Support's view on potentially abusive behaviour

this is truly rediculous u get called 1 word and u feel insulted, u cant get the guy banned, so you cry on the forums, get over it. im guessing this is the only game you ever played, cuz u havent tasted the real deal yet. even in real life situations, someone calls you a fag once, are you going to sue him/her for harrassment? gotta stop taking the internet so seriously.

owait gw is srs bsns

LMFAO this further proves how retarded the GMs' are, what a crock. Especially when people have been banned by far less. In this case something that shouldn't even be questioned in handing out a ban, is rejected.


Furthermore Guild names are considered singular words used in conjunction with one another, and not exactly directed at anyone in particular so why the ban in that case.

How come people get banned for swearing and when the argument of the chat filter is brought up, support says it is no excuse, but in this case they tell the guy he has a chat filter and he should use it?

I get the isolated incident thing, but I'm pretty much 100% sure they have suspended people over isolated incidents of foul language before and said the chat filter is not an excuse. So why is it now?

My God he called you a fag Once get over it. Like A-net said there is an ignore feature and a filter function. Was being called a fag once such a traumatizing event that you are now scarred for life and will never be able to have normal relationship? This is precisely the reason the world is going to hell. People whine about every tiny little thing that bothers them and expect everyone to cater to what they feel is offensive.

I mean I remember back in the day you called someone a fag and then they got all mad and called you a retard, then you said sticks and stone will... well you get the idea. Now if someone famous says something is retarded its a f-in world wide event.

People are being killed all over the world, some are starving, unemployment is getting worse and our biggest concerns are a beauty queen who thinks gay shouldn't marry and the use of the f-word, well f-words now, r-word, n-word, s-word well you get my point.

If you really want to function once you get out in the real world, I can only assume you haven't graduated high school yet being this even bothers you, your going to have to get some thicker skin.

Exactly................
Anyone in this thread calling out the OP for over reacting, you're just trolls. When someone posts about being banned for far less or not even deserving you tell them to suck it up. In the reverse your response is the same, bye.

As I have said - if I had issues with the result of my report, I'd be taking this to support and not you guys. There would be no reason for me to bitch here when I have the option of going to the subject that might actually do something.
I have bolded the part I was not aware of. I always figured that some things will get you pretty much an automatic ban - at least for the shortest possible amount of time. That's why I also brought this up.

Words hurt!!!!!!!!!!

words are very dangerous, with a high potential for abuse occurring on the first use, and your reaction to them is not caused by your insecurity, sensitivity, or self-righteous attitude; it is the direct fault of the reaction-inducing nature of certain words.

due to the scientific nature with which i have just proved, irrefutably, that words are the cause of much chaos and mayhem, an inherently evil force, it follows with metaphysical certaintude that words which cause bad feelings in others must be banned outright. violators will be persecuted to the full extent of the law, which is to be determined emotionally by the victim on a case-by-case basis.

This isn't a discussion on homosexuality, it's about Support's decision not to act on a single instance of name calling. Stay on topic.

you obviously do if youre raising a shitstorm here over it.

he called you a word. turn your filter on and qq (or grow a pair lulz).

this has nothing to do with supports view(s) on anything other than their view(s) on worthless reports.

thankfully, they're not giving this "non issue" the time of day so they can work on things that really matter (like lag).

I don't think its a big deal that he called you a fag, as the support said you can just turn on filter or ignore him. On the other hand, why should they be allowed to get away with this? In the end I don't really think its a big deal, unless he called you a (insert 500 swear words here).

The posters here are just as erratic as some of the GM,s.

/sigh.

You make a valid point though, MrTickle - in your own inimitable way...

As everyone who ever uses #guildwarsguru knows, I occasionally forget that little pearl of wisdom. AFK-BRB-FAG - not wise

i express the same opinion, that words are harmless and any offense you take to them is a fault of your own, in those threads as i do here. ups i broke ur theory.

So if everyone sent in a single ticket calling the support people a dirty name, it wouldn't be a problem with Anet?

Tell that to a child whose parent tells them everyday how worthless they are and they will never amount to anything. Do you really think that those words don't hurt that child? Words can and do hurt. Verbal abuse is real.

are you really trying to say that because, by its true definition, we can't use the word harassment to describe a specific morally unacceptable action your definition must be right?

Three words: GROW A PAIR

People like you ruin the game.

I've never reported a person for abusive behavior and i've never been banned, I also tend to not care what random people I don't know say.

I'm not sure whether your point is coming across to me... If you mean in other threads I'm pro for using the chat filter, and the people that took offense to said words, as the filter would block, you are correct. Yet you're deviating from my response in this thread, and it's consistency within the GMs'/Anets policy.

I didn't tell the OP to suck it up because in like most other cases, the ban should have occurred.

Does anyone think that if fag had replaced with (forgive me for using the word) RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO that that person would not have been banned?