Forced gamertag change

Hi, I was recently forced to change my gamertag from "", a made up word consisting of the root words Anihilate (to destroy) and lingus (of language, to speak). I still feel that this tag does not violate the code of conduct or community standards.
I see no objectionable part whatsoever. I could learn to live with this decision if I would be allowed to change my gamertag from "LazyBunny" and a bunch of numbers without having to pay money to change it seeing as I did nothing wrong and did not violate
any rules.

:)

 

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

 

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

 

I have already appealed there and been denied. Is there a specific way to go about getting a gamertag change?

 

That would be the only way to possibly have it lifted, which I'm not surprised it was denied. Since they denied it, you'd either have to keep the name you have now, or you can pay to change it.

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I disagree that the name in question is inappropriate in any way and to tell you how sure I am of that, I HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS DESPITE MANY TIMES OF TALKING WITH MICROSOFT SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS FOR VARIOUS REASONS! I bet you could not find a group of people
that would agree that it is offensive, I disagree with this assesment, I did not have a chance to choose a new name and I did not violate the terms of the code of conduct. I will not pay money, please provide me a way of changing this gamertag.

 

It doesn't matter if you've had a tag for 10 years or 10 minutes, if it violates the code of conduct (which it does) the enforcement team can change it. That is per the code you agreed to when you signed up. Having it 10 years just means it took that long
for someone to file a complaint on it and the enforcement team to investigate it. Support doesn't handle enforcement issues so they wouldn't have said anything about it either.

The enforcement team are the only ones who could give you a free name change and if they upheld their decision, there is nothing else you can do. There is no way to get a free change.

 

What about the name violates the rules? You've quoted the specific area but that does not tell me what about it is actually wrong. Also, I know that 10 years doesn't matter to Microsoft. I'm talking about the part where I have been on the phone with technical
support over the years and none of them found it objectionable.

 

Because it sounds like this word

 

Pronounce the word "anihilate"

Now pronounce . It is not pronounced that way. You would be reading it wrong. It was never the intention to imply that it is like that word. Considering it stood for as long as it did despite prolific use, I would say that you would have stretch
the imagination to arrive at that word. I can learn to live with losing that name as long as I am allowed to change it without spending $10. Considering it was action initiated by Microsoft that created this situation, I figured they would be more than willing
to resolve it peacefully.

 

It may not have been your intention, but it is what it looks like. And as I highlighted above from the Code of Conduct -

• Content that promotes, or sounds or looks like words, phrases, puns, images or imagery that refer to any prohibited content

 

Is there another appeal I can do or someone higher up I can speak with?

 

Sorry, but no. The enforcement team are the only ones who handle gamertag changes. Since you've already submitted a review that means they've already looked into it twice.

 

Fine. I will continue this matter elsewhere with the hopes that simply being persistent will win out. Thank you for your time.