Let's talk about what "unsportsmanlike" means

Gov Sick·6/1/2017, 11:04:46 PM·1 votes·569 views

I've received a fourteen-day ban for use of the word "%%%got". I got angry at the enemy team. Now I know it's a naughty word, but rito tells me I was banned for unsportsmanlike conduct. My conduct was extremely sportsmanlike, so ultimately I was banned for using a naughty word--a word which I'd have stopped using and apologized for if anybody had spoken up rather than quietly reporting me at the end of the (very pleasant) game.

Everything I said (except for "gg" at the end) was in team chat, and apart from momentary outbursts, I was quick with a compliment to my teammates for their successes, while not criticizing their failures.

Here's my complete chat log (minus things said by everybody else): Gov Sick: ffs Gov Sick: %%%got ass enemy team Gov Sick: oh they're all AD? Gov Sick: good Gov Sick: except corki's AD gives him massive magic damage Gov Sick: still though, good reason to build armor Gov Sick: waiting for TM Gov Sick: sry for ks rak Gov Sick: kk cool Gov Sick: ali building full AP Gov Sick: it's going to cost them in the end Gov Sick: nice job Gov Sick: nice Gov Sick: waiting for another item :
Gov Sick: nice Gov Sick: %%%got ass alistar Gov Sick: %%%got fucking pieceo f shit asshole fucking alistar Gov Sick: FUCK I FUCKIN GHATE YASUO Gov Sick: their %%%got team comp is so fucking mobile Gov Sick: gg Gov Sick: Gg wp

I know the majority will be against me on this, but it's bullshit. I didn't use the word in a hurtful or homophibic way or say anything unkind to anyone. I groused quietly in team chat about the enemy Alistar disrupting up my Sion Qs.

17 Comments

StarScream476/1/2017, 11:10:07 PM4 votes

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My conduct was extremely sportsmanlike

No

ModPeriscope6/1/2017, 11:45:20 PM4 votes

The community has spoken ad nauseum about the use of hate speech. Punishment of this type is usually escalated due to how disliked it is.

In your reform card, it mentions the next punishment will be a permaban, but you can get your account back into good standing.

AzureDragoon6/1/2017, 11:21:44 PM3 votes

Because acting in this way is unsportsmanlike conduct. At no point is the use an offensive slur ever allowed by Riot, and the rest of the chat isn't really much better.

It is pointless, obnoxious anger and rage that you displayed, not sportsmanship.

NinjaGuy696/2/2017, 12:12:13 AM3 votes

That's pretty shitty that you got a 14-day ban for using that word and not directing it at someone, but I don't think the Instant Feedback system is tuned to understand the context that the word was used in. It probably only detects particular words. My advice for the next time would be to just vent out loud to yourself and not type it if it isn't information that helps the team.

Martensitic6/2/2017, 12:40:11 AM3 votes

My conduct was extremely sportsmanlike

Name one sport in the world where someone using homophobic slurs would be described as "sportsmanlike".

There is none.

Not a single one.

which I'd have stopped using and apologized for if anybody had spoken up rather than quietly reporting me at the end of the (very pleasant) game.

Your teammates are not obligated to point out toxic behvior to you.

They have every right to report such chat messages quietly...in fact, that's the best way to deal with toxicity: Mute and report.

LostFr0st6/1/2017, 11:18:33 PM3 votes

The word itself has baggage. It has weight. It's not to be used lightly due to that. I'm glad that's being realized through this post you made though :)

sidenote: I'm not sure the typing sends the vibe of someone that would "just stop using it and apologize for it." They probably just didn't want to add fuel to the fire, something that is admirable actually. I'm really surprised they bit their tongue.

Gov Sick: %%%got ass alistar Gov Sick: %%%got fucking pieceo f shit asshole fucking alistar

Last avatarname6/1/2017, 11:35:11 PM2 votes

If the allistar was in the enemy team and if you didn't insult him directly(so not trowing the f_g over the all chat) over all chat I don't really have a problem with your chat personally.

However, somebody did tho, you might have had a gay guy on your team or somebody might be tilted as all hell and decided that people insulting the enemy team needed to be reported. Riots report system needs somebody to report you, so as annoying and tilting as it might be for you, you insulted somebody bad enough that they reported you.

Also I would suggest using fuck or friggin over f__ as those words don't insult nearly as much people.

This Is Your Dad6/2/2017, 1:47:16 AM1 votes

Yea well, most people get told to stop being a snowflake and mute them when they ask people to stop saying a slur, so they do what they're told.