I am anonymous because vocally disagreeing with the status quo would probably destroy any prospects of getting hired or funded by EA orgs (see my heavily downvoted comment about my experiences somewhere at the bottom of this thread).
This clearly doesn’t apply to Rubi, so what’s up?
There are many reasons for people to use pseudonyms on the Forum, and we allow it with few restrictions. It’s also fine to have multiple accounts.
To clarify, that’s not to say Rubi is necessarily Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh. I have no idea and I don’t know Seán.
However, this situation is very strange.
What exactly is “suspicious” or “strange” here? What is the thing you suspect, and is that thing against the Forum’s rules? If not, do you think it should be?
Using vague insinuations instead of straightforwardly accusing someone doesn’t change the result — which is that Seán understandably feels like he’s been called out and needs to deny the “non-accusation”. What were you trying to accomplish by talking about Seán here?
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You’ve now made several comments in this thread that were rude or insulting towards other users. That’s not okay, whether or not your position happens to align with any “status quo”. (See theseexamples of comments being moderated for exactly this reason despite their position on the “popular” side of whatever thread they were a part of.)
If you want to object to someone’s argument, state your objection. Explain why they’re wrong, or what they’ve missed. This is almost always better than “I find this user suspicious” or “this user is acting in bad faith”.
Several of your comments on this thread were good. I appreciated the links here and some of the questions here. But if you continue posting rude or insulting comments, the moderation team may take action.
There are many reasons for people to use pseudonyms on the Forum, and we allow it with few restrictions. It’s also fine to have multiple accounts.
What exactly is “suspicious” or “strange” here? What is the thing you suspect, and is that thing against the Forum’s rules? If not, do you think it should be?
Using vague insinuations instead of straightforwardly accusing someone doesn’t change the result — which is that Seán understandably feels like he’s been called out and needs to deny the “non-accusation”. What were you trying to accomplish by talking about Seán here?
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You’ve now made several comments in this thread that were rude or insulting towards other users. That’s not okay, whether or not your position happens to align with any “status quo”. (See these examples of comments being moderated for exactly this reason despite their position on the “popular” side of whatever thread they were a part of.)
If you want to object to someone’s argument, state your objection. Explain why they’re wrong, or what they’ve missed. This is almost always better than “I find this user suspicious” or “this user is acting in bad faith”.
Several of your comments on this thread were good. I appreciated the links here and some of the questions here. But if you continue posting rude or insulting comments, the moderation team may take action.