Warning someone about reporting them?

#0 - Sept. 26, 2010, 11:25 p.m.

My friend and I got into a slight argument. We were talking on Vent, and she was in the middle of her druids Cure Poison quest (The level 14ish one, I think?) Anyway, some warlock was out there killing all of her sickly deer/gazelle/animals, and she asked him to stop. He didn't. I told her "Just tell him if he doesn't stop you'll report him for griefing you."

That's where the argument started. She claimed that if you warn someone before you report them like that, it's considered a threat and it voids your ability to report them, and is against the ToS. Is this true? I've always warned someone to stop their behavior before a report, only reporting after they ignore my request to stop and my secondary request when I warn them of what I'll do.

So, my question is: Is it against the ToS to warn someone to stop doing a griefing/harassing behavior before reporting them, or does this truly invalidate your ability to report them? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

TLDR; Is telling someone to stop griefing you or you'll report them against the ToS?

Vrakthris

#17 - Sept. 27, 2010, 12:33 a.m.

I'm a little late to the party but I will reinforce what was said already. No, letting someone know that you may report them does not negate the report. In many cases it can increase the level of harassment directed towards you so do so with caution but we will not ignore your report just because you said "please stop this or I'll report you".

I would also remind everyone in such circumstances to be mindful of our policies as well, you do not want to use inappropriate language yourself which would not negate your report but may include yourself as an actionable participant.

As for the issue itself, our In-Game Support staff is usually unable to become involved in such matters. Though there are situations in which we may step in and as always our policies are subject to change. If someone appears to be intentionally killing mobs for no other reason then to keep them from you feel free to submit an in-game petition and we'll take a look.