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by baddox 2184 days ago
The comment provided a list removing more and more capabilities from the game. That's exactly what a gradual process of banning someone would be. Sure, you can give them time to correct their behavior, but eventually you might have to ban them.
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Dylan16807 2184 days ago
The other capabilities would only be removed if they broke other rules. That's not a gradual process toward banning. That's a completely unrelated disciplinary measure.
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freehunter 2184 days ago
So basically, if someone murders another person we should ban them from murdering people but not put them in jail. They should only go to jail if they commit multiple unrelated crimes.
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filoleg 2184 days ago
>if someone murders another person we should ban them from murdering people but not put them in jail.

If conflating the act of violently taking someone's life away irreversibly to displaying an offensive custom skin in a videogame sounds like a reasonable and genuine argument to you, I don't think there is anything anyone can say to convince you otherwise.

I agree with the parent comment that restricting customization for the offending users in the game is a reasonable punishment. They can still play the game AND have zero actual possibility of committing the same offense. The desired outcome of the user not using offensive imagery in custom skins is achieved.

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freehunter 2184 days ago
Yes I conflate the Confederate flag with violently taking someone's life away irreversibly. Because that's the meaning behind that symbol.
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filoleg 2180 days ago
So, you are confirming that you believe that the act of displaying the Confederate flag is equivalent to taking away someone's life irreversibly. Displaying that flag is literally exactly the same as a murder in your eyes.

Case closed, I don't think there is much left to say here then.

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Dylan16807 2184 days ago
Symbols are not literally the things they represent.
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freehunter 2184 days ago
No, but they do symbolize the things they represent. That's actually where that word comes from.
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Dylan16807 2184 days ago
Are you serious.

Also this was just an explanation of how it's an option, to the person that didn't understand how. You might want to do a full ban, you might not.

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