Why aren't we as a community working together to get rid of people like this?
Some of you have probably already seen the this reddit post, or listened to the video (warning: it has strong language), or even signed the petition that's been posted. But I think a lot of people have not.
I'm not the author of any of the original post, petition, or the video but as I haven't seen it here I am going to post it because I feel like it's something that has been going on for quite a while now and all the while has been being swept under the rug and largely just ignored. The out of game voice/text chat isn't really something we can expect the devs to do anything about, however when it spills over into the game and into the general chat I feel like it's our responsibility as members of the UO community to come together and demand that something be done about it.
The perpetrators captured in general chat have been skirting the ToS for months now by playing on what would be the ignorance of a responding GM. Ever since they learned about what had happened to a member of the community, they've wasted no time at all in weaponizing it against that person, and while I'm no fan of that person in particular, these sort of tactics are completely unjustified.
Now while what these two are doing is wrong, I'm not saying that there hasn't been any wrong doing by the friends of the person that they are harassing and I'm not condoning anyone's actions here, but when there has been so little done to prevent this sort of activity, it's only fair that people will lose composure.
@Kyronix since you seem to be the only active member of development on the forums I am hoping you can look into this and bring it up to the team.
@Mariah I guess doctor this post up as you see fit to make it presentable, but we're all adults here and this sort of thing needs to be taken care of as it's gone on long enough.
Here are the relevant links:
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ultimaonline/comments/131qcys/this_is_disgusting_for_ultima_online/
Petition: https://www.change.org/p/ban-tails-for-making-fun-of-peoples-dead-daughter-in-game-and-out
While the video is posted in the petition, I will refrain from posting it here and remind anyone who would listen to it that hasn't already that there is strong language used within the video and it is definitely not appropriate for children to overhear.
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I will not support a game who would encourage this by inaction.
Frankly, there is not enough in game info for me to see anything bad. Those 2 chat pictures are all there is?
First problem, why are you telling people in a video game about your personal business.
How do we know this Bill person has/had a daughter?
read yet. Victim blaming for not using the block button?
Yall fell for the troll that he is.
Every time someone says something about someones mother, should they be banned?
It's fine with me, if you want to do that with my mother that died at 90 in 2008, go for it. Weirdo.
Show some dignity.
I stopped listening at 10 seconds, knew it was click bait from a troll.
And this is why the context of the entire situation is important. They've been attacking this person for months on multiple out of game platforms, and more carefully within the game itself. What's captured in those two journal clips is just the most recent (a few nights ago) example, but it has been much worse in the past. All of which have been reported by multiple people. But again, when a GM responds, they only know what is being said in the game, ignorant of the context to which it references.
Again, how does the other parties know what other platforms the person is using? Why did the offended person tell his private info to anonymous people in multiple games.
That person should learn from this and not tell people online about his private business.
The internet is not a place to get sympathy. Especially Reddit.
Sure Tails is a crappy person, there are plenty of them in UO PvP.
(I am Pretty sure it is against the RoC for this forum to mention player names. Or show chat logs.)
They must be on Tails and Ani's friends list, or getting paid off as no one should stand for this type of behavior when it comes to real life outside the scope of the game.
First they accuse the GMs of something, but have no proof of course.
Then they say we should be held responsible for things we do outside the game.
Who is going to judge which people are allowed to play UO?
Gay, did you not recently post to another player about allowing to "let his memory fade" regarding this matter? While I agree that the people involved are the worst elements of society, it raises the question of why you are now bringing it up so directly and "boldly," as suggested by @AmberWitch?"
"Bunny — 04/28/2023 11:22 AM
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