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Offensive nickname
Michaelh139:
--- Quote from: HertogJan on July 30, 2010, 12:52:15 AM ---There's a difference between an idiot with a porn related name and someone calling himself a rapist.
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You just made my day... :P
Surf:
--- Quote from: HertogJan on July 30, 2010, 12:52:15 AM ---There's a difference between an idiot with a porn related name and someone calling himself a rapist.
If you don't understand that, you're not too smart.
I happen to know someone who for reasons would be very offended by that nick.
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I agree wholeheartly. Problem of the a bit younger (or not so smart) actual "internet" generation (not only on this forum) is, that they lack respect for things. There is a clear border of making fun of something, and not having the ability to respect something.
"Raping" is not fun, "Suicide bombing" is not fun neither. People giving "lulz" at such things are in my book... well, better not say it. These are very sensitive topics and trampeling with "lulz" feets on these topics is just stupid. And such are said ingame actions/nicknames.
JustGreat:
--- Quote from: Surf Solar on July 30, 2010, 02:36:33 AM ---I agree wholeheartly. Problem of the a bit younger (or not so smart) actual "internet" generation (not only on this forum) is, that they lack respect for things. There is a clear border of making fun of something, and not having the ability to respect something.
"Raping" is not fun, "Suicide bombing" is not fun neither. People giving "lulz" at such things are in my book... well, better not say it. These are very sensitive topics and trampeling with "lulz" feets on these topics is just stupid. And such are said ingame actions/nicknames.
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Being a "killer" is also not fun, and neither is a "sniper", a "mechanic" nor an "alternative" and not even a "doctor." If we allowed names that were only fun, I am sure at least a third of the population would be banned. It is always comical to see individuals being upset at certain names, while being completely oblivious to others, which just stems from their moral background, varying differently between individuals. Just an example, I remember playing an MMO where the name "loli" was banned, the funny part about this is that "loli" is just short for Lolita Complex, and where Lolita is a proper name of a girl, and also the name of a book by Nabokov about this character.
Surf:
--- Quote from: JustGreat on July 30, 2010, 03:16:08 AM ---Being a "killer" is also not fun, and neither is a "sniper", a "mechanic" nor an "alternative" and not even a "doctor." If we allowed names that were only fun, I am sure at least a third of the population would be banned. It is always comical to see individuals being upset at certain names, while being completely oblivious to others, which just stems from their moral background, varying differently between individuals. Just an example, I remember playing an MMO where the name "loli" was banned, the funny part about this is that "loli" is just short for Lolita Complex, and where Lolita is a proper name of a girl, and also the name of a book by Nabokov about this character.
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If it's a short name of "Lolita Complex", then just write "Lolita Complex".
And don't be a smartass, do you know any other games where blowing yourself up with explosives for teh lulz is common?
I still think it's offensive to many people, we even had a thread where someone wanted to make an "Al Quaida" Army of suicide bombers ingame. ::) Ofcourse everything is "for teh lulz", if someone says something about it, then ofcourse the "why so serious" thing kicks in, or even "fag", "morale asshole" etc. and this is just sad. I sometimes even question myself in hanging around with such horrible people. But oh well. ;)
JustGreat:
--- Quote from: Surf Solar on July 30, 2010, 03:27:06 AM ---And don't be a smartass, do you know any other games where blowing yourself up with explosives for teh lulz is common?
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Counter Strike and Call of Duty 4(was even an achievement for doing it) come quickly to mind. I think in it of itself the Fallout series was an offensive game to many people. But anyway, my problem is how does someone determine if something is offensive or offensive enough to deserve a ban, as it is clearly not stated in the rules.
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