Players May Not Use the Word "Lynch" In Games

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Players May Not Use the Word "Lynch" In Games

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:26 pm

Post by zoraster »

It has been over a year since we instituted the rule against moderators using the word "lynch" in their games. As time has gone on, we've seen a greatly reduced use of the word since then, but it's now time to try to reduce it further.

The word "lynch" to describe the elimination of a player within games is now forbidden for all users.


Don't expect to see many bans come from this, but please feel free to gently remind other users of this new rule. We'll only take action beyond warning if it's become clear that someone is either purposefully or recklessly violating this rule. We have a great many players from different eras who will accidentally use the wrong word from time to time. This isn't a slur, and those who accidentally use it aren't bad people, but we're trying to distance ourselves from it.

I'd invite players and mods to try to avoid reporting these posts unless you feel they are done purposefully and repeatedly. This isn't something I want the listmods to have to spend a ton of time policing, but rather I hope that the community can step up to coach each other. Further, we encourage players to use alternatives to "mylo" "L-1" etc. but these are secondary concerns, and we aren't policing them at the moment.

We have decided for the moment to not use a word filter on "lynch" but it is possible that we will institute it at a later point if it seems this approach isn't working.
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:29 pm

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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:30 pm

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Cool. :]

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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:36 pm

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Neat.
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:41 pm

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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:31 pm

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In post 4, AniX wrote:A natural next step
what's the step after this one?
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:35 pm

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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:43 pm

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winner winner chicken dinner and/or victory royale
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:57 pm

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Good
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:05 pm

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Thumbs up emoji :)
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:12 pm

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aaaaaaaand there it is!
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:14 pm

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good change!
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:40 pm

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In post 8, MURDERCAT wrote:Good
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:54 pm

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Good change!
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:24 pm

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In post 9, MathBlade wrote:Thumbs
who's scum? i haven't read up yet but like, it's me
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:00 pm

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In post 9, MathBlade wrote:Thumbs up emoji :)
next I hope to see an announcement saying you can use emojis


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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:42 pm

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feels good to see you finish the job on this one. great change.
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:01 pm

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Perfect. Great news!
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:16 pm

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A world Lynch sounds terrifying
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:31 pm

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Well now that the typo has been fixed I look real stupid
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:38 pm

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In post 19, N wrote:Well now that the typo has been fixed I look real stupid
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:42 pm

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I get it.
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:25 pm

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That's right approach
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:01 pm

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The angry crowd that does this is called a 'lynch mob'. Though there are some people who do not like the use of this word. The teacher often invited her students to play the game as a way to practice their spelling words. No doubt, parents would object if the teacher. Once a player receives a majority vote, that player is typically ... of that term in the US, game moderators are not allowed to refer.
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:08 pm

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I approve.
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