Having been back just a few days in World of Tanks, my short time has been fairly pleasant, only my own lackluster gameplay and slow reorientation to the visual and mechanical environment dulling some enjoyment. Up until now, I hadn't been a witness to what I would call "toxic chat" during my adventures and the ingame griefing has been minor and very tolerable.
Despite this being the internet, where people hide behind and take full advantage of using anonymity for their negative actions and poor choice of words, it's not an excuse to be "less human" and throw discretion out the window. And quite a few people try to let others know of these players and their actions.
Most online game forums have something known as a "No Name and Shame" policy. Their reasoning behind this is to empower a given title's administrative staff to review possible game infractions and quietly assign penalties or even more serve disciplinary measures.
Player posting screenshots and/or videos of what could be perceived as "bad behavior" on the public forums has been misinterpreted in a few instances in the past. This misinterpretation produced rather dire consequences for suspected players who were later exonerated, after an investigation by the title's staff determined the true cause of what was presented.
More often than not though, there isn't any doubt what truly happened, based on the evidence presented.
Since I am not governed by these rules here and have the freedom to post what I want, the following example is not for "Naming and Shaming" reasons. This video shows one of those situations where players feel they have the power and right to enforce some "unspoken" rule of how the game should be played and create a "toxic by proxy" environment....
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