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No proof has been delivered. Prepare to see this thread go up into "flames" any moment now. It's View count is about to hit the roof. This thread insists that GMs are vile and unprofound. I asked a page or two ago for proof or a screenshot of this GM deleting or threatening to delete a person's character. I pay to play this game. Everyone does. You ALSO pay for good GM service. Be on the look out ANY TIME your character makes a copyright from now on.
Someone pissed me off the other day and I reported his costume for a copyright. It doesn't bother me. He should have shut his mouth and stop talking trash. I have no problem doing it again.
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maybe because this is the real world, and people aren't put on the earth merely to sate your every personal want and desire?
It has been stated more than once that doing so would jeopardize any further escalation of the issue.
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Then, to be blunt, the person you should be angry at is the OP. He's the one who showed up here yelling that a great injustice had happened to his friend. He was demanding sympathy and outrage for a story that did not add up when compared to the experiences of, oh, pretty much everyone else this has happened to.
When presented with a situation that is far outside the norm, naturally people are going to want some sort of proof or explanation as to why his friend's genericing was treated in an unusual way. Getting huffy over it makes no sense, since the OP asked for it. If he didn't want his story to be questioned, then he shouldn't have posted it.
"Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to let you in."
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It has been stated more than once that doing so would jeopardize any further escalation of the issue.
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Then, to be blunt, the person you should be angry at is the OP. He's the one who showed up here yelling that a great injustice had happened to his friend. He was demanding sympathy and outrage for a story that did not add up when compared to the experiences of, oh, pretty much everyone else this has happened to.
When presented with a situation that is far outside the norm, naturally people are going to want some sort of proof or explanation as to why his friend's genericing was treated in an unusual way. Getting huffy over it makes no sense, since the OP asked for it. If he didn't want his story to be questioned, then he shouldn't have posted it.
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Well, Irish came to deffend his "friend" with 1 post.
Would i be wrong calllin' this a case of shizoid paranoia? 
edit: i meant, 1st post ever...
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It has been stated more than once that doing so would jeopardize any further escalation of the issue.
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Then, to be blunt, the person you should be angry at is the OP. He's the one who showed up here yelling that a great injustice had happened to his friend. He was demanding sympathy and outrage for a story that did not add up when compared to the experiences of, oh, pretty much everyone else this has happened to.
When presented with a situation that is far outside the norm, naturally people are going to want some sort of proof or explanation as to why his friend's genericing was treated in an unusual way. Getting huffy over it makes no sense, since the OP asked for it. If he didn't want his story to be questioned, then he shouldn't have posted it.
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Well, Irish came to deffend his "friend" with 1 post.
Would i be wrong calllin' this a case of shizoid paranoia?
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I have no idea what you are talking about. I was talking *to* him *about* the original poster (OP, i.e. the person who started the thread). I never said he was the OP. And I replied to his sixth post, not his first. So... huh?
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Weird Al contacts the artists he parodies and GETS THEIR PERMISSION IN ADVANCE.
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It has been stated more than once that doing so would jeopardize any further escalation of the issue.
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Then, to be blunt, the person you should be angry at is the OP. He's the one who showed up here yelling that a great injustice had happened to his friend. He was demanding sympathy and outrage for a story that did not add up when compared to the experiences of, oh, pretty much everyone else this has happened to.
When presented with a situation that is far outside the norm, naturally people are going to want some sort of proof or explanation as to why his friend's genericing was treated in an unusual way. Getting huffy over it makes no sense, since the OP asked for it. If he didn't want his story to be questioned, then he shouldn't have posted it.
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Well, Irish came to deffend his "friend" with 1 post.
Would i be wrong calllin' this a case of shizoid paranoia?
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I have no idea what you are talking about. I was talking *to* him *about* the original poster (OP, i.e. the person who started the thread). I never said he was the OP. And I replied to his sixth post, not his first. So... huh?
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Rofllllllllllllllllll 
Well, considering the OP is a friend of mine as well, I may be somewhat biased; though I honestly believe this probably should have been handled a little more discretely.
