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In article <slrncvtd32.317d.shadows@helena.whitefang.com>, shadows wrote:
> Fact: WoW has more downtime than any other MMO at launch.

So you don't consider AO and SWG to be MMOGs?

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i own a yacht wrote:
> chainbreaker <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Well, like I suggested to Bob, what's the problem creating an alt to
>> play somewhere else until you can get back to your main? Seems to
>> me that that would be a lot more productive than doing a slow burn
>> sitting at a kb watching your place in a queue move.
>
> as i said, my server is currently one of the problematic ones and it's
> only had queues, of varying lengths, for a month now. so i'd had a
> month to build up my character and everything that comes with that
> before i
> saw my first queue. perhaps it's easy for you to give up on everything
> you've accomplished with a character to simply avoid 15m login queues
> during peak periods but it's not for me.


Comes from my years of playing hardcore D2, I guess. 🙂

And you're not really giving anything up, I don't think--you're just
maximizing your opportunites. 🙂

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> Alternatively, since WoW allows you to have characters on multiple
> servers, simply play alts on a server that's not having problems until you
> can get back to your main. I had accounts on just about every D2 realm
> where I did exactly that, and made lots of nice acquaintances all over,
> too.

As I've done. I'm aware of that alternative, lol. The point is, I'm not very
easily able to play with the group that I'd like to play with and your
message conveys an attitude that it's my fault because of my choice.

> Either way beats rolling around on the floor pitching a tantrum.

Agreed, and I hope you're not trying to characterize my comments as pitching
a tantrum.

> And it's just a game. <shrug>

Nah, it's more than that and you should know that. These are communities
we're talking about, and if my cell phone operated this way I'd respond
similarly to the comment that "It's just an electronic gadget".

Watch yourself, you really are starting to sound like a Blizzard apologist
and fanboy. It really is ok for those of us who share both the pleasure and
the inconvenience of the current state of the game to comment negatively
along with the positive. ;-)

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Bob Perez wrote:
> Nah, it's more than that and you should know that. These are
> communities we're talking about, and if my cell phone operated this
> way I'd respond similarly to the comment that "It's just an
> electronic gadget".
> Watch yourself, you really are starting to sound like a Blizzard
> apologist and fanboy. It really is ok for those of us who share both
> the pleasure and the inconvenience of the current state of the game
> to comment negatively along with the positive. ;-)


A fanboy just because I don't get hopping mad at a little inconvenience for
not being able to play a game exactly where I might like for a while? Even
when I can still play somewhere else?

Ooookaaay . . .

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On 2005-02-03, chainbreaker <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

> A fanboy just because I don't get hopping mad at a little inconvenience for
> not being able to play a game exactly where I might like for a while? Even
> when I can still play somewhere else?
>
> Ooookaaay . . .

How do you get up in the morning and function with a brain like
yours? You paid Blizzard didn't you? You spent hours leveling
your character and getting to know people on your server didn't
you? It stands to reason that you should be able to continue
using the service under the same conditions without CONSTANT
INTERRUPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO MONTHS.

The only way you wouldn't be mad is if you don't play much and
mommy is paying the bills.

 

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shadows wrote:
> On 2005-02-03, chainbreaker <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> > A fanboy just because I don't get hopping mad at a little
inconvenience for
> > not being able to play a game exactly where I might like for a
while? Even
> > when I can still play somewhere else?
> >
> > Ooookaaay . . .
>
> How do you get up in the morning and function with a brain like
> yours? You paid Blizzard didn't you? You spent hours leveling
> your character and getting to know people on your server didn't
> you? It stands to reason that you should be able to continue
> using the service under the same conditions without CONSTANT
> INTERRUPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO MONTHS.
>
> The only way you wouldn't be mad is if you don't play much and
> mommy is paying the bills.

....or if you had actually a work to pay the bill, and enjoy the
interruption as a way to force you to see friends, phone mum, go see a
movie and generally, get some sleep: sounds like you might need it.

sorry if this might sound offensive, but you sound like a crack addict
enduring withdrawal. I can tell.

 

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On 2005-02-04, Babe Bridou <babebridou@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> shadows wrote:
>> On 2005-02-03, chainbreaker <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

>> The only way you wouldn't be mad is if you don't play much and
>> mommy is paying the bills.
>
> ...or if you had actually a work to pay the bill, and enjoy the
> interruption as a way to force you to see friends, phone mum, go see a
> movie and generally, get some sleep: sounds like you might need it.
>
> sorry if this might sound offensive, but you sound like a crack addict
> enduring withdrawal. I can tell.

