WINCHESTER__88

I honour Winchester_88 for his dedication for his dedication (much higher than mine I dare say) but sometimes, things that some may see as good the remaining will not.

Yes I do agree at some point SONY should take charge but in the end IT’S EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY to keep PlayStation Home lively and peaceful.

Don’t get me wrong, I hate Trolls just as much as the next person…. but it’s SONY’s job to monitor Home and they are clearly failing to do so. I’ve thought about getting some like minded people who hate trolls, and buying the Orc (or is it Ogre?) costumes to go around in small bands and call ourselves the Troll Hunters, just to deal with the ones we find and put them in their place… but to be honest I’d rather spend my time with friends having a different kind of fun.

The problem (as stated), is that this group is made up of non-payed humans, and humans make mistakes and bad judgement calls all the time. What would happen if one of these small bands of merry men/women happend upon me while I’m squarely putting a rampant Troll in his place, and percieve ME as the Troll instead? I can tell you what would happen and you all know the answer already. If I were wearing their uniform it would be okay, but if not… then I run the risk of being reported and banned for defending myself or others.

Again, a noble idea… but still a bad one.

As to the point of security… I find this more laughable than anything I guess. The notion that people flock to any celebrity, let alone a virtual one baffles me. Would it not have been easier for this Glasswalls person to just come on with an alternate account or address people via live feed? Oh… no… that’s right I forgot. The live feeds on Home are mostly useless and do nothing but freeze. Nevermind then. XD

But seriously, internet and gaming fame is ridiculous. I am friends with actual celebrities irl, and I can assure you they are just people like you and me who eat and poop the same way we do. No offense to this glasswalls person (whomever that is), but a photo op with someone’s avatar is probably the stupidest thing I’ve heard of on Home yet. And to have “private security” for said event sounds even dumber. Is this person recieving a Nobel Peace Prize… am I’m missing something here?

Totally confuzzled. O.o

However, having spent some time with The Golden Squad and talking to Winchester_88, I can say that this group operates with the highest intentions possible, and polices its own members far more aggressively than it polices Central Plaza. They are a group of level-headed, well-intentioned individuals who take the responsibility of helping Home’s users and helping the victims of harassers very seriously.

They’re not wandering about Home looking for trouble; much of the time, they’re out interacting with the community, and stepping in when they see bad behavior, something that I and others have suggested time and again as a way to make Home more welcoming to all.

Where this gets dicey is within the club itself, with its rigid fam structure and uniforms. Wouldn’t a group of random users, or just a group of friends, be equally effective at deterring trolls? The answer, of course, is yes, but how many members of the community will stick up for a stranger?

If we can set aside the fears of what groups like this can become, and look at them for what they are, we’re left with a group of caring, concerned people who will look out for anyone in need. That’s an example we can all learn from.

Ideally, a group like this wouldn’t be necessary, ether because we have the tools to deal with harassers on our own or because the community steps in and fills the void. Until that happens, it’s going to fall on groups of users to try and help in any way that they can. With an appropriate amount of caution, we should be thankful that a group like this is willing to take the time to protect others.

Normally, this isn’t an issue, although we presume people are more apt to post using their PSN ID to make themselves recognizable. However, with all the controversy and conflict that has been stirred up, and regardless of who is really who, HSM is not going to be either side’s soapbox.

(NorseNote: I’m allowing this comment for the moment. There’s evidently a former GS member who’s been trying to post comments under fake identifications in this discussion thread, and this particular poster has attempted to leave comments under two different IDs. Whether the two events are linked or not is still being examined. While I have no problem with discussing vigilantism in Home, I will not allow HSM to become a public argument between current and former GS members. Keep it civil or take it elsewhere.)

To apply that principle to Home, if someone consistently goes into Home in order to instruct other Home users as to the rules of behavior, or to seek out violations of the TOS, I would assume that that is also attempting to assume the responsibilities of a moderator. That has been my position from the beginning.

The fundamental question which I have is this: “Is enforcement of the TOS a valid basis for the formation of a Home club? Or is the assumption of such a role, in and of itself, a violation of the TOS?”