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Subject: Whats bungie been up to this last week?
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Well I dont know about you guys but I was banned for 7days. I was not given any reason, so I still dont know what I did wrong or if it was someone mess up. I could not check my messages, I could not talk with anyone of any athority. I sent this letter to bungiebugs or whatever it is and I recieved no responce. Not an email, not a MP like I expected to find in my box here when I returned. Nothing.

"To Whom it may concern:

You my not see me in the next week because apparently someone thought I shouldn’t be here for the last seven days. I was blacklisted on Oct27th, not given any explanation, and inconvenienced greatly. I have been a member here for several weeks and was beginning to enjoy this board and the information it provides. However someone of SOME authority thought they would keep me out of the loop, and play a nasty joke on me. I tried to come in, like I always do, and was told I could return in 7 days, when I decided I would try a different account and find out what the problem was by messaging someone, I was told I had broken another rule. I have broken no rules, I am a nice guy, I don’t flame others, and I don’t make an ass out of myself. So you can imagine my disgust when I could not get in like everyone else. The only reasons I can think of that I might be blacklisted are these reasons,

1.Im White
2.Im Canadian
3.Im Christian
4.My spelling is bad, (but quite understandable)

If I misspelled some words, which I do sometimes unfortunately, then someone could have just told me they had a problem with it. If it is because of any of the other reasons I stated, then this site is prejudice, and I will take my informed posts elsewhere. I expect a message in my mailbox explaining why I had to be inconvenienced, and a simple apology. I am a fair person, and I don’t ask for much.

What I would suggest to make this site better would be to give a reason as to why someone is given a "time out." I would also suggest that these people are still able to check their messages.

I am not 10, I do not need "time outs," I am greatly insulted by this. If someone doesn’t like me for some reason, say it to my face (send me a PM) don’t kick me out and hide from me for a week. That does not resolve anything; that is the way of a coward. I expect to be enlightened by someones explanation in the morning."

I got no responce, and was given no reason. I have been told to take this to the Human Rights Commission and if I do not recive a real good reason, that is what I intend to do.
If I did something wrong, tell me, and I wont do it again (and if what I said was not right then I will apalogize)...but if you dont tell me, Im going to do it again not knowing. That is not fare for ether me or Bungie (who has to recive letters from pissed off gamers). I have seen the terms for posting on this site, and I do not think I have violated any of them.

Anyways, the site looks nice, they have been busy since I left, and I look forward to continue checking it all out. Take it easy everyone, Im heading to Mombasa.

  • 11.06.2004 1:08 AM PDT
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Wow, no coments, no messages in my mail box...interesting.

  • 11.06.2004 10:10 PM PDT

Maybe you could read the rules, and try to work out what you did wrong. For example, bumping your threads is not permitted. Please don't do it again.

As for an explanation, don't hold your breath. Hundreds of people get issued with temporary bans. It is very difficult for us to keep track of them all.

Chances are, you were breaking the rules. The Moderator team is made up of pretty reasonable people - that's why Bungie trusts us enough to give us these powers. If you weren't breaking the rules, then at least you missed any spoilers that anybody posted on the forums. And anyway, the forums have been down for the past week or so - they only came back up yesterday, so it's not as if you missed much. ;)

- Reiginko

  • 11.06.2004 11:36 PM PDT
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Your right it doesnt matter, I made the second account that night to message someone to find out why I had been ban. I have not since used that account (to be honest I dont evan remember what it was)

Also I did not give away any spoilers, I did make a comment about a certain bridge leading from a certain old place to a certain new place but I only know that from reading the oct issue of XBN (they wrote several pages about certan things in H2. They were given a tour and interview with a few of the bungie crew. Aslo, it was not until I read that issue that I relized there was a very religus aspect to Halo which I followed up on and made several posts about.

Now I strongly think that there are many simularitys with Halo and parts of the Bible, and if that is true, and I think anyone who doesnt see them is in denile, then I do not see why I should be given a time out (not 24 hours, not 2 days, a friggin WEEK) for talking about a more deeper side of Halo. I think its a lot better of a topic then "The Batle Rifle Sucks" or "Check this glitch out!" or "I just took a big dump."

I didnt spoil anything, my religus posts were halo related...I wasnt pushing my personal religin on anyone, I wasnt bashing anyone for there religen. I relize that bungie.net has been threw a make over the last week but would that have made any difference if it hadent? No.

