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GnG Abuse

Just mining away and this! Every 2 minutes! Super anoying, can we have an option to disable musicblocks....
d.vladcazan.com/Uldc

Posted 14 months ago by vcazan Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • i hear [name removed] is a very beautiful man.
    Posted 14 months ago by Zeme Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hahahahah that's awesome
    Posted 14 months ago by Boe Subscriber! | Permalink
  • [name removed] is his name - he has been spaming music every min or so - devs need to do something about this disruptive behavior
    Posted 14 months ago by DrConsul Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i play on mute
    Posted 14 months ago by Khemikal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • so annoying 
    Posted 14 months ago by sirhccarpenter Subscriber! | Permalink
  • See, i shouldnt have to play on mute, i know you can block and i have but i shouldnt have to do it in the first place! Maybe have an option to hear the musicblock? or just prevent Zeme from interacting with other people! :P
    Posted 14 months ago by Harket Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Please do not use the forums to call out other players by name! If you have a serious problem with another player's behavior, it's better to submit an abuse report. 
    Posted 14 months ago by Blanky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Man, I hate it when people don't play a sandbox game the same way I do.
    Posted 14 months ago by DJ Plaid Subscriber! | Permalink
  • He outed himself!
    Posted 14 months ago by Ratatatat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • report has been submitted without resolve
    Posted 14 months ago by DrConsul Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow DrConsul talk about expecting instant gratification.
    Posted 14 months ago by TRB4 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey somebody we're not allowed to mention called Blanky 'Shit Staff' i sent a report if you want to see evidence ;) Pretty sure thats abuse to another person which is a no no :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Harket Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Whoa. You have no reason to call the staff something like that just because you're disgruntled and impatient.

    You have a valid suggestion on the "accept/decline" musicblock playing; don't muck it up by being rude.

    ETA: Rereading the line though, it sounds like you mean that the musicblock player called Blanky that. I hope that's the case, and if so, what I just wrote above this ETA is moot and should be disregarded.
    Posted 14 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Harket, calling staff names isn't any better than calling out other players.  I'd strongly suggest you edit that post.
    Posted 14 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It wasnt me who called the staff names, i cant mention the name of the person but have sent a report of it for them to see so this person i can be punished accordingly ;)
    Posted 14 months ago by Harket Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Gotcha now. Sorry for misreading it.
    Posted 14 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's okay, don't sweat it :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Harket Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I didn't interpret the comment above as calling himself out as the sole abuser, as the GnG playing seemed pretty universal in that screenshot. The point stands though, and I'll edit out any specific "call outs" that I see, regardless of the context. And though I don't particularly like being called names, I don't believe that was the intent of the comment here or the message it was referencing from the in-game chat. 

    Most importantly: I've noted your concerns about music block spam and will pass it along! 
    Posted 14 months ago by Blanky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • thank you!
    Posted 14 months ago by sirhccarpenter Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well thanks for responding quickly to it :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Harket Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah I have had musicblocks played for me before and it was annoying, I am ok listening to the musicblocks once or twice, but the majority of them really get on my nerves lol. I don't think the only option should be muting the game.  There should be a "[x] player wants to play GNG Musicblock for you" with an accept and decline message
    Posted 14 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think it is wonderful that the worst thing we can do to each other in this game is play music!  Time for some perspective, I think.
    Posted 14 months ago by Jewel Stoned Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Or maybe, musicblocks will automatically play for friends, but a yes/no dialog can be sent to will pop up for glitchs not on your friend list?
    Posted 14 months ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Jewel Stoned: true. very true. this game is really good at getting our tempers really high over trite things such as someone playing us smooth music :)
    Posted 14 months ago by balatik Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've played the GnG block for people who've been nice to me or I thought might enjoy it. So far I've been good at judging that. It's sad that someone uses something nice abusively. :(
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yeah but whats worse is that nothing has been done about it
    Posted 14 months ago by DrConsul Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree, someone award [name removed] a SB musicblock for spreading joyous music to all
    Posted 14 months ago by Zeme Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It takes time, @DrConsul. The the development staff has to suggest an appropriate response and try to be fair about it too. They must also balance the technical issues that come from modifying the client software. They are no longer in beta and have to move more carefully with upgrades. They've already had substantial issues just from some seemingly minor changes.
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think its funny the guy doing it throws it in the Staff's face by posting in the form himself --- I guess the devs are powerless.
    Posted 14 months ago by DrConsul Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ fokian fool - they need to deal with the individual.
    Posted 14 months ago by DrConsul Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I didn't throw anything in anyone's face
    Posted 14 months ago by Zeme Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Zeme, you've gotten people unnecessarily upset. Maybe you meant well, but the effect was not pleasing. And you have even gone so far as to be directly rude and abusive to staff. The better course of action would be to apologize to the affected parties who took offense, or that you meant to offend. The staff have in the past couple of months have successfully banned bad actors. If you really enjoy playing and wish to continue it's worth taking a few simple steps to smooth ruffled feathers and hurt feelings. 
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • DrConsul

    What goes on between a player who's being investigated and the staff is private between them.  Staff don't automatically remove a player from the game just because they've been reported. 

    That's why they won't ever send you an email telling you how they handled an issue that you reported and that's why a player you reported may still be playing the game.  Staff are the only ones who decide what the penalties are and how they are applied.

    Just because staff didn't automatically ban the player doesn't mean that they didn't deal with the individual.  They just didn't do it in a way that you can know what happened.
    Posted 14 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • DrConsul, you have no idea what steps they have or have not taken yet.
    Posted 14 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Always play on mute since I have enough of a hearing loss I'd have to play it too loud for everyone else.  And really who wants to wear headphones ALL the time.  Besides the local background sounds are so repetitive after awhile (in any game really) it's boring. 
    Posted 14 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fokian Fool, you say that [name removed] has "even gone so far as to be directly rude and abusive to staff".  Can you point to this happening, as I have not seen it on this thread.

    From my point of view, DrConsul is coming out of this looking a lot worse than a guy who played a music box for people a few too many times.
    Posted 14 months ago by Cindy Electronium Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You two are correct. I dont know if penalties were enacted, but neither do you. I do know this has been occurring since yesterday. And continues today.
    Posted 14 months ago by DrConsul Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Right here: http://www.glitch.com/forum/general/9335/97963/
    In this thread. The "Blanky" mentioned is a staff member.
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Everyone, please help to keep comments on this thread on-topic. 
    Posted 14 months ago by Blanky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just curious, did you block the individual?  I have had others do anything from spam music at me, to splank me non-stop. Blocking them stopped it.
    Posted 14 months ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Fokian Fool - you are making assumptions about who Harket was referring to.  To be honest, from their behaviour in this thread I assumed it was the impatient accuser who was being abusive.

    Anyway, I'll stop now as this *is* getting off-topic.
    Posted 14 months ago by Cindy Electronium Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Innie - In the screen shot posted you see a speech bubble where someone specifically names the person being blocked and the fact that they are doing it. It's an extreme measure. As it's a static image, we have no further context to determine what actually happened. If the person played for a bunch of people who then asked him to stop, and then he repeated the behavior, there is substantial reason to believe the person was being abusive. This does not mean that they were being intentionally abusive; merely excited about something and letting themselves get carried away. If that was they case, they would find this post and complaints quite hurtful and might lash out irrationally. The staff are experience at handling this. :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Cindy Electronium - No assumptions were being made. The identity of the individual had been made clear in the context and by that individual in this thread. 
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wish i had a GnG block :(
    Posted 14 months ago by Perdy Fawcett Subscriber! | Permalink