Mcspizzy Posted December 5, 2020 Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) BYOND Key: Mcspizzy Staff BYOND Key: Mattatlas Game ID: N/A Reason for complaint: Unwarranted or unnecessary strike for what I feel is a non-issue. Evidence/logs/etc: The image in question, Spoilered due to the fact that I was striked. Spoiler Throughout the day I enjoy posting neat images I find on the internet for other Aurorians to see. These images can range from a number of things; art, nature, machinery, animals, space, and so on. Generally most of the images I post are high resolution nature stuff, either of landscapes or animals. Around 1PM EST I decided to post this image of a red faced cheetah, most likely blood being the red. I didn’t think much of it at the time, simply that it fell into my simple criteria or being cool and (to me, atleast) pleasing to the eyes. It however did not make another feel this way, as shortly after I posted it I was striked on Discord with the note that the image breaks rule five. This never occurred to me. Not that the rule existed, but that it would break that rule. On occasions I have seen people post animal documentaries involving things similar to my images nature, in some cases being far more graphic. Not even relating to animals I’ve seen people post graphic material that involved blood, be it from live action movies or other forms of entertainment. I should also note that I had made a point to Matt about the aforementioned animal documentaries that often show such material, of which such things are generally rated G or PG by American rating guides and similarly by other western countries. One such documentary can be viewed on youtube under this title: Wild Lions Swim in a Hunt for Buffalo | Wild Africa | BBC Earth. Their response was that Aurora’s rules are different from theirs (youtube, or government rating guides) and that I should complain on the forums. I overall find the strike unwarranted and extremely hasty, and their overall attitude very dismissive of something they felt was enough to strike over. I meant no malice in posting the Cheetah picture, I simply posted what I saw as eye candy much as I do on any other day. I should also note that to my knowledge this was the first ever instance of me posting something that could be considered gore. In closing, clarification on this matter and possibly having the strike removed is all I can ask for. Additional remarks: My Discord username is Quill#1524. EDIT: I’m dumb and can’t into spoiler. If an admin who knows how would please do so if needed. Edited December 5, 2020 by Shadow Added the spoiler
MattAtlas Posted December 6, 2020 Posted December 6, 2020 So your two complaints in essence are that A) you didn't break the rules and B) it wasn't strikeworthy. Let's start with B. As per the Discord rules: Quote Staff is under no obligation to strike you first. They may ban at their discretion. Similiarly, I'm under no obligation to warn you verbally first. Therefore, a strike was fine for what you did. As for A, let's look at the rule in question: Quote Rule 5: Do not post obscene, pornographic, or otherwise offensive content. We have people of different ages and backgrounds, be considerate. Nude stuff counts and cropped count works. "Be considerate" are the key words here. The picture you posted was the opposite. Some people just don't wanna see that content and I know for a fact because it was reported to me as creeping someone out of the chat. Hence why you were struck for it. The difference is that when I watch a documentary I CHOOSE to watch it. When I browse a discord chat I don't choose to look at whatever pictures you sent, I expect people to follow the rules and not post shit I don't wanna see.
Mcspizzy Posted December 6, 2020 Author Posted December 6, 2020 43 minutes ago, MattAtlas said: Some people just don't wanna see that content and I know for a fact because it was reported to me as creeping someone out of the chat. Hence why you were struck for it. Fair enough I suppose. I'm probably more upfront and confrontational about such things than most people, and could have only asked for them to point this issue out to me - of which I would have deleted the image. Though I guess asking the admins works well enough too in a ham-fisted way. Resolved as far as I'm concerned.
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