Public Data Allows In-Game Cyberstalking/Bullying

[Forman9]

In keeping with this quote from jason in the trust update:

"This doesn't allow you to track specific players across lives, but rather shows you the growing group of players that you generally trust."

Unfortunately, the public data available including curse/leaderboard names (as well as phex) in fact DOES allow people to track specific players across lives. This has led to many players on the discord, as well as phex groups, to track and harass players across the entire game space, as well as encourage others to curse them in an attempt to perma force them into donkeytown.

This is demonstrated clearly on this site [url]https://oholcurse.com/[/url]

The leaderboard tag, in combination with family information, allows a person to track where other players are. By combining the curse AND leaderboard tags, a player can track down a cursed player directly to their current life (where they will see the curse name above their head).

In the aforementioned trust update, Jason goes on to state...

"The curse system is great, insofar as it allows you to say, "I don't want to play near this person anymore," and have your wishes respected. Each person gets to decide what counts as "unacceptable" on their own, without needed consensus from others. Maybe one person doesn't like swearing, and another person doesn't like berry munching, and a third person really hates bossy players. Some people might like the drama of a murder or theft, while others might hate it. Curses allow us to avoid defining global behavior rules that must satisfy everyone."

I will repeat, " avoid defining global behavior rules that must satisfy everyone "

This is, of course, not at ALL what is happening, instead we have a clique of older, abusive players exploiting the various holes in the curse system (and public data) to try and enforce THEIR set of rules, which are really tantamount to "we don't like you".

They are then running around, tracking players down like a mob of thugs, harassing and mass cursing them, and encouraging others to do likewise.

What's more, most of player base is probably TOTALLY UNWARE this is happening, just as I was unaware prior to joining the discord -- and that was after multiple years of playing the game.

I think it's fair to assume that, if prospective customers KNEW about this cyberstalking/bullying behavior (and the mechanics that enable it) PRIOR to buying the game, they wouldn't even bother.

[Tarr-OHOL]

lol I love how it’s always the problem children that have issues with stuff being public. WAHHHH I CANT GWIEF IF U NO IT ME.

No need to read any of the actual content of this thread.

[lorocyproca]

It's always the griefers crying about curses and the consequences of their own actions.

[lorocyproca]

The bible wouldn't exist without the devil's influence.

https://github.com/jasonrohrer/OneLifeData7/assets/115030418/f6d5c06c-9b2d-4e81-9455-59384a5a8b6c

[DopiePanda]

Well if you are trying to hunt down someone you have cursed, then why even curse them in the first place? People curse to not have to be around these people anymore. And all cursing in game allows you to "track players between life", since you will see the same curse name every time.

Its funny seeing Shady crying about the community not liking him and standing up to his shitty behaviour, when he within the last 24 hours threatened to release someone elses private messages.

But the kid isnt too sharp, at least if he does decide to commit a federal offence by releasing other peoples private communications, we won't have to worry about him here anymore as he will be busy in juvenile jail.

[DopiePanda]

What rumors? You are the one saying this stuff..

[Rukhmar]

That is because you release boars on towns, Shady. We don't want our towns to be attacked so we warn others if we see you are around. If you didn't want to have people warning each other about you, don't do things that would make them want to warn others.

[D3mon1cblack]

The (hell) are you on about, that's all public information you friendly human being and am I wrong, that folder has some sick shit in it. I did not want to see that, I got that shit with a password on it so nobody sees that shit and it really is some shit. Like 9 mb is fucking disgusting. Yall telling me to grow up, you're like a 7th grade class all inappropriate and shit. That's the problem with people on your side, just some weird ass people who want to feel like they're morally just. You don't gotta agree with me.

Also, this counts as cyberstalking and bullying, always watching me. Grown adults watching me... pretty sure that's a crime and also blackmail counts as money extortion stupid. Young boy really tryna scare me like I'm stupid. I'm fed up with you not minding your own business like everything is your problem, you could just shut off the machine or just don't show up in the first place. Everytime I'm on I hear y'all tracking my every move through phex.

sais the guy with a blackmail folder on his pc, pot say hello to kettle ....