Thread:ShermanTheMythran/@comment-3223762-20130807215700/@comment-3444778-20130809141435

Thank you, Apple, that kind of behavior is unacceptable. I hope that is straightened out quickly.

Alec, I don't care what you think you were saying, I need you to look at things from my perspective. I don't remember who first mentioned Satanism: you, another user, or a chat moderator, I don't know. But there isn't a fine line between that and your "dark magic jokes." I can't imagine anyone coming into chat, looking at your "jokes," and saying, "Oh, he's just joking, that's fine." For those who don't understand the humor in your jokes, you've referenced a system of rituals that are commonly associated with violence and human sacrifices. I am not, in fact, intolerant of other religious beliefs, but some are not appropriate for discussion about in chat. If there was a Muslim in chat, he could talk about Islam. He could talk about the Koran. He could talk about Allah. But if he "joked" about extremism, I'd warn him. And if he did it three times, I'd ban him; perhaps for three days. Do you see the correlation here?

Almost importantly, and a lot of moderators miss this sometimes, is your motive. I don't know why you said what you did the first time, but you were warned for the reasons mentioned in the previous paragraph. Why on earth would you do it again a second and third time? I can't think of anything other than disrespect for leadership, and just plain rebellion. Sometimes the chatmods see a bigger picture than you, and you just have to assume they know what's appropriate for chat and what isn't. If you know that you are in the right, I can assure you that disregarding their warnings is not the way to make your viewpoint clear. We could have had this exact same debate in a private message after you were warned the first time, and you wouldn't be undergoing the ban.

Lastly, when I said "whining", I meant making a blog post and involving the community, as that seems to be the norm these days. I mentioned in one of my first comments that I would welcome a logic-backed debate, and you are by no means to be restricted from letting your voice be heard by the right people to hear it.