My Xbox Gamertag ban

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Dimrill wrote:

As if yow've got friends. FOR LAUGHING SIR!

YOU WOUND ME SIR MOST GREVIOUSLY

GovernmentYard · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5318

Wow, Richard, you're just like the Jesusland picture off YakYak now.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Goatboy wrote:

Wow, Richard, you're just like the Jesusland picture off YakYak now.

Wha...?

GovernmentYard · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5318

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map

It got memed to fuck by doing the internet in a day then reaching the printed media. Always nice to see something local get big on the internet, I like being vicariously part of 'internet events' by association of forum membership, y'see?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

This is skirting on cliquey.

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 12:03

Goatboy wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map

It got memed to fuck by doing the internet in a day then reaching the printed media. Always nice to see something local get big on the internet, I like being vicariously part of 'internet events' by association of forum membership, y'see?

Yeah, that was excellent. "Holy crap Kemper, you pissed off Jesusland!"

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

richard('Happy' - Ed)wood wrote:

It would help if I elaborated I expect.

I want two people to each register a new gamertag. One will be offensive and one very inoffensive -- I won't put the names in here as I don't want them turning up on Google. I'll PM them later. There is some tedious typing for this bit, sorry. You each send friend requests from your new tag to the other person's normal tag then launch a quick game of CoD or summat (new gamertags come with 1 month of free Live Gold), one person with your new tag, one with their regular tag. File a complaint and repeat but the other way around. The upshot is each new tag receives a complaint from a normal user account.

I don't want to be one of the people as I don't want any special treatment in Xbox HQ about this. Hence also why I think the complaint should come from a game.

I think both new tags will have to change their names once the complaints are processed, as I think MS are rubber stamping the complaints. Alternatively, neither will have to change, which proves MS are not handling complaints properly. Either way I get ammo. The worst scenario is they get it right and only change the offensive tag, in which case WE FAIL.

Is anyone else up for this with myoptika? I won't lie, it is a bit of fucking around, but I hope this will be worthwhile.

I believe you need more than 1 complain before it takes effect?
Ergo, pm around the username's (once they're done) and we can all use our live accounts to join a game/get complaining?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Pod wrote:

I believe you need more than 1 complain before it takes effect?
Ergo, pm around the username's (once they're done) and we can all use our live accounts to join a game/get complaining?

Apparantly not. MS's policy is that when the reviewer sees the complaint they have no visibility of who complained or how many complaints were made -- just that there was a complaint.

I only had one complaint about my tag unless there was a second from a random internet person.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Did someone you know complain about the Gaywood one then?

I'ma little confused as to how all this "went down".

edit:
Some links for your enjoyment.

blatently offensive names:
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/prof ... raight+man
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/prof ... merTag=gay
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/prof ... g=straight

blatently offensive petitions:
http://www.petitiononline.com/GAYWOOD/petition.html

I wonder who the hell starts these petitions? Or indeed complains about Gaywood.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Pod wrote:

blatently offensive petitions:
http://www.petitiononline.com/GAYWOOD/petition.html

Fabulous. That has apparently been signed by Gaytits McBonky.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

So, myop/CUS, any activity on your new tags?

myp · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 23:38

Nothing. I signed in earlier today and it was working fine.

GovernmentYard · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5318

jonarob wrote:

This is skirting on cliquey.

what is?

myp · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 0:08

Jonarob's sad because he no longer gets the time to read any of these threads, so ends up presuming that everything's cliquey because he doesn't understand them.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 0:09

Or possibly he just can't understand your Somalian Brogue.

myp · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 0:26

My Somalian brogue smells of book.

CUS · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 3:49

I agree with Myoptika.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

I agree with CUS

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 11:03

No, you're a lemon.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

You got a predictable response on SA where the consensus was you're an idiot for not changing the name and you deserve it.

Cunts.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Yes, well, SA is infested with the dregs of the internet, after all. Well, except for the ultra-dregs on 4chan. But then, I think Goatse man's distended anus has had a more positive effect on the internet than SA

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

And of course 4Chan is a spin off of SA anyway.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

I just did a ten minute interview with a nationally broadcast program from the Candian Broadcasting Corporation, about my tag ban. I mentioned our little experiment -- CUS, myoptika, how are we doing on that?

Sheepeh · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2320

Yoo on da teevees?

How did you discuss this for ten whole minutes?

Can we see the interview?

CAN I TOUCH YOU AND WILL YOU SIGN VARIOUS PARTS OF MY BODY?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Radio, not video. You can download it from here apparantly http://www.cbc.ca/searchengine/ and will probably be on this Thursday's show.

