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SHADOW KNIGHT 10 Sep @ 3:18am
About "naming and shaming"...
Can someone please explain to me what exactly it means? Because I see for all people who were unfairly banned for trying to warn people it was a scam :moneybagsbear:

It happened to me too :steamfacepalm:
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Originally posted by Hi Im Swat:
It means exactly what it says. Kinda hard to explain it further.

Name = The name of a person / user

Shame = Mock them for a potential violation which may not be true

Together:

Name and same = To name a user and shame them for a violation which may not be true.

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If you see anyone violating policy, you should report them using the report tools. You cannot call them out.
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datCookie 10 Sep @ 3:20am 
Naming and shaming means exactly what it says.

Don't make threads or comments calling out people by name and shaming them for something they allegedly did.
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SHADOW KNIGHT 10 Sep @ 3:23am 
Does it protecting even a scammer ?! :lunar2019shockedpig:
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datCookie 10 Sep @ 3:24am 
Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:
Does it protecting even a scammer ?! :lunar2019shockedpig:

It protects everyone, including you.

How is anyone to know that the user you're calling out as being a scammer, is actually a scammer?
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Chika Ogiue 10 Sep @ 3:24am 
Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:
Does it protecting even a scammer ?! :lunar2019shockedpig:

Well, yes. Because there's no proof that the name attached to the scammer is the scammer themselves. That is, the account they are using to contact you could have been scammed from someone else. Which means the actual account holder that gave the account that name is innocent of scamming and were simply another victim.
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Hi Im Swat 10 Sep @ 3:25am 
It means exactly what it says. Kinda hard to explain it further.

Name = The name of a person / user

Shame = Mock them for a potential violation which may not be true

Together:

Name and same = To name a user and shame them for a violation which may not be true.

—-

If you see anyone violating policy, you should report them using the report tools. You cannot call them out.
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eram 10 Sep @ 3:25am 
Originally posted by datCookie:
Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:
Does it protecting even a scammer ?! :lunar2019shockedpig:

It protects everyone, including you.

How is anyone to know that the user you're calling out as being a scammer, is actually a scammer?
because the guy never had 2000 copies of silksong and farmed 5000 rewards lol
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SHADOW KNIGHT 10 Sep @ 3:26am 
Originally posted by eram:
because the guy never had 2000 copies of silksong and farmed 5000 rewards lol
That's right, this is what it's about :steamthis:
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SHADOW KNIGHT 10 Sep @ 3:29am 
Originally posted by Hi Im Swat:
It means exactly what it says. Kinda hard to explain it further.

Name = The name of a person / user

Shame = Mock them for a potential violation which may not be true

Together:

Name and same = To name a user and shame them for a violation which may not be true.

—-

If you see anyone violating policy, you should report them using the report tools. You cannot call them out.
Ah, i see. Thank you :crashthumbsup:
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nullable 10 Sep @ 6:07am 
Originally posted by SHADOW KNIGHT:
Originally posted by eram:
because the guy never had 2000 copies of silksong and farmed 5000 rewards lol
That's right, this is what it's about :steamthis:

In general the issue are

  1. The account may be hijacked, and when the OP recovers it would it really be a good thing for a mob of enraged vigilantes attacks and harasses another victim?
  2. Valve doesn't want vigilantes, no matter how well meaning, running around, dispensing "justice" and then getting upset when they get banned for harassment. Even if that's not your intent, and most users know better, there's always a reason why we can't have nice things.
  3. It's very easy to imitate other user profiles, and some vigilantes are bound to go after the wrong person. And they're likely not going to be keen on the consequences for that, and anyone willing to go on the attack without evidence is probably likely to justify their own bad behavior.

What ever benefits you might imagine are eclipsed by the negatives, in Valve's opinion, IE the one that matters. Break the rules at your own peril.
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