Edit, 1 November: Truly disgusted by what's going on in this thread. Thank you I suppose, for proving my point. And to the true low-life's who are taking advantage of me being [i]falsely[/i] accused of sexual harassment, go to hell. Despite this being an anonymous Internet forum, false accusations of sexual harassment are way out of line. As I said to those involved, my wife - who is a YWCA teacher serving underserved communities with a focus on advocacy for women - read every single exchange and is more angry at my accuser than I am! That's all the proof I need that I'm in the Right here. Anyway... Okay, for those of you who have been participating in the response circus below: I have put my original post in the spoiler at the bottom. TL;DR: In my OP, I suggested banning inactive players from posting in the forums. Thanks to BlaximusPrime178 – one of the first respondents – I realized that a far better option would be to expand the mute/block function. Here is my rationale: The forums are infected. Infected by people who – for reasons I truly do not understand – troll the forums targeting people who choose to continue playing the game and posting feedback. It’d be alright if these folks provided useful feedback, but they don’t. Instead, they target those of us who are still playing, and who take the time to construct feedback in the hopes that this game – and/or a future iteration of it – may improve. Just today, I’ve read personal attacks from three people who openly admit they haven’t played the game in months and simply troll the forums. Yet here they are, enjoying full forum privileges, which they use to troll posts by players providing legitimate feedback. We all have our reasons for choosing whether or not to continue this messy, beautiful adventure. Why should we be subjected to near-daily personal attacks simply because we’ve chosen to stick with this game, BUNGIE? It’s now widely accepted that the Ninja don’t have a clue how to apply the CoC evenly across users. I think that after Cozmo publicly reprimanded one Ninja who abused his/her power when banning forum users, that the Ninja have largely given-up (as they should have without more formal training). So Bungie, what are you going to do? Do you want to make the forums a place where we can safely post our opinions on the game – good and bad – without the hassle of having to defend ourselves from repeated personal attack? (Please don’t say “Use the Report option.”) Hell, even if we choose not to defend ourselves from these attacks, the fact that my intelligence, manhood, and sexuality are called into question every time I post about the game is -blam!-ing ludicrous. So Bungie, what are you going to do about it? I suggest an expansion of the mute feature so that it is an actual [u]blocking[/u] feature. If I block you, you would not be able to post a reply to me or anybody else in any of my threads. Now, before anybody thinks I’m simply hoping to create a glorious kingdom of Yes Men and Women, I’m not. I’ve never muted anyone – and would never block someone – simply because they disagree with me. I can handle being called an idiot for my opinions, as long as you have an argument as to why I'm so wrong. [b]Spreading insults just for the sake of insulting has no place here. [/b] And just think, if you find my posts annoying as hell, block ME! Winning! Just do it, Bungie. My recent posts have all centered on the theme of “show us you give a shit about us.” This one is no different. Show us, Bungie, that you give a shit about your players by allowing us to block toxic people. Mute simply isn't enough. [spoiler] This was part of my original post. Please do not comment on it, as I have clearly discarded it in favor of expanding the mute/block function described in the main body of the post. [u]I leave the text below simply for full disclosure[/u], so that nobody thinks I'm trying to hide my original post, which many people rightly took issue with. If TL;DR, see the two short edits at the bottom. In fact, the second edit presents a better, more inclusive alternative that I think I prefer to my original suggestion that inactive players be banned from forum posting. If I were to rewrite this post, I would focus on expanding the mute/block function, rather than a posting ban. JESUS PEOPLE, READ THIS BEFORE GOING OFF THAT I CAN'T HANDLE DIFFERING OPINIONS. So many of you posted below that I am trying to censor people that disagree with me. Reading comprehension: where in this entire thread do I even suggest that? [b]This thread is not at all about debating differences with regards to the game; it is about blocking those players who offer little other than insults and hate.[/b] I can handle being called an idiot for my opinions, as long as you have an argument as to why I'm so wrong. [b]Spreading insults just for the sake of insulting has no place here. [/b] Easy solution: I propose that if a player has not played Destiny for over three weeks, that they have their forum-posting privileges revoked until they log ten hours of gameplay. These individuals would still be able to read any post in the forums (and to use all other Destiny App functions); they simply wouldn’t be able to post anything until they log ten hours of gameplay. Once a player is “active,” he/she would need to continue to log not less than 10 hours of gameplay each month in order to remain active, and thus retain forum posting privileges. I see no problem with this proposal given that if you don’t play the game anymore, you shouldn’t be allowed to post in the forums. Period. Caveat: inactive players could be allowed to post in the Off-Topic and Help forums, but not in the Destiny or Feedback forums. Anticipating that some trolls will cry that they paid for the game and by extension the “right” to post in the forums, I say tough titties. If you don’t play the game anymore, you shouldn’t be allowed to post in the forums. Period. To be clear, under this proposal, you do not have to have bought the latest DLC to retain posting privileges. You simply have to remain active; in other words, you have to play the game. Now, apologies in advance to the handful of inactive players who continue to construct measured and articulate posts regarding the many-fold valid reasons not to support Bungivision’s business model. My proposed disinfecting of the forums would result in a posting-ban for you as well. I don’t know how to setup a system that would distinguish you from the trolls, but I am certainly open to ideas. Also, before anyone gets the idea that this is some holier-than-thou post, I am certainly not above hitting below-the-belt when dealing with personal attacks from trolls. If I violate the CoC, ban me. The proposal I’m presenting here is not directly related to violations of CoC, but instead is an attempt to remove the festering dead weight of inactive players. Edit: TL;DR: Revoke forum posting privileges from inactive players. Edit: Hmm. Just a thought, how about when you mute someone, they are banned from posting in your threads? As BlaximusPrime correctly suggested below, the problem with these trolls is in their replies to our posts, not in their own original posts (which they almost never create). So, if I mute you, you cannot comment in my threads, to me or anybody else in that thread. That works for me. [/spoiler]