johlstei wrote:Do you have any actual examples of this being abused? I agree it isn't always useful, but it sometimes is and it doesn't seem like it hurts much to keep it around. Also "I've seen examples of the logs being used weirdly, and there are kids playing this game" is a strange argument for you to make, it seems to me like that is a good argument for keeping the logging. That way if anyone was too creepy there is a record if it needs to be reported to the authorities. That is, unless your argument is "sometimes people say creepy things to kids, we should stop logging this so they can't be called out on it".
Wow, no, that is not what I mean at all. I don't particularly want to name names in a public forum, especially since the "creepy" stuff I've seen is only marginally weird and not grounds for getting the authorities involved (and the parties involved aren't complaining and it's not my place to do so).
My point is that kids a) don't always take their privacy seriously and b) public logs attached to easily identified user names could be used abusively. I am all for a server-based log so a record exists of any truly bad behavior; indeed, since so many of these youngsters self-identify, it's probably necessary to some extent.
Now, all that said, this is hardly pressing and I'm sure the worst thing that could happen is some chan-style doxing or cyberbullying. But I don't think the logs are really ever as useful as the morgue file information, especially for players who are heavy tileschat participants, and instead tend to be spam and dross and incidental social stuff.
If I'm wrong and people disagree, that's fine, but maybe don't accuse me of being some kind of molestation enabler. That's wild and uncalled for. (e: though it's possible I am overreacting and you weren't doing that, in which case whatever.)