Have you been banned for your name?

MrTickle

MrTickle

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Well I personally am going to report anyone I see no matter what the name JUST TO SEE if one report can actually ban someone.

Some jackass has ruined my gaming... what goes around comes around.

Flamur

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Join Date: Dec 2008

Germany

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yeah, my name was Mathafakah killah u know like math dont know why i have been banned 3 days without gw omg omg.

MrTickle

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Quote:
Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
lol...I think that was me. QQ moar...your name is offensive because it parodies asians and infers that many, if not all, asian girls are promiscuous.

I like reporting offensive names then seeing them hop on here crying that their immaturity was pimp-slapped. It gives me a sense of accomplishment.

Honestly, if you can't come up with a mature, intelligent name, and instead have to resort to 3rd grade toilet humor and childish puns...you deserve to get banned.
If you were "intelligent/mature" you wouldn't QQ and use words like pimp-slapped and if you get a sense of accomplishment from the /report command your life must be so good. Hardly shows maturity or intelligence.

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Originally Posted by Forgotton200 View Post
This thread is full of idiots.

Nobody is laughing about your pathetic name you chose. It only shows that you're an attention seeking kid.

"lololol look at my name! look! look! its dick seamen!!!11 looooolaoksmlakmaimafaggot"

Grow up.
Grow up? What are your chars called again?... Oh yeah Dick Seamen, X Narutard X So mature of you


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Originally Posted by Forgotton200 View Post
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Me and A11Eur0 will be patrolling the GW community so you better be careful running into me or him. We will find you and report you.

Lol... seriously Lol The GW community is running in fear to the darkest recesses of Tyria

Forgotton200

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Originally Posted by MrTickle View Post
If you were "intelligent/mature" you wouldn't QQ and use words like pimp-slapped and if you get a sense of accomplishment from the /report command your life must be so good. Hardly shows maturity or intelligence.



Grow up? What are your chars called again?... Oh yeah Dick Seamen, X Narutard X So mature of you





Lol... seriously Lol The GW community is running in fear to the darkest recesses of Tyria
They see me trollin'

They hatin'

Putting me aside, you should still be in fear of A11Eur0. He is justice. And he's actually dead serious.

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Grow up? What are your chars called again?... Oh yeah Dick Seamen, X Narutard X So mature of you
Sorry but let me clarify because you might be misunderstanding. Dick is actually a common first name. Second, seaman; in Commonwealth context it refers to the lowest rank in the Navy, followed by Able Seaman and Leading Seaman, and followed by the Petty Officer ranks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman

I was merely stating my ranks, and my first name that I am proud of.

Earth

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by a11eur0 View Post
i like reporting offensive names then seeing them hop on here crying that their immaturity was pimp-slapped. It gives me a sense of accomplishment.
Your life must really suck!

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Originally Posted by a11eur0 View Post
honestly, if you can't come up with a mature, intelligent name, and instead have to resort to 3rd grade toilet humor and childish puns...you deserve to get banned.
I don't have an "intelligent" name, so go report me if it makes you feel good about yourself.

Pee-Es: It won't get you laid.


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Originally Posted by MrTickle View Post
Well I personally am going to report anyone I see no matter what the name JUST TO SEE if one report can actually ban someone.

Some jackass has ruined my gaming... what goes around comes around.
You're so cool! When I grow up I want to be just like you





(On topic: No.)

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

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Join Date: Jan 2008

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
lol...I think that was me. QQ moar...your name is offensive because it parodies asians and infers that many, if not all, asian girls are promiscuous.
I fail to see the offensiveness of "Sum Yung Tart" in relation to asian girls. People are just illiterate or are too lazy to spell correctly. Would it be offensive if it was "Some Young Tart"?

Sadly, and for once, I will have to side with Daze on this argument.

Quote:
Originally Posted by A11Eur0
I like reporting offensive names then seeing them hop on here crying that their immaturity was pimp-slapped. It gives me a sense of accomplishment.
Congratulations, you give yourself a sense of accomplishment by being an ass while calling others asses for something every single human has - humor.

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
See, the thing I detest about society today is that people feel they have the right to be jackasses
You do realize that you are being the thing you detest about society, right?

While I personally hate names that are not real names (i.e., things like "I Wammo" or "No Heal For Uz" etc., etc.) and dislike names that come straight from common fantasy/anime references (i.e., Legolas, Aragon, Naruto, Lockhart, etc., etc.), I do not go reporting them because I am offended by other people's stupidity and inability to make a real name.