Requesting evidence is one thing, but Lunchbox's posts are demanding evidence "or else" and that is another situation entirely.
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You're right, he doesn't have to. But he does because he doesn't want to tick anyone off. Most artists have been good humored about it and said yes. A few, like Prince, have said no, and he's respected that. And then there was James Blunt, who said yes, Al recorded his parody "You're Pitiful", and James Blunt's record company stepped in and said "no", so Al left the song off the album and instead shared it for free via MySpace and YouTube.
And yes, that guy's costume is almost exact. No it's not. I believe you guys are thinking of Quasar.
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This fake thread is fake.
Protesting is informing everyone...
Keeping it to yourself is this:
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I won't believe anything in this thread. Customer Service is great.
To those that read this thread and are new to the game, Don't get a FOUL OPINION OF THE GAME. GMs are not this mean.
(Until I see pics... "It didn't happen") This fake thread is fake.
Yes. Your fake threads are fake... I actually wonder if there is even a human being on the other side of the screen... go trolling someplace else, please.
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Well, considering the OP is a friend of mine as well, I may be somewhat biased; though I honestly believe this probably should have been handled a little more discretely.
Requesting evidence is one thing, but Lunchbox's posts are demanding evidence "or else" and that is another situation entirely.
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I need to make a correction. I have no clue who the OP is, it is not the player I thought it was, furthermore they really should have gotten Nexus' permission start this thread in the first place.
I will continue to defend my friend to the fullest and reaffirm the fact that the deletion did happen.
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I think that burned out my sarcasm detector...
Anywho. I have a character that is pretty much a ripoff of a relatively popular computer game from the 90s put out by Toys for Bob. You can see him over there on the left under my name. Had him for very close to 4 years now, and won't be surprised if he's Generic'd tomorrow.
Um...did I have a point? Hmm... 
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Wewt! SC2 ftw!
If I saw you, I wouldn't report you. Partly because the game is now Freeware, but mainly because it's so cool.
Sorry, OT I know, but I had to get it in before it got locked/deleted or whatever.
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Nexus Ar'gos, a 5 yer old character with a 5 year old costume, was generic'ed by the GMs. SO griefer reported that the character was a Captain Mar'vell ripoff and that's all it took
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What's "SO griefer"?
I have never heard of a toon being deleted after being genericed. Could this be an "abuse of Mission Architect" deletion being misrepresented?
People get hot and bothered over strange things sometimes. Just yesterday I had someone quit a task force in fury because the character was exemplared and not getting exp and the player felt that no one had mentioned that. Despite the fact that I'd been spamming a task force invite text that mentioned level range and explicitly added "above X will be exemplared, but still get merit rewards." The other players tried to calm this person to no avail. So, a situation in which one player suddenly INSISTS something happened or did not happen, when everyone else present knows otherwise, is quite possible.
I think that when someone is really emotional, it's somewhat more possible there's some aspect of the situation they're not fully understanding. That's just natural.
Has this been escalated to a supervisor of the GMs? They do that, you know.
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I assure that we do not fall under the Bat Guano Crazy category. I am fairly certain it is going to be escalated tomorrow, as this is a holiday today and everyone seems to be taking the day off.
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I assure that we do not fall under the Bat Guano Crazy category. I am fairly certain it is going to be escalated tomorrow, as this is a holiday today and everyone seems to be taking the day off.
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Dude, if u are irish, and u want to "escalate", just as a reminder, its 6:48 in paris, so its about the same in Ireland;
man, i wouldnt try a ladder with a 3 hour sleep...
or maybe you are not irish.
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*If* a GM deleted this person's character after generic'ing it, then the only thing to do is to ask for it to be restored, and escalate it until you're satisfied nothing more can be/will be done.
Posting here will accomplish absolutely nothing - none of us can do anything about it.
A character can and will be generic'ed for name, costume, and or biography. That is their right to do if they feel it should be done.
