[R] Threats, Malice, Defamation in NS Sports
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 8:41 pm
For those who are unfamiliar with NS Sports, most of the roleplays use a custom-programmed random number generator that creates random numbers mimicking sports scores. The most popular of such programs was last updated in 2012, never had official documentation, never ran on mobile device operating systems, reportedly doesn't run at all on the newest version of MacOS, and the source code reportedly doesn't compile on current versions of the development package. I have used the software in question for nearly a decade and can confirm it requires a level of technical ability above and beyond the technical ability to access and use NationStates; even then it's possible to use the software in a way that produces unintended results.
Recently, an argument started over the numbers generated by this software due to an error in a users' operation of said software; in laypersons' terms, someone edited their post from something another user agreed with to something the other user disagreed with. Starts here and continues over the next page (quotes have been spoilered and shortened for clarity of what's being reported):
viewtopic.php?p=37110183#p37110183
The concern here is I believe these posts may violate the TOS itself and if this took place elsewhere on the forum, it'd probably have been reported by now.
Recently, an argument started over the numbers generated by this software due to an error in a users' operation of said software; in laypersons' terms, someone edited their post from something another user agreed with to something the other user disagreed with. Starts here and continues over the next page (quotes have been spoilered and shortened for clarity of what's being reported):
viewtopic.php?p=37110183#p37110183