All kidding aside, it isn't all that difficult to determine a person's gender from their writing. It just takes a little practice reading between the lines, and a bit of conversation with the person.
The underlying problem is that griefers aren't there to play the game. A griefer's goal is to change the game experience from the developer's design into the griefer's design.
If most people respond in kind or change the rules to outlaw the behavior, then the griefer becomes the driving force of the game because they get to set the rules. If most are ignoring the behavior or quitting because they can't change or match it, then the griefer could continue or escalate the behavior until they win the game(cf. Cheating). Unfortunately, griefers must be removed from a game if you want to keep it intact.
It's a matter of discipline on the company's part. It boils down to either losing some money now, or a lot of money later.
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All kidding aside, it isn't all that difficult to determine a person's gender from their writing. It just takes a little practice reading between the lines, and a bit of conversation with the person.
The underlying problem is that griefers aren't there to play the game. A griefer's goal is to change the game experience from the developer's design into the griefer's design.
If most people respond in kind or change the rules to outlaw the behavior, then the griefer becomes the driving force of the game because they get to set the rules. If most are ignoring the behavior or quitting because they can't change or match it, then the griefer could continue or escalate the behavior until they win the game(cf. Cheating). Unfortunately, griefers must be removed from a game if you want to keep it intact.
It's a matter of discipline on the company's part. It boils down to either losing some money now, or a lot of money later.