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Alvinho

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all the racial slurs and such is just sickening there and something has to be done, i went ot test stuff and was consistently called a N-word
 

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Although I do not advocate racial slurs, and I hate it when someone is berating another. These post just seem to reek of child playground tattle tailing.. Wahhhh the bully called me names..... wahhhhhh... Just get over it, or in school were you the one constantly getting every one else in 'time out' lol...
 
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Although I do not advocate racial slurs, and I hate it when someone is berating another. These post just seem to reek of child playground tattle tailing.. Wahhhh the bully called me names..... wahhhhhh... Just get over it, or in school were you the one constantly getting every one else in 'time out' lol...

Wow so you see someone bullying and do nothing.

I hope your being sarcastic
 

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For this reason... test center will never be taken seriously. Some few can ignore it. The only time test is playable is when they are not testing.

Some folks can ignore it. Some can not.
 

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The above is my personal opinion. It does not reflect anything else.
 

Alvinho

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Although I do not advocate racial slurs, and I hate it when someone is berating another. These post just seem to reek of child playground tattle tailing.. Wahhhh the bully called me names..... wahhhhhh... Just get over it, or in school were you the one constantly getting every one else in 'time out' lol...
Actually i would like that gms take action there so the offenders take hits on their real shard, it should have the same rules as prodo shards as far as speech goes, here a few minutes ago i had someone tell me "i am going to f-ing R-word your mother, you f-ing N-word"
 
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olduofan

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In civilized society the peaceful should not "have to ignore" the ignorant rants of others it is detestable to most and should be monitored and be unacceptable In a game we PAY to play.
 

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Wow so you see someone bullying and do nothing.

I hope your being sarcastic
just a few points my friend :)


There are two sides to every story. ( He would of had to of said something to get them to call him names in the first place now wouldn't he? How else would they know his name to 'e-bully' him.)

If its 1 on 1, who am I to upset the balance of nature.

Now if its 5 people picking on 1, thats a different story now isn't it.

Quit your blanket statements for the lose.
 

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In civilized society the peaceful should not "have to ignore" the ignorant rants of others it is detestable to most and should be monitored and be unacceptable In a game we PAY to play.
Once again you are being selfish in your own right. They PAY to play to :)
 

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In my opinion, it has become rather apparent that devs and support have little to do with one another.
 
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olduofan

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just a few points my friend :)


There are two sides to every story. ( He would of had to of said something to get them to call him names in the first place now wouldn't he? How else would they know his name to 'e-bully' him.)

If its 1 on 1, who am I to upset the balance of nature.

Now if its 5 people picking on 1, thats a different story now isn't it.

Quit your blanket statements for the lose.
Go read the ROC
 

kelmo

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Once again you are being selfish in your own right. They PAY to play to :)
They agreed to the priveldge to play, there are rules.
 

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In civilized society the peaceful should not "have to ignore" the ignorant rants of others it is detestable to most and should be monitored and be unacceptable In a game we PAY to play.
One last thing about this comment. In civilized society thats exactly what you have to do. Freedom of Speech. Once again you seem to be a very self centered person. If you don't like what someone is saying move a distance that the words / language no longer falls upon your ears.

What you are saying is if you do not like what someone is saying in RL, you should have the right to have them removed, as if you are some sort of god or something.
 

Alvinho

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There are two sides to every story. ( He would of had to of said something to get them to call him names in the first place now wouldn't he? How else would they know his name to 'e-bully' him.)
one just has to walk out the yew gate and see the talk form a certain group of folks
 

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There is no right to freedom of speech in UO. You seem to be confused.
 
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olduofan

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They agreed to the priveldge to play, there are rules.

Thank you

also they are being ignorant it is not necessary to us the N- word or any sort of racial slurs only hate ful people stoop to those levels and should be dealt with.
 

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*shrugs* This issue has exsisted for years. It is why many never go back to test.
 
