I was forced to change my original gamer tag, please help.

Xbox enforcement team,

My original gamer tag: smalldeek

My new automated generator name:

I woke up this morning with an email stating I am forced to change my gamer tag that I had since 2011. I received this email just 6 hours ago, 5:36 am pacific. Now, I know what probably happened, someone probably got mad last night while playing modern warfare
3 at me and found it funny to report my name. I mean I think that's wrong because anyone can just report that even if I wasn't doing anything wrong. So I don't really get this, even though I don't talk trash to these kids, these kids that get mad just because
I do better than them, they can still report me? That's not really fair in my opinion. I mean I have a good track record for years of online play and all it takes is a a report and I get my original gamer tag I had for 3-4 years to be changed. But if it really
offended someone then I'm willing to change it even though I don't want to. So I was wondering if I can get a response back and some help from the enforcement team. They told me to submit this in the forum and see if I can get my original name back. Maybe
you can just look into this case and see my good track record of history online playing was and hopefully provide me with my old gamer tag back, but if that is not possible, then can I please have the right to change my own gamer tag instead of a automatic
generator doing it? I've been paying 60 dollars every year for 4 years now. If I can't get my original gamer tag back, can you guys waive the $9.99 fee so I can change and pick my own gamer tag? I have a case number if you need that. Thank you for your time.

:)

 

my gamer tag includes my first and last name and i would like a force gamer tag change.

my gamer tag includes my first and last name and i would like a free forced gamer tag change please.

 

Xbox changed gamertag without notice

My Gamer Tag Got changed from Kklan Big Dadde to , no notice what so ever!!! Now I cant even change it to something else that makes sense without paying $10 for it. Called Customer service and they recommended that I challenge the forced Gamer
Tag Change and get my original one back. Please look at my accout, the "Kklan" stands for my last name + the klan. that is how my family is referred to Kklan. And Big Dadde is me. What’s wrong with that?? Please help.

 

You would need to post here in order to get an official response from the enforcement team -

forums.xbox.com/.../41.aspx

You can have a million complaints filed on your account, but the enforcement team investigates each one. They are the ones who decide whether or not you've done something to violate the code of conduct or terms of service. They only issue a forced name change
if they determine that it does violate the code, not just because someone filed a complaint on you. You will have to pay the $10 in order to change your tag to something else.

 

The XBLPET obviously thought that your name violated the Code of Conduct. I'm guessing they'd rationalize it as a phonetic variation of the male sexual organ.

Personally I don't see anything wrong with it as "deek" can mean several things--including a person's name--depending upon location in the world. Unfortunately these decisions are final and that tag will not be able to be re-used.

You will have to pay the $10 USD if you want a new tag, sorry mate.

 

Thanks Smwutches and Visageofanangel, I love dexter by the way. Thank you both for your quick response. I totally understand that my name can be offensive. If they can't recover my old name cause of that, that is fine with me. The one thing that gets me
is why does a xbox Microsoft generator automatically change my name for me and the only way I can choose a new one is pay 10 dollars? Just doesn't make sense when I paid 60 dollars to create this one every year? The worst thing is I didn't even do anything
wrong. I could understand if I was talking trash and being mean, but that wasn't even the case. It was just some kids mad that I was doing better than them and they found it funny to report my name. I mean I had this name for years and never had a problem
with it. At the end of the day, I'm okay with changing the name, but don't think its fair I have to pay a 10 dollar fee to change it. Thanks again guys.

 

It's a new policy. Probably because a lot of people ended up just changing it to something similar to what they had and would continue to get forced name changes and then get banned.

 

Is this new? I remember if your gamertag violated the TOS or COC then they would make you change it but it was free of charge. Kinda dumb they charge you now. As if they dont make enough off of XBL Gold price.

 

It is new but it isn't what you think

You get a gamer tag to a valid in to the code of conduct as it is random which is free but if you want to get a name that you want you will have to pay

People seem to be googling free name changes and trying what moder forums suggests which doesn't work and they don't know the consequences like perm ban for multiple offences

Also the pet team were tired of issuing perms bans when the user adds a number or a new way to offend with their same name just slightly different

 

I totally understand if it was free and they were tired of people that just change it to another offensive gamer tag or add just a number to it, but they definitely shouldn't punish people that do it for the first time. Maybe come up with a new policy where
its free the first time you do it, and then charge you after that. That would make people think twice the next time they choose a gamer tag.

 

My gamertag was force changed as well from [Mod Removed] to RapidFawn29117. I would like to get a free gamertag change, as this would make me leave Xbox, as I've been with them since I could hold a controller. Someone let me know. If I don't
respond to this, email me at [Mod Removed] thank you

 

Sorry to hear you had a forced name change. However, if you would like to change the tag again you'll need to pay for the change.

Also, for future reference it would be better to create your own thread instead of bumping older ones.