AV runs a tight ship.

Mkilbride

 

 

Dear Mkilbride,

You have received an infraction at Darkfall Forums.

Reason: You may not advertise any non-Aventurine related businesses, organizations, or websites without the express written consent of the community administrator. To dispute this infraction please message the community administrator Brannoc.

 

My crime? Linking to a news article about how two investors dumped 250,000$ into another MMORPG and how I thought "That's really cool" .

 

You have been banned for the following reason:
Advertising another game

 

 

In the off-topic section. Even though I said the MMORPG in question was utter shit, just that the article was interesting...they deleted said thread(which had a few pages by then), and banned me. :P

 

So despite being the section of the forums for "Talking about things not-related to DFUW" you can't talk about other games.  There are some remaining ones, but It seems they are deleting any topics about MMORPG  potential competitors, positive or negative in nature.  You run a tight ship AV,

Think it says alot about how they love to deceive their users. I've never been on a forum that has an Off-topic section and doesn't allow threads about other games than the games own forum. If I had posted it in General Discussion, or perhaps said "HEY GUYS, THIS GAME IS IS SO MUCH BETTER, BUY THIS, NOT DFUW" I'd understand. But it's Off-topic, and other people were discussing other games.

 

xpiher

This must be your first MMORPG as this is typical of MMORPG companies. 

Mkilbride

Having played almost every MMO to date, Western, Korean, English, non-English, P2P, F2P, ect, it is not normal from what I've seen, no.

Remains

They run a tight ship..?

 

I always pictured Tasos and company getting wasted on rum under deck, while the ship drifted randomly on the open seas with noone steering...

 

Seriously though, it sounds a bit strange if the random-chatter subforum would be heavily moderated.

Mkilbride

While there's a topic in the general forum concerning the rape of women and children in a semi-scary manner. I know. Bad moderators is basically the point of this thread.

Kyleran

I recall playing L1 about 12 years ago and they would chat ban you for even mentioning another MMO in World Chat. (they had active moderation in game as well).

In fact, when I left the game I posted in all the town in game bulletin boards that I was leaving to go play DAOC and they perma banned both of my accounts.

So no, not unheard of, but I've never brought up another MMO in a company sponsored forum since then. (which is pretty much why I spend most of my time here)

badbingo10

AV have always been hugely erratic in how they treat the forums. You posted this on the wrong day/wrong time, however I've seen people get banned for less. 

Mkilbride

Originally posted by Kyleran
I recall playing L1 about 12 years ago and they would chat ban you for even mentioning another MMO in World Chat. (they had active moderation in game as well).

In fact, when I left the game I posted in all the town in game bulletin boards that I was leaving to go play DAOC and they perma banned both of my accounts.

So no, not unheard of, but I've never brought up another MMO in a company sponsored forum since then. (which is pretty much why I spend most of my time here)

12 years ago. That's when the MMO market was small enough that with both hands you could list them all, most likely.

 

But in today's diverse market...makes little sense and seems immature.

Realbigdeal

Nothing new.

I remember when you could discuss about all games except mortal online.

Now, i bet you will receive an infraction for talking about any other potential sandbox games.

 

But seriously, you can't complain about it when it's in the rules to not talk about other games. The rule is common for all gaming forum, but usually, the mods won't give you an infraction for that unless you're just pushing the community at buying that product. 

Dilweed

Dude, your crusade is getting tiresome

Damedius

Originally posted by Dilweed
Dude, your crusade is getting tiresome

This. ^^

 

AV had far more patience than I would have. They let you put up far too many threads  in your campaign to smear the game.

f0dell54

Originally posted by Mkilbride
Having played almost every MMO to date, Western, Korean, English, non-English, P2P, F2P, ect, it is not normal from what I've seen, no.

 

Calling bullshit on this over exaggerated comment.

corpusc

OP recently stated Darkfall was down for a whole week (post launch) with no communication from Av.

 

he's a flat out liar, and i'm surprised he's not banned from MMORPG.com yete

Four0Six

I used to work for a Coke-Cola bottler/distributer. I saw several people get fired, on a couple times, for bringing Pepsi and Mountain Dew into the plant.

Although we live in what is considered a "free" society, we do not. Private entities have rights too, rights that transcend the rights of individuals. Take for example free speech, AV has the right to censor what gets published on their forums. I suspect if one read all the lines of the EULA, one would find touting another game is prohibited.

