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The Ghost of RubangB on 25 February 2009
NiKKoM said:

This thread needs more lesbians....

If you don't like them leave this thread never to return...

peace & love to you all..

I'm reporting this and I hope the banhammer knocks you to next Tuesday.

 

wfz said:
nightsurge said:
The Ghost of RubangB said:
Would they allow the username HOMOSAPIEN1337?

Yeah, why wouldn't they?  A homosapien is a human being.....  If you were trying to make a point I think you failed...

You do realize there is a difference between HOMOSAPIEN and HOMOSEXUAL/LESBIAN right?

I think it all depends on if the guy's name is "Sapien" or not. It could be interpreted different ways. :P

That was supposed to be a joke, duder.  MS bans "gaywood" because it has "gay" in it, even though "gaywood" is a name that somebody was born with (kinda like being born with a certain skin color or sexuality), so they might ban "homosapien" because it has "homo" in it.  MS isn't really the smartest banana in Donkey Kong Country, if you know what I mean.

As usual, wfz has the right idea.



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Khuutra on 25 February 2009
KylieDog said:
nightsurge said:
/Thread.

Straight from the Microsoft Xbox Live Terms of Service:
You agree that we may also discontinue your access to the Service if you do any of the following while connected to the Service:

Create a Gamertag , avatar or use text in other profile fields that may offend other members. This includes comments that look, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate or relate to any of the following: profane words/phrases, topics or content of a sexual nature, hate speech (including but not limited to racial, ethnic, or religious slurs), illegal drugs/controlled substances, or illegal activities;


http://www.xbox.com/en-US/legal/LiveTOU.htm

So yes, this woman should not have posted her sexuality on her profile, as it is a sexual topic and against the terms stated in the contract. Just like people who use the words gay, homo, or any other profane word, you are subject to banning because of the violation of their code of conduct.

This is not some "unjust" action done by MS to alienate the gay/lesbian community, just a simple rule because there are plenty of people who are offended by it. Just as you people are hating on those who are "homophobic" you are being the biggest hypocrite ever. There is no law that says we have to accept all sexual orientations. It is our free will to judge as we see fit. That does not mean that we will discriminate and hate on them, that just means we don't have to agree with it. Microsoft did not discriminate against this individual... it was a simple violation of their Terms of Use.

Oh please, if stating you are a lesbian classes as something of a sexual nature so should stating if you are a man or woman.

 

As for the bolded..are you serious?  I suggest you go read up on anti-discrimination laws.

An argument could be made that reporting one's sexuality at all is sexual in nature. So a person should also be banned for proclaiming their heterosexuality.

Also Rubang was kidding.



The Ghost of RubangB on 25 February 2009
KylieDog said:
Why report him? If it was man and woman kissing you wouldn't. Homophode.

I was gonna put one of those winking smiley things, but I thought it was already too obvious I was kidding. 

And if it was a man and a woman kissing, I would report him for being off-topic.  This thread is about lesbians and the people who hate them.



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1337 Gamer on 25 February 2009

thats du,b i hope ms reinstates their account



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pearljammer on 25 February 2009
The Ghost of RubangB said:
I'm offended by people stating that they're black in their profile. I mean, I don't have anything against people being black in their own homes, but why should they mention that in their profile on a GAMING SERVICE? This is for playing games, not for pathetic attention-seeking black power recruitment drives. What is this, a blacks-only dating service? Why should they want me to know? All they're doing is advertising to racists. I mean, if I were a racist, I could just find out who's black and then insult them, or try to get them banned for pulling the race card.

Comedic gold!

As per usual with non-gaming topics, RubangB pretty much mirrors my position on the issue.



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jasonnc80 on 25 February 2009
The_vagabond7 said:
halogamer1989 said:
I agree with them. This has nothing to do with sexual preference but appr. gamertag and profile material. "Be mature people" is just want MSFT wants.

 

clearly they aren't too concerned with appropriateness. You can go into any game and call somebody a gay ass nigger without repercussion, but identify yourself as a minority that is offensive to conservative christians? GTFO!

This isn't really on topic but you can get your account banned for that.  I had a guy I met on Halo 3 get his gamertag banned for saying N****** in the pre-game lobby.  I've also gotten a seperate guy suspended for continuing to throw slurs and profanity during an entire game.  Both me and a friend reported him and his gamertag a week later showed Code of Conduct violation.



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Baggins on 25 February 2009

The funny thing is that the people who think ms are in the wrong are hypocrites and will have at one time or another in the past week have been guilty of exactly what they have done. Which is to apply a non-pc rule for the greater good on their own turf.

I had hoped people could see futher in front of them than their nose and the "i've got an opinion on everything" mentality.



WarmachineX on 25 February 2009

she was probably an ugly lesbo, hence the ban.

I support gay rights but only if both chicks are hot.


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ryu1976 on 25 February 2009
Sardauk said:
Lafiel said:
In the US weapons don't kill people, sexuallity does. j/k

 

Don't forget that war brings peace and you can learn everything about the true on Foxnews....

 

Whatever, americans are willing to waste 40,000 lives annually in cars, but these days they lack the fortitude free other human beings from a tyrant at a fraction of that human cost.



Sqrl on 26 February 2009

Yet another thread where I had to dole out moderations to some folks who couldn't keep a handle on their comments.

Again I will take the time to point out that having an opinion and being vocal about it is not a problem (yes even when that opinion is controversial so long as you remain respectful in your comments). What is a problem is when people deviate from the substance of the issue and begin making it personal or unnecessarily inflammatory.

Whats more just because your comments are not about a member on this site it should be readily apparent that if your comments go so far as to be legitimately offensive to members of this site it still violates forum rules and will be dealt with accordingly.

Some of you take this to mean you get to jump on this person and attack them yourself, but this is not the case either and you need to report them and move on rather than escalating a potential conflict.

All in all, things weren't too bad for a 3 page (50 posts per page) thread, and it could have been a lot worse. I'm actually pretty proud of a number of members who had issues in the past with getting personal who have remained cool and substantive here and hopefully those that had an issue this time will learn for next time.
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