I subscribed 3 weeks after launch. If you need WoW to turn off
its servers so you can get a life then YOU are the addict.

 

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On 2005-02-04, shadows <shadows@whitefang.com> wrote:
> On 2005-02-04, Babe Bridou <babebridou@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> shadows wrote:
>>> On 2005-02-03, chainbreaker <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>> The only way you wouldn't be mad is if you don't play much and
>>> mommy is paying the bills.
>>
>> ...or if you had actually a work to pay the bill, and enjoy the
>> interruption as a way to force you to see friends, phone mum, go see a
>> movie and generally, get some sleep: sounds like you might need it.
>>
>> sorry if this might sound offensive, but you sound like a crack addict
>> enduring withdrawal. I can tell.
>
> I subscribed 3 weeks after launch. If you need WoW to turn off
> its servers so you can get a life then YOU are the addict.

That should read unsubscribed.

 

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"chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> A fanboy just because I don't get hopping mad at a little inconvenience
> for not being able to play a game exactly where I might like for a while?
> Even when I can still play somewhere else?

No, I reserve that characterization for people whose sum total of posts I've
read have painted that picture. Probably not apparent from your perspective,
but that's my observation. Your choice what to do with it. ;-)

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On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:15:00 -0500, RJB <robartle@NOSPAM.hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:30:13 +0100, Meldur wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:51:34 -0500, "Grackle" <nowhere@lalaland.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm really tired of this game's technical issues. Anyone else find that
>>>there is more server down times or lag here than in other MMORPGs?
>>
>> Try EQ *1*.
>>
>> Scheduled 9 hours patch on Wednesday,extended by 2 hours for a total
>> of 11 hours.
>>
>> Thursday another 5 hours downtime,this time no announces, to fix the
>> bugs introduced with the 11 hours downtime patch the day before.
>>
>> Monday the next emergency server down,again no announcements,
>> servers down now for 5 hours.
>And this series of events surprises you - why? <g>
>
>> Keep in mind,EQ1 is more than 5 years old now,and they still arent
>> able to patch in a tolerable time.
>Again... this surprises you - why? <eg>
>
>> Being an European,all these patches start around 1p.m. for me,I would
>> like to see the outcry from the americans,if all the server downs
>> would happen at 1 p.m. US time.
>Oh they have screamed. And cried. And demanded their 42 cents back for the
>day. On the other hand, complaining of patching interrupting your schedule
>when there is a European server available doesn't get any sympathy for me.
>I'm sure your character was created before the Euro server opened but you
>still have to grant that they will do things on North American time for a
>NA server.

Nothing surprises me anymore coming from SOE,even that the
unscheduled,unannounced downtime today was double the time on the
european servers than on the US ones.
May I add it was the 3d emergency downtime in this week?


*sarcasm on*
>> Besides other issues the game has,this will really make me buy another
>> Sony game,aka EQ2.
*sarcasm off*
>They're completely different games. If EQ1 will make you buy EQ2 you may be
>disappointed.

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In article <s6UMd.4579$lw4.960248@news20.bellglobal.com>,
"Grackle" <nowhere@lalaland.ca> wrote:

> That a.s.s.h.o.l.e. druid is a f.u.c.k.i.n.g. idiot with s.h.i.t. for brains
> who doesn't know how to f.u.c.k.i.n.g. heal his g.o.d.d.a.m.n. party.

I don't remember ever letting anyone named "Grackle" die... 😉

Btw... I see mention here of things that SOUND like Blizzard has filters
in place to spot whether or not I'm swearing. I have to confess that I
swear all the damned time in that game -- and far worse than Grackle
posts above, and without any "." in the words. Am I running risk of
suspension?

Basically, a (RL) friend that I frequently play with and I have a habit
of speaking to each other with a lot of profanity. I'm pretty civil
around others (using "@#$%" when needed 😉, but he & I are pretty
profane on the party channel, when we're grouped.

....Do we suspect that, one of these days, I'm going to get a nasty-gram
from some over-exuberant GM? Or is their general philosophy "if nobody
complains, then there's no foul"?

Thanks!