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olduofan

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just a few points my friend :)


There are two sides to every story. ( He would of had to of said something to get them to call him names in the first place now wouldn't he? How else would they know his name to 'e-bully' him.)

If its 1 on 1, who am I to upset the balance of nature.

Now if its 5 people picking on 1, thats a different story now isn't it.

Quit your blanket statements for the lose.
Please dont ever call me friend again I choose may friends carefully
 

kelmo

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Although I do not advocate racial slurs, and I hate it when someone is berating another. These post just seem to reek of child playground tattle tailing.. Wahhhh the bully called me names..... wahhhhhh... Just get over it, or in school were you the one constantly getting every one else in 'time out' lol...
You mean this comment?
 

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That was your first point, right? The one "no one" has addressed?
 

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I will gladly address that. In a "playground" where bullys always win... who wants to play except for the bullys?
 

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Really? Tell me of your side. I will listen.
 
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Fayled Dhreams

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need active GM's on test

all the racial slurs and such is just sickening there and something has to be done, i went ot test stuff and was consistently called a N-word

NEVER gonna happen
... GMs on test.

They weren't "responsive" on test, back when "the UO team" >claimed< to have GMs
Or even as much as a lead/supervisor/gm person to "make complaints to ..."

They "should have" been using "test" to TRAIN GM's ... dum duh doh?

did not ...

See my "join date" ? GMs on test ... is OLDER than that re: needed/wanted/doable/desired

Older than History

as a matter of fact.

:talktothehand: quit talking and dance the dance :danceb:
 

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*nods* While I wish it were other wise, Fayled is correct.
 

kelmo

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Oh the harassment is not exclusive to fel side. Just saying.
 

Viquire

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Right, no, that response is more general to UO than just test.

Remember test is where all us oldtimers let our kids play. *grimace*
 

kelmo

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Even if I locked this thread, it is not going to go away. Especially with an extended run on test shard. This issue has been here since I started playing, even before.
 

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I will leave it at this... Bioware/Mythic sends us to a playground, asks for testing then ignores the playground and hopes to get input. All the while, a bunch of bullys run rampant on the playground. With little or no repercusion...

No wonder little testing gets done, unless the bullys do so. So let's us all hope the bullys report the bugs they find...
 

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If we had gms on test, all the little kids like toxic would come here complaining about being banned for their despicable language. And no, I don't mean casual swearing, I mean the over-use of racial slurs, bigotry, etc. People who do whatever they can to spread hate and get people mad. This has always been a problem on test. I can ignore personally, but I get very tired of it. But many others can't ignore it.
 

Viquire

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joking aside, I'm glad this came up. Not glad for the reason, but glad it made me think about it.

My youngest has been after me for some UO time recently. They make tailors and do the dress up thing, and make houses, fight mongbats, that kind of thing.

Dad will be needing to make sure profanity filters are in place and all chat channels are "off" before letting them sit in front of the console.
 

Viquire

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I will leave it at this... Bioware/Mythic sends us to a playground, asks for testing then ignores the playground and hopes to get input. All the while, a bunch of bullys run rampant on the playground. With little or no repercusion...

No wonder little testing gets done, unless the bullys do so. So let's us all hope the bullys report the bugs they find...
Wasn't there a reward system for turning in bugs at one point? Its a shame voon never caught on and there is no in game voice data. Specialized chat channels would only work if enough people were in on the channel. It could be something worth thinking about.
 

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I am a Stratics mod and an almost exclusive Siege player. I have a thick skin. I can ignore the worst. Some players can not/will not tolerate that kind of abusive language. I can not hold them at fault.
 
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I got an ICQ from somebody who says there are players disrupting the Japanese memorial event on Sonoma right in front of the EMs and Mesanna, cussing players out during the memorial service, etc.
 

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I was just there and did not see that.
 

Omnius

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I got an ICQ from somebody who says there are players disrupting the Japanese memorial event on Sonoma right in front of the EMs and Mesanna, cussing players out during the memorial service, etc.
Cussing isn't even English...
 

