Dan Amrich (OneOfSwords), the Community Manager at Activision has thrown down the gauntlet with regards to the increase of users who use their emblem to display their "expression" to a particular belief, or love. These users enjoy putting "Swastika" on their emblem made up of ahem, bananas.
Read the whole thing because it really does clear up your "It's free speech" excuse. This part is what I find particularly interesting... because I agree with it wholeheartedly...
Source: One of SwordsIt’s that time of year again, where the Call of Duty players have gotten comfortable enough with the mechanics and maps of the game that they start turning their attention to user-created content. And beyond the war on maps like Turbine and Hijacked, there exists a secret, shadow war…a war over emblems. I’m tired of this particular war, so I’m ending it, right now.
Read the whole thing because it really does clear up your "It's free speech" excuse. This part is what I find particularly interesting... because I agree with it wholeheartedly...
I see it sometimes on Black Ops 2, and I'm on the PS3 side, and I see it... I'm like "WTF?" It's disgusting!No, it really isn’t, but I’m glad you just learned about the Constitution in school and everything. Call of Duty’s online realm is a loosely moderated community that sets its own standards, but don’t confuse the game you bought for $60 with a democratic institution. The truth is that, while Treyarch cannot be everywhere at once and chooses freedom of expression by default, the game space is moderated. In practice, this means you are free to express yourself until your expression infringes on someone else’s freedom — namely, their right to play a game without having to see a swastika made out of penises. Please see my earlier amusement park analogy, where I suggest you can have all the fun you want until your fun stops the fun of those around you.
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