EVE General Discussion

I've dealt with people like Erotica and friends my whole life, you laugh at them and walk away. Completely going apeshit like that is unnatural and extremely dangerous, yes the man needs help and hopefully gets some.

And this is exactly the kind of replies that doesn't push the world and community towards a better place.

But hey it's easier being a douche than being nice to people...

/c

I have no interest in being the friend of anyone, much less someone who defends the terminally stupid and demands the intelligent should be made to suffer for it.

However, Chirba has spoken, and so thats the end of it.

Chirba has spoken, and so thats the end of it.

Yes. And he's spoken against this kind of behavior being acceptable.

Just ban these people. Nobody will miss them. These kinds of things are not something you want the wider global gaming community nor the wider internal EVE community hearing about or thinking you are supporting.

If something is happening in or related to the game that cannot conceivably with good conscience be played over speakers or depicted graphically at a Fanfest, it goes without saying that it exceeds what is permissable in EVE.

You need to look up the word "slander"
Slander is spoken, libel is written.

Furthermore if you seriously think that if this recording is played before a jury or a judge, that they will find it acceptable, you need to stop playing EVE for a bit and realise the wider human context here. No judge or jury would find in favor of the harassers in this case. No matter if it happens "ingame", which it technically does not, or without it. Infact this fits the criteria of external influences impinging on the in-game autonomy of individuals playing the game as stipulated in various EVE policies.

Its a law suit just waiting to happen and a media disaster.

If you play this at a Fanfest over the speakers I leave the possible reaction to your own imagination.
People walking out en masse, tremendous negative media for the game, and a more or less unilateral demand that the persons involved in this and other related incidents be removed from the game forthwith.

You get my meaning. I should know this too! It might be on my CompTIA tests.

Is it CCP's responsibility to police out of game interaction between their players where no law has been broken?

If so, where does that responsibility end? Should they ban a player when his wife complains about him playing EVE instead of doing the chores?

If I hook up with another EVE player who happens to be from say Japan, should CCP have the right and duty to ban me if the GM involved disapproves of inter-racial relationships? What about homosexual relationships?

What if I encourage another player to log in to fleet and miss church on sunday?

Where exactly does CCP's "responsibility" end?

Before this discussion goes any further, I'd like to remind people to make sure they stick within the forum rules and not let this get out of hand.

I'm well aware that that there's opinion on both sides of the fence here that's extremely strong, as I have my own opinions on this too.

That said, keep it within the forum rules, and keep it civil.

Just ban Erotica1. The community does not need poisonous twats like that - and I for one am happy for the sandbox and 'emergent gameplay' to take second seat to cleaning the community of such filth.

Edit - I'm leaving the above up to show my original thoughts, but see later posts for a more considered view.