Forced Gamertag Change

I've had the gamertag "[Mod Removed]" for nearly a year now. Today I powered up and saw that my gamertag was automatically changed to "". I'm guessing my original gamertag was deemed offensive or whatever. So I went to create
a new custom tag and found out I ha to pay for create a new one. First of all, if my original tag was offensive, Microsoft should have never allowed me to create it in the first place. Don't come to me a year later and tell me "oh jeez, [Mod Removed]".
Secondly, and what really makes me angry is that they couldn't even give me the courtesy of letting me create a new one. I talked to support and asked that they allow me to create a new gamertag free of charge. But like a parrot the tech basically kept repeating
that they couldn't let me create a new tag for free. So again, how is it that a year later they decide to pull my tag and force me to buy another? If someone flagged me for the gamertag does that mean that at any point you can screw someone over by flagging
them and forcing them to pay $10? I'm not happy about this at all. I need someone from Microsoft to make this right.

:)

 

Gamer Tag change asap (refered via live chat)

Hi, forced gamertag changes are only imposed under certain circumstances. Having your personal info, name etc isn't recommended but also isn't against the terms of use or code of conduct.

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support.xbox.com/.../forced-gamertag-change

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The link above explains about forced gamertag changes and what circumstances they are imposed. Other than that you're looking at paying for the change I suspect. The link below explains the gamertag change process in detail.

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support.xbox.com/.../change-xbox-live-gamertag

 

forced gamertag change

to whom it may concern,

ive had the same gamertag D0 M3 H4RD3R for a solid four years, and today when i go to sign on its telling me to change my gamertag. I play all my games on the hardest difficultly possible gow 1, 2, and 3 insane mow2 blackops and mow3 (was working on) veteran
and all of the halo saga legendary. why after four and a half faithful years to xboxlive are they making me change my gamertag? i cannot believe that im being told to change my gamertag after nearly five years i was 16 when i created this account im 21 now
how come just now someone thinks this is suggestive, the only thing that my gamertag suggests to me is a way of thinking give me everything you have play hard and ill play harder, ill give you 110% and i exspect the same so D0 M3 H4RD3R to take my gamertag
out of context just shows how immature some people are... ive been told that my gamertag has a double meaning and proably offended someone, it offends me that someone would even think i created this gamertag for such a reason, and to force someone to change
their gamertag bc of double meanings is ridiculous, if thats the case why not make evryone who has a gamertag with a 6 and a 9 consecutivly change their gamertag thats suggestive isn't it? where is the line drawn why did someone decide to draw it in front
of my gamertag more importantly why if it is so sugestive did it take nearly five years for someone to say something? ive grownup with this gamertag it is special to me that may sound stupid, but u try going half a decade with the same name then have someone
tell u to change it bc it offends someone who doesnt even know you... i want to know who i can talk too to resovle this issue, this means alot to me...

sincerely, jacob taylor

 

Hi Lazy:

While I understand your concern, your gamer tag falls under the code of conduct as laid out by Microsoft. While you may have had the gamer tag for over a year, it doesn't mean that it doesn't get included in this. There are millions of gamer tags out there
and yours just ended up being caught in the radar at that moment in time. This is an exert from the Code of Conduct that is located here:
http://www.xbox.com/Legal/CodeOfConduct

Microsoft’s Code of Conduct Explained for Xbox Live Customers

CONTENT IN XBOX LIVE

What is considered content in Xbox Live?

Content is anything you create, share, use, or promote that another person could see or hear or otherwise experience, like Gamertags, profile information, in-game content, and videos.


What are examples of content that is prohibited in Xbox Live?

(Note: the examples below are just a few examples of Content prohibited by the Microsoft Code of Conduct. Just because something isn't on this list doesn't mean it's OK.)

• Content involving illegality. For example:
  • Gambling, piracy, child pornography, obscenity, or criminal activity
    
  • Underage drinking, illegal drug use, or socially irresponsible behavior connected with drug use (e.g., drinking and driving)
    
  • Terrorism (e.g., bomb or other weapon making instructions)
  • Information that could help identity thieves (e.g., government-issued identification number)
    
• Content that could harm or harass a person, including yourself, or an animal. For example:
  
  • Profane words or phrases
  • Suicide-related content
  • (Note: the examples below are just a few examples of the type of behavior prohibited by the Microsoft Code of Conduct. Just because something isn't on this list doesn't mean it's OK.)
    
  • Negative speech (including hate speech or threats of harm) directed at people who belong to a group, including groups based on race, ethnicity, nationality, language, gender, age, disability, veteran status, religion, or sexual orientation/expression
    
  • "Noise", which is excessive speech intended to interfere with or disrupt another person's or group's ability to enjoy a game or app on Xbox Live
    
  • Content showing or promoting animal abuse
• Content that is controversial. For example:
  • Sexual, provocative, pornographic, or adult content
  • Violent content
  • Controversial religious content
  • Anything involving notorious people or organizations
  • Anything involving sensitive events, current or historical
• Content that is unauthorized. For example:
  • Images and other content you don't have permission to use
  • Illegitimately obtained videos
• Content that promotes, or sounds or looks like words, phrases, puns, images or imagery that refer to any prohibited content.
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• Your original gamer tag falls under the last point in the exert.

CONSEQUENCES

A violation of the Microsoft Code of Conduct may be cause for these or other actions:

• Automatic assignment of a new Gamertag, if you create an inappropriate Gamertag.
  
• Content deletion, if you create or use inappropriate Content.
  
• Restrictions (e.g., communications, multiplayer, account access) on your use of Xbox Live services, if you abuse those services.
  
• Permanent suspension or device ban, if you commit an egregious violation that includes, but is not limited to: hacking, modding, profile tampering, fraud, trading or stealing accounts or Gamertags, severe racial remarks, impersonating Xbox staff,
  displaying nudity, repeatedly creating inappropriate Gamertags or profile content, distributing URLs to phishing sites.
  
• Permanent suspension or device ban, if you try to avoid suspension with alternate accounts and/or devices.
  
• Permanent suspension or device ban, if you repeatedly commit violations.
  

UPON RECEIVING A PERMANENT SUSPENSION, YOU FORFEIT ALL CONTENT LICENSES, GOLD MEMBERSHIP TIME, AND MICROSOFT ACCOUNT BALANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUSPENDED ACCOUNT.

Because your gamer tag fell under this, it was change automatically, you are not owed a free gamer tag change since you broke the code of conduct. I hope this clarifies things for you.