I do not like being banned and not given any reason. If someone had a problem with a post of mine they could have knocked me out for 24 hours and left me a one line comment in my mail box so I would at least know what I did wrong. This is like getting pulled over by a cop, he gives you a ticket for $100 but it doesnt say why he pulled you over. Are you most likely going to make the same mistake again? If you dont know what you did wrong or in my case, dont feel like you have broken any rules, then I say yes. This site needs to get there act together and start backing there actions up with reason. One mod saying so many people get banned tells me nothing about me or my situation. I know theres people at this site that are here to cause problems, I am not one of them, I come here to give and receave info and for entertainment. I have read the rules, but nowhere in the rules does it say I am subject to religus discrimination and nowhere does it say you are not allowed to post about religus aspects of Halo. I am not demanding an explanation, in this day in age, I would expect Bungie would not wish these problems brought on them, so I am asking for an explanation. If I did do somthing wrong and it is brought to my attention I will gladly appologize. If it is not, and this is left at that, then I have been strongly suggested to seek leagal justifacation and I will find out why I was banned the hard way. Mods/Bungies choice. You guys pick one, let me know what to do.

  • 11.07.2004 9:40 PM PDT
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Elite, you aren't the only one making those connections.

I'm glad to see someone standing up for Christ, and I'm sorry if that's the reason you got banned.

Its our intolerant tolerance that our society clings so strongly to.

  • 11.07.2004 9:45 PM PDT
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I too received a week's ban for violating forum rules (I made political comments which I was rightly banned for). You live and learn.

Getting temporarily banned from a forum should be one of the many things in life we should tick off that list of things to do.

No seriously, a week is nothing... Half of the time the Bungie forums were down anyway so it wasn't too bad.

Just let it go. Tommorrow will be a great day for you if you live in the US or Australia!

-Steve

  • 11.08.2004 5:53 AM PDT
Subject: Whats bungie been up to this last week?

You were banned - accept it and move on. Our "Unleash Ninjas" link gives you a seven day ban. We don't give you a reason because, really, we can't - you're no longer on the site.
I got no responce, and was given no reason. I have been told to take this to the Human Rights Commission and if I do not recive a real good reason, that is what I intend to do.
Try it - this is a private site and you have no rights here.

  • 11.08.2004 6:00 AM PDT
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If you make political posts you get banned...fine...did I make any? I dont think so. I dont know what I did so could I do it again not knowing that uhhh thats a red button dont say that.

To the mod that said you cant give a reason when you ban someone, why not? When a cop gives you a ticket you know what its for. You guys arent cops but you do have a responsablity to tell ppl why they have been banned!!! WTF are you thinking? Whats stopping mods just from going threw the board and banning everyone they've never seen before or banning ppl because they dont agree with somthing they said? Thats friggin rediculas and I cant belive thats the system you guys use. It boggles my mind! Where do I make suggestens to improve this site? I like everything else accept this one thing...where do make my suggestion. Everywhere else Ive ever been they tell you why you have been bumped...but not here. I dont get it.

And to Racoon number 54, you sound more like a number two to me. Who the fcck do you think you are? Your some 90 pound lil $hit who talks trash on the net and gets his lunch money pawned off him at the school you ride the little blue bus to every day. Do me a favore packer, and shut your hole. You think Im whining? No Im saying what was done was unfair, but apperently that means nothing to Bungie.
So yeah cheers, go back to drinking from your fathers mancan nipple you friggin in-bread. And tell your mom to fix her face. If you were here right now, you know damn well you wouldnt say that stuff you said to my face, I however would have no trouble telling you what I thought of you to your face, which isnt much.

I cant belive the morons that think doing unjust things are fine. You guys one day will have somthing happen to you and you will want to know why...but the answer just wont be avalable. Good luck just accepting it.

Guess Im not going to get blessed with the presence of anyone of any athority here. Too bad, I was hoping to get some answers, now Im just more mad then I was before. Good job.

  • 11.11.2004 3:25 AM PDT

"FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION: Ensure brain is engaged before putting keyboard into gear."
Need a ninja?
Got a cheater? [email]h2cheats@microsoft.com[/email]
Forum Rules.
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I'm certifiable.

Posted by: EliteSlapPer
And to Racoon number 54, you sound more like a number two to me. Who the [bleep] do you think you are? Your some 90 pound lil [bleep] who talks trash on the net and gets his lunch money pawned off him at the school you ride the little blue bus to every day. Do me a favore [bleep], and shut your hole. You think Im whining? No Im saying what was done was unfair, but apperently that means nothing to Bungie.


I begin to see a hint as to the reason for the ban.

Sheesh.

-- Steve's now dropping back to spoiler-proof offline and returning to the last half of the Halo 2 single player campaign. He'll be back, hopefully, tomorrow.

  • 11.11.2004 5:29 AM PDT
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Ya im going to agree with the medicine thing.


His ritalin supply ran out.

  • 11.11.2004 5:47 AM PDT
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i do aggre with EliteSlapPer u see mods some people do not know y they get baned some times its happent to me befor and did NOT!!! like it ....not frum here im fairly new here but im just saying i aggre with EliteSlapPer i thank u guys mate have to tell some one y they got baned so it will NOT be repeated.. example ...y do schools teach histery ? ( SO IT WILL NOT BE REPEATED. atles the bad parts. but point being u mite have to tell some one how the messed up.

[Edited on 11/11/2004 6:09:00 AM]

  • 11.11.2004 6:08 AM PDT
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I love when "Christians" curse. It kinda makes that bible look more like a crutch.

