Communication Banning Issue

People may have been noticing a spike in communications banning recently. I personally find this to be an issue that isn't the players fault. From the research I gathered, these communication bans are affecting a lot of different types of people. There
are even posts of people with disabilities being communications banned. I think this communication banning issue deals with Microsoft’s strict code of conduct. It is so strict in fact, that people could be communication banned for sending someone a misspelled
swear word. Is this actually protecting people and making the Xbox environment feel safe?

It seems that Microsoft’s Enforcement Team has been buckling down on "accounts" that are sending inappropriate messages or participating in inappropriate voice or text communications because they want to protect the Xbox gaming environment and make people feel
safe. "Xbox Live is designed to be enjoyed by everyone, and no one should ever have to feel unsafe or threatened on the service" - said by XBLPET Lancer Xbox Enforcement Team. About a year ago, I actually was threatened by someone on Xbox live, and that threat
did make me feel unsafe or threatened somewhat. The person that threatened me said that they were going to come to my house and personally destroy everything I worked so hard for (There was some swear words used that didn’t offend me and other things said
that did offended me, but I chose not to include them). I reported the person, and they were communications banned for a month (Lucky for me, that didn't make them even more angry with me). In this case, I feel that Microsoft’s enforcement team did a good
job... But, I am well aware of the threats players throw at other players on Xbox Live, and if I cared enough I wouldn't have Xbox Live. How many people actually come through with their threats is unknown to me, but I'm sure it's very few and there is nothing
the Xbox Enforcement Team can do about it. That is either the Federal Bureau of Investigations job, or the police depending on the situation. DDosers are personally the only people I feel threatened by in the Xbox Live environment.

There seems to be more and more people being communication banned for trash talk or offensive language. My question is, by giving these people a communication ban, is that really making the Xbox experience safer? I'm sure most people see playing games see them
as an escape from the "real world". It gives people time to relax, time to let off some steam, or some time to just enjoy a game they really love. Because some person sends some trashy message to another player, is that actually making the other person feel
unsafe or threatened? Fun fact for people offended by swear words: It is scientifically proven that people that use swear words have a higher IQ than people that do not use swear words. So, is it really fair for people not offended by them to not be able to
use them?

I have been a member of Xbox Live for over 10 years now, and I was never communication banned until last year. The amount of trash talk back in the Halo 2 days is nowhere near comparable to how little the amount of trash talk that goes on now. I copied the
post from the Xbox Enforcement Team on my suspension, and I'll let the community decide whether or not I should’ve been charged with a suspension. I already served my time like a criminal, so I'm fine with whatever you have to say about me. After all this
is the forums, right. I have to expect that someone is going to say something that will offend me in some way because that's just how people talk (I don't think the Xbox Enforcement Team understands this). Remember, in order for me to be communication banned
I have to violate the code of conduct which means I had to make someone feel unsafe or threatened. Here is the offence evidence. (This account received a temporary communications suspension as the result of disruptive communications, specifically for sending
"I said goldy hunter. Learn to read. I don’t use op stuff cuz mama didn’t raise no *****" to another player.) I still remember that this conversation started with me attempting to compliment the other players skill (Nice Shotgun skills), and in no way was
meant to be offensive until the other person offended me by telling me that I was an unskilled player and I'm probably a stupid little kid. We proceeded into getting into an argument about what requires skill in the game and as you can see above, I was already
offended by this player, and I stated my opinion in an aggressive way hoping that would get his attention. I may have offended the other player after he offended me, but never threatened the other player or attempted to make them feel unsafe. I also wrote
an apple statement saying that this conversation escalated because of both of our actions and I was originally attempting to compliment the other player. The other person didn't get communication banned.

Another fun fact, if you are communication banned you can go to Xbox Support and talk to an Xbox Live support agent. They will tell you that they have a way around the communication ban. They will tell you to make a new account and use that account to communicate
while playing games on your account that is communication banned (Basically nobody is being punished, and the offender can still message you). So, to the people that are for communication bans, the people being banned from communication are using other accounts
to communicate and Xbox Live agents support this. Does this change your views towards communication bans at all?

P.S. I'm sorry if this is posted in the wrong section of the forums. This is my first post time posting here, and I've always found forums really confusing. I'm concerned for the direction Xbox Live is heading in, and that is why I made this post. I love gaming
and I'm known for being one of the nicest people you'll ever meet

:)

 

Communication banning

so news update applied for the case review and according to the enforcement team I still violated the C.O.C by "confronting"him when I asked him why he was being a racist to me and another player still believe that it was not necessary to give me the communication
ban for asking a question but it is what it is 11 days left

 

communication banning

For information about your suspension and to see about submitting a case review, you would need to go to http://enforcement.xbox.com

 

Hey All Chase,

You do make an interesting point for sure.

I'm not entirely sure that is the case, the enforcement team work on a case by case basis.

These cases are typically made when people are reported for whatever reason.

To address your communications ban, the enforcement team do not patrol these forums, only volunteers like myself, forum moderators and other Xbox Staff. You'd need to visit - https://enforcement.xbox.com

While it does happen, the best thing to do in these situations is to just ignore the other player. Like you mentioned, it was meant as a compliment.

It sounds like you already raised a case. It's with them now but unfortunately; there's nothing that can be done on the forums here.