Suspended from Xbox Live for the motto I've had for 5 and half years

I've had "I no-scoped JFK" as my motto since 2006. I try to sign on to Xbox Live today only to find an error message stating my Xbox Live privileges have been temporarily revoked and that more details could be found in the e-mail associated with my gamertag. Ridiculousness! This is my free night and I desperately want to play some Gears 3. So I log into my rarely ever used Xbox associated e-mail account only to find that some prick apparently reported my motto as offensive, and now I'm suspended for it. Granted its only a 24 hour suspension, but really? I had no idea this wasn't allowed, its obviously a joke and nothing near as obscene as what one is subjected to online. Why the hell would Microsoft suspend me for this? Why not delete my motto and send me a message as to why? This just pisses me off. **** you Microsoft, my free night and I can't game online. I can't play 'til Monday now :(. Guess I'll log in some Deus Ex time, needed to get farther in that game anyway.

inb4 blog it. Lets have a discussion here. Is Microsoft a bit ridiculous on their suspension policies considering the lack of warning? This is the first time I've had a run-in with them over the whole course of time that I've owned my box.

Unfortunately, with how sensitive some people are, Microsoft really has to have strict policies when it comes to that sorta stuff. It might seem stupid, but they're rather it be that way than someone doing something drastic.

reason why you didn't get suspended instantly because they wait till the complaints build up. So in other words you may be on file but dont know you are on file, if you get enough complaints then they take action.

reason why you didn't get suspended instantly because they wait till the complaints build up. So in other words you may be on file but dont know you are on file, if you get enough complaints then they take action.

Santesyu

The only potential problem I can see with your motto is that it could possibly be taken as a threat against US elected or government officials.

my personal stance on the matter is that if you pick a motto that you KNOW is inflammatory (such as "I no-scoped JFK"... I mean come on, you are talking about the tragic assassination of a president) then you are making your own bed. If you get banned, it's on you. I could have made my motto something really bad, or racially insensitive, or something like that, but I chose not to because people online will look for any reason to report people nowadaysEssian

This ^

Welcome to the club. A couple of years ago I signed on and was welcomed by an error message that said something along the lines of, "Your gamertag no longer falls withing the Xbox Live Terms of Service, etc." I was forced to change my gamertag from Sexy Porkins to Bandit Porkins (what it is currently). Fortunately, I didn't have to pay for the change. The best part however, is that when I signed up for my account in 2005, "Porkins" was already taken so one of the recommended names was "Sexy Porkins." MS recommended the name and then later said it didn't follow their terms of service...right...SexyPorkins

Well JFK is a former President of the United States. Why would you even go there? If your dad was knocked off, would you like some random guy to have the motto "I no-scoped JameJame Dad"? JFK was someone's father....shaunchgo

[QUOTE="shaunchgo"]Well JFK is a former President of the United States. Why would you even go there? If your dad was knocked off, would you like some random guy to have the motto "I no-scoped JameJame Dad"? JFK was someone's father....HilbillyRokstar

[QUOTE="HilbillyRokstar"][QUOTE="shaunchgo"]Well JFK is a former President of the United States. Why would you even go there? If your dad was knocked off, would you like some random guy to have the motto "I no-scoped JameJame Dad"? JFK was someone's father....jamejame

lol thats a pretty funny motto.. people are way too sensitive these days..

Hm.. not that I agree with the motto but how is it that offensive? Is it any more offensive than the guys using swastikas on their Black Ops pictures and never getting banned for it? My guess is, sore losers online get really mad when you beat them and go on your file to complain about any silly little thing and it just built up. I do agree though that MS should have a system where they send you a fair warning first instead of just letting complaints build until they're eventually ban-worthy.wwervin

[QUOTE="wwervin"]Hm.. not that I agree with the motto but how is it that offensive? Is it any more offensive than the guys using swastikas on their Black Ops pictures and never getting banned for it? My guess is, sore losers online get really mad when you beat them and go on your file to complain about any silly little thing and it just built up. I do agree though that MS should have a system where they send you a fair warning first instead of just letting complaints build until they're eventually ban-worthy.jamejame

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[QUOTE="wwervin"]Hm.. not that I agree with the motto but how is it that offensive? Is it any more offensive than the guys using swastikas on their Black Ops pictures and never getting banned for it? My guess is, sore losers online get really mad when you beat them and go on your file to complain about any silly little thing and it just built up. I do agree though that MS should have a system where they send you a fair warning first instead of just letting complaints build until they're eventually ban-worthy.Spellingiscool

This is why my motto is in Latin. No one can read it and thus no one files a report. Good riddancelimpbizkit818

Was that really necessary? Seriously, why is everyone on the internet an ****.

[QUOTE="Spellingiscool"][QUOTE="jamejame"]Exactly. Xbox Live is a horrible place generally full of horrible people. What one is subjected to when playing online is far worse than my little joke of a motto on an incident that happened 50 years ago. As for the person(s) who reported me. You're probably right. In fact, I bet I know the straw who broke the camel's back. Some foreign guy I was playing with online yesterday kept mimicking my cough as I'm sick, and laughing to his buddy about it in the background. I then proceeded to kick his ass in every game of Gears I played against him. Got offline right after he left, and the next time I try to sign on, suspended. I hate people.

jamejame

[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"]This is why my motto is in Latin. No one can read it and thus no one files a report. Good riddancejamejame

Was that really necessary? Seriously, why is everyone on the internet an ****.

