09-04-2014, 12:36 PM
Some semi-related thought:
* Griefing just means causing problems. It can include exploits/hacks but it can just be "being an asshole". Fixing exploits is not the whole solution.
* It's not a "gaming culture" problem. It's a problem with society in general. Spend 5 minutes in any environment anywhere that's unmoderated and lets people be anonymous. "Trolls trolling trolls".
* Community policing is "tyranny of the majority" and is not the solution. Sometimes the trolls are the majority. I think every community-policed forum in the world, including things like YouTube comments, are a failure.
The solution is basically for every game to install as much accountability as possible and police their shit.
Either that or somehow fix society as a whole so that people do not tend to become sociopathic fuckwads as soon as the authorities can't see them, but I think that's a job too big for video games.
* Griefing just means causing problems. It can include exploits/hacks but it can just be "being an asshole". Fixing exploits is not the whole solution.
* It's not a "gaming culture" problem. It's a problem with society in general. Spend 5 minutes in any environment anywhere that's unmoderated and lets people be anonymous. "Trolls trolling trolls".
* Community policing is "tyranny of the majority" and is not the solution. Sometimes the trolls are the majority. I think every community-policed forum in the world, including things like YouTube comments, are a failure.
The solution is basically for every game to install as much accountability as possible and police their shit.
Either that or somehow fix society as a whole so that people do not tend to become sociopathic fuckwads as soon as the authorities can't see them, but I think that's a job too big for video games.