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Hi.

After being trapped by 2 players in a Bang game (https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=849145931), not killing me (basically endless game, them writing the weirdest stuff in gamechat, for which I reported "Izanami is a genjutsu that traps the target in an endless mental loop of events, forcing them to relive a specific sequence of moments repeatedly until they accept their true fate."), I get posted (me and some friends) on our profile pages the most ridiculous stuff ever - "Ze Monstah posted nude photos and tried so hard to hook up with women online. Avoid this pervert!!!!!!!!!"
What the actual heck? I'm not even straight...

Question: Can there be a change so our profile pages cannot be violated by any disturbed individual who doesn't know us, but has a personal vendetta against us?
I think this should be a normal right...

Sorry if this wasn't the correct place for this, but I got a bit scared and didn't know exactly how to address this crazy thing.
Thanks in advance, cheers.

Did you try red thumb them? I don't know if it works but you can at least try

Andrei3009 wrote: ↑10 May 2026, 01:31 Did you try red thumb them? I don't know if it works but you can at least try

No effect; anyone can post on anyone's account page, unless red thumbed.
The player posted on my account too (I think until i red thumbed them), but i deleted it after i saw it.
But I guess they searched some friends in my list and posted on their pages, as well.

I feel like this invasive thing shouldn't happen, as it causes an avoidable amount of stress; especially not such severe and... impossible accusations.

Why is this thing possible?

You should contact support about this. Even if those players had a genuine grievance against you, they should be reporting you as well through the proper mechanisms, rather than posting about it anywhere. It seems like the player who is posting that on your profile has a habit of using the comments on profiles to attack anyone they don't like in this way. But no one at BGA will likely see that until someone reports them.

nik592 wrote: ↑10 May 2026, 01:44 You should contact support about this. Even if those players had a genuine grievance against you, they should be reporting you as well through the proper mechanisms, rather than posting about it anywhere. It seems like the player who is posting that on your profile has a habit of using the comments on profiles to attack anyone they don't like in this way. But no one at BGA will likely see that until someone reports them.

Thanks to both.
I updated the report I did about the gamechat (the karma stuff) with the info about the posting and if i wanna do a separate report for it, I have to wait for the first one to be solved first.
I hope BGA team will manage this and perhaps implement some change regarding this posting thing.
Otherwise whatever player who you annoy in a game and goes bananas, can post anything on you.

This is the exact same player that actually has multiple accounts on here and causes a lot of headaches for others, including death threats and other audacious things.

I tried to draw attention to it on this forum, but my thread was locked by the moderator and I was told this was not the place for player or moderation discussion. So just a warning that this thread will likely also get locked.

So, I wish you luck in your attempt to gain help-- but unfortunately you likely won't get far as this player is still clearly causing major issues and seems hell bent on making new accounts to continue their insane quest to harass other players.

Because the forum is not for reporting players. It is typically not read by BGA staff (unless they happen to choose to), and there are proper mechanisms for reporting. Did you report them, or just post on the forum?

nik592 wrote: ↑10 May 2026, 07:06 Because the forum is not for reporting players. It is typically not read by BGA staff (unless they happen to choose to), and there are proper mechanisms for reporting. Did you report them, or just post on the forum?

OK, this was not a reporting per se!
I want to draw attention to the fact that a player shouldn't be able to post on another one's account, with such ease!
Is the forum not the right place for this, either?
Or should I have created a bug report?

Yes, I gave some examples to support this (what I consider) vulnerable current account protection, but this is not a reporting (per se), nor is it a moderation challenge!

I am sure BGA has a lot on their mind and I thank them for the time invested so we could benefit from playing, but I think bigger protection to one's private profile page needs to be made.

When you red thumb, there are two options. The top one is personal and just hides them from you, and the second one says something like "Everyone should avoid this player". I recall reading that this second option notifies BGA and lets you make your case why the player should be banned/moderated/whatever. I haven't tried it, but that option is there for cases like this.

lefalaf wrote: ↑10 May 2026, 08:21 When you red thumb, there are two options. The top one is personal and just hides them from you, and the second one says something like "Everyone should avoid this player". I recall reading that this second option notifies BGA and lets you make your case why the player should be banned/moderated/whatever. I haven't tried it, but that option is there for cases like this.

Sorry, no.
Your interpretation of how red thumbs work isn't exactly correct.

Again, if a player who goes bananaz on you wants to, they can post on your account (unless red thumbed), see your activity, see your friends and bully them (like it happened to me), etc.!!!!
When a player posts on your account, you can delete that post.
Red thumbs do nothing against players seeing your friends and start posting on their account walls.