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Also occasionally (rarely): Chum, Gnome warlock on Bronzebeard
<http://www.ManyFriends.com/WoW/PhotoAlbum/>
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shadows wrote:

> On 2005-02-04, shadows <shadows@whitefang.com> wrote:
>
>>On 2005-02-04, Babe Bridou <babebridou@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>shadows wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2005-02-03, chainbreaker <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>The only way you wouldn't be mad is if you don't play much and
>>>>mommy is paying the bills.
>>>
>>>...or if you had actually a work to pay the bill, and enjoy the
>>>interruption as a way to force you to see friends, phone mum, go see a
>>>movie and generally, get some sleep: sounds like you might need it.
>>>
>>>sorry if this might sound offensive, but you sound like a crack addict
>>>enduring withdrawal. I can tell.
>>
>>I subscribed 3 weeks after launch. If you need WoW to turn off
>>its servers so you can get a life then YOU are the addict.
>
>
> That should read unsubscribed.
>

....and indeed, I'm an addict.

There's just no point in blaming anyone other than me when I realize
this. WoW took my late nights and early mornings away - should I
generally spit on Blizzard every time there's an unexpected server
maintenance at those times, or rather take a good hard look at myself in
the mirror, get over it and get some sleep?

My post wasn't directed at you specifically, rather on your tone, which
I already heard spoken by people in dire drug withdrawal.

Why not see things positively? So you paid, and you got 3/4th of the
product in the first month. So what? Compare that price with how fun,
and how long, it would have been to spend this money any other way.

I don't know about you, but one month of WoW is worth exactly 3 soft
drinks in a bar in Paris. Or 2 movies. Or 3 hours worth of DVD. Or 1
entrance ticket to a nightclub. Or one new shirt. Or one trip to the
hairdresser. Or one meal at a restaurant. Or 5 novels. Or 5 trips to the
museum. Or one live concert. Or a new tie.

Or one little bag containing some suspicious substance.

So you only got 20 days instead of 30? Come on... it shouldn't be that
big of a deal, eh?

 

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On 2005-02-05, Babe Bridou <babebridou@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know about you, but one month of WoW is worth exactly 3 soft
> drinks in a bar in Paris. Or 2 movies. Or 3 hours worth of DVD. Or 1
> entrance ticket to a nightclub. Or one new shirt. Or one trip to the
> hairdresser. Or one meal at a restaurant. Or 5 novels. Or 5 trips to the
> museum. Or one live concert. Or a new tie.

Not the point. The point is when I want to play an MMO I want it
be up 99% of the time and keep me engaged. WoW did not reach
either of these goals.

It became a lackluster game. Post level 30 all I did is duel
people all day and try to have some fun. Post level 30 all I did
was hope I could log in.

> So you only got 20 days instead of 30? Come on... it shouldn't be that
> big of a deal, eh?

You're not paying attention are you? THEY STILL HAVE TECHNICAL
ISSUES AND EXPECT TO HAVE MORE. That's two months after
launch. THEY ARE NOT SELLING ANYMORE BOXES BECAUSE THEIR STUPID
SYSADMINS CAN'T MAKE SIMPLE THINGS LIKE THE LOGIN SERVER SCALE.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN EVERY OTHER MMO WORKS 99% OF THE
TIME.

But it's useless. Trying to talk to WoW fanboys about WoW is like
talking to a wall.

Have fun staring at your wall on a Tuesday night.

 

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Babe Bridou wrote:
> shadows wrote:
>> But it's useless. Trying to talk to WoW fanboys about WoW is like
>> talking to a wall.
>>
>> Have fun staring at your wall on a Tuesday night.
>>
>
> Is there anybody out there?
>


Babe, you're trying to get through to one of only 3 people I've ever turned
off in almost 10 years on usenet.

Just for your information. 🙂

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Bob Perez wrote:
> "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:ctu03k0131f@news2.newsguy.com...
>
>> A fanboy just because I don't get hopping mad at a little
>> inconvenience for not being able to play a game exactly where I
>> might like for a while? Even when I can still play somewhere else?
>
> No, I reserve that characterization for people whose sum total of
> posts I've read have painted that picture. Probably not apparent from
> your perspective, but that's my observation. Your choice what to do
> with it. ;-)


At my age, I'm not about to let myself become exasperated at *anything* to
the point to where it'll raise my BP more than a point or two. First of
all, I couldn't stand it, and second of all, if it's got *that* much of a
hold on me, then I don't need to be messing with it in the first place.

If I ever get to that point with WoW, or anything else for that matter, I'll
simply walk away from it.

I think maybe you're the one who needs a bit of perspective, if it's come to
the point that you attach "fanboy" to anyone who's *not* pitching a hissy
fit.