Signatures are negotiable, bidding starts at £100.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon May 26, 2008 20:36

I'll let you pay me for your signaturte.e.e

Sheepeh · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2320

Oh. Can't understand a bloody word you Welshies say. Someone make a video of a radio and hold up subtitle cards, please.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

My interview on Canadian radio is now on their website:
#ref43">http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/pastpodcasts.html?43#ref43
It starts at 21min into the MP3 file.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

I'll give it a listen when I get home tonight!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Yay! Someone cares. I've had an email from a reporter for the -- get this -- Daily Star Sunday paper. Hmmmm. I bet their story will be most excellent.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2008 15:13

richardgaywood wrote:

Yay! Someone cares. I've had an email from a reporter for the -- get this -- Daily Star Sunday paper. Hmmmm. I bet their story will be most excellent.

Nice one... I think.

myp · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2008 15:13

Did you get my message through LIVE, sir?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

richardgaywood wrote:

Yay! Someone cares. I've had an email from a reporter for the -- get this -- Daily Star Sunday paper. Hmmmm. I bet their story will be most excellent.

They will be bitterly disappointed when they discover that you're not gay and they can't run a story about a filthy gay paedo being banned from preying on the poor defenceless teenagers on XBox live.

You mark my words.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Curiosity wrote:

Nice one... I think.

Really? Cos I don't think. I'm more aligned with Mr Chris in my feelings, hence I haven't rung him, and have just emailed asking if he's planning on taking the piss.

Yeah, I got your message myp. They didn't ban either of the tags; partial victory.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Well, he claims in email his angle is "political correctness hone mad, lets all laugh at the stupid Americans" which is credible. It's not like I can actually change anything so I'm answering his questions.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

You can change my name back to Mr Chris, rather than Mr Christ, if you wouldn't mind. I get enough trouble with my ex-religion as it is.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Mr Chris wrote:

You can change my name back to Mr Chris, rather than Mr Christ, if you wouldn't mind. I get enough trouble with my ex-religion as it is.

Oops. Hah ,fixed.

Tmuk · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2008 15:47

I'll be looking out for your monkey face in the newsagents this Sunday, Gaywood.

Runcle · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2008 15:48

Mr Chris wrote:

richardgaywood wrote:

Yay! Someone cares. I've had an email from a reporter for the -- get this -- Daily Star Sunday paper. Hmmmm. I bet their story will be most excellent.

They will be bitterly disappointed when they discover that you're not gay and they can't run a story about a filthy gay paedo being banned from preying on the poor defenceless teenagers on XBox live.

You mark my words.

why would that stop them.

be honest they only publish 100 words a day. so I wouldnt be suprised if it was a lass with her tits out with a headline 'Dick GayWood'.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2008 16:19

Mr Chris wrote:

You can change my name back to Mr Chris, rather than Mr Christ, if you wouldn't mind. I get enough trouble with my ex-religion as it is.

Man, if you'd just let that rest, nothing more would ever have happened, and most probably wouldn't have noticed.

Now... Sorry friend, but it most certainly has been noted.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Why is it, in allthe time I've "known" Richard Gaywood, I never once though "Dick Gaywood"? Why is "dick" the first thing every american seems to hear unpon hearing "richard"? Pfft.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

Americans have a very strong anti gay agenda built into them from childhood, so anything to do with male genitalia is immediately ridiculed. They can't help it. It's a defence mechanism to prove how very heterosexual they all are.

SteONorDar · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 19:36

Mr Russ wrote:

Americans have a very strong anti gay agenda built into them from childhood, so anything to do with male genitalia is immediately ridiculed. They can't help it. It's a defence mechanism to prove how very heterosexual they all are.

To be fair, that depends which states.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

Well yes, I was being a bit silly with my over generalising.

SteONorDar · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 19:40

It's definitely true with "Jesusland", though. The coastal regions, much less so.

It's actually really hard to generalise about America, as it's more or less 50 seperate countries joined together. Fascinating place in many ways.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Well, it's in there -- about 15-20 pages in as a sidebar to an article about Metal Gear Solid 4. Very simple writeup, it's no more than a couple of hundred words long. I'll get a scan up later.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sun Jun 01, 2008 13:26

Quote:

Richard Gaywood has an offensive name

Microsoft have chosen to ban Richard Gaywood for having an inherently offensive name.We agree with them, his name is very offensive to us. We wish he was dead.

Hardly 200 words.