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Splanking - Friendly Pat or Punishment

I like to splank. I only recently learned that some people consider a splank to be akin to a punch or slap.

What do you think when someone splanks you?

What about mooning?

I always condidered these, along with hugging and kissing, to be signs of affection. Now I am worried that some of my splankees were offended. I would never spend my time and energy on sending a negative signal to another Glitch. If I take the time to hug, kiss, moon or splank you it is "hi" "thank you" "good to see you" or "you're Glitchen!"

Posted 13 months ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Splanking causes loss of Mood.  You can actually Splank someone to Hell.  Some people like this but others do not.  If you must Splank then give the "victim" a Mood raiser.
    Posted 13 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i consider a splanking a fair response to garlic kissing me without warning.

    you kiss me with garlic on your breath, you're getting splanked. that's all there is to it.

    you ask me if you may because you're doing the quest, and i will gladly accept your garlic kiss AND the resulting loss of mood i experience.
    Posted 13 months ago by flask Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Other than the fact that sometimes splanking, kissing, mooning etc. freezes up my game and I have to refresh I really just see it as another neutral action unless I get words to fill in some intent.

    I'm not a very touchy feeling affectionate person in real life, maybe that's why I don't carry around planks or an emotional bear XD
    Posted 13 months ago by Garney Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Splanking in response to garlic kiss, thievery, etc., that's a different matter. But splanking random strangers "just because" is NOT cool because it costs Mood. Being hit with a board isn't affectionate. Why on earth would you put it in the same category as a hug or kiss? If you want the badge, then do as Brib Annie suggests & follow with a drink, moon, or hug. 
    Posted 13 months ago by Mama Crass Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ flask. You do know there is a quest that requires you to kiss with garlic don't you?
    Posted 13 months ago by Casombra Amberrose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I also see splanking as negative becasue of the mood loss.  Give a kiss, hug, moon, or random kindness if you want to interact in a friendly fashion.
    Posted 13 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I didn't realize that splanking caused a mood loss, but I am always annoyed when a total stranger does it to me as I'm harvesting or mining.  It reminds me too much of bullying.
    Posted 13 months ago by Trekkie Gal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • im not against splanking, most times it just silly fun, but im against having no way to stop it. i wish we could jump out of the way. the splanker could get a energy loss for a failed splanking.
    Posted 13 months ago by Fur Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes, i am aware of the quest. i think i mentioned that in my post. was it really so long as to have required the tl;dr version?

    there is nothing in the quest that requires you to come up to people and do it without asking first.

    you garlic kiss me with no warning, you get splanked. it was very handy for me to get my splanking badge.
    Posted 13 months ago by flask Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's all in fun you can splank, moon, soak, kiss, hug or anything else that tickles your fancy as I pass by!
    Posted 13 months ago by Naiad Subscriber! | Permalink
  • me too Naiad.  I'm game for whatever you want to do to me. If you splank me to hell, it counts towards my badge.. if you splank my mood low, I will drink some milk to restore it.. s'all good and I love the animation that comes up.

    I am aware that some people find it rude though, so when I was going for my splank badge I always hugged afterwards and usually asked first, but not always ;-)

    If you see me in game, just SPLANK and run!
    Posted 13 months ago by icatchm0nkeys Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I get splanked a lot but it does not bother me.  Anyone that is over level 15 won't be effected much unless you do it many times.  I say splank away.
    Posted 13 months ago by Knewnan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've only been splanked with good cause once (in retaliation for an unprovoked garlic kiss, which I considered fair enough) but every other time for no reason I could discern. Usually it's a splank-and-run situation too. It doesn't upset me too much but it always feels like a rude, aggressive action when it's done with no apparent motive.

    Once I was waiting for someone else to come harvest from an egg plant (trying to get the "last egg standing" quest) but instead the guy watered and petted (causing more eggs to appear) and then splanked me. He could have just been watering and petting the tree as a matter of course, but the splanking made it feel like he was "punishing" me for standing around by the tree.
    Posted 13 months ago by HeyHeyHolly Subscriber! | Permalink
  • One splank isn't gonna wreck me.. I don't like the mood loss but I do take it as a negative when it just comes outta no where from some stranger. Look out, random splanker, cause it's coming back at you.
    If I'm at a party and a bunch of people are obviously being playful, I'll join in the splank fest if I feel like it. I also expect to be able to ask them to leave me alone.

