Banned for mentioning CBLoader...

[Lokiare]

Hi just got banned from the WotC forums for mentioning CBLoader... Anyone else getting tired of the shenanigans over at WotC?

 

[DracoSuave]

Get off your high horse. What did you think was gonna happen? A parade in your honor?

When a company bans someone for mentioning an executable file that interferes with (and possibly leeches) information from their service, it's not a shinanegan. It's what we in the common sense business call 'expected.'

Regardless of your feelings, right or wrong, about the program, it's their official corporate site, and it is foolish to think they they'll be pleased as punch about you giving lip-service to it. People need to think before they start posting stuff like that; there's no moral, ethical, nor legal obligation on the part of wizards to accommodate you in spreading word of something that can violate the TOS for their customers.

 

[Lokiare]

Get off your high horse. What did you think was gonna happen? A parade in your honor?

When a company bans someone for mentioning an executable file that interferes with (and possibly leeches) information from their service, it's not a shinanegan. It's what we in the common sense business call 'expected.'

Regardless of your feelings, right or wrong, about the program, it's their official corporate site, and it is foolish to think they they'll be pleased as punch about you giving lip-service to it. People need to think before they start posting stuff like that; there's no moral, ethical, nor legal obligation on the part of wizards to accommodate you in spreading word of something that can violate the TOS for their customers.

The CBLoader only allows you to put custom content into the old CB. In other words it allows people to input dark sun and house rules. As far as I know without further programs you can't remove content...

No need to go off the deep end here...

 

[john112364]

Get off your high horse. What did you think was gonna happen? A parade in your honor?

When a company bans someone for mentioning an executable file that interferes with (and possibly leeches) information from their service, it's not a shinanegan. It's what we in the common sense business call 'expected.'

Regardless of your feelings, right or wrong, about the program, it's their official corporate site, and it is foolish to think they they'll be pleased as punch about you giving lip-service to it. People need to think before they start posting stuff like that; there's no moral, ethical, nor legal obligation on the part of wizards to accommodate you in spreading word of something that can violate the TOS for their customers.

Harsh, but true. I mean there was discussion here about the legality of the CBLoader. You don't have freedom of speech on a forum. You have whatever freedom the mods allow based on the content, the tone and whatever is deemed acceptable on that particular forum. As DracoSuave implied common sense applies as well.

 

[Lokiare]

Harsh, but true. I mean there was discussion here about the legality of the CBLoader. You don't have freedom of speech on a forum. You have whatever freedom the mods allow based on the content, the tone and whatever is deemed acceptable on that particular forum. As DracoSuave implied common sense applies as well.

someone was complaining about the lack of homebrew in the new CB and all I said was...

"Google CBLoader"

... and got a 24 hour ban from it... A little harsh I would think... I can understand my post getting edited or something and a warning, but a ban seriously?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Yep- the same kind of thing would happen on the forums of an ePublisher if you were posting about how to edit their products...or if you posted data about product mods that were illegal or dangerous on a manufacturer's website.

IOW, I don't see any shenanigans on WoTC's part, here.

It's THEIR forum, why would you expect any other reaction?

Try going in a restaurant and telling anyone & everyone in earshot about how you can get everything on the menu cheaper- in front of the owner- and see how welcome you are.

 

[Lokiare]

That's ok, before that I got a 24 hour ban from asking "Are you trolling?"

That along with everything else that's been going on for the last several months puts me to the point where I'm about ready to drop WotC and D&D from my life. I've been playing for quite a number of years, but this kind of stuff just makes me want to quit and join the WoW crowd...

 

[Mithreinmaethor]

That's ok, before that I got a 24 hour ban from asking "Are you trolling?"

That along with everything else that's been going on for the last several months puts me to the point where I'm about ready to drop WotC and D&D from my life. I've been playing for quite a number of years, but this kind of stuff just makes me want to quit and join the WoW crowd...

And the D&D world rejoices

 

[Aegeri]

Hi guys, let me come onto your forum and tell people about ways of violating your IP. I totally expect that they are going to be totally fine with that and not in any way ban me for doing so.

Edit: Like I imagine if someone came onto ENWorld and said "Google X" to pick up stuff that ENWorld gives to community supporters (like their adventures and such) they would be similarly unimpressed.

 

[malraux]

Complaining about a 24 hour vacation as though it were some massive insult is rather overwrought. WotC moderating their forums is a good thing. A heavier hand might actually be a better idea. Either way, its crazy to expect a company to let posts that encourage cracking of their product to stay on their forum.