Is this 1942?

[Shadybolt-thrall]

I can agree with you on that one.

[Zenblossom-laughing-skull]

@Kalaen-black-dragonflight

Someone called 1984 a meme

You can always tell who had to read this book in English class and who didn’t

[Baldwin-arygos]

I think it pretty much always is with these topics. Pretty normal for someone to minimize their behavior and play victim.

[Kilturs-aegwynn]

The book is required reading here in Germany…not sure though if we did read it in English or a German translation ^^

[Af-lightbringer]

@Boredumb-alexstrasza

Sorry Elon, Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences or from being held accountable.

bad argument because the point is pushing against those who have the power to yield the consequences or hold you “accountable.”

Their “terms of service” are driven by the desire to keep ESRB and various entities like that happy via an “age appropriate” rating.

If blizzard made a server where by playing that server you agreed that there was no bannable offense from anything typed into chat, character name or guild name: it would be the most popular server.

They will never do that because it would equate to them “supporting” the obvious result.

However many people are hurt by that, it’s more saddening to me that they don’t support freedom of speech. Shrug.

[Kalaen-black-dragonflight (Kalaen)]

@Kilturs-aegwynn

I mean there was a thread with that guy calling it 1984 for another thread to be deleted or something…or was that the EN EU forum?

I probably agree with him, so

[Rakham-bloodsail-buccaneers]

@Rabititus-shuhalo

But, how will I ever win an argument if I don’t call them a MF?

Mary Francis? Monty Fassbender? Morgan Freeman?!

Moldy Fréchette?

Macaroni Frisbee!

Milky Football!

[Steinerr-stormrage]

happen back in mop. it was hilarious to the point i started telling people in trade chat if your gonna do it do it in whisper as theres nothing that can nore will happen. ive been telling people exactly what i think of them in whispers until that dumb social contract started getting enforced because of cry babies. believe me or dont its not like i care if some random person believes me or not

[Liolang-daggerspine]

@Af-lightbringer

If blizzard made a server where by playing that server you agreed that there was no bannable offense from anything typed into chat, character name or guild name: it would be the most popular server.

Likely wouldnt even be legal, Id think. Say youre threatening to assassinate or kill someone…I dont think theyre legally allowed to ignore that kind of stuff

[Briselody-lightnings-blade (Briselody)]

People bragging about being awful and toxic to others is always wild to me.

[Myzrym-area-52]

@Shadybolt-thrall

The only way the OP got reported would’ve been if they had responded back to the people whispering them.

I will go back and forth with you all day here.

But I wouldn’t respond to an argumentative/insulting whisper, party chat, or w/e in-game.

Best practice to ignore/report and move on. Smart take Shady.

[Rakham-bloodsail-buccaneers]

YouTube and Twittert/X have made billions on that concept!

[Akariliselle-cenarion-circle]

People are crybabies because no one enjoys dealing with jerks who rage and throw tantrums in whispers over things in a video game?

[Rakham-bloodsail-buccaneers]

Barring real life threats, I would probably play on that server.

[Rabititus-shuhalo (Rabititus)]

@Akariliselle-cenarion-circle

People are crybabies

When they get feelings hurt because i made a joke?
Yes, crybabies…

[Liolang-daggerspine]

@Akariliselle-cenarion-circle

People are crybabies because no one enjoys dealing with jerks who rage and throw tantrums in whispers over things in a video game?

I mentioned this concept elsewhere last evening.
They start calling YOU names because of THEIR passive aggressive behavior when you dont like that behavior.

“grow a thicker skin”

No…how about YOU act like an adult.

[Gundox-bladefist]

@Af-lightbringer

Their “terms of service” are driven by the desire to keep ESRB and various entities like that happy via an “age appropriate” rating.

This is false as since WoW is an MMO the ESRB rating 100% does not apply when interacting with other players (impossible to avoid in an MMO for obvious reasons), as can be found on their own website for WoW https://www.esrb.org/ratings/29635/world-of-warcraft/.

[Akariliselle-cenarion-circle]

@Af-lightbringer

If blizzard made a server where by playing that server you agreed that there was no bannable offense from anything typed into chat, character name or guild name: it would be the most popular server.

It would be more of a meme server than anything, not because people truly want this. Plus there are a number of things that aren’t protected by the right to free speech and can land you in legal trouble if you say them. I doubt Blizzard would want that headache because of people who want an excuse to say whatever they want.

[Af-lightbringer]

@Gertt-skull-rock

Most memes are braindead. I think talking in memes is the leading cause of brainrot. I can agree with that.

“1984” is more of a meme for someone claiming a private company is censoring their freedom of speech. Invoking “1984” in this case, being the meme.

Isn’t it easier to just use the truth as your personality instead of some “super cool how do you do fellow kids” version of the truth as personality replacement.

You are not intelligent if you equate 1984 to a misunderstanding of how “freedom of speech” does not override a pseudo-private space’s rights to remove you from their service or establishment. Just like I can’t show up at OP’s mother’s basement and say this stuff without them being able to claim I’m trespassing and remove me from the property. No “bububuh freedom of speech.”

1984 was more about government revisionism and propaganda to mandate support for endless war.

It’s also quite ironic that most of the people bringing up “It’s liek 1984 muh freedoms” would not agree with Orwell’s firm democratic socialist standpoint. He was warning that people who pander to any form of government in this system end up in a 1984 scenario. So the very act of clinging to government assigned freedom = you already lost.

[Warthinator-earthfury]

@Mikoshi-illidan

There are no automatic bans via report spam.

Ignoring the live streams that show otherwise, I’m just going to respond to this part:

@Mikoshi-illidan

Squelches yes

Even THAT is way too far. Players should not have the power to screw with other players.

A RATIONAL thing would be mass report=goes straight to the top of the review queue, instead of this automated nonsense that punishes someone pending actual review.