The US was founded by Puritans running away from religious persecution who then persecuted others for their beliefs.
I donât think weâre better.
someone got reported lmao
I so often see people misrepresenting the 1A. It often includes âyou do not have the right to shout fire in a theater!â
Which is wrong. You absolutely have that right. And you nailed it with ââŠand not have repercussions.â
The 1A, 2A and other rights let you do stupid things. But youâre not immune from the consequences of your stupid things.
Shout fire in a theater, as part of the cast? Enjoy.
Shout fire in a theater, because thereâs a fire? Thank you
Shout fire in a theater, to incite a riot? Thatâs on you.
The issue is that companies operate in the US, and are also protected by the 1A. But when they claim they are supporters of rights (be it Juneteenth, LBGTQIA+ or others) and work to stifle the rights of others, itâs hypocritical.
So having content and and avenue of discussion restricted? Totally legal. But when those same companies restrict the speech of the employees, customers, et al then itâs hypocritical.
Sherloch is watchingâŠ
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No you cant. It disables the ability to use the LFG system or join any kind of pvp using the LFG.
People abuse the auto-system to take away someoneâs ability to play until they appeal and open a ticket for an actual person to look into.
Well dont say it⊠lol ? People dont know how to act, i guess they do IRL, its just the internet muscles
Yes, you can still play.
You cannot create your own group nor list your own group.
You can still join other peopleâs groups, when they list themselves. Requires no talking, on your part. You may have to wait for a whisper to be initiated, in order to communicate with them. However, Blizz has no control over Disc, so you may still communicate without typing in game, whatsoever. If the group is using Disc, OFC.
I agree, the Squelch does get abused.
You keep using the word âplayâ, when you really mean a small fraction of the game (which youâre still incorrect about).
You can still play the game when Squelched/Silenced. You can quest, you can pet battle, you create a new character, you can farm old instances for transmog, etc. Thereâs plenty of stuff a Squelched/Silenced player can still do.
When, I was Suspended for swearing, back in Wrath before the Squelch, I couldnât do, anything. I couldnât log in to quest, create a new character, farm old instances for (at the time) RP gear, etc.
I donât want to hear how Squelched/Silenced players âcanât playâ, when they absolutely can!
Blizz is lazy and lets the Squelch run its course which is 24hrs.
Squelches arenât worth âappealingâ. You can handle a 24hr âtime outâ. I was Suspended for 3 days, for swearing. Only Silences are worth appealing because thatâs manually looked into/applied and lasts longer than 24hrs.
Sounds like the OP deserved the ban if he was randomly annoying that many people. That said, if youâre offended by swearing the game comes with a built in bad language filter. If bad language offends you then keep that turned on. I believe if you turn that off and you see someone swearing then you deserve some of the blame.
Note: Iâm not talking about when people purposely misspell swearing to get around the filter, or actively pursue and harass someone - that deserves reporting. Just if youâre offended by a casual f-bomb then donât turn off the profanity filter.
I reported all that contains questionable website links.
But bad language has always been a faux pas. The filter was put in for parents not wanting their kids to see it.
I donât get why itâs so hard for some to communicate without expletives.
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To be fair, queueing for something isnât the only way to play the game.
Granted, I am not saying that squelch should stop you from queueing⊠that may be a bit harsh, but you can still play⊠there are just certain things you canât do.
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God forbid we have to sit on a timeout and do something with real live people for 15 minutes (or however long).
You keep using those words⊠I donât think they mean what you think they mean. âFree speechâ is protected speech in regards to government regulation. Activision/Blizzard is not a governmental entity and you are agreeing to their terms, which you certainly approved without reading.
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Iâd be a lot more fine with a squelch if it didnât stop people from queueing into LFD/LFR or stop then from listing a group in the pug finder. I kinda think that is way overkill for an automated system. Silenced in chat is inconvenient, but as it is, a squelch is way too punishing.
Pretty sure a squelch starts at a day and escalates if Blizzard actions the reports. But, a day of severely hindered gameplay for an automated response is too much imo.
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Iâd agree with this. Blocking from public channels I get, but the other stuff may be a step too far. That said, my earlier post was just to dispute the fact that you canât play the game if you canât queue. You can still play, just maybe not in the manner youâd choose to. Accuracy is important. 
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I agree, my post was mostly just rambling about my own personal dissatisfaction with the squelch system.
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Ah yeah, I can agree there. I mean I have never been squelched personally⊠but it does seem a touch harsh for âtimeout while we verify thingsâ.
If a company fires you for insulting its customers, are they hypocritical?
I find it interesting you are able to see the shades of grey above, but go into black and white mode over a company.
So everyone else is wrong and you arenât?
Im aware of a few private owned businesses that have been shut down because the left doesnt think they have the right to have differing opinions and beliefs. SO do those free enterprises get to operate according to their choices and have other rules for their businesses like Blizz does?
I personally think Blizzard and all the tech giants should be broken up because they are too big and control way too much of the market today.