Alvinho

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Let's see how seriously EA takes harassment even if it is on a Test Server/shard ORIGIN - Ultima Online - Main

that is to their own policy on harassment, with stiffer and stiffer legislation laws going on the books every day about threating remarks including making idle threats, and racially motivated comments, just how seriously does EA take this type of nonsense on their own servers, Cal and messana both have been sent a message along with a reference number yet messena was online a bit ago and not even reading the message, yes return receipt was checked on the messages. Called the 1-866 number, was told by support on EA games telephone that there was a problem with Ultima Online and that only Billing issues were being handled beyond that nothing was available through the telephone service, which is fishy in itself.
 
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Fayled Dhreams

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The only thing "fishy" is your current "crusade"

*points up* turn YOUR language filter on ... as directed by your linkage:

An important point to note regarding this type of harassment is that a genuine attempt to alleviate the situation must have been made. This could be an attempt to leave the area or the offending player, or simply the act of asking them politely to stop.
A) you won't have to ask them to stop saying "******"

but ... if you really really >need to< make the asterisks STOP !!
Page on them in the prescribed manner ... AS IF there were GMs on test
because:

When a player uses the harassment function, GMs are automatically sent an account of the incident through email, providing them with a log detailing the recent text in the area. The player does not need to do anything further, and the GMs will make the determination once they access the sent logs as to whether the case of harassment can be proven as valid. While this also places a call summoning a GM to witness the scene, you may not see any outward sign of a GM appearing or speaking, since the harassment process is kept separate from most service calls, and any information gathered on the scene by the GMs may be used along with the logs in determining the action taken on the harassment call.

To be fair in our judgments, it's necessary that we either witness the harassment in person, or that we can prove intent through the log sent by the harassment tool. Since screenshots and journals can be altered, we cannot accept those as proof of harassment.

As a way for us to keep track of all harassment calls, records are kept on the accounts of all parties involved when the harassment tool is used, detailing the results of our investigation.
*dusts hands*
Problem solved ... Player/customer >can practice/PLAY< ; AS IF they can read and follow "rules"


:danceb:
 

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If we had gms on test, all the little kids like toxic would come here complaining about being banned for their despicable language. And no, I don't mean casual swearing, I mean the over-use of racial slurs, bigotry, etc. People who do whatever they can to spread hate and get people mad. This has always been a problem on test. I can ignore personally, but I get very tired of it. But many others can't ignore it.
Bawhhhhhhahhhahhah this was a good laugh. 'little kids' I didn't know little kids had bacholers in computer science, and held positions of lead developer for the organisations they work for. /shrug can back up with proof so w.e

And by the way I don't use 'despicable language', or 'racial slurs'. Please read my first post before you decide to open your mouth and try to class me.

All I am saying is you guys sound like a bunch of cry babies. Wahhh wahhh... LoL...
 

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All I am saying is you guys sound like a bunch of cry babies. Wahhh wahhh... LoL...
I agree, people should definitely be allowed to use racial slurs ingame with no repercussions from the GMs. If you're offended by the use of such words you shouldn't be playing a T rated game. Oh wait..:lame:
 

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Bawhhhhhhahhhahhah this was a good laugh. 'little kids' I didn't know little kids had bacholers in computer science, and held positions of lead developer for the organisations they work for. /shrug can back up with proof so w.e

And by the way I don't use 'despicable language', or 'racial slurs'. Please read my first post before you decide to open your mouth and try to class me.

All I am saying is you guys sound like a bunch of cry babies. Wahhh wahhh... LoL...
Dang, didn't expect you to get all self-conscious on us, not a child fine, I don't care who you are or what you do, lol! Want to look down your nose at people around you who happen to get offended by language, go ahead. I, and plenty of other people here, just happen to be considerate of everyone else who always plays this game.
 
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