How am I as a human being suppose to respond to this. Options

[Mr.Scruff]

I just got back from playing on the Lets Get It On servers.
While playing, a player who named his COD2 character the same name as the killer of Virginia Tech signed on and was playing. I asked him politely to please change his name because it was just blasphemy and beyond disrespect out of all the names he could choose, it be Cho Sueng Huei (is that how u spell it)

As you all know, 32 innocent souls were masacred at Virginia Tech last week by one man and then he himself commited suicide.

So then after I asked him , he started asking blatantly why he should change his name. and i explained why. then he told me "Well thats waht American soldiers do everyday in Iraq" so i just blew up and was swearing everywhere and i just signed off eventually.

now, i understand everybody has a right to freedom of speech. but to play a video game using the name of a mass murderer for u game name? for all i could give a **** his name could be Fred or Donkey or )*U#)*#UR)*UR)*U#, but it had to be that name.

How would you all have responded to this?

[THE Mechanic]

Scruff you did good buddy,and i tottally agree with you.I'n my eyes he's a pathetic low life with no sence of desencey with in his own sole.

Its also very interesting you bringing this up.Why you may say well,On the very day of the shooting i went onto a CODUO server,"cant remember the server name" anyway some idiot had his name in game and i responded the same way you did asking him why and all i got was F--- y-- Mechanic etc.I just left the server...This guys name was written in all yellow could it have been the same person i delt with ?I wonder..



I take my hat off to you Brother you did good.



"T.M"

[pezking]

What an asstard. He's obviously looking for attention and figured that would be the best way to do it. I've found that most of the players that have names like that are under 14 yrs old. Most people that just jump on to play are mature and don't act up. Screen shot and send to admin next time. That name should be added to the "not allowed" player names list.

[T/A6Pak]

I have to tell you, the day following the shootings I had a guy sign into barb with that name. I told him to please change his name and he did without questioning. It sure would be interesting to see if it's the same guy. Good thinking Pez, that name should be without question added to the "bad name list"...

[Shred and Burn]

I'm glad you guys are watching out for that stuff. Good job.


This post has been edited by Shred and Burn: 04/26/07 11:28pm

[Barkmann]

Players like that are just pieces of shit that should get ban.

Using a name of some asshole who killed 32 ppl.

Give me a break.

[Rommel]

I have to tell you, the day following the shootings I had a guy sign into barb with that name. I told him to please change his name and he did without questioning. It sure would be interesting to see if it's the same guy. Good thinking Pez, that name should be without question added to the "bad name list"...

Yes i agree, add the name to "bad name list".

[Goosefly]

Question: I've seen players who use names of people in history who committed horrible crimes (ie. HITLER, JEFFREY DAHMER, OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBER, THE ZODIAK.........the list goes on), and don't see people asking them to be banned or put on the bad list, where do we draw the line people?

Look..... i agree with you all about the topic , but there would be many people out there who play online that would be booted or banned. I Think people should be very careful when picking a name that they want to play under.

Some people in the MOB-clan would be banned or put on the bad name list if some people(not me) had their say.

p.s. the names I've listed above are actual player names that i have seen people use while I was playing online.

I'm not trying to be the bad guy, just stating the facts.

[Clancey]

As an FYI, there are literally hundreds of people that would fit into the categories of serial murderer (http://www.mayhem.net/Crime/murder1.html) and serial murderers (http://www.mayhem.net/Crime/serial1.html).

[Jack]

they just wanna piss on someone get a rise outa you i dont think its any diff from haven a name like i **** you sister its just as offensive to me cause what if you were there at VT and had friends or family there i think you would be upset so if its in our sever tell them to change there damn name or get the shiz out id ban someone for it i would why sould we be nice to these people? iv never band anyone but if i see these people when im playn







Ima say change name leave or be band now! you have 10 secs

[Mr.Scruff]

that fact of the matter is everyone, is that, out of all the letters and numbers you can put together to form a word that becomes a game name for a god damn VIDEO GAMES, why would you ever think about making it a name of a mass murderer? do ppl just not have a grasp for reality?



its obsurd.

[pezking]

I thought about that whole naming thing after I posted here the first time. Is it different to have a name like Hitler or Goebbels? In my opinion, YES. The kid who used the name for the mass murderer at the VT campus was a huge fuck up. He did it as a way to create drama or bring attention onto himself. Now people that use names that are WW2 driven are different because it's military history and we're playing a game involving military history. The Dahmer, Oklahoma Bomber, and other crazy stuff is stupid. Those people, like the VT shooter, are looking for attention. They are most likely picked on in school, have no friends, or no life... so to get people to talk to them they create a name that no one will like. Same philosophy typically applies to the guys that use the hot key chats over and over in the game and team killers. They're reaching out, unfortunately the wrong way... they need to see a shrink.

This post has been edited by pezking: 04/27/07 2:35pm

[Barkmann]

Thank you pezking I 100% agree with what you just said.





This post has been edited by Barkmann: 04/27/07 7:11pm

[Leonsio]

Maan... Sometimes I just want to dedicate my life to finding and killing this kinda bastards... Will I become one of them then?... A lot of anger in the whole world lately. A lot of stupid jerks as well. Some people (youngsters usually) do things "lets see what happens if..." cause they have nothing to do or not enough attention... If we beat the hell out of them, we only produce the new more angry ones.

You left. Whatelse could You do? Where server admins vere at the moment? They are the ones to kick and block the pervs like this one.

[Keystone Two-Eight]

Did you ask him if his Momma knew he'd wondered off the Nick.Jr. website??

You did the right thing Chief! Dont have a second thought about it.