PixlBit

This is completely unrelated, but my Mother and Grandmother are currently watching the show "Glee." I had no idea what the show was, nor have I ever seen it, but right now I have headphones in so don't have to hear the awful music. I can't even begin to understand why this show is popular or how people can tolerate listening to it.

Honestly, at the risk of being labeled a Microsoft fanboy I am on their side. You are given the rules when you signup to the service, if you don't want to follow them you get punished.

I just got into this over a NCAA Basketball player being banned when he joined the team knowing the rules.

I think they should have at least warned him first, presuming this type of thing hasn't happened before.

(As for Glee? Yeah.)

lol

@Stanton

You really are the worst.

First of all, this is pretty firmly in a grey area. He has had the tagline on there for 4 or so years with no complaints and the tagline itself doesn't really insult anyone offhand. Maybe someone got angry because they had AIDS? I don't know, but it seems like a thin argument at best.

Nevertheless, for something so innocuous he should've just gotten a warning and been asked to remove the tagline. Next time he did it, they could possibly take a firmer stance, but for a first time offense, that's a bit extreme.

Hate all you want, if you play in the system you have to play by the rules no matter how idiotic they are. It probably went down exactly like you think it did, someone complained and Microsoft had to respond. I don't see how you think it is a gray area when they use the phrase like "hint at".

"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;"

Now I'm not saying I agree with the rules, especially when you have 12 year olds running around using every racial slur possible on a daily basis. But they are there, and they haven't changed on a monthly basis like some other consoles out there.

I'd say that pretty much confirms how grey this is. Is "Everyone has AIDS" hinting at sexual activity? Probably not. On basis, I don't think that the phrase was meant to offend other members, which Microsoft did agree with when my brother called them. Sounds to me like a knee jerk reaction to a silly complaint.

I have a big problem with Microsoft just instabanning members who have been paying customers and caused no problems for four years. State all you want how this disobeys the rules (I think it's pretty borderline, if anything), but when someone has endorsed your company for four years, then randomly gets a complaint, not about conduct but about their tagline, they at least deserve the benefit of the doubt.

What Microsoft did is prove to my brother that they don't value his business. Even worse, they are causing financial harm at that point by deactivating his account. "Oh, thanks for your XBL subscription for the next 2 years, also for all of your DLC and downloaded games!"

Forget right and wrong, this is just bad business.

Does anyone who comment here NOT work at PixlBit? (Besides me.)

Yes... then they applied and were subsequently hired to work here.

Maxi too. And you can't forget the 'Anonymous Gang'.

PixlBit is stealing us all. =D

Yeah I still comment here. I'm kinda surprised to see vudu over here since I haven't seen him over on the other forum.

On to this topic at hand I really haven't been banned from any place. I tend to try to be nice to everyone.

On to the topic at hand. I think if you didn't get the reference than it would be pretty offensive. I have no idea how many spaces there is to the tagline but if there was room if I was in Nick's brothers situation I would have put -Team America after the quote from the movie. Probably would have resolved any confusion on the quote.

I haven't seen the movie, but I have heard quotes such as that, and I have to say the movie sounds absolutely terrible. It's clearly all shock value, one of the lowest forms of "comedy," you'd have to be stoned or braindead to think that's funny.

It doesn't mean the guy should be banned for using a quote as his tagline, though, especially if it's been there for four years with no action taken. But considering that you can be banned simply by stating in your profile that you're gay, I can't say I'm surprised.