  • 11.11.2004 6:44 AM PDT
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... ok...

You live...
You die...

what u do inbetween dosnt realy matter...
u were banned from a forum... for a whole 7 days...

does it realy matter? i mean realy? is this a life threating or life changing moment? will you be any differnt because this happened? i dont realy think so...

so lets try steping outside... and enjoy the sun while it lasts...

  • 11.11.2004 8:03 AM PDT
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You know I wouldnt be so mad if someone would just answer my simple questin of why?

The mods dont have just one choice of ban, theres 24 hours, there bans that last a few days, there week bans (which I got) and theres blacklist bans. So out of all these I got a week ban...I must have said somthing someone didnt like, however I do not know what it could have been.

For the people that want to make fun of me because Im a christen, thats fine, your discriminating againced religen is apparently alright here. Keep up the good work! I will not stoop to your level and bash whatever it is that you belive if anything. Flaming people for being concerned about how this place handles its hammer dropping is also fine according to Number 54. So I feel I must have the right to throw some flamming back if I so wish. I did. I am normaly very understanding and simithetic to peoples iggnorance, however this is a seriose topic and does not need to be mocked at by someone who obvesly doesnt care. I do care, that is why I am still here fighting for what is right.

I guess I could have said what I did to number 54 in a private message and saved myself another ban but when someone says that to me I dont call em up the next day on the phone, I tell them exactly what I think and where they can stick it, and to be honest, if theres a room full of people to hear me chew someone out all the better. I dont mind sticking up for what is right. If anyone thinks they can talk to anyone like that they deserve to get it back 10 times worse. Thats how its goes. End of story.

The fact I got banned wasnt evan that big of a deal, I went to another halo form for a week and waited to come back. The site was down, everyone had to wait. What wasnt alright was that there was no explanation I was banned. That pissed me off. I thought at first I should have been given a reason at first (that would probably be easyest for the mods) but if I got one after I returned that would have been fine. Ive been back a week and no mods have said anything other then they just hit the ninja button and pooff were banned...which I know isnt true, they have more options than that. And Ive been told not to worry about it, which is great for now, but seen as I do not wish to be banned again how am I to know not to repeat the same thing that landed me banned last time? If you agree with this system of you dont have the right to know somthing about yourself, fine, you choose to be like that, I will not.

Call me different, but when you guys have no rights anywhere you go. You will wish there was someone sticking up for you. One day people will get speeding tickets in the mail, they will be viewed by video camras everywhere they go and will have no rights. It really is sad how this world is getting this "it doesnt matter" additude just letting your rights slowly trinkle away. What right will you give up next year and the year after that? What rights will you be left with in 20 years?

"At this site you have no rights" This is the first time I have ever seen somthing like this, its rediculas and sad at the same time. Non of us have a name anymore, just a number, thats all that matters and if that number dosnt fit in nicly with the other numbers it can be deleted. Problem solved. I would rather be different then branded, catagorized, and forgoten about. And if you dont agree then atleast I give you the choice not to, and I will not flame you for simply not agreeing with me, I will if you make a personal attack towards me.

For those of you that have said that they think this is wrong, thank you for your support and for acknologing there is a problem with this system.

I could never understand why companies that had simple problems they could fix to make things run more smoothly never did. They must like the conflict, its more interesting then everything being perfect.

  • 11.11.2004 10:25 PM PDT
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The reason was because ur white canadian and christian? ROFLMFAO STFU! How stupid i sound? "Yeah bungie is made up for a rich white guy so they bann white people on forums" ur hella dumb dawg and plus white people should be the last people to say any1 iz racist about sumthin lol. Shut up, ur on the boards now so stop cryin and go play halo 2

  • 11.11.2004 10:55 PM PDT
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Why would someone get in trouble for being Christian? That would be stupid. I'm a very Christian person ( even though I have a tendency to go off on people who rag on Halo 2). I do not think the people at Bungie are like that. If they were I think they would just come out and say it.

  • 11.13.2004 9:15 AM PDT
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I'm christian....I made political posts...I said the word p.imp..I did about everything exept use racist slurs..and I didnt get banned. But I do think that people should get a reason for being banned. I only made my comments on people that start the thousands of: "whats gonna hapen in halo3" and the "OMFG THE SPECTRE IS OVERPOWERED". I think it was a good idea to use bible stuff in halo, most of the quotes are kinda cool in a cheesy kinda way...like "I shall Stabbeth thee" I say that all the time when I use the sword.

  • 11.13.2004 9:45 AM PDT
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hey dont feel bad it happened to me, but i think i wrote in the halo section not halo2 ><

  • 11.13.2004 9:46 AM PDT
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Posted by: Donutmaster
I love when "Christians" curse. It kinda makes that bible look more like a crutch.


You know something?? The Bible is not just my crutch, it's the WHOLE HOSPITAL!!

  • 11.13.2004 10:00 AM PDT