Curse

Red Sonya · Dec 03, 2007, 11:49 AM // 11:49

The chat channel isn't there to talk about your cat. It's there to talk about Guild Wars. So, you were spamming useless crud about your cat and that is why you got banned.

Sleeper Service · Dec 03, 2007, 11:58 AM // 11:58

because reading "join my guild 12345 we are so cool" 48 times is SO much more agreeable than someone talking about their cat.

Smile Like Umean It · Dec 03, 2007, 02:53 PM // 14:53

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Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver

Surely it's no different to someone calling themselves "Xx Dodo Xx" or "I Big Green Necro I" or "Mnghghghgh Ghghgh". We all know these sort of names exist. They make no sense because people don't put enough thought into what they name their characters. What does "Xx" mean? Why would someone type "Ghghgh" on a keyboard and choose it as their name? Why would someone repeat the "Quebec" after "Faq"? It's just something silly people do.

Of course, but none of the other names you listed could really be considered inappropriate.

His defense was that the name was okay because it was just an abbreviation. If that was indeed the case I fail to see why exactly he felt the need to risk getting banned to repeat Quebec rather than just doing something like F A Q or use Xx or something. That was all I was wondering.

Alleran · Dec 03, 2007, 06:16 PM // 18:16

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Originally Posted by GM Stefania

Response () 12/03/2007 11:28 AM
Hello,

Thank you very much for contacting the Guild Wars Customer Support Team.

Your account was permanently closed because you engaged in the sale of in-game items for cash or other items with real world value, or you engaged in gathering items to be sold for cash or other items with real world value. Both actions are against our User Agreement, where Section 7 states, "You may not sell or auction any Guild Wars accounts, characters, items, coin or copyrighted material, nor may you assist others in doing so."

Protests regarding the termination of your Guild Wars game account will not be addressed or entertained. We will not accept appeals in cases such as this because of the depth of the analysis prior to the block. We regret the necessity of terminating any game account, but we will continue to take all necessary actions to protect the Guild Wars community and to assure that players are abiding by our User Agreement.

It is not true.
I never use any internet auction. All many that I got I donation my guild officer and after 10 second he bought trader to our guild hall. Trader cost is 100k we collect money from our guild member and bought trader. All guild wars people that we collect money are from our guild and it was to develop our guild hall.

Please help me, what now we have to do?

Dev121 · Dec 03, 2007, 06:31 PM // 18:31

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Originally Posted by Alleran

It is not true.
I never use any internet auction. All many that I got I donation my guild officer and after 10 second he bought trader to our guild hall. Trader cost is 100k we collect money from our guild member and bought trader. All guild wars people that we collect money are from our guild and it was to develop our guild hall.

Please help me, what now we have to do?

My mate got a ban for 'Online Sales' he managed to get un-banned = Guild Wars suppourt team sucks for two reasons: Banning him in the first place clearly without full proof, secondly saying it cannot be appealed when it clearly can.

Alleran · Dec 03, 2007, 07:22 PM // 19:22

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Originally Posted by DeVaNeY121

My mate got a ban for 'Online Sales' he managed to get un-banned = Guild Wars suppourt team sucks for two reasons: Banning him in the first place clearly without full proof, secondly saying it cannot be appealed when it clearly can.

I do not speak English. I can’t write more that I am wrote in support ticket. They do not check it. It is terrible situation.

VitisVinifera · Dec 03, 2007, 08:19 PM // 20:19

love how Gaile stopped posting now that this problem is way above her head, and her claims that things were fixed and isolated have been shown to be lies.

gene terrodon · Dec 03, 2007, 08:39 PM // 20:39

I have noticed a lot of the affected people are treading in the so called "gray" area. Where the line between right and wrong legal or illegal is blurred.
I always err on the side of caution as not to get caught up in such tomfoolery.
Those who push the limits tend to get caught up in wide ranging sweeps and complain about it.
You can liken it to the straight shooter that goes back to his old neighborhood and hangs on the corner with drug dealers. He is not selling drugs, but if there is a raid, will he get arrested...he most certainly will.
While you may not mean anything with that name that was banned for being offensive or for making a questionable trade or for mindlessly farming the same area for 8 hours at a time, you fall into the "gray" area and typically you get punished for being there and not praised.
Unlike the saying Innocent until proven guilty, the opposite is nearly always applied. Is it frustrating...yes. Is it fair...probably not. Yet, it is the cost of pushing the acceptable limits.

garethporlest18 · Dec 03, 2007, 09:05 PM // 21:05

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Originally Posted by Red Sonya

The chat channel isn't there to talk about your cat. It's there to talk about Guild Wars. So, you were spamming useless crud about your cat and that is why you got banned.

Umm what're you smoking? The All Channel is like an off topic channel to talk about anything and Guild Wars. Just nothing against the EULA. So him/her talking about his/her cat is not against the rules at all. If he/she was spamming.

MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES
MY CAT RULES

Then yeah, but otherwise just talking about the cat and not spamming the same thing over and over shouldn't get you banned at all, since I talk in towns about anything and everything and have been for 3000 hours or so.

Lord Sojar · Dec 03, 2007, 09:17 PM // 21:17

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Originally Posted by Kashrlyyk

If you ever find out why you have been banned for that long, please send me a PM or start a new thread. I don´t care, but I want to know the reason!!

OH, I know. Weren´t you the one who found the bug that could force a reconnect on everyone in your team or on that map???

I believe I have figured it out. I told some girl, "Put that armor back in the dumpster you found it in, and crawl in with it" after she had been insulting me for 20+ minutes (including my parenting/relationship skills, which is extremely offensive)

If we are getting banned for telling people their armor is ugly, what is next?

Guy A: Hey, your a noob
Guy B: /report Guy A
Guy A: Seriously, mending is a skill that shouldn't ever be us....BANNED.

Oh, and no, that wasn't me. Pablo was the one who discovered that glitch, I simply brought it to Gaile's attention.

**cosyfiep** · Dec 03, 2007, 09:25 PM // 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alleran

It is not true.
I never use any internet auction. All many that I got I donation my guild officer and after 10 second he bought trader to our guild hall. Trader cost is 100k we collect money from our guild member and bought trader. All guild wars people that we collect money are from our guild and it was to develop our guild hall.

Please help me, what now we have to do?

and with this you wonder why people are afraid to even play this game anylonger........the ban stick is way too overused, abused and half the time not even correct!

Alleran I certainly hope you get your account back.

I will go back to playing with h/h and my hubby, (and we dont chat we just yell out at each other so no chat spamming either!), and sell only to the merchant (I KNOW he likes those crystaline swords!).

hurric · Dec 03, 2007, 09:29 PM // 21:29

It's probably because they layed off a lot of support staff to cut costs and put all their resources in developing GW2 so you probably have 1-2 people working part time doing support calls or some inexperienced support person getting paid minimum wage is banning all accounts based on a checklist. Thank god we already filled our GH before all this began.

C2K · Dec 03, 2007, 09:32 PM // 21:32

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Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

I believe I have figured it out. I told some girl, "Put that armor back in the dumpster you found it in, and crawl in with it" after she had been insulting me for 20+ minutes (including my parenting/relationship skills, which is extremely offensive)

If we are getting banned for telling people their armor is ugly, what is next?

Guy A: Hey, your a noob
Guy B: /report Guy A
Guy A: Seriously, mending is a skill that shouldn't ever be us....BANNED.

Oh, and no, that wasn't me. Pablo was the one who discovered that glitch, I simply brought it to Gaile's attention.

Player A: "I just got a Crystalline Sword!!"
Player B: "You have better gear than me" /report
-Player A has been Banned-

Lord Sojar · Dec 03, 2007, 09:34 PM // 21:34

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Originally Posted by C2K

Player A: "I just got a Crystalline Sword!!"
Player B: "You have better gear than me" /report
-Player A has been Banned-

Player C notices Player B is "threatening", so /report Player B.

Player C is banned for abusing the report system while Player B is banned for being threatening. 2 for 1! It's like ANET = Walmart!

**cosyfiep** · Dec 03, 2007, 09:35 PM // 21:35

I rest my case.

Lord Sojar · Dec 03, 2007, 09:38 PM // 21:38

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Originally Posted by cosyfiep

I rest my case.

You are alluding to resting, which could be seen as death. I believe you have threatened me sir! /report Cosyfiep

10 minutes from now, Cosy disappears for a week from the game.

Xue Fang · Dec 03, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42

So it's illegal to use a name that MIGHT offend a few users with horrible reading skills, but it's okay for them to put on a celebration for Halloween, which may offend many people with religious beliefs?

DOUBLE STANDARD?

Xue Fang · Dec 03, 2007, 09:45 PM // 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Player C notices Player B is "threatening", so /report Player B.

Player C is banned for abusing the report system while Player B is banned for being threatening. 2 for 1! It's like ANET = Walmart!

Suggesting that ANet has infringed upon Walmart's business model = perm ban.

Lord Sojar · Dec 03, 2007, 09:45 PM // 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xue Fang

So it's illegal to use a name that MIGHT offend a few users with horrible reading skills, but it's okay for them to put on a celebration for Halloween, which may offend many people with religious beliefs?

DOUBLE STANDARD?

you sir, are banned. Why? because I find your religion offensive.

Oh, and if you comeback, your banned again. Why you ask? Well, because I said so, with my pOwaful /R3P0R7 functioN!

But seriously, you sort of have a point. Although, Halloween is a widely "celebrated" event. So, I wouldn't want to see it removed. The name bit though is true.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xue Fang

Suggesting that ANet has infringed upon Walmart's business model = perm ban.

QFT. Lawls.

Snow Bunny · Dec 03, 2007, 09:54 PM // 21:54

One of my best friends got banned last night.

You anet obviously have the CIA and FBI working your banhammer