If you absolutely love using the /report feature, and you get a sense of accomplishment from it, you need to find yourself a hobby aside from video games. Also, I think there are people who dislike their character name, seeing how the name reporting system seems to be botted, you can probably make a good fake income by offering to /report character names to those who don't like their names for money - that way you can get your sense of accomplishment, worthless money, and not make others hate you.

MrTickle

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While on the subject I think Anet deserve a 3 day ban themselves for the NPC in Kamadan called Bendah.

Which "to use their rules" is another way of calling someone Bender. Now this used to mean someone who bends things or as an online slang dictionary says:-

[i]bender - this term can mean a drinking spree, or a gay bloke (in the latter case, short for 'gender bender'). [/b]

Now if they were to apply the same rules they should change the name of that NPC as It could be offensive to gay people.

@ forgotton200
Dick refers to Dick head or Penis Head and your reference of Dick & Seamen (Semen) together just goes to show your maturity and the reason I'm going to report your name for being highly offensive to me

Forgotton200

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Originally Posted by MrTickle View Post
Dick refers to Dick head or Penis Head and your reference of Dick & Seamen (Semen) together just goes to show your maturity and the reason I'm going to report your name for being highly offensive to me
If you felt offensive, how about you let A11Eur0 do the job? At least he feels like he completed an accomplishment by reporting names.

And I didn't think I'll have to argue about Dick but "The boy's name Dick \d(i)-ck\ is pronounced dik. It is of English origin. A rhyming nickname from medieval times. Richard (Old German) "dominant ruler", was shortened to Rick, then rhymed to Dick, and variants like Dickson and Dix (which is also the French word meaning "ten") followed."

Also, Seaman is a rank. What do you call Morgan in the Elonia world? He has a General rank so he will be called General Morgan. In my case, you may call me Seaman Dick.

I have given my reasons so please spare me, A11eur0.

Evil Neato

Evil Neato

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2008

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I was banned for Neato The Hooker.

..apparently they have something against hookers.

daze

daze

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azazel
Sadly, and for once, I will have to side with Daze on this argument.
Hey thanks man! that means a lot to m... wait a minute..I see what you did there Doh! backhanded compliment
i was almost feeling good about myself because out of all the people on Guru, you are one of the few who i take seriously. Because you are one of the few who doesnt speak from your stinky orifice.
/notsarcasm

Konig Des Todes

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I said that, not as an insult, but to point out that we are usually on opposing sides of arguments. Although I guess I was exhadurrating with the "for once" part. And the Sadly party, I put for everytime I agree with someone I usually disagree with, so nothing personal there. I'll change it if you wish.

daze

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Originally Posted by Azazel The Assassin View Post
I said that, not as an insult, but to point out that we are usually on opposing sides of arguments. Although I guess I was exhadurrating with the "for once" part. And the Sadly party, I put for everytime I agree with someone I usually disagree with, so nothing personal there. I'll change it if you wish.
Dont worry about it, its good to have intelligent opposition. It keeps the brain sharp.

Unlike dumb opposition that makes the brain mushy.

Im fully aware that i like to take the role of "Devils Advocate" so i expect to be disagreed with. Sometimes I (believe it or not) take the opposing side just to stimulate critical thinking whether i feel strongly about the subject or not.

Konig Des Todes

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Originally Posted by daze View Post
Sometimes I (believe it or not) take the opposing side just to stimulate critical thinking whether i feel strongly about the subject or not.
>.>

Copy Cat.

<.<

Reborn007

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Join Date: Dec 2008

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Errrmmm, Could we get back to the original thread here. Just to let you know that it is A GAME! not real life, well some people think it is lol.

daze

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Originally Posted by Reborn007 View Post
Errrmmm, Could we get back to the original thread here. Just to let you know that it is A GAME! not real life, well some people think it is lol.

ok let get back to the topic. What about naming a character after somebody who was in the navy but is no longer. He could be named Discharged Seamen because that is in fact what a person is who was in the navy buy no longer.

"My friend Richard was an active seaman while he was in the navy, but now that he is out of the navy he is just a Discharged Seaman"

sph0nz

sph0nz

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Quote:
Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
See, the thing I detest about society today is that people feel they have the right to be jackasses, can get away with it without fear of any repercussion, and cannot take responsibility for their own actions. I'll say that I'm not offended at all by peoples' names. I can see the offensive nature though and that's what causes me to report, because when people are allowed to run rampant with their racist/offensive names, it tells them that society allows them to be an ignorant waste of life.

