Reporting me for saying racial slurs is literally 1.19.84 #saveminecraft /43BCekvGnB "Servers should be in charge of moderation like they have always been." Advertisement "Just remove the chat report system completely," a Twitter user wrote in one of the less overwrought examples on the hashtag. Many angry fans are organizing under the #SaveMinecraft hashtag, which includes plenty of dramatic comparisons to George Orwell's 1984. In a FAQ following that announcement, Mojang clarified that it is focused less on minor infractions like swearing and more on serious instances of "hate speech, bullying, harassment, sexual solicitation, or making true threats to others." Mojang also says it will not be actively monitoring chat on private servers (absent a player complaint), that humans will be involved in any ban decisions, and that bans will be subject to appeals.ĭespite that, the new moderation regime has led to a lot of pushback from fans. "Just because you can't see it directly in a given tweet or forum reply doesn't mean that it didn't happen," Gafner wrote.įurther Reading Microsoft will start banning players from all private Minecraft serversThe second instance of recent gaming community conflict comes from the world of Minecraft, where developer Mojang recently announced a new global chat moderation system that could lead to player bans that apply even on private servers. Some of that harassment has apparently come through private channels. The harassment Gafner is talking about goes beyond "just rude replies on Twitter or vague comments," he wrote, and encompasses "real threats toward our people and our studio" from fans. Destiny 2 Community Manager Dylan "dmg04" Gafner responded to explain that he has taken some time off due to "some serious harassment towards me and my family," which has led to "an amount of reduced communications as the team plans future protections / strategies to help avoid these sorts of things." The first example comes from the Destiny 2 community on Reddit, where one member posted Wednesday lamenting the shrinking number of threads that receive an official reply from Bungie. That's the question two major gaming companies have faced in recent days, with community managers saying that harassment from customers is making it harder for them to do their jobs. But what happens when some of the concerned players become a cause for concern themselves? To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.In video games, community management is all about listening to the concerns of the fans and communicating with them in a way that makes them feel that their concerns are being heard.
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