Planetside IRC Channel - Page 2

Zhane · 2012-02-27, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Naeadil

Can I use racial slurs?

The whole point is that it's an independent community, so we don't tarnish PSU's reputation by saying some crazy ass shit.

Nothing wrong with having both channels. We already have 20+ ppl in here actively chatting.

Well, if it's a place where racial slurs are tolerated, even used as an example of the "crazy ass shit" you want to be free to get up to, that lets me know that it's a place I never, ever want to be a part of. Thanks for the warning.

Hamma · 2012-02-27, 11:18 PM

Ah right you can't have a quality gaming community without racism I forgot.

acosmo · 2012-02-28, 12:20 AM

not as much racism as it is freedom of expression. a lot of us planetsiders are united states citizens and we like our forums to be public. it is nice to be able to discuss the third reich or birmingham without a moderator chilling effect

Hamma · 2012-02-28, 12:26 AM

Anyway as I said - the IRC server is open and can have channels moderated by whomever wants to moderate them.

Just /join #whatever

NivexQ · 2012-02-28, 02:29 AM

This was a very odd, awkward discussion.

Vancha · 2012-02-28, 08:47 AM

This feels less like someone wanting to do something for the community and more like someone who really wants people to join their IRC channel.

Manitou · 2012-02-28, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

This feels less like someone wanting to do something for the community and more like someone who really wants people to join their IRC channel.

This.

Aurmanite · 2012-02-28, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Naeadil

Can I use racial slurs?

The whole point is that it's an independent community, so we don't tarnish PSU's reputation by saying some crazy ass shit.

Nothing wrong with having both channels. We already have 20+ ppl in here actively chatting.

Wow.

Lets head on over to this channel so we can talk like ignorant pricks.

Or, let's chill out on a dedicated Planetside IRC server, where the devs hang out and chat with the community and people are decent and civil.

Tough choice.

Naeadil · 2012-02-28, 11:07 PM

This is an anything goes IRC. If you drop a racial slur or insane sexual reference, you're not gonna get punished for it.

PSU is more of a "clean" community, and Planetside 2 is going to attract all different kinds of communities. This is an independent channel and pretty much anything goes.

PSU has enough of a monopoly as is. Having other communities is healthy for the game. Some diversity never hurts. Plus, people who don't enjoy PSU have nowhere to go besides PSU Forums and IRC. This is an alternative.

It's not even going to hurt your traffic. PSU has it made. It's the #1 fansite and always will be. You have devs to interact with in both your forums and IRC. I'm not trying to compete, I'm just offering something different.

Sorry if some of you have taken this the wrong way. Not my intentions at all. In fact, I have the "Planetside News" and "Dev Tracker" in our channel topic, with links to Planetside Universe. It's not like I'm trying to hurt you guys. We're all Planetside fans at heart. I'm a fan of this website. Just trying to make something different than what we already have.

NCLynx · 2012-02-28, 11:27 PM

Imagine having 20+ [321]s in IRC...holy shit.

Sirisian · 2012-02-28, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by NCLynx

Imagine having 20+ [321]s in IRC...holy shit.

Mind blown. Such a scenario would surely cause some kind of implosion. It's unfathomable.

Hamma · 2012-02-28, 11:45 PM

It's all good Naeadil!

321 · 2012-03-01, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Naeadil

This is an anything goes IRC. If you drop a racial slur or insane sexual reference, you're not gonna get punished for it.

While GameSurge gives you a certain amount of leeway in operating your channel as you see fit, all users connected to their servers are bound by their Acceptable Use Policy.

Specifically:

You may not use GameSurge services to send hate speech. Hate speech includes, but is not limited to, speech which demeans groups of people that is meant to insult or inflame.

From my own personal experience, I've seen that the IRCops interpret this to include racial slurs, even those usually not thought to be very offensive.

In short, you cannot create a channel in which anything goes on GameSurge's servers.

Naeadil · 2012-03-02, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by 321

While GameSurge gives you a certain amount of leeway in operating your channel as you see fit, all users connected to their servers are bound by their Acceptable Use Policy.

Specifically:

From my own personal experience, I've seen that the IRCops interpret this to include racial slurs, even those usually not thought to be very offensive.

In short, you cannot create a channel in which anything goes on GameSurge's servers.

They're pretty lenient about what you can say on GameSurge. I've been part of channels that have been pretty ridiculous in the past.

In other news, we just set up a TwitterBot for our channel! If @Planetside2, @MHigby, or @RedditSide tweets, it will be posted by our bot in the channel. Keep up to date with all the latest Planetside 2 News without having to browse the web! Really useful if you use IRC at work.

Thanks and hope to see more of you in the channel soon!