    And, I think it's rude to mess with anyone when they are at a Shrine. Don't come between me and my Giant worship.
    Posted 13 months ago by Ooola Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not easily offended and have not taken splankings personally but I can see how they might annoy or offend others so I do not bother to do it myself. If there is a quest for it, I will try to save up for a party pack, announce that I am going for a quest and that it is a splanking party. :) I don't think people would mind so much if they got a free party and some noms out of it.

    What I find weirder is people who have never even spoken to me in chat following me around spamming hugs and kisses at my Glitch as she goes about her business questing / mining / harvesting. That is bizarre behavior. My usual assumption is that they are not confident about their English language skills but want to communicate somehow (to say "hello", maybe?) nevertheless. It is still weird and causes my laptop to lag more often than not.

    Perhaps, one day, these interactions will only be possible if both parties have the Bear in their inventory at the time. That way, if you are not in the mood for it, you leave your Bear at home. Voila, no one can spam Bear actions at you. Likewise, someone else who is not in the mood can leave his or her Bear at home and any actions YOU attempt will fail with an explanatory message "USER is not carrying a Bear right now."
    Posted 13 months ago by ✰ Lorelei ✰ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I prefer a splank over some random stranger I don't know kissing or hugging me!

    Different people have different preferences. There will never be something that makes 100% of people 100% happy.

    I find it fun way to say hi, either a good splank and run or a good moon and run (especially in on toxic moon).
    Posted 13 months ago by HarleyQuin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I actually do splanks in a sort of humorous way, I think. I splank in 2 situations that I can think of:

    1 - When someone uses a Sneeze Powder.

    2 - When I am at my last of energy and I want to go fast to Hell, I may splank a person or a group of people once each. I think my own death is a fine enough comeback : ) "I got punished for splanking and sent to Hell" should put my epitaph.
    Posted 13 months ago by Aumir Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is very interesting - thank you ALL for your comments and views on splanking!
    Posted 13 months ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had a situation not long ago where somebody decided they were going to splank me incessantly. I asked them to stop more than once, and that apparently wasn't good enough, so they continued to do so; to the point that I nearly died because they wouldn't stop and I didn't have the chance to eat anything between splankings. I tried exiting and returning to see if maybe they pissed off and found somebody else to screw with, and no, they began chasing me around to splank me again.
    Really depends on how it's used to me- if it's a friend, or somebody I know at least, I don't really regard it as a big deal, provided they don't make it an hour's entertainment. If it's a douche-nozzle whose enjoyment of the game is dependent on screwing with others against their will, then I take issue with it.
    Posted 13 months ago by Djabriil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think I've only ever been splanked once, probably because the person was waiting to harvest a Last Egg and was playfully swatting everyone else away from it.  I splanked back, and we made :D faces at each other and went on.  Would be rude to splank some very low-level player, but otherwise...  splank-spamming someone would be annoying of course.
    Posted 13 months ago by Orbst Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had made another post on my views on this.  I dont mind splanking, in normal situations.  I have a serious problem with someone standing by me, chasing me, etc. to splank me over and over and over and over.  That is harassment.