As far as the OP goes, I need pics of your post that "only says the investment is cool", before I believe you weren't attacking AV, and claiming X, other game is better.

whisperwynd

Originally posted by Damedius

Originally posted by Dilweed
Dude, your crusade is getting tiresome

This. ^^

 

AV had far more patience than I would have. They let you put up far too many threads  in your campaign to smear the game.

Seriously. I don't even play the game but you have nothing but negativity, and to make matters worse...you make threads about a game you don't want to play and lurk on their official forums? Really?

xzyax

Originally posted by xpiher
This must be your first MMORPG as this is typical of MMORPG companies. 

Umm... NO, it is not.

 

Show me another MMO that actively bans users for the type of post the OP made in the Off-Topic forum.  

It should be really easy for you to come up with loads of examples, since this is "typical".  

flizzer

Ive played a number of MMOs over the past six years or so and the only one that banned for this activity was Runescape. 

Mkilbride

Originally posted by Four0Six

I used to work for a Coke-Cola bottler/distributer. I saw several people get fired, on a couple times, for bringing Pepsi and Mountain Dew into the plant.

Although we live in what is considered a "free" society, we do not. Private entities have rights too, rights that transcend the rights of individuals. Take for example free speech, AV has the right to censor what gets published on their forums. I suspect if one read all the lines of the EULA, one would find touting another game is prohibited.

As far as the OP goes, I need pics of your post that "only says the investment is cool", before I believe you weren't attacking AV, and claiming X, other game is better.

Well I can't give you a screenshot, as I wouldn't have imagined them deleting the thread, but I did also post it on another forum:

 

http://forums.faceofmankind.com/showthread.php?20010-Mortal-Online-sells-4-million-shares-to-two-dedicated-players-Raises-250-000&p=282420&viewfull=1#post282420

Zooce

Originally posted by Dilweed
Dude, your crusade is getting tiresome

 

Borluc

Originally posted by Dilweed
Dude, your crusade is getting tiresome

This.   Also, don't you have something better to do with your time than provoking ways to insult DF?   I'm having a good time playing the game.  Can't you just find a game that does the same for you.

Raapnaap

I saw the thread, it seemed like just another Darkfall forums off-topic thread as so many like it. Not having followed the thread, I don't know why exactly it got deleted, but it certainly is a bit strange when people discuss other games and whatever else on those forums for years now.

 

But it certainly seems a little out of character.

Panzerbase

Originally posted by Dilweed
Dude, your crusade is getting tiresome

Indeed, and do you know that they can do as they please with their forums, you know their property?

-Zeno-

Originally posted by Mkilbride
Having played almost every MMO to date, Western, Korean, English, non-English, P2P, F2P, ect, it is not normal from what I've seen, no.

Err, they do the same.  MMORPG forums don't count.  If I said "competition of MMORPG" forums as well and named them... I would get a ban here.

xzyax

Originally posted by -Zeno-

Originally posted by Mkilbride
Having played almost every MMO to date, Western, Korean, English, non-English, P2P, F2P, ect, it is not normal from what I've seen, no.

Err, they do the same.  MMORPG forums don't count.  If I said "competition of MMORPG" forums as well and named them... I would get a ban here.

I disagree.

 

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Off-Topic Discussion

Use this forum to discuss anything you want to talk about - even stuff not related to MMORPGs. This forum is loosely moderated and may contain topics offensive to some people. Enter at your own risk.

 

That is the description for the Off-Topic Forum here at MMORPG.COM.  So, why exactly would you get banned again?

If they don't mean "discuss anything you want"... then they should specifically spell out "except for our competitors".

 

Same holds true for DF:UW Off-Topic Forums.  Here is the description for that below:

 

Off-Topic Discussions

 

This is for any topic not related to Darkfall, anything is open for discussion here as long as it stays within the limits of the forum rules.

 

They do give the caveat of the forum rules... which the pertinent area that may apply is listed below:

 

You may not advertise any non-Aventurine related businesses, organizations, or websites without the express written consent of the community administrator.

 

So, I guess it comes down to if the moderators think that merely mentioning another MMO is considered advertising.  I don't think it is... but ultimately it is their site and they make the rules there.  

 

 

Mkilbride

Well my favorite part is how it was a article that kinda blasted their competition. It made them look better by comparison.

 

So them removing it and banning me, quite odd. :P

xzyax

Originally posted by Mkilbride

Well my favorite part is how it was a article that kinda blasted their competition. It made them look better by comparison.

 

So them removing it and banning me, quite odd. :P

Yeah, it is a very big stretch to call that "advertising".