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My friend got his account banned due to him using the word %%% in its official meaning.

Vizulix··1 votes·724 views

So umm yeah. My friend got perma-banned. And that's why I'm posting here since he's usually a really chill guy and never flames. The problem with him is he insists the word %%% should be acknowledged by its official definition: an exhausting task, rather then the internet slang we've given it and that's how he got banned. Since despite several of us telling him not to do it, he likes screaming %%% as a sign of victory after a major play by him, or just anything that would make him exhausted. Baron steal? He types %%%. Penta-kill? %%%. Etc. So umm yeah just asking if he can get the ban lifted or changed to a large chat restriction or something since it seems like it's a big misunderstanding. The threat of having the account lost to him forever as well as all his friends telling him we told you so, has made him reconsider the decision of not respecting internet slang and he's promised to not use the word anymore.

Here's the match: (It seemed to be a good match and if he ever gets tilted and flames it would not be in this one) http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2616041498/234876121?tab=overview

Here's the chat log:

Game 1 stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : -__- top stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOOOOOOP stinginger : TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO[ stinginger : p stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOOOOOOOOOP stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOP stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOP stinginger : TOP stinginger : to stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : top stinginger : fuck stinginger : kill me stinginger : np stinginger : THX FID stinginger : 😄 top stinginger : ya stinginger : WHY stinginger : I DIDENT DO NOTHING stinginger : ya stinginger : and stinginger : I AM JG stinginger : yes i can stinginger : watch i will get baron stinginger : and still gave u da ward stinginger : %%% stinginger : %%% stinginger : :D stinginger : jesues keld shut it stinginger : god i am doing good stinginger : 3/1/7 stinginger : fucko stinginger : i am a support stinginger : ya stinginger : jessus stinginger : >:D stinginger : top stinginger : THERE stinginger : jesus

So umm yeah does he deserve to get perma-banned? Does he not? Would be glad if someone from Rito took a look at this.

21 Comments

Over Haul6 votes

Your friend must of at least had a basic understanding of that words multiple meanings and he still showed to use a words lesser known meanings instead of using a more mainstream word meaning the exact same thing.Taric

Jo0o4 votes

Your friend's obstinate behavior got him punished. Just because he's on a one-man crusade to change the meaning of a word doesn't mean anybody should be expected to understand that his use of the word doesn't come from a place of hate.

For whatever it's worth, I'd consider myself to be fairly well-read, but I've never heard that definition of the word before. In doing some light googling, it seems to be a British definition, and since your friend is likely American...

Vizulix1 votes

Actually we're Canadian....

HalcyonDweller1 votes

That is besides the point. You're not British.

TrulyBland3 votes

In all honesty, he's clearly not even trying to change the meaning of the word, or he'd explain what he means when says it. This is just good ol' intersection of being a smartass and being intentionally provocative. Do something highly provocative but technically innocent, wait until somebody criticizes you, be a smartass about how technically what you did was fine, ???, profit.

Jo0o1 votes

Pretty much.

The more common explanation I've heard is the "bundle of sticks" version of the word, but that still doesn't play in 2017. We all know what you mean when you use that word.

HalcyonDweller1 votes

Hey, just a heads up every time you reply you're only helping them. You know what I'm referring to. I replied here instead of there so as to not help anymore.

No offense intended, just saying you should stop replying over there. Not only does it feed the behavior, but it also gives them a wider audience.

TrulyBland2 votes

No offense intended

None taken.

General Esdeath 3 votes

Why did he not learn this lesson after the 14 day ban?

Vizulix1 votes

He didn't get banned for saying f*g for the 14 day one. I think he got banned that time for having a flame war with someone, after the other guy spent the entire game cussing him out and then inted at the end all while blaming my friend.

General Esdeath 3 votes

That's even worse.

OnlyYouCanHearMe2 votes

He will need to submit a ticket to Player Support. They are the only ones who can review his case and make any determinations as to whether anything can be done about it. But it's a bit of a stretch. Especially when you and others have already cautioned him multiples times about not using it, and given the timing of when he uses it correlates to the times that someone would be likely to use it as a slur.

Out of curiosity, why did he feel the need to spam so much during that match? That alone is probably why his team was irritated with him enough to report him, long before he ever used the hate speech slur.

Vizulix1 votes

It's his personality I guess. He likes spamming in real life too well with words at least. We've learned to deal with it.

OnlyYouCanHearMe1 votes

Hmm. So, just to be sure I'm understanding everything correctly... he had a recent 14 day suspension because of toxicity, then goes into a match and spams/uses hate speech - even if he didn't mean them as slurs - and is issued a permanent suspension. That really does not look good for him, and it will make his appeal a bit more difficult. He will need to be very polite and respectful, avoiding any slurs, or spamming when trying to present his case to Support. It's will help if he can think of any matches where he may have used the word in actual context, as opposed to just typing %%%. If he can show it from logs, or in a sentence, that proves he was in fact using it as a legitimate word, and not a slur, then he may have a chance. Best of luck to him if he tries.

EvilDustMan1 votes

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It's his personality I guess. He likes spamming in real life too well with words at least. We've learned to deal with it.

He needs to not be an asshole. Gently say, hey, you are being kind of annoying, back off a bit on the throttle.

Aenaeus1 votes

Can't even see what the word is, i'm assuming it's a racial slur though, that's really the only words that get censored.

General Esdeath 1 votes

I assume it's f ay gee

OnlyYouCanHearMe1 votes

That was my assumption as well. As it's the only 3 letter slur that has a textbook definition that means an exhausting task.

Magical Player1 votes

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%%% I too can find the dictionary definition but wait its not your dictionary

Colgate Gator1 votes

I'm compelled to ask what the hell was happening in top lane.

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