Grow up, choose a character name that isn't just some immature attempt at drawing more than your fair share of attention, and move on.
Ok, but the thing is this is guild wars; not society. In society, a mere offense isn't justification for an act or words to be illegal. It is still unjust to deprive some people of liberty even if the majority of society finds it to be disgusting, and wants it to be illegal. Besides, society already bans certain words in public, but those words aren't illegal and nobody gets fined or jailed for saying those words [unless, of course it's life threatening to the president]. Oh, how arbitrary.

As for guild wars,

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rules of Conduct
You may not use sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language.
All the EULA says essentially is that character names cannot be "vulgar" among other things.

What is vulgar?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guild Wars Conduct Breaches & Outcomes
If you've read the Rules, you will note that they are simply common sense guidelines for appropriate behavior. They contain restrictions on bad language and in-game behavior, and on inappropriate names that may be rude, crude, or socially unacceptable.
I've bolded the important part. Society decides what is "good" and "bad", and society also changes over time. What may be "bad" at one point may turn out to be "good" later on; what may be "good" at another time may be seen as "bad" later on.

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Don't use a name or guild acronym that would offend someone
So, for guild wars, a mere offense is justification enough for a ban. And what is offensive changes with society's discourse.

I hope this clears things up.

Zodiac Meteor

Zodiac Meteor

Imma Firin Mah Rojway!

Join Date: Aug 2008

At the Mac Store laughing at people that walk out with anything.

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Don't use names that could insult people. There is children playing this teen rated game. Still, why pick a stupid name? For laughs? Who here goes around a town hoping people will see their name and go "lol, your name is funny."
It's stupid and immuture, might as well run around school in your underwear. Sure it MIGHT be a "lol" but it lasts for 2 seconds. But the people at school will think your immuture and won't want you to be their friends.

Immuture names are a grasp for attention. The 2 second "lol" really is a poor way to stand out. PvP bad names are almost a insult. For example I go around AB with a toucher team and /flex on the bodies, the person sees on the screen "Toucher Raper flexes".

My last Guru name was fluffy butt, which I called my cat. I decided it is immuture and should disappear.

daze

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Originally Posted by Zodiac Meteor View Post
My last Guru name was fluffy butt, which I called my cat. I decided it is immuture and should disappear.
lol Fluffy Butt

Forgotton200

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Originally Posted by Zodiac Meteor View Post
My last Guru name was fluffy butt, which I called my cat. I decided it is immuture and should disappear.
Fluffy Butt lol

ryan__ryan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

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Got banned for a pvp character mike hawk. Got a laugh in RA when the monk pinged I'm using dwaynas kiss on mike hawk! but ya that's about it tho

Forgotton200

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Originally Posted by ryan__ryan View Post
Got banned for a pvp character mike hawk. Got a laugh in RA when the monk pinged I'm using dwaynas kiss on mike hawk! but ya that's about it tho
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...rm=Mike%20Hawk

A11Eur0

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Originally Posted by daze View Post
So then if you arent offended by these names, You take it upon yourself to adopt a self righteous position of "cleaning the streets" of these people who find humor in their immature names.

That's good, I'd go with that.

daze

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Originally Posted by Forgotton200 View Post
I'll never forget the time I beat Mike Hawk at a wrestling tournament. And I'd like to thank Mike Hawk for always standing up for me.

hilarious

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
That's good, I'd go with that.
well all I can say to that is how sad. It reeks of pretension and hypocrisy smothered in smugness. Just a word of warning in case you do like to make people conform to your definition of morality by playing the "tattle tale" game in real life. When you get to the real world, people get their nose broken for sticking it where it doesn't belong. Ill just assume that you already know this and that you will just stick to being a prick from behind your keyboard where its safe. Its comforting to know that anonymity will allow you to be as much of a prick as you want without having to worry about repercussions isn't it?
But that's all i have to say to the likes of you. You may reply if you want, but unless its actually an intelligent thought, don't expect me to respond anymore to your [air of superiority] because it is a stinky air that i choose not to breathe.

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Originally Posted by Azazel The Assassin View Post

Congratulations, you give yourself a sense of accomplishment by being an ass while calling others asses for something every single human has - humor.

You do realize that you are being the thing you detest about society, right?
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Originally Posted by Earth View Post
Your life must really suck!

