All hail great and all knowing Shifty.
Hmm you seem Shifty obsessed. Sorry I'm spoken for.
1. I'm not zero tolerance on smack talk. Good natured smack talk is fun. We rarely see that.
2. I don't know what purpose the brand of smack talk we do see serves in a computer game, but if some of you have led such sheltered lives that you need to smack talk hiding behind a monitor to feel good about yourself. I suggest you go behave this way in public and see how long it is before you need a doctor.
3. Smack talk is one thing, belittling, and just flat out harassing people other is another. If you need somebody to show you the line between the two. I can't help you on a BBS, you've already missed an important lesson in life somewhere.
We seem to have this debate annually. One thing you never seem to grasp, is. This behavior isn't scarey, it doesn't frighten anybody, it's just annoying, childish, base level behavior. It adds nothing to the game, it adds nothing to whatever auroa the person doing it is trying to project. It's like a turd in the room, it's not going to hurt anybody, but it makes the place stink, and nobody wants to stick around.
But hey, as long as you're having fun.