Well that's a killer argument. Of course he can do anything but that doesn't mean it makes sense or is a good idea.
And which is why I do not just say "my mod, my rules, take it or leave it", despite how many others in this thread and elsewhere paint it.
Its become more of a mudflinging reddit forum by this point.
How so?
People can actually say the same things several times without it being a reason to lock the thread.
Such as thinking their point has not been made clear (or has been ignored, something I do feel is common with mine).
I'm more than aware of my options thank you.
Then stop acting like you are forced to stay on the thread. If you see it as being useless to read or add to, leave, do not try to terminate it, especially so long as it A) remains within the rules and B) I, as the creator, still want it open.
At the very least could we get just one Reika thread please? We have multiple threads running, including a suggestions threads. Its excessive. No other mod Dev is occupying that much forum real estate. Plus similar to the GT issues in the past, constraining those conversations to one thread was a diplomatic option. I propose that at the least so we can reduce the number of Reika related threads on the forums.
First you complain when one thread's topic varies - even if it is all connected to the original point - then you want all my previous (and future) threads forced into one, where the topic will change wildly and daily, completely negating your first point, not to mention making discussion nearly impossible?
I create a new thread for each "issue", assuming some sufficient temporal separation, because that keeps it organized.
Also, you can't mention someone reporting you to the FBI and not tell the story! I mean the basics are probably 'reika stops thing he doesn't allow, internet people cry to police for some reason', but still.
I don't recall that story, but I may have missed it.
Basically, one day - about 6 months ago, in October - as I was coming home, there was a police car parked on the street in front of my house. Thinking it odd but otherwise insignificant, I ignored it, pulled into the driveway, and began walking towards the front door. At this point, two police officers exit the vehicle and approach me. I stop and turn to them, somewhat quizzical.
First, they asked me a few identity-confirming type of questions, "are you X", "do you Y", and so on. After confirming that, they moved on to...stranger questions. Questions like "is there anyone you feel the need to get even with", or "might you have any feelings that you need to "get back at the world"?". After a few minutes of basically "no, and I have no idea where that came from", they thanked me for my time and began to leave. As they were leaving, I asked "so what was this all about, anyways". After a moment of pause, I was told that they were not really supposed to mention it, and apologized.
So I went inside and continued my day as normal, until later, when
@HeilMewTwo leaves a message on my profile - one that still remains - saying "yesterday somebody reported you to the FBI", and that he was going to show me but jaded had removed the post already. So I went to her, asking for a bit of clarification. According to her, someone claimed to have reported me to the FBI, saying I was "a danger to society".
This is where it clicked. Someone reported me as a potential terrorist or something, and after (presumably several) interdepartmental/international transfers, the local police here were sent to do a preliminary check. They got a fairly clear "false positive" result, so it stopped there.
Though the whole experience was not significantly negative, it shows to me that someone can have real-world consequences even without having my identity, something that deeply concerns me. But regarding why I mentioned it here, a false report like that is a crime that can receive jail time, so clearly whoever did it felt a sufficient drive to harass me (or, as he might have been imagining, especially if he watched too much TV, get me arrested without trial or something) that he was willing to risk a jail term.
