In the rules it clearly states
"4: If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. No more of this senseless name calling."
"7: Do not bad mouth COPPA'd users - as this is getting out of hand, do NOT come here to whine about how annoying it is that COPPA'd users cannot send trade messages, fail at rarities, or are sending multiple trades/edits, or just being downright annoying. You were once a newb yourself; you should remember this. The Trade Rant Thread is not a place to badmouth the COPPA'd users.
A COPPA'd user is a member under 13 years of age. They cannot send messages on the the forums or on the main site (i.e. trade messages). Yes, there are a large number of them who do not understand rarities, but then, neither did you when you started.
"and even Tess has a message there;
"ust a reminder that being rude or abusive to other players is against the rules!
If you cancel a bad trade with a nasty message, you could get in trouble. So don't do it. If someone sends you a nasty message, you can report it, don't retaliate.
If someone tells you that your cancel message was a bit rude, don't get angry at THEM, just revise the way you cancel trades, and don't be such a bully in future.
If you sincerely can't think of a single nice word to say when canceling a trade, then cancel it without a message. There's no point getting yourself in trouble over someone else's bad trade offer.
Use some common sense, and don't throw a tantrum when other people advise you to tone it down. With their advice, you potentially avoid a board warning. Throwing their advice in their face, you encourage me to give you a board warning.
Think before you post, and think before you abuse someone for sending you a bad trade. I don't care if someone asked for 100 of your very best pets for free, if you turn around and abuse them I will still warn you for nastiness."
If you look at any of the pages, you will see posts breaking these.
People calling others sad, hypocrites, "Foed. Try and learn your rarities, noob," and more insults.
It's a breeding ground.
I'm not the only one who thinks this, and it'd be nice if the Trade Rant thread was dealt with better, or even if it was revamped with stricter rules and penalties. Or they could just post on the annoyance thread.
I myself have had to stop myself from yelling at people on there, and just barely restrained myself. This thread is getting out of hand;; this is not to say everyone on it is bad, but some people are and it NEEDS to be dealt with.
I'd be grateful if this could be dealt with in one way or another.
~Nottie
