lessons learned

therangereminem

therangereminem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/Mo

well about 13 min left and i can play again in my time of time out and being sent to the conner i have learned my lesson

never said "n" word or any other racial slur!!! turn local chat off and only talkto friends!!!

but this a forum so lets talk about this

i never thought anet was that serious about racial slurs but i have found the new report system works and works well as long as the users use it

after i said what i did to get banned it took less then 5 min to get a 007 and log back in to find out i had been banned for 72 hours

i always thought that i had to be more then one time of being reproted for sothign to gett his but i was wrong


so with that !!! who else has been banned please be brief and dont repeat the words you had said

chowmein69

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

i never got banned

therangereminem

therangereminem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/Mo

lol thats not nice thats why i got banned from guild wars

??Ripskin

??Ripskin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/

Wow.

123456

Chris Blackstar

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

United States

The sad fact is, what if you are black and talking to your friends, they throw the "N" word around all the time, like it means the same as brother. Damm double standard!!

therangereminem

therangereminem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

R/Mo

right all i did was correct somen when they said nigga (which is aloud in guildwars to say) by saying didnt you mean ni$$##

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

At least you... sorta... learned your lesson.

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by therangereminem
right all i did was correct somen when they said nigga (which is aloud in guildwars to say) by saying didnt you mean ni$$##
Just because the language filter does not filter it, it does not mean you are allowed to say it. If someone finds it offensive, they will report you. That's what Arenanet cares about - whether you are offending people with what you are saying. Just to also mention - just because the language filter does filter something, it's not permission to say it, because those people can filter it out. It's still reportable. You don't have to only talk to friends, just think before you speak if you are going to say something that can be taken the wrong way.

Sleeper Service

Sleeper Service

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

CULT

racial slur.

Another "Anet banned me because i act like a jerk" thread...

1 up and 2 down

1 up and 2 down

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rt/

Why would Anet NOT take racial slurs seriously?

kooomar

kooomar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

Pow Pow Pow [myau]

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sean Connery
You think you're pretty smart, don't you, Trebek? What with your dago mustache and your greasy hair!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Trebek
Look, what did I just say about ethnic slurs?
Ethnic slurs are funny, thats why you shouldn't be banned for using them, racism on the other hand...

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Blackstar
The sad fact is, what if you are black and talking to your friends, they throw the "N" word around all the time, like it means the same as brother. Damm double standard!!
WTF? I'm black, and I don't "throw it around all the time", neither do any of my friends, so what's with this "they" talk? Besides, it IS a racial slur, if I see it in game I really don't care what level of melanin you have on your end, I'm gonna report you.


Really glad Anet takes this seriously, it's probably one of the most annoying things I've had to deal with while playing this game. I actually wish the ban was permanent. You "corrected" someone, pfft, idiot.

Zeek Aran

Zeek Aran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Earth, sadly

BORK

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by trobinson97
WTF? I'm black, and I don't "throw it around all the time", neither do any of my friends, so what's with this "they" talk? Besides, it IS a racial slur, if I see it in game I really don't care what level of melanin you have on your end, I'm gonna report you.


Really glad Anet takes this seriously, it's probably one of the most annoying things I've had to deal with while playing this game. I actually wish the ban was permanent. You "corrected" someone, pfft, idiot.
You wish the ban was permanent? Because you can't handle reading a word from an anonymous human? And everyone knows an identifiable amount of african-americans call each other it, but thy only find it offensive when someone NOT a-a says it. Grr at you sir, grr.

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeek Aran
You wish the ban was permanent? Because you can't handle reading a word from an anonymous human? And everyone knows an identifiable amount of african-americans call each other it, but thy only find it offensive when someone NOT a-a says it. Grr at you sir, grr.
Obviously you have a low level of comprehension:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trobinson97
if I see it in game I really don't care what level of melanin you have on your end
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trobinson97
, I'm gonna report you.
Yes I wish the ban was permanent. I really don't feel the need to explain that to you either.

Matter of fact, I've said my piece, not going to further participate in this ridiculous thread.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

I'm Happy to see A-NET's /Report feature is being used & is working. Thanks OP for letting us know they're taking reports seriously.

And now it's time to close this thread because it's hitting the downward spiral into crap rather quickly.

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

Go easy /report. What are you trying to do OP, create as many threads as possible in a day?

1 up and 2 down

1 up and 2 down

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by trobinson97
WTF? I'm black, and I don't "throw it around all the time", neither do any of my friends, so what's with this "they" talk? Besides, it IS a racial slur, if I see it in game I really don't care what level of melanin you have on your end, I'm gonna report you.


Really glad Anet takes this seriously, it's probably one of the most annoying things I've had to deal with while playing this game. I actually wish the ban was permanent. You "corrected" someone, pfft, idiot.
Ok, well next I see someone call someone a "cracker" I will report them for abuse because that phrase offends me.

Viruzzz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

I always thought swear filters were a joke, they are too easy to get around, using numbers as letters, putting in spaces between letters, leaving out a letter (like leaving out u or c in everybody's favorite f-word)

Personally don't mind swearing, but i respect if other people don't like it.
Racism is bad though, should be dealt with.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Just because we have threads called "Post your ..." in the screenshot section doesn't mean we need a thread about posting your ban here.

Its not something you need to be showing off.