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[Outraged Duff]

So one of your dutiful admins took upon themselves to ban me from all =SM= servers for chivalry. No this isn't a please unban me thread although i can see by these forums that this isn't an uncommon event.

This thread was created to question your entire approach with regards to moderation and how much it contradicts the very nature of the online community, and especially competitive multiplayer gaming.

If my memory serves me i was banned, cited as being racist. The actual 'racism' was my friends, and me being me i decided to stick up for my friend. I argued that merely saying the 'n' word does not make it racist. One of your admin informed me that saying the word makes anybody a racist. I counter argued by saying he had just used that word, therefore must also be a racist. To which they replied 'no' and promptly kicked me for being racist. Now may come across as smart ass -like on my part but it surely not kick and ban worthy?

People will be people, and gamers gamers. People will say stupid things, swear, trade insults, etc... you could police them, but it appears to me that you are rather heavy handed at it. I can accept that when i play online games, language, racism and homophobia invariably will happen. If i don't like that i would mute said players or switch of chat entirely. You are not the moral arbiters of the Chivalry community, you run a server. I stand by what i said because i know that I am not racist and wasnt trying to be deliberatly provactive about it either.

I will always use coarse language and occasionally fling insults around. Any other game this is accepted, i haven't ever been banned from any online game for the over 10 years i have been playing video games. For some reason Chivalry is different, i have lost count of the number of servers i have been banned from. Mostly i guess from rubbing people up the wrong way, or just friendly fire. At the end of the day i just want to play the game and have fun, and i am only writing this to appeal to your better nature to revert my ban and stop being so aggressive in banning other people.

There are very few good servers for Chivalry, i regarded yours as one of them until this unfortunate incident.

[Outraged Duff]

And what language do racists speak?

I'm glad you clarify your position with regards to this matter. Frankly i find it quite funny that a white male 18 - 30 something clan such as yourselves choose to be moral arbiters for the rest of the gaming community. Its clear that your very righteous and naive about the gaming community as a whole, and no it isn't black and white.

Personally now i know to avoid your servers, because although i don't like racism, i certainly don't like over zealous admins. I play for fun, not to worry about what words i use and when i use them.

In fact i could even go so far as to be cliche and say some of my best friends are Asian, but it is clear to me that your kind (white male entitled gamers) wouldn't know what discrimination and hatred are all about. This is far as i'm willing to go with this subject but don't expect no kindness or courtesy if you stir up trouble in other servers. You have been warned.

[TurboMidget]

And what language do racists speak?

I dunno. Where are you from?

Unfortunately Monkey beat me to it (and quite good, too) but yeah, they're our servers. You don't get to play on our servers, we're letting you play on our servers. Well, we used to, anyway.

[Outraged Duff]

I dunno. Where are you from?

Unfortunately Monkey beat me to it (and quite good, too) but yeah, they're our servers. You don't get to play on our servers, we're letting you play on our servers. Well, we used to, anyway.

Orginally Coventry, probably one of the UKs most multi cultural cities. You really are showing your ages/mentality with your comebacks. So when you get a real job and have to pay for the server out of something other than your parents trustfund what server will you hide on?