Kickable and Banable Offenses
I am going to post some of the rules and my decisions for putting them in place so that you guys have a better understanding of the whysâ¦it may help you abide by them since I know I always hated the âbecause I said soâ answer when I got it from my mom.
So this is the first installment. I intend to eventually cover all the rules in this thread. Bottom line I want the server to be a âniceâ place to play.
My number one rule is:
Bigots and racists get permanently banned.
Do not come in with a name that changes to Malcontent because of the racial or bigoted terms used in it. I don't give second chances to people with those kinds of dispositions...don't want them on our servers...don't need them on our servers. I know most people know what a âracial slurâ is, but not everyone understands the term bigot. Bigots use terms that show prejudice or intolerance against any group of people. This is why the terms â######â and âb itchâ are on my language filter. When those two words stop being used as insults then I will allow them on my servers. I have let some people slide when they first use a bigoted word because I assume they donât realize the real connotation. Because, as one player mentioned in game the other day the meaning of some words have changed throughout the ages. â######â being the most obvious, it has gone from meaning happy to being used to taunt. Like I said, most people know which words are racist and they get no second chance. I donât even wait to see if another admin is going to kick or ban a player that comes in with a racist name or spouts any racial slursâ¦I actually race the other Admins to see who can get him/her banned fastest. Someone that comes in with that kind of attitude is looking for confrontation and is going to disrupt everyone elseâs fun.
This is a great place to lead into the language filter and bypassing it.
I am not about to post the list of words on the language filter but when I look at it I wonder if any of you can really defend the use of any of those words in game play. I know that it is a strategy of some to antagonize the opponent. I have seen some players who play better when they get mad and others who lose their âgameâ when they get that angry. And the words used are usually to attack a player. It is poor sportsmanshipâ¦plain and simple. You will notice that I left in words like shit, damn and after some persuasion even suck. These words can be used to address emotions without verbally attacking the opponent. And I did warn everyone that when suck changes from a descriptive for a bad game into a verb you will be gagged.
When you bypass the filter with creative spellingsâ¦you are being impertinent and still using words that are on the language filter thereby breaking that rule. I donât care what words you use in the privacy of your own homeâ¦I know I wouldnât want any of you to actually hear some of the things I say when I am playingâ¦but if I take the time to type them out or even worseâ¦key bind themâ¦.then they are not being released as emotional outcries.
The jury is still out on wtf and I donât like stfu but I will have to get input from my Admins on acronyms. Thus far I have just ignored them because only stfu seems to incite people to respond.
to be continued.......
I am going to post some of the rules and my decisions for putting them in place so that you guys have a better understanding of the whysâ¦it may help you abide by them since I know I always hated the âbecause I said soâ answer when I got it from my mom.
So this is the first installment. I intend to eventually cover all the rules in this thread. Bottom line I want the server to be a âniceâ place to play.
My number one rule is:
Bigots and racists get permanently banned.
Do not come in with a name that changes to Malcontent because of the racial or bigoted terms used in it. I don't give second chances to people with those kinds of dispositions...don't want them on our servers...don't need them on our servers. I know most people know what a âracial slurâ is, but not everyone understands the term bigot. Bigots use terms that show prejudice or intolerance against any group of people. This is why the terms â######â and âb itchâ are on my language filter. When those two words stop being used as insults then I will allow them on my servers. I have let some people slide when they first use a bigoted word because I assume they donât realize the real connotation. Because, as one player mentioned in game the other day the meaning of some words have changed throughout the ages. â######â being the most obvious, it has gone from meaning happy to being used to taunt. Like I said, most people know which words are racist and they get no second chance. I donât even wait to see if another admin is going to kick or ban a player that comes in with a racist name or spouts any racial slursâ¦I actually race the other Admins to see who can get him/her banned fastest. Someone that comes in with that kind of attitude is looking for confrontation and is going to disrupt everyone elseâs fun.
This is a great place to lead into the language filter and bypassing it.
I am not about to post the list of words on the language filter but when I look at it I wonder if any of you can really defend the use of any of those words in game play. I know that it is a strategy of some to antagonize the opponent. I have seen some players who play better when they get mad and others who lose their âgameâ when they get that angry. And the words used are usually to attack a player. It is poor sportsmanshipâ¦plain and simple. You will notice that I left in words like shit, damn and after some persuasion even suck. These words can be used to address emotions without verbally attacking the opponent. And I did warn everyone that when suck changes from a descriptive for a bad game into a verb you will be gagged.
When you bypass the filter with creative spellingsâ¦you are being impertinent and still using words that are on the language filter thereby breaking that rule. I donât care what words you use in the privacy of your own homeâ¦I know I wouldnât want any of you to actually hear some of the things I say when I am playingâ¦but if I take the time to type them out or even worseâ¦key bind themâ¦.then they are not being released as emotional outcries.
The jury is still out on wtf and I donât like stfu but I will have to get input from my Admins on acronyms. Thus far I have just ignored them because only stfu seems to incite people to respond.
to be continued.......