RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Doesn't AT&T automatically charge you if they find out you're tethering without a plan?
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Doesn't AT&T automatically charge you if they find out you're tethering without a plan?
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
You know the saying "My bar, my rules"
CouldBeWorse
Member
You should probably re-read the TOS and take your questions to email.
CambriaRising
Member
I've heard of them doing that to people who use upwards of 10 gb on an unlimited plan in a short period of time.
It has never happened to me though.
I trust that the mods factor in a number of different things like posting history, email addresses, length of membership etc.....
Bish and the other mods/admins know a bit more about whats going on than they're willing to disclose. I trust their judgement.
crimsonspider89
Banned
They are checking the emails with advertising websites or Microsoft's email.
rohlfinator
Member
People who don't work for Microsoft should be able to register with an email address that's not affiliated with MS, shouldn't they?
And nobody is getting banned solely for defending the Xbone.
Whether or not they believe what they're saying is irrelevant. They should disclose their job and their conflict of interest and get a tag or whatever so you know who they're representing. They are not afforded anonymity because there is a potential for conflict of interest.
We have plenty of reps posting in threads here, and they've been a positive force.
Latvian Hitman
Member
Yup. Gaf is not as "open" as many other gaming forums. If you feel a burning desire to sift through shills from astroturfers, constant derails, spam and childish bickering, there are plenty of other places you can go to get that experience.
CouldBeWorse
Member
Only if you weren't transparent.
Your university isn't a company.
GAF frowns upon people advertising stuff generally, unless they ask for a permission beforehand. This is nothing new. So yeah, people posing as regular gamers but who are in fact paid to advertise product X will get the boot.
They're getting banned because they're paid to have those opinions.
All of the posters getting banned have a few things in common:
1. They're either newly registered, or have very few posts.
2. Most or all posts are defending/supporting a particular company.
3. They have a corporate e-mail for either said company, or a marketing firm that works for it.
I can assure you that we would still have plenty different opinions and lots of things to discuss even if every poster that was welcoming anti-consumer practices with open arms was banned from these boards.
rohlfinator
Member
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Funnily, a lot of the industry folks who post here and are transparent about their employers spend more time discussing topics unrelated to their work. Whereas these viral marketers spend 95% of their time in Xbone threads, because they're not getting paid to make unrelated posts.
LOL, this shit is hilarious.
Wickerbasket
Member
Yeah, I especially appreciate it when developers and community managers interact with us on Neogaf. It's nice to get a chance to talk to people about the games they make and share opinions. It adds a lot to our community in my opinion.
It's only when people hide that they're advertising for a company that people get upset; people don't like being lied to.
Nonsense. Frankie works for 343 and has never hidden his affiliation. He participates in numerous threads outside of Halo, defends policy when he sees fit and is completely open. We have many, many developers who participate in the forum without hiding who they are, and even more who haven't disclosed where they work, but don't participate in threads where their work is being discussed. That's how professionals act.
Common sense says that if there's a potential for conflict of interest, either recuse yourself from the conversation or make your affiliation known so we can parse your posts accordingly.
If you try to hide, eventually you'll be discovered.
Any more questions, feel free to take it to PM.
ALL RIGHT NOW BACK TO THE MUSIC
krypt0nian
Banned
Yep, you can learn a lot about how Microsoft sees us (read: disrespects us) from their puppets here.
let me counter that question with another one : do you want this forum to decent to gamefaqs level?
because that is exactly what it will become if the mods don't ban them now .
And while yes .GAF is all about the discussion and everyone is allowed to have an opinnion here.
people who have viral marketing intentions are not tolerated on gaf so they get banned .
ambientmystic
Member
I've been perusing this thread with a bag of lightly salted and buttered popcorn for the past half and hour or so. Banning after banning has been observed with great gusto lol.
Primetime entertainment here folks. Great work bish, I'm almost tempted to see even more shills unwittingly reveal themselves for the banhammer.
Primetime entertainment here folks. Great work bish, I'm almost tempted to see even more shills unwittingly reveal themselves for the banhammer.
Thank you for clarifying. I get it now.
On-topic: I really appreciate the media reaction to this hassle. I hope that MS reconsider what they are doing at this point. This must have been a rough ride for everybody.
Email addresses. They're social agency email addresses.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Allowing the shills to actually participate in discussion makes me hesitant to have a discussion. I don't want to waste my breath.
Although I do admit it's fun to do betting pools on who the shills are.
Although I do admit it's fun to do betting pools on who the shills are.
Lol. The XBone is shaping up to be Sim City: The Console.
BobTheFork
Member
Our AT&T plan doesn't require an additional fee for teathering. Still way overpriced though.
grosvenor_92
Member
Damn your move MS
Only if we can have a gamer revolution with this playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ0sW7KOFhU
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
weekend_warrior
Banned
It's usually pretty obvious when someone goes through the trouble of creating an account, doesn't post for 3 years, then suddenly appears aggressively posting about one subject.
ambientmystic
Member
Hey, just cos he uses Zune on Windows 8 as a player doesnt mean...damn, couldnt even finish that with a straight face.
Manmademan
Member
agreed. There seems to be some kind of quota these people need to hit re: posts that's forcing them out of the weeds and right into traffic, where they swiftly get creamed by the ban-bus.
Well IIRC Japan has no rental market, so used games are a huge thing. With you being able to do what you want on PS3, Vita, PSP, DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U, Sony would probably struggle in a country where people will trade a game in within 2 days of buying it because they finished it!
Dreams-Visions
Member
ambientmystic
Member
The real question is how can MS expect to revive themselves in Japan with the Xbone's used game DRM BS?
They have no such expectation. Throw a few boxes Japan's way, they don't buy it obviously, then declare Japan a dead area and focus on the US/UK.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
DRM or No DRM ain't making a bit of difference for MS in Japan
The guys on 8-4 said Sony would never get away with it and Microsoft shouldn't even release the Xbox One in Japan.