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And that's why my team exists, hopefully you'll give it a try, especially now that you know there is a team of people out there dedicated to finding and dealing with those bad apples. There is a user complaint system built into Xbox LIVE. My team reviews all of those complaints. When you find someone with an offensive gamertag, Bio, or spewing hateful speech or otherwise disrupting your experience, file a complaint, my deal will see it and deal with the individual within 24 hours.
These people that you are referring with the inordinate amount of unacceptable names changes and other obnoxiousness are the primary reason I refuse to have a XBL sub.
JethroXP, anyone you know that's responsible for keeping this site going?
You're missing out. I pretty much only play online in a party with friends. We do party chat so we never hear any of the things that people say. It's an absolute blast.
I've never got why the xbox staff care so much about people stating they are gay or not gay or whatever. Is it really that offensive?
That was an honest mistake, the enforcer who made the decision had no idea that was a real place. It was noted as an error on their part, but we didn't take any punitive action. We actually used that experience to modify our policy on sexual identification. Prior to that incident it was a bannable offense to mention any sexual orientation, afterward we decided that self-identification is fine, as long as it isn't done in a provocative or prurient manner. Identification of others, even if factually correct, is still a bannable offense.
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But I mean why was it done in the first place? Pressure from "christian groups" or something?
how many of you would hire a guy who looked like the dude in the middle ?
I would think a lot of employers and interviewers would pass the first second he walked through the door.
I have a lot of tattoos and I have several friends that look similar to the dude in the middle. You show up to the interviews looking normal and then after you are hired you slowly start to show your ink, sport a mohawk, etc....
Boris isn't all that unusual for Microsoft, I know a couple people with as many or more tattoos and more piercings. Generally whenever we see someone in a tie the first thing people think is "Someone here to interview, or sell something". It's very casual, even the VPs are in worn jeans and t-shirts. So much so that some groups actually have "Formal Friday" vs. "Casual Friday" at other companies, so that people can dress up a bit. Overall Microsoft works very hard to be accomodating of a wide array of beliefs, attitudes, and ideas.
I'm surprised no one has commented on the coffee cup Boris is holding. The article links to a high res version of the photo. That should show how accepting Microsoft can be
I'm surprised no one has commented on the coffee cup Boris is holding. The article links to a high res version of the photo. That should show how accepting Microsoft can be