    I have just learned that I can block them with the use of my keyboard. I will try that next time.
    Posted 13 months ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Innie- How can you block with your keyboard? That'd be some useful info (that I wish I'd had when I've had trouble with serial splanking).
    Posted 13 months ago by Djabriil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I personally tended to use it as a kind of "punishment" for things like unprovoked garlic kisses or the like until I got my badge. Since I received my badge I haven't done it to anyone usually because I don't carry a plank. When someone does it to me I tend to shrug and move on with three exceptions. 1) When it's done in a large, laggy group of people since it tends to cause problems. 2) When the same person does it repeatedly. 3) When someone I've already had a problem with for whatever reason does it more than once or over the course of several days.
    Posted 13 months ago by TerraTenshi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Heh. When I prank a crowd using sneezing powder, I always get splanked, but I then throw sparkle powder and moon or hug back.  :)  It's just silly fun.
    Posted 13 months ago by Enelyse Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I personally consider Splanking, Mooning and Sneezing Powder to be rude. It is like being slapped in the face! I do not consider it to be fun, funny or cute. It is an attack.
    I try to accept it, but truly it is bitter. 
    Posted 13 months ago by Joy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • To me, splanking seems like a mostly negative action, akin to slapping someone, so I would use it with caution or almost never at all.  It might be funny after someone moons you, or appropriate after someone swipes your loot and refuses to give it back even when you've asked nicely, but I'd never purposely splank a stranger.  
    Posted 13 months ago by Wintera Woodswitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mooning is all in good fun, IMO. Sometime try to see if you can get a mini-game out of mooning a friend while avoiding being mooned yourself- it's fun :)
    Is it even possible to use mooning as a middle finger? Pretty sure you get hooked up when you get mooned the same as when you get hugged or kissed.
    Posted 13 months ago by Djabriil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't mind the occasional Splank, Moon, or Sneeze if it's just once. I simply reply with one of them back to the other person. But I guess I've been lucky that I haven't been followed, constantly being splanked for somebody else's amusement and having my game practically frozen because of it.. THAT is taking it too far. I do still splank an occasional close friend, though. But then I Kiss the boo-boo to make it feel better!
    Posted 13 months ago by Jia-pop Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I find splanks offensive, especially from someone close (like for no reason). I do get over it like the second later... but you can't move really while being splanked.
    Posted 13 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I guess my default attitude is to assume the other person is NOT trying to offend or harass. If his or her subsequent behavior causes me to revise that attitude, and my usual tactics (ignoring, changing the subject, walking away) fail, then THAT is when splanking (etc.) crosses the line. A single splank is no big deal, though, especially as a new player has no way to parse what a "splank" even is until they do it at least once (or get splanked at least one). 

    I had no idea that Sneezes were bad. I learned something today. I Sneeze-powdered a small group of people in Uralia, not knowing what might happen, and, uh, got some beans sneezed at me. No one commented negatively, and I did also Sparkle-powder the same group (which does boost stats). Does sneezing cause stat loss? Ouch. :(
    Posted 13 months ago by ✰ Lorelei ✰ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love the splankings! and moonings!

    Frankly, I wouldn't have thought of them as negative...even w/ the mood cost.

    Guess I see interaction as a positive. 

    Agree w/ TerraTenshi on the exceptions. 
    Posted 13 months ago by M<3tra, obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love splanking and mooning too :) Never seen it as offensive, it's a nice interaction. Also, kinky.
    Posted 13 months ago by Mandy.23 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Huh.  When I get splanked, I get +5 mood.  
    Posted 13 months ago by Charlie Foxtrot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you want to interact with a random stranger, why not use a hug or sparkle powder or Random Kindness? I don't think anybody sees these as negative. 
    Posted 13 months ago by Vocable Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think it all depends on circumstance. I have been known to teleport for the purpose of a drive-by splanking. I don't mind if I get splanked once by someone while I'm wandering around, but splanking and sneeze/sparkle powders are a pain in the arse if they're spammed at me--especially in high-lag situations like parties or rook attacks.
    Posted 13 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was never talking about repetitive or random splanking. I was talking about when I am chatting with someone or see someone I know on the street. A one time splank.

    But now I know that not everyone appreciates a splank, so I will be much more cautious.

    I want a "splanking OK" tshirt now.
    Posted 13 months ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've never viewed any of the interactions with the Emo Bear or powders as a bad thing.  It's all part of the game and I find them all hilarious.  Just my opinion. :)
    Posted 13 months ago by Effington Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't understand viewing these actions as an attack. I never even thought of splanking as a bad thing, depending on context - a random splank is just neutral or silly, while getting splanked after poisoning a tree is clearly done out of anger, but still not a huge deal. Also, I actually thought mooning gave a mood boost to the person being mooned - is that not true? And sneezing powder hardly does anything at all other than displaying the sneeze animation a few times.
    Posted 13 months ago by Effigy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A random splank is not neutral. It results in a loss of mood. That makes it negative. Hugs, kisses, and moons are not neutral, either. They result in mood increases. That makes them positive.
    Posted 13 months ago by YoYo Mama Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @YoYo Mama - Exactly. 
    I don't think one splank's a large-massive deal, though- whatever, I'll walk it off. But getting mobbed on is another matter, and I'll probably report the person if asking them to stop doesn't work.
    Posted 13 months ago by Djabriil Subscriber! | Permalink