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In article <cu2d2902dsa@news2.newsguy.com>, noone@nowhere.com says...
> Babe Bridou wrote:
> > shadows wrote:
> >> But it's useless. Trying to talk to WoW fanboys about WoW is like
> >> talking to a wall.
> >>
> >> Have fun staring at your wall on a Tuesday night.
> >>
> >
> > Is there anybody out there?
> >
>
>
> Babe, you're trying to get through to one of only 3 people I've ever turned
> off in almost 10 years on usenet.
>
> Just for your information. 🙂
>
>

LOL. I bet I can guess one of the other two - Eep2!

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"Nabuu" <Nabuu@*YOUR-PANTS*ManyFriends.com> wrote in message
news:Nabuu-C5A8E9.20535804022005@individual.net...
> In article <s6UMd.4579$lw4.960248@news20.bellglobal.com>,
> "Grackle" <nowhere@lalaland.ca> wrote:
>
>> That a.s.s.h.o.l.e. druid is a f.u.c.k.i.n.g. idiot with s.h.i.t. for
>> brains
>> who doesn't know how to f.u.c.k.i.n.g. heal his g.o.d.d.a.m.n. party.
>
> I don't remember ever letting anyone named "Grackle" die... 😉
>
> Btw... I see mention here of things that SOUND like Blizzard has filters
> in place to spot whether or not I'm swearing. I have to confess that I
> swear all the damned time in that game -- and far worse than Grackle
> posts above, and without any "." in the words. Am I running risk of
> suspension?
>
> Basically, a (RL) friend that I frequently play with and I have a habit
> of speaking to each other with a lot of profanity. I'm pretty civil
> around others (using "@#$%" when needed 😉, but he & I are pretty
> profane on the party channel, when we're grouped.
>
> ...Do we suspect that, one of these days, I'm going to get a nasty-gram
> from some over-exuberant GM? Or is their general philosophy "if nobody
> complains, then there's no foul"?
>

WoW has filters that will convert any common swear words to a bunch of #$@$.

 

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Rob Berryhill wrote:

> LOL. I bet I can guess one of the other two - Eep2!

Heh, that'd be a good guess . . . but it'd be wrong.

But I *have* been tempted. 🙂

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chainbreaker wrote:

> Babe Bridou wrote:
>
>>shadows wrote:
>>
>>>But it's useless. Trying to talk to WoW fanboys about WoW is like
>>>talking to a wall.
>>>
>>>Have fun staring at your wall on a Tuesday night.
>>>
>>
>>Is there anybody out there?
>>
>
>
>
> Babe, you're trying to get through to one of only 3 people I've ever turned
> off in almost 10 years on usenet.
>
> Just for your information. 🙂
>

Let's say I've picked up the flame where you left it!

Eh, for centuries people have been consistently ignoring their elders'
advices... Why should it stop now?

<because it's pointless...>

Oh well.

 

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"chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>>> A fanboy just because I don't get hopping mad at a little
>>> inconvenience for not being able to play a game exactly where I
>>> might like for a while? Even when I can still play somewhere else?
>>
>> No, I reserve that characterization for people whose sum total of
>> posts I've read have painted that picture. Probably not apparent from
>> your perspective, but that's my observation. Your choice what to do
>> with it. ;-)
>
>
> At my age, I'm not about to let myself become exasperated at *anything* to
> the point to where it'll raise my BP more than a point or two. First of
> all, I couldn't stand it, and second of all, if it's got *that* much of a
> hold on me, then I don't need to be messing with it in the first place.
>
> If I ever get to that point with WoW, or anything else for that matter,
> I'll simply walk away from it.
>
> I think maybe you're the one who needs a bit of perspective, if it's come
> to the point that you attach "fanboy" to anyone who's *not* pitching a
> hissy fit.

Nah, I really haven't used the term much at all lately, just this reference.
And despite your continuing attempt to characterize my use of the word as
based on a single incident (e.g., anyone not pitching a hissy fit), I'll say
it again: I reserve this characterization for people whose cumulative posts
earn them the distinction.

And I'm quite comfortable with my present perspective, thank you.

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Dwarven Mystic and Alchemist
Loyal Citizen of the Antonia Bayle
Current resident of the Willow Wood, City of Qeynos
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"Babe Bridou" <babebridou@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> shadows wrote:
>
> It's like calling my girlfriend and only reaching her answering machine.
>
> Working 99% of the time is more like pumping an inflatable doll: sure it's
> enjoyable, but I don't think it's the *only* acceptable figure.
>
>

WoW is not a person with her own life, it's a piece of hardware, much like
your car. Would you want to own a relatively new car that only works 99% of
the time? I want mine to work 100% of the time, because I paid for it, and
anything less is unacceptable.