I don't have an "intelligent" name, so go report me if it makes you feel good about yourself.

Pee-Es: It won't get you laid.

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
That's good, I'd go with that.

Zebideedee

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A guildie said they seen a char called 'Phuckface Mcgee' I thought that was a funny name, I have a monk called 'B I T C H Doctor' I'm waiting till after Wintersday to use much in case of banning

Mr. G

Mr. G

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Join Date: Jul 2006

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Quote:
While on the subject I think Anet deserve a 3 day ban themselves for the NPC in Kamadan called Bendah.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/General_Kumtash

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on topic no I havnt ever been banned, and im sure for those who want to get on a high horse theres more than enough Sh*t here on the ground to knock you off

If its offensive sure ban it - but im fairly sure "poor Taste" isn't illegal

acerbity

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Have you been banned for your name?
No, I haven't, because I'm not a prepubescent 12 year old who thinks its cool to have really shit sexual innuendos as my name.

Razon

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Happy X-mas from Anet!! My account got banned for 72 because I used my ranger called 'Trapping Ur A S S' in RA xD

Forgotton200

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No, I haven't, because I'm not a prepubescent 12 year old who thinks its cool to have really shit sexual innuendos as my name.

MrTickle

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Well I got my account back after 24 hours & a birthday present to boot she has already had 2 birthday presents so maybe it's way of an apology from anet. So to whom ever reported me Thanks

illidan009

illidan009

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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny View Post
Blowjob Sandwich.

Best name I ever made.

Then it got banned
Damn man that's intense. LOL

As for me I never got banned for a name, as they're all normal/fantasy sounding. A 72hr ban was raised against me for either "racial slurs" or "offensive language", probably the latter. That was during Halloween Redux this year, pissed me off. If I ever find that little douche that messaged me before reporting...don't turn off chat filter if you don't like seeing "baed" things.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

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Originally Posted by daze View Post
well all I can say to that is how sad. It reeks of pretension and hypocrisy smothered in smugness. Just a word of warning in case you do like to make people conform to your definition of morality by playing the "tattle tale" game in real life. When you get to the real world, people get their nose broken for sticking it where it doesn't belong.
I find your internet threats with absolutely zero merit pretty sad. Baseless accusations of my real-world courage are humorous, as well as your veiled threat against my personal well-being.

Capua

Capua

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Originally Posted by Forgotton200 View Post
I lol'd.
So, very, very hard.

AJD

AJD

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Join Date: Feb 2007

ME

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Originally Posted by Bront View Post
You can choose not to dance. Several of the dances are also pop culture references or actual cultural dances.

People wear the same clothing in public Bikini's are perfectly legal for the most part.

Seriously, saying "Because an Elementalist does the Hula in a Bikini, I should be able to name her Dildo Wielder" is not a strong arguement.
No, but it does expose a certain hypocritical way that we all have in the way we see things.

Huge tits? Awesome, a name with the word Poop in it? Banned.

A11Eur0

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Originally Posted by AJD View Post
No, but it does expose a certain hypocritical way that we all have in the way we see things.

Huge tits? Awesome, a name with the word Poop in it? Banned.
If I had my way about it I'd report all the douchebaggery going on in GToB districts as well, such as "stripping", people having "hug circles" and other childish lack-of-life goings-on.

Forgotton200

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
If I had my way about it I'd report all the douchebaggery going on in GToB districts as well, such as "stripping", people having "hug circles" and other childish lack-of-life goings-on.
Lol this sounds so familiar since I was talking to my friend last week and he said If I had my way about it I'd report all the douchebaggery going on in GToB districts as well, such as "stripping", people having "hug circles" and other childish lack-of-life goings-on.

AJD

AJD

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Join Date: Feb 2007

ME

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Quote:
Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
If I had my way about it I'd report all the douchebaggery going on in GToB districts as well, such as "stripping", people having "hug circles" and other childish lack-of-life goings-on.
I am sure you are a troll. But just in case... You do know just how un-fun you sound, don't you?

Forgotton200

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
Disregard my posts. I suck .
Wow you don't have to be so hard on yourself but ok...that's kind of personal btw.

Mr. G

Mr. G

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Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

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Quote:
I am sure you are a troll. But just in case... You do know just how un-fun you sound, don't you?
I think they're ignoring you forgotton, you'll have to try harder

Forgotton200

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Originally Posted by Mr. G View Post
I think they're ignoring you forgotton, you'll have to try harder
I am forgotten.