Buddhism vs Christianity in GW - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

wsmcasey · Jun 23, 2006, 09:54 PM // 21:54

Just like not having a Panda for a pet, Anet is covering their butts when it comes to words that may offend others. But yes, it should be an all or none deal.

I suppose I would have my characters removed or renamed if that were the case, since all of my characters are named after Roman, Greek, and Chinese gods.

Goats17 · Jun 23, 2006, 09:58 PM // 21:58

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Originally Posted by Rikimaru

That is really stupid. Did you know that the creators of City of Heroes were sued by Marvel comics because players were creating characters like The Incredible Hulk and Wolverine?

A-Net and NCSoft ARE the makers of City of Heroes.

Yanman.be · Jun 23, 2006, 10:02 PM // 22:02

It's because you cannot avenge Jesus, but you can avenge Bhudda, he's not a deity right?

A.Net did NOT make City of Heroes. NCsoft is the publisher though

MisterB · Jun 23, 2006, 10:44 PM // 22:44

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Originally Posted by Tidus the one

Except for the first 8 replies, the rest miss the main point of this thread. I'm just wondering why Anet wants to play around with the Bill of Rights. They were passed to create equality among beings and religions. I'm not offended at all, but i'm just confused of why Anet do not allow Jesus Christ as a pet name but they allow Siddharta. As mentioned above by Astraea Zopyros "it may very well have been equally founded by a fear of anti-religious." I agree with Astrae. But why not just ban all of the religious names? why leave some out? Are the amendments were made so that we can follow? (Freedom of religion and Freedom of Speech) NOTE: I RESPECT ALL RELIGIONS. But please fix this Anet. It seems unfair, my friends had made many complaints but they did not want to speak up. I also know that America is the continent dominates with Christianity, but think of other people please Anet.

I think you are confusing your rights under the U.S. Constition; many people do.
Put simply, the Constitution is a document by the people to restrict the powers of their government, and these restrictions are not relevant in the private sector, beyond guaranteeing a free democratic system in all states. Local and state statutes apply. You don't have freedom of speech, association, or the right to bear arms on someone else's property, that is called tresspassing, and the owner of said property is entirely within his rights to remove you. If you sign a non-dislosure agreement, you don't have the "right" to speak of the contents, or you can be sued. Anet owns their network, we are customers, and their rules are their business. Anyway, this thread is likely to get locked, I have no further comment.

Don Zardeone · Jun 24, 2006, 01:48 AM // 01:48

^He's right.

You're also forgetting that GW isn't a strictly USA-based game.
If some, let's say.. Chinese or Korean or some place I don't really know the laws from, tell ANet to put in a timer that tells people how long they have been playing.. Then ANet has to put in that timer or face being kicked out of the country.

If they don't like the fact that people can name their Warthog Jesus Christ, then they can tell ANet to disable that posibility.

Millions of people were burning Danish flags on the streets because some guy made a cartoon in which you see Mohammed with a bomb in his turban.
http://jesuschristowned.ytmnd.com/

It's only a few years ago that governements wolrldwide figured out that the Internet is a big and powerful thing. Powerful enough to be considered a threat. Powerful enough to be locked down, monitored and given rules.

Look at all the Net Neutrality stuff that is going on lately.
But this is slightly off topic...

God Apprentice · Jun 24, 2006, 02:03 AM // 02:03

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Originally Posted by lyra song

Anet's blacklisted word list is weird

With the filter on you can't say the word Sega in game either you just get the ****

Former Ruling · Jun 24, 2006, 02:27 AM // 02:27

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Originally Posted by Tidus the one

Close thread. I think this is going to far, lol. I dont' care anymore.

What'd you expect?

You pitted two major religions together in a debate...

Jun 23, 2006, 10:02 PM // 22:02	#23
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	It's because you cannot avenge Jesus, but you can avenge Bhudda, he's not a deity right? A.Net did NOT make City of Heroes. NCsoft is the publisher though Last edited by Yanman.be; Jun 23, 2006 at 10:10 PM // 22:10..

Jun 23, 2006, 09:54 PM // 21:54	#21
wsmcasey Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Right behind you. Guild: HeRo Profession: W/Rt	Just like not having a Panda for a pet, Anet is covering their butts when it comes to words that may offend others. But yes, it should be an all or none deal. I suppose I would have my characters removed or renamed if that were the case, since all of my characters are named after Roman, Greek, and Chinese gods.

Jun 24, 2006, 01:48 AM // 01:48	#25
Don Zardeone Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005	^He's right. You're also forgetting that GW isn't a strictly USA-based game. If some, let's say.. Chinese or Korean or some place I don't really know the laws from, tell ANet to put in a timer that tells people how long they have been playing.. Then ANet has to put in that timer or face being kicked out of the country. If they don't like the fact that people can name their Warthog Jesus Christ, then they can tell ANet to disable that posibility. Millions of people were burning Danish flags on the streets because some guy made a cartoon in which you see Mohammed with a bomb in his turban. http://jesuschristowned.ytmnd.com/ It's only a few years ago that governements wolrldwide figured out that the Internet is a big and powerful thing. Powerful enough to be considered a threat. Powerful enough to be locked down, monitored and given rules. Look at all the Net Neutrality stuff that is going on lately. But this is slightly off topic...