Blindman {l Wrote}:Nope.
Blindman {l Wrote}: I just dont think I need to put up with names like f*** just because they think its their right to name themselves whatever they want.
ballist1c {l Wrote}:Blindman {l Wrote}:Nope.
To be fair, there is nothing offensive about the word itself; in modern society it is not considered an obscenity and it is infact a scientific term, there are MUCH more obscene names and usernames out there. There is a Warsow high-skill dueler named 'bigpenismonster'. Hulk, maybe just don't go on Blindman's server then
I (a moderator) would not kick hulk for this, and there is no reason to; if his name was something like 'suck_my_<nick>', or ANYTHING considered an obscenity, then I would consider taking action, even more so if he teamkills, flames, or spams chat of course. But he doesn't.Blindman {l Wrote}: I just dont think I need to put up with names like f*** just because they think its their right to name themselves whatever they want.
For me, they can name themselves anything that is not considered obscene; quin has the final word but I doubt he will deviate much from this. Keep in mind that moderators and server admins who kick/ban for a reason that is not apparent to most people will get said mod/admin in trouble; I have had experience with this, and going around insta-banning everyone with a slightly suggestive nickname will not help your case, so don't do that
(and no, I am not a CoD player; never owned a copy of the game in my life, even though a lot of my friends have. I grew up and stayed with Quake Live. I am as young as Greaserpirate, yet I use the brain given to me)
Blindman {l Wrote}:]This is sillyness. Id rather not have to, this whole admin / mod / thing is frankly confusing. I dont think its a big deal to ask them to change the name, and no it isnt a freedom of speech thing, its just my preference. One mans obscene is another kids funny. So are you telling me to leave people alone on servers that I run, because at last count theres still only 30 or so running, less with any people on them, Id like not to think im being told I have no right to kick people from my own server.
* The owner of a server may outline their own rules, specific to their server.
- These rules may not revoke any part of this document.
- These rules must not make any unreasonable or illegal demands.
* Players must behave in a manner that is not disruptive to the game.
- Cussing is fine, so long as it doesn't involve bigotry (racist, religious,
or sexually derogatory [gender or orientation] remarks), unless a server is
designated as "family friendly" and provides a clear definition of what
kind of language is not permitted.
- Intentionally killing team mates or scoring for an opposing team is not
permitted.
- Cheating, flooding and/or spamming is not permitted.
Blindman {l Wrote}:Theres a difference between what passes for acceptable today than even a few years ago. So I guess if someone wants to be known as a penis, he then has the right to impose it on everyone else?
qreeves {l Wrote}:Guidelines for servers:
- {l Code}: {l Select All Code}
* The owner of a server may outline their own rules, specific to their server.
- These rules may not revoke any part of this document.
- These rules must not make any unreasonable or illegal demands.
Guidelines for players:
- {l Code}: {l Select All Code}
* Players must behave in a manner that is not disruptive to the game.
- Cussing is fine, so long as it doesn't involve bigotry (racist, religious,
or sexually derogatory [gender or orientation] remarks), unless a server is
designated as "family friendly" and provides a clear definition of what
kind of language is not permitted.
- Intentionally killing team mates or scoring for an opposing team is not
permitted.
- Cheating, flooding and/or spamming is not permitted.
It might be your server, but it is our game/community/reputation that gets affected by bad behaviour, so yes, there are limits on what you can do, as outlined in "doc/guidelines.txt". So, as long as you make your rules clear (both in writing and in drawing the player attention to it) and define what kind of language is permitted, then you can do whatever you like on your own server. If the rules are not clear, or it becomes evident a server admin is just being abusive, then their server can/will be de-listed from the master server.
hulk {l Wrote}:Blindman {l Wrote}:Theres a difference between what passes for acceptable today than even a few years ago. So I guess if someone wants to be known as a penis, he then has the right to impose it on everyone else?
Hey, chill out. It's just a harmless nickname. Not really a reason to flip out.![]()
And yes i find it funny, even though i'm not a kid anymore. It's funny because it elicits responses like "ROFL, I GOT KILLED BY A WALKING PENIS"... So far nobody in the game has complained about the nickname. For me it's the most amusing when i'm winning a round and people see someone with the name "PENiS" has the most points.
ballist1c {l Wrote}:Blindman {l Wrote}:]This is sillyness. Id rather not have to, this whole admin / mod / thing is frankly confusing. I dont think its a big deal to ask them to change the name, and no it isnt a freedom of speech thing, its just my preference. One mans obscene is another kids funny. So are you telling me to leave people alone on servers that I run, because at last count theres still only 30 or so running, less with any people on them, Id like not to think im being told I have no right to kick people from my own server.
This is silliness? You brought it up, your topic, speak for yourself.
And one man's preference is another man's idiocy.
I did not say you could not ask them to change their name, only that you shouldn't kick/ban them for refusing, as it will give you a bad reputation.(I doubt you run more than 3 servers anyway)
This goes for ANY server admin: they can run your server however the hell they want, but if they are overly strict or mean no one will come near your join button. Try to be logical and fair when you try to set down rules for a public gaming server.
This is silliness? You brought it up, your topic, speak for yourself.
And one man's preference is another man's idiocy.
I did not say you could not ask them to change their name, only that you shouldn't kick/ban them for refusing
(I doubt you run more than 3 servers anyway)
but if they are overly strict or mean no one will come near your join button.
Blindman {l Wrote}:but i can see scenarios where it might involve hurt feelings. Im beginning to get the idea this is somewhat of a closed community.
qreeves {l Wrote}:It comes down to this: you are playing a genre dominated by teenage-to-adult men. More often than not, this group is not very mature, therefore we take that into account when we created the rules. Yes, it might be mildly annoying there are people out there using profain nicknames, but it happens. I protect the important parts, like cheating, actual abuse, etc, and server admins are very welcome to set up their own rules for their own server. People vote with their feet, and if they don't like your rules they simply won't play on your server. I'd rather not run that experiment on the whole game.
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