 

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In article <uI8Nd.24345$Ck1.2046607@news20.bellglobal.com>,
"Grackle" <nowhere@lalaland.ca> wrote:

> > ...Do we suspect that, one of these days, I'm going to get a nasty-gram
> > from some over-exuberant GM? Or is their general philosophy "if nobody
> > complains, then there's no foul"?

> WoW has filters that will convert any common swear words to a bunch of #$@$.

Right. In the client. What I mean is: do we suspect that Blizz or the
GMs have some tool that points out unfiltered profanity (it's a pref, I
have it off), and alerts a GM to go harsh on the guy? If so, what do we
suspect the GM guidelines are (and from whence came that information)?

I guess what I'm getting at is (and I apologize if this was covered, but
I didn't read all 1000+ posts in this silly thread!): how did a GM find
out this guy said "pussy" in the first place?

And I'm really less-interested in this guy's particular case and more
interested in the general case: is the policy that if someone complains
about profanity they'll investigate logs & maybe take action, or is it
that Blizz/GMs have some sort of automated tool that rings a bell and
flashes lights when people swear, prompting investigation & possibly
action? Or is it something else?

That's what I'm getting at.

Thanks!

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nowhere@lalaland.ca says...
> "Babe Bridou" <babebridou@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:42047ff0$0$18842$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
> > shadows wrote:
> >
> > It's like calling my girlfriend and only reaching her answering machine.
> >
> > Working 99% of the time is more like pumping an inflatable doll: sure it's
> > enjoyable, but I don't think it's the *only* acceptable figure.
> >
> >
>
> WoW is not a person with her own life, it's a piece of hardware, much like
> your car. Would you want to own a relatively new car that only works 99% of
> the time? I want mine to work 100% of the time, because I paid for it, and
> anything less is unacceptable.
>
>
>


This "analogy" has no basis in fact. WoW is *NOT* a piece of hardware.
It's an extremely complex farm of servers, running extremely complex
code and interfacing simultaneously with thousands of other PCs running
their own pieces of extremely complex software.

Your "analogy" simply shows you have no clue about how s/w works.

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In article <MPG.1c702c19d4892be998968a@news.central.cox.net>,
Rob Berryhill <rob_berryhill@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > WoW is not a person with her own life, it's a piece of hardware, much like
> > your car. Would you want to own a relatively new car that only works 99%
> > of
> > the time? I want mine to work 100% of the time, because I paid for it, and
> > anything less is unacceptable.

> This "analogy" has no basis in fact. WoW is *NOT* a piece of hardware.
> It's an extremely complex farm of servers, running extremely complex
> code and interfacing simultaneously with thousands of other PCs running
> their own pieces of extremely complex software.
>
> Your "analogy" simply shows you have no clue about how s/w works.

To extend, though -- it's a little more like a cab service (they use
cars as their hardware.) *MOST* of the time, you call a cab, they say
they'll be there in 5 min & take you to your destination. SOMEtimes,
things go wrong. Sometimes, it's negligence on the part of the cab
company, and they could've (SHOULD have!) done something to prevent it;
but sometimes it's just something that happened.

Either way, all you can do is decide to never use that cab company again
(and take your chances with the others, or none), or sigh and hope it
gets better, happy with the most of the time it works.

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"Miss Elaine Eos" <Misc@*your-shoes*PlayNaked.com> wrote in message
news:Misc-DAE0B6.10213506022005@individual.net...

> And I'm really less-interested in this guy's particular case and more
> interested in the general case: is the policy that if someone complains
> about profanity they'll investigate logs & maybe take action, or is it
> that Blizz/GMs have some sort of automated tool that rings a bell and
> flashes lights when people swear, prompting investigation & possibly
> action? Or is it something else?
>
> That's what I'm getting at.

Blizard does not automatically scan logs looking for offense, that's just
prohibitively costly and time consuming. What is most likely is that
someone reported an abuse and Blizzard followed up on the abuse either by
consulting logs of their own or those provided by the person making the
report. There might be some kind of automatic flag for the GMs to watch for
when complaints are made involving sexual or racial abuse. These tend to be
taken more seriously by companies eager to avoid appearing tolerant (and
therefore supportive) of such behaviors.

There are indeed multiple meanings attributable to the word in question, but
there's also no question that the word is often used to describe female
genitalia in what some would characterize as an abusive manner. File this
one in the "playing it safe by making an example out of one guy to show that
we don't support this kind of behavior" category.

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