Hahahahahhhh...redgreensunset wrote: »Their job is to remain as neutral as humanly possible and make sure the rules for behavior in this place is kept.
In short, they're supposed to be impersonal. It's their damn job.
Contaminate wrote: »robertthebard wrote: »oXI_Viper_IXo wrote: »WilliamESO wrote: »Got like 6 warnings for fake reasons.
I want my freedom speech
It looks likes China sometimes...
I hate to tell you, but freedom of speech in no way applies to a private company's private forums.
Mmmmmnnnnnnn I believe you are correct in this regard. Legally, this is not a public forum, in the same sense that a library, town hall, etc etc are. 'Private forum' isn't the right word, there's a specific legal term to it, but I cannot recall the name. Basically, ZoS has the full right to censor speech, and moderate conversations as they see fit; they control the content that is released. Now, on sites like youtube and facebook? That's where it becomes iffy, because it's the users that control the released content... and are, technically, public forums, despite company ownership.
There's actually quite a few law suits running at present, in regards to certain shady practices those aforementioned sites are engaged in, going over whether or not those sites have the legal right or authority to censor, publicly or discretely, content that gets posted on those sites unless they are outright in violation of state or federal laws. Here in this forum though, ZoS has full-on censoring and moderation rights. Something that may be annoying to some, but I respect the rule of law in this regard. If ZoS wants to be china with their property, well they can darn well be china if they please. All we can do is complain and hope someone is listening.
It doesn't have anything to do with "wanting to be China" though. Nobody's going to be showing up at anyone's door to disappear them if they say something "dicey". The forums are supposed to be a place where players can get together to discuss the game, and if some posters are making that experience poor through what they have to say, they can be removed. If we were in a bar, and a customer is being unruly, they can be removed in the same way, I used to do that very thing for a living. At one point, I was also a moderator on an MMO forum. Posts that are disruptive are removed, because it creates a non-friendly atmosphere for other people that may just want to participate in the dialog. We're free to post whatever we want, but the ToS states that "offensive" stuff can be removed, and that we can be removed for any reason, including being banned, and we all agree to it when we're making our accounts.
Yeah and if that bar has a roach infestation and the bartender is keeps spitting in the drinks, then it's not "unruly" to be vocal with complaining. It also would actually get the business shut down if a bar treated their customers that way. Unfortunately the gaming industry gets buy on a lack of legislation against crap like this.
The most frustrating part about it is the Zenimax icon showing up next to the thread and you open it hoping for some kind of useful reply but it's just another "We removed some posts, please stay civil" response. This thread being a great example for that.
They should get rid of the Zenimax icon for moderation related replies on threads.
robertthebard wrote: »Contaminate wrote: »robertthebard wrote: »oXI_Viper_IXo wrote: »WilliamESO wrote: »Got like 6 warnings for fake reasons.
I want my freedom speech
It looks likes China sometimes...
I hate to tell you, but freedom of speech in no way applies to a private company's private forums.
Mmmmmnnnnnnn I believe you are correct in this regard. Legally, this is not a public forum, in the same sense that a library, town hall, etc etc are. 'Private forum' isn't the right word, there's a specific legal term to it, but I cannot recall the name. Basically, ZoS has the full right to censor speech, and moderate conversations as they see fit; they control the content that is released. Now, on sites like youtube and facebook? That's where it becomes iffy, because it's the users that control the released content... and are, technically, public forums, despite company ownership.
There's actually quite a few law suits running at present, in regards to certain shady practices those aforementioned sites are engaged in, going over whether or not those sites have the legal right or authority to censor, publicly or discretely, content that gets posted on those sites unless they are outright in violation of state or federal laws. Here in this forum though, ZoS has full-on censoring and moderation rights. Something that may be annoying to some, but I respect the rule of law in this regard. If ZoS wants to be china with their property, well they can darn well be china if they please. All we can do is complain and hope someone is listening.
It doesn't have anything to do with "wanting to be China" though. Nobody's going to be showing up at anyone's door to disappear them if they say something "dicey". The forums are supposed to be a place where players can get together to discuss the game, and if some posters are making that experience poor through what they have to say, they can be removed. If we were in a bar, and a customer is being unruly, they can be removed in the same way, I used to do that very thing for a living. At one point, I was also a moderator on an MMO forum. Posts that are disruptive are removed, because it creates a non-friendly atmosphere for other people that may just want to participate in the dialog. We're free to post whatever we want, but the ToS states that "offensive" stuff can be removed, and that we can be removed for any reason, including being banned, and we all agree to it when we're making our accounts.
Yeah and if that bar has a roach infestation and the bartender is keeps spitting in the drinks, then it's not "unruly" to be vocal with complaining. It also would actually get the business shut down if a bar treated their customers that way. Unfortunately the gaming industry gets buy on a lack of legislation against crap like this.
If you're truly that unhappy, nobody is standing behind you with a shotgun forcing you to play. There are a lot of games out there. I've dedicated years, and lots of cash to games that I no longer play. When I have issues, I post them, in as constructive a manner as possible. Being unruly isn't the answer. It will just get posts either edited to incoherence, assuming any coherence to begin with, or removed. Neither of which does anything to push a complaint to the top of the pile.