That was not directed at you :| Good riddance as in thank god I don't have to deal with the culture of XBL because no one can read my motto.

well this is like my cousin, when on xbox live hes just in group chats, when i went around his house, we went to play fifa online but was greeted with a message saying he was banned for communication. usally its just some spoilt fat kid that decides to file complaints to anyone that kills him or just some guy thinking its funny to send them randomly. half the time its for no reason at all

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[QUOTE="Spellingiscool"] Why would you cough into your mic? Not hard to mute it. Essian

Well JFK is a former President of the United States. Why would you even go there? If your dad was knocked off, would you like some random guy to have the motto "I no-scoped JameJame Dad"? JFK was someone's father....shaunchgo

My buddy had to change his name which I loved. BadMuthaFunkYa. People complain just to be pricks. Certain times they are just being offensive and need to be suspened. One guy I remember reporting even in his bio said he had to change his name 14 times and it still was the same thing. I'm not gonna repeat it, it was some bigot ****.
When I got suspended I knew it was coming, soI kind of deserved it. "Prison doesn't change a man... but(t) r@pe does."
Totally worth it... It I get modded, still totally worth it.

I'm normally only offended by racial crap. Vulger or distasteful doesn't offend me one bit though.But TBHJFK was a beloved President. The last President everyone truly liked.

[QUOTE="shaunchgo"]Well JFK is a former President of the United States. Why would you even go there? If your dad was knocked off, would you like some random guy to have the motto "I no-scoped JameJame Dad"? JFK was someone's father....edthetinker

JFK was someone's father, (son, uncle, cousin, brother,and nephew ) And the joke's not that funny to people that were alive then.

it could be worst , try being slapped with a 5 ,day then a 60 day while riding that pending suspension some places do that , lucky i got it overturned but man

[QUOTE="Essian"][QUOTE="jamejame"]Maybe because its on and I'm communicating? You seriously expect me to mute my mic while I'm competitively playing a game every time I have to cough? Have you been sick before. Coughing is a frequent occurence when you are. The more you know.

jamejame

After 5.5 years? Microsoft decides to kick you off? I guess they are slow in some fashion?

[QUOTE="Spellingiscool"][QUOTE="jamejame"]Exactly. Xbox Live is a horrible place generally full of horrible people. What one is subjected to when playing online is far worse than my little joke of a motto on an incident that happened 50 years ago. As for the person(s) who reported me. You're probably right. In fact, I bet I know the straw who broke the camel's back. Some foreign guy I was playing with online yesterday kept mimicking my cough as I'm sick, and laughing to his buddy about it in the background. I then proceeded to kick his ass in every game of Gears I played against him. Got offline right after he left, and the next time I try to sign on, suspended. I hate people.

jamejame

lol your motto is golden but i agree is really not that big of a deal to be suspendid. its not like you said you gona bomb the white house or something? microsoft has wierd ways of putting people on punishment.

JFK was someone's father, (son, uncle, cousin, brother,and nephew ) And the joke's not that funny to people that were alive then.

HilbillyRokstar

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JFK was someone's father, (son, uncle, cousin, brother,and nephew ) And the joke's not that funny to people that were alive then.

edthetinker

I've had "I no-scoped JFK" as my motto since 2006..

jamejame

I had a gamertag for 2 years that was YungCox - my last name is Cox btw and Yung--- is just Yung. When I was in highschool people called me Young/Yung Cox for no apparent reason - Hell, they even called me Lil' Cox (mainly because my older brother they called Lil' Coby) because we're short. Yet, 2 years of this gamertag and it get's banned. Even after explaining to Microsoft the situation and why that was my gamertag and was my last name - and not a reference to genitals, they were "unable to reverse a banned gamertag" however I was able to change it free of charge, just ignorant... as you can tell I'm still a little pissed about it - 2 years later.

[QUOTE="Santesyu"]

reason why you didn't get suspended instantly because they wait till the complaints build up. So in other words you may be on file but dont know you are on file, if you get enough complaints then they take action.

jamejame

[QUOTE="edthetinker"][QUOTE="HilbillyRokstar"]

JFK was someone's father, (son, uncle, cousin, brother,and nephew ) And the joke's not that funny to people that were alive then.

HilbillyRokstar

[QUOTE="edthetinker"][QUOTE="HilbillyRokstar"]I care, and you will when you are older.HilbillyRokstar

I've had "I no-scoped JFK" as my motto since 2006. I try to sign on to Xbox Live today only to find an error message stating my Xbox Live privileges have been temporarily revoked and that more details could be found in the e-mail associated with my gamertag. Ridiculousness! This is my free night and I desperately want to play some Gears 3. So I log into my rarely ever used Xbox associated e-mail account only to find that some prick apparently reported my motto as offensive, and now I'm suspended for it. Granted its only a 24 hour suspension, but really? I had no idea this wasn't allowed, its obviously a joke and nothing near as obscene as what one is subjected to online. Why the hell would Microsoft suspend me for this? Why not delete my motto and send me a message as to why? This just pisses me off. **** you Microsoft, my free night and I can't game online. I can't play 'til Monday now :(. Guess I'll log in some Deus Ex time, needed to get farther in that game anyway.

inb4 blog it. Lets have a discussion here. Is Microsoft a bit ridiculous on their suspension policies considering the lack of warning? This is the first time I've had a run-in with them over the whole course of time that I've owned my box.

jamejame

lol thats a pretty funny motto.. people are way too sensitive these days..

Flubbbs

Still, you have to be careful what you say, in this day and age of heightened security when it comes to the government.