light:
Report abuse is a myth created by users who get regularly moderated for valid reasons.

It only takes ONE valid report for action to be taken.

A hundred fake/false reports just get ignored and sent to the trash.
If that were true than every bait thread would be banned rather then staying up for weeks after I report them, but they rarely are.

They blatantly violate a dozen rules but they get to just stay up and keep farming
Last edited by Scheneighnay; 22 Dec @ 6:10am
Originally posted by Scheneighnay:
Originally posted by Hikari Light:
Report abuse is a myth created by users who get regularly moderated for valid reasons.

It only takes ONE valid report for action to be taken.

A hundred fake/false reports just get ignored and sent to the trash.
If that were true than every bait thread would be banned rather then staying up for weeks after I report them, but they rarely are.

They blatantly violate a dozen rules but they get to just stay up and keep farming

You don't get to choose what is rule breaking and what isn't.

Regardless of what you think it is doesn't matter.
Valve determines what is or isn't rule breaking.

Once you report something, spam reporting it because you think it needs removed doesn't help.

Report the post, block the user, and then move on.
Last edited by Hikari Light; 22 Dec @ 6:21am
Originally posted by Hikari Light:
Report abuse is a myth created by users who get regularly moderated for valid reasons.

It only takes ONE valid report for action to be taken.

A hundred fake/false reports just get ignored and sent to the trash.
How do you know that? Moderation staff don't tell their methods.
Originally posted by Iris Vandale:
Originally posted by Hikari Light:
Report abuse is a myth created by users who get regularly moderated for valid reasons.

It only takes ONE valid report for action to be taken.

A hundred fake/false reports just get ignored and sent to the trash.
How do you know that? Moderation staff don't tell their methods.
They run on fear, so they stick to the system like a fly on the surface level understanding hope to never be squashed by it.
Originally posted by Iris Vandale:
Originally posted by Hikari Light:
Report abuse is a myth created by users who get regularly moderated for valid reasons.

It only takes ONE valid report for action to be taken.

A hundred fake/false reports just get ignored and sent to the trash.
How do you know that? Moderation staff don't tell their methods.
Just check a users PUBLIC post history.

All those users who whine and complain about getting moderated? You can see in their PUBLIC post history that it was for valid reasons.
They claim report spam because they refuse to take accountability for their own actions.

And I'll admit, I tried spam reporting someone in the past. Nothing happened.
Last edited by Hikari Light; 22 Dec @ 6:32am
Originally posted by Hikari Light:
Originally posted by Scheneighnay:
If that were true than every bait thread would be banned rather then staying up for weeks after I report them, but they rarely are.

They blatantly violate a dozen rules but they get to just stay up and keep farming

You don't get to choose what is rule breaking and what isn't.

Regardless of what you think it is doesn't matter.
Valve determines what is or isn't rule breaking.

Once you report something, spam reporting it because you think it needs removed doesn't help.

Report the post, block the user, and then move on.
No true Scotsman, we can give you any two examples of conflicting responses and you'll just plug your ears and pretend there's reason to believe that one is bannable and the other isn't.
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