I had a character's name get generic'ed after playing it for a long time and hitting 50 as well, so don't think anyone is being singled out here. In my case, I asked for it to be escalated one time, that supervisor concurred, so I left it at that and changed the name.
Not a huge deal, unless you make it one.
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OK, this is another joke thread, wanna know why?
pretty simple, 25% or more of the players aint americans, and what do you think those 25% do all day long?
Now, go check how one spells 'Snowy white " in swedish, italian, brasilian, french, etc...
So , you basically 'see' alts, but do you have any clue??
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This is true, to the extent that I've seen Branca de Neve (Portuguese for Snow White) and at least one Pequena Sereia (Little Mermaid).
Hooooowever.... is this reason to stop enforcing the EULA for the transgressions they do detect? A crime unseen is a crime that never happened? Or should they start hiring Brazilians to check all Portuguese-based offenses?
C'mon. The only reason some criminals are happier than others is that they haven't been caught yet. And everybody knows the penal system (anywhere, everywhere) is full of saints and "people-who-did-nothing-someone's-after-me!".
Contact the support and try the right venues for problems such as this. Then, if everything else fails, do the /ragequit.
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OK, this is another joke thread, wanna know why?
pretty simple, 25% or more of the players aint americans, and what do you think those 25% do all day long?
Now, go check how one spells 'Snowy white " in swedish, italian, brasilian, french, etc...
So , you basically 'see' alts, but do you have any clue??
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This is true, to the extent that I've seen Branca de Neve (Portuguese for Snow White) and at least one Pequena Sereia (Little Mermaid).
Hooooowever.... is this reason to stop enforcing the EULA for the transgressions they do detect? A crime unseen is a crime that never happened? Or should they start hiring Brazilians to check all Portuguese-based offenses?
C'mon. The only reason some criminals are happier than others is that they haven't been caught yet. And everybody knows the penal system (anywhere, everywhere) is full of saints and "people-who-did-nothing-someone's-after-me!".
Contact the support and try the right venues for problems such as this. Then, if everything else fails, do the /ragequit.
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I was merely trying to say: dont portray anyone as a thief.
you got it reversed.
watava.
I wont give ppl in unless they offend MY education.
this "MY" is causing trouble.
as in MY farming alt.. and so forth.
I wont give up on farming, i wont give up on my elders, i wont give out ppl, unless its really offnsive, to me, not the Eula.
now, bed.
bored now....
How is this a player question?
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*If* a GM deleted this person's character after generic'ing it, then the only thing to do is to ask for it to be restored, and escalate it until you're satisfied nothing more can be/will be done.
[u]Posting here will accomplish absolutely nothing - none of us can do anything about it.[u]
A character can and will be generic'ed for name, costume, and or biography. That is their right to do if they feel it should be done.
I had a character's name get generic'ed after playing it for a long time and hitting 50 as well, so don't think anyone is being singled out here. In my case, I asked for it to be escalated one time, that supervisor concurred, so I left it at that and changed the name.
Not a huge deal, unless you make it one.
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There is no question... just a few people seeking attention and whining they got caught breaking the rules... AGAIN!
I've wondered that as well. but then I have no idea who posted this on my friends behalf, or if they were given permission to do so.
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thay cannot be sued by US copyright laws for someone having a character that looks SIMILAR to a copyrighted name/face/character/fart smell this si teh same reason people cannot sue Wierd Al for the songs he makes,
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You are clueless and should just stop now. NCSoft was ALREADY SUED over this, so I guess the US legal system disagrees with your expert opinion. And, since I guess you weren't aware, Weird Al contacts the artists he parodies and GETS THEIR PERMISSION IN ADVANCE.
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Actually you can be sued pretty much for anything here. There was a memorable case of a psychic sueing a MRI facility claiming the MRI deprived her of her psychic powers.
She lost.
OP is correct on the issue of copyright but in this case the characters and names are usually trademarked.
As to who won in COH vs Marvel who knows ? It looks like COH did.