Hiku said:
0D0 said:
I'd like to post here to check the grounds on why I've been banned.
I was once banned before and complained to the moderator via PM, but I never got an answer, not even to say "shut up". So I'm afraid I'm going to send him a PM and not get any reply. I was banned by Bristow9091 on the grounds that I "attacked the Nintendo fanbase". He also said that I should, in the future, avoid posting on Nintendo threads. He also mentioned that my posts, and of course the post in question, is "not constructive".
This is my post:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9026388
I say that Nintendo fans don't care about third party AAA games but they get excited about them as soon as they get third party AAA games and celebrate how Nintendo does have third party AAA games.
How is that an attack? |
Without getting into the comments you bring up about EA (for now), I just wanted to address the post you made that got you banned. Because I read it before, as we discussed it among the mods.
In that comment you're depicting people in a negative way, right? Calling them out for being hypocrites. (Saying they don't care about AAA, and then pre-ordering AAA games when they get them on their system.)
Obviously you know that no one likes being called a hypocrite, so the comment is meant to strike a nerve.
Okay. That in itself is not a problem. If someone deserves to be criticized or called out for something, then it's ok to do it in a constructive manner. And the way you did it could have been constructive, if you had for example said "Hiku and CGI-Quality said they had no interest in Halo Infinite. But now that it's coming to PS5, they pre-ordered it."
The problem is that you said "Nintendo fans". That means every Nintendo fan has a reason to be bothered by it, as intended. Even if they feel like it doesn't apply to them, they may feel that they/not many/ no one here said the thing you claimed. And that it's an unfair characterization of them.
If one Sony fan says something stupid, should people go "Sony fans be like.."?
No, they should specify that person when writing the comment.
If someone asks you "Who are you referring to?" the answer is commonly "I don't remember. Someone... on some other site that you can't verify, that has nothing to do with VGC."
But the only people reading your comments, and potentially being bothered by them (as intended) are VGC users.
That's why it's important when making negative comments designed to annoy or attack people, to make it clear if you are referring to someone who would be reading them or not.
Basically, avoid generalizations under those circumstances.
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Ok, you say I'm flaming, but that specific topic is full of flaming against EA.
Two questions:
If instead of saying "Nintendo fans" I said "Nintendo doesn't care about AAA titles but celebrates it as soon as it gets one". Would it be allowed as saying that EA is lazy, all about gambling and money?
Can I throw negative adjectives to Nintendo (as if it doesn't hurt Nintendo fans) if I don't specifically put together the words "Nintendo fans"?
With those two questions, now I have 4 questions made to this board of moderators.
