I guess you didn't bother to either read the article and follow the link to the press release. OR read the dozens of posts dealing with this very point.
Or you are just trolling.
You know actually fully reading the article and following the links might help. That failing maybe the -dozens- of comments above yours dealing with this exact point.
They only count active accounts, defined as ones that are still financial. Of course if you bought a 6 month subscription and stopped playing about 3 months you would still count, at least until it expired.
They have the right to say whatever they want. They don't have the right to have that broadcast over someones private radio station. Really pretty simple.
So lets apply this type of logic a little further. If I walk into an unlocked house and steal something it is their fault for not locking the doors?
Now yes there is a world of difference between stealing something and using a proxy to bypass security, but think on it. Just because someone didn't put in enough security doesn't mean you are justified in breaking the rules.
I have worked in helldesk for..far..too long. Far far far too long. Er anyway. I have to say no I don't feel expertise of users. I fear users who -think- they are experts and really have no clue.
You seem to forget one key point.
For decades scientists called Global Warming nonsense. It was only through heaps of peer reviewed studies and truckloads of data that it became accepted.
But please, I do love listening to repeated right right talking points. Always good for a laugh in the morning.
Er..the UK doesn't. If you actualy read my post you will note I am implictly saying that China does.
Sorry you were saying about being mentaly challenged?
Off to top of my head. Don't do this yourself. You are essentialy playing with explosives. Experts die doing this type of thing every year. Either get some training or get an expert in.
There is no need to redefine "Blizzard ban gays" it's pretty obvious to anyone not bullshitting what that means.
As for gay hatred. Now you are just talking crap
I am bi. And I quite clearly said if they were actualy banning gays I would be protesting it.
Face it, you entered into a bit of nonsensical hyperbole. You got called on it. No matter how much you franticaly backpeddle, no matter how much shit and insults you fling around you are wrong.
Accept it, and move on.
Lets see, ad-hominem attacks, nazi copmparisons, now trying to go back on what you said.
Congratulations, you are the very model of a modern slashdot poster.
Never said that at all. If Blizzard ever had a policy of banning someone for being gay I would be protesting it vociferously.
They don't, and no matter how many ad-hominem attacks you throw around you can't change reality.
So once you get past the graituitous nazi nonsense what you are essentialy admitting is that despite your earlier assertions you have no evidence that anyone was banned for being gay?
Actualy I know rather more than you it seems. Re-read what actualy happened carefully then get back to me. No-one was banned simply for being gay.
But nice bit of slander there. Or is it libel when it is in print?
"Ban gays"? please. They did nothing of the sort.
I know this is an on-line forum, but it isn't Fox News. A little restaint on the hyperbole please.
And yeah, just up to 7 million players. They are really eroding that player base.
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9 million. Read the links running off the article, or read the dozens of fucking posts on this issue maybe?
I guess you didn't bother to either read the article and follow the link to the press release. OR read the dozens of posts dealing with this very point. Or you are just trolling.
You know actually fully reading the article and following the links might help. That failing maybe the -dozens- of comments above yours dealing with this exact point.
So of course you are completely wrong.
They only count active accounts, defined as ones that are still financial. Of course if you bought a 6 month subscription and stopped playing about 3 months you would still count, at least until it expired.
They have the right to say whatever they want. They don't have the right to have that broadcast over someones private radio station. Really pretty simple.
So lets apply this type of logic a little further. If I walk into an unlocked house and steal something it is their fault for not locking the doors?
Now yes there is a world of difference between stealing something and using a proxy to bypass security, but think on it. Just because someone didn't put in enough security doesn't mean you are justified in breaking the rules.
I would just like to thank Microsoft for submitting this "story"
I have worked in helldesk for..far..too long. Far far far too long. Er anyway. I have to say no I don't feel expertise of users. I fear users who -think- they are experts and really have no clue.
Or maybe a broken clock is right twice a day.
Just because you are miles off base about one thing doesn't mean you are wrong about everything.
You seem to forget one key point. For decades scientists called Global Warming nonsense. It was only through heaps of peer reviewed studies and truckloads of data that it became accepted. But please, I do love listening to repeated right right talking points. Always good for a laugh in the morning.
Er..the UK doesn't. If you actualy read my post you will note I am implictly saying that China does. Sorry you were saying about being mentaly challenged?
No. They don't execute minors, and the mentaly challenged. Now do we know a country that does?
Anyone else remember that game? man Master of Orion got 3 sequels. It deserves at least one.
Off to top of my head. Don't do this yourself. You are essentialy playing with explosives. Experts die doing this type of thing every year. Either get some training or get an expert in.
There is no need to redefine "Blizzard ban gays" it's pretty obvious to anyone not bullshitting what that means. As for gay hatred. Now you are just talking crap I am bi. And I quite clearly said if they were actualy banning gays I would be protesting it. Face it, you entered into a bit of nonsensical hyperbole. You got called on it. No matter how much you franticaly backpeddle, no matter how much shit and insults you fling around you are wrong. Accept it, and move on.
Lets see, ad-hominem attacks, nazi copmparisons, now trying to go back on what you said. Congratulations, you are the very model of a modern slashdot poster.
"First they ban gays," "Yes banning gays" Your words.
Never said that at all. If Blizzard ever had a policy of banning someone for being gay I would be protesting it vociferously. They don't, and no matter how many ad-hominem attacks you throw around you can't change reality.
So once you get past the graituitous nazi nonsense what you are essentialy admitting is that despite your earlier assertions you have no evidence that anyone was banned for being gay?
I guess he missed that whole "Bearing false witness thing" He fails as a Christian as well as a teacher
The part where blizzard atualy banned someone for actualy being gay. Got any links that prove that?
In other words I am 100% familiar with the incident and no-one was banned for being gay. Go on, show me evidence they were.
Actualy I know rather more than you it seems. Re-read what actualy happened carefully then get back to me. No-one was banned simply for being gay. But nice bit of slander there. Or is it libel when it is in print?
"Ban gays"? please. They did nothing of the sort. I know this is an on-line forum, but it isn't Fox News. A little restaint on the hyperbole please. And yeah, just up to 7 million players. They are really eroding that player base.
Welcome to 9 months ago, been napping have we?