Author Topic: Crude Language Online (Read 1941 times)

Yeager · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2002, 02:08:28 PM »

I say we give voss a badge and a gun and let him loose!

Just make sure there aint any video cameras rolling tape.

poopster · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2002, 02:44:45 PM »

I have noticed that it get's pretty ugly here sometimes.

Where I came from, you never saw it. If you did, 10 guys were on the poster in a heartbeat. Wasn't tolerated. It didn't happen. The pilots policed themselves. Anyone new learned real quick what was not acceptable. If not, screen shots resulted in very quick action.

When I first arrived here I was surprised at what I was seeing. Saw more here in 1 day then I saw in 5 years of flying over there.

Tacky. Besides not having much imagination.

Flossy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 13, 2002, 03:10:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Nefarious
Maybe we need some Main Arena Moderators?

This is one thing I really miss about AW, where I was a Game Assistant until EA.com panicked we might ask for payment and ended our services.

My main role was to be a friendly face in the arena, answer any questions and generally try to be helpful; but we were also responsible for making sure that the general atmosphere of the arenas were not marred by players causing disruption.... more often than not, all it needed was a quick "cool it" from one of us for most people to respond positively; but if trouble-makers continued to disrupt the arena, despite several warnings, some of us also had the power to eject them. Of course, any ejections had to be reported in full in our forums, preferably with full text captures included. However, I can honestly say that in 18 months of being a Game Assistant in AW (would have been longer if I had had a choice!) I can count on one hand how often I had to take any action, and never actually ejected anyone, usually managing to resolve situations by talking to the people concerned.

I personally think that just having a 'visible presence' of something like a Game Assistant is usually enough to keep other players from causing disruption to the arena. This was something I really enjoyed doing in AW, and would willingly do it here if such a position was available.

Voss · « **Reply #18 on:** July 13, 2002, 03:19:05 PM »

Well, the 'polite suggestion' DOES NOT work, even with your own team. All you get is elevated pissiness and more language. I can count more then one hands' worth of rude comments I've gotten just over the last four hours.

I don't understand it, either, all it takes is a little consideration and thought before typing it into the buffer. I mean, a few breathes before hitting 'enter,' would probably suffice. But, no, a lot of the guys online lack the ability to control even the slightest whim.

Yeager · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2002, 03:41:43 PM »

Dont forget about the booze. Booze turns some otherwise decent people into some pretty heartless cruel bastards.

Ban booze!

SKurj · « **Reply #20 on:** July 13, 2002, 04:35:19 PM »

hey if 4-5+ other players say something to the offender, along the lines of 'watch the lip please' the language would clean up in no time at all...

thats how it worked for the most part in AW and it worked VERY well

SKurj

llbm_MOL · « **Reply #21 on:** July 13, 2002, 04:39:48 PM »

.squelch 1

Gman · « **Reply #22 on:** July 13, 2002, 05:29:05 PM »

Where do you draw the line is my only question.

I know the incidents that Voss is referring to, I saw it go down, and the guy in question was using the old "chit, fugging" workaround while insulting him. The words don't bother me as much as the plain lack of respect towards others.

Heck, guys like Leftfoot say WTF, or OMG, or BS every time they get shot down nearly, it's virtually a trademark of the more colorfull guys in the arena, but we ALL KNOW what these abbreviations mean. Even Hitech's squad name could fall into this category. Where is the line drawn? Only at attempts to circumvent the chat censor, or will abbreviations count soon as well.

I find it funny that I saw far less swearing and carrying on back one there was NO chat censor and no hidden admin amoung us.

oboe · « **Reply #23 on:** July 13, 2002, 06:01:09 PM »

I would be all for game assistants in the way Flossy has described them.

I've been pretty disappointed in the language and attitudes I've seen displayed in the MA.

SirLoin · « **Reply #24 on:** July 13, 2002, 06:16:12 PM »

I nominate Flossy!...

akak · « **Reply #25 on:** July 13, 2002, 06:21:11 PM »

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Originally posted by SKurj
hey if 4-5+ other players say something to the offender, along the lines of 'watch the lip please' the language would clean up in no time at all...

thats how it worked for the most part in AW and it worked VERY well

SKurj

what worked very well was the /.eject command...that really put a sock in some of their mouths.

Ack-Ack

Voss · « **Reply #26 on:** July 13, 2002, 06:21:40 PM »

He didn't mask it well at all, and then today one of my own team mates wouldn't stop either.

Makes you wonder where they hide their brains.

-ik- · « **Reply #27 on:** July 13, 2002, 06:43:58 PM »

hehe, anyone remember "killa-" from wb? Only thing to do was ignore him. Anything, I mean any comment at all directed at him would only spur him on.

funkedup · « **Reply #28 on:** July 13, 2002, 06:46:41 PM »

iEN banned Killa from the arenas and Argo banned Killa from AGW.

ArceBandit at 6 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 13, 2002, 07:15:29 PM »

You Americans cant use bad launguage the way your suposed to ,in Ireland we use it like this EG.
get the f**k out of my way.
what the f**k are u at.
what the f**k did u call me.
its f**ked eg (broken).
im f**ked eg (tired).
f**k eg (shock).
f**k it anyway.
oh f**k.
We dont say f**k you, or f**k off.
look i,ve attached a picture to cut the tension