LiquidStool Posted September 9, 2010 Member ID: 508 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 4 Topic Count: 140 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 472 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 38 Achievement Points: 5787 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/25/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2016 Birthday: 01/20/1969 Posted September 9, 2010 Well, political correctness is a pain in the ass but this is going toooooooo far! Xbox LIVE locks out ‘Fort Gay’ gamer [X360] Thursday September 9, 11:18 AM Political correctness takes a step closer to complete insanity, as Microsoft bans a gamer from Xbox LIVE just because of where he lives. You see, Josh Moore, a 26 year-old unemployed factory worker with a penchant for first-person shooters, is a resident of “Fort Gay”. This diminutive West Virginian ‘burg dates back to 1789 and is thought to be named after an American Civil War nurse. Sadly, Xbox LIVE staff knew nothing of this and didn’t even bother to check the town’s existence. Instead they suspended Moore’s Xbox LIVE account when they saw what was considered to be an offensive term in his gamer profile. Needless to say, Moore was somewhat dumbfounded, complaining: "At first I thought, 'Wow, somebody's thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something. I was mad. ... It makes me feel like they hate gay people." You might think that such a simple mistake would be easy to fix with a quick phone call to Xbox Customer services. Alas, this only seemed to make matters worse: "I figured, I'll explain to them, 'Look in my account. Fort Gay is a real place. I told him, Google it - 25514!" said Moore, identifying the town's ZIP code. However the Xbox LIVE employee responded with a stern warning that if Moore put Fort Gay back in his profile, they’d cancel his account and keep the two years’ subscription fee he’d already paid in advance. Even Fort Gay’s Mayor, David Thompson, was unable to help, and was summarily informed that “Gay” was deemed an insulting term when used in any context. Which, of course, is complete nonsense – quite apart from its ‘Happy’ meaning, Microsoft itself has recently changed its policy, allowing Xbox gamers to express their sexuality in their profiles and gamer tags. But it took Xbox LIVE’s director of policy and enforcement, Stephen Toulouse, to finally break the unfortunate impasse. “Someone took the phrase 'Fort Gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner. Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that. When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension." "In this very, very specific case, a mistake was made and we're going to make it right." To which end, staff training has since been improved and senses of humour have been reset. At least until the next moronic misunderstanding hoves into view...
Caper Posted September 9, 2010 Member ID: 102 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 10 Topic Count: 201 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1776 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 82 Achievement Points: 10986 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2014 Birthday: 05/06/1969 Posted September 9, 2010 tha't so gay.
Heffalump Posted September 9, 2010 Member ID: 819 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 27 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1060 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 186 Achievement Points: 6125 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 22, 2024 Birthday: 11/22/1971 Posted September 9, 2010 Ghey!
AyeAyeRon Posted September 9, 2010 Member ID: 1371 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 348 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 1906 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 585 Achievement Points: 14042 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 2, 2018 Birthday: 03/01/1990 Posted September 9, 2010 thats because micrsoft is gay !!! lmao Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted September 9, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted September 9, 2010 Queer way of looking at things if ever I saw one... Awards
PnBear Posted September 9, 2010 Member ID: 467 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 59 Topic Count: 151 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1721 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 279 Achievement Points: 10631 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:50 AM Birthday: 09/11/1968 Device: Macintosh Posted September 9, 2010 funny Statistics & Facts The population of Fort Gay is approximately 852 (1990). The approximate number of families is 391 (1990). The amount of land area in Fort Gay is 2.054 sq. kilometers.The amount of surface water is 0.15 sq kilometers.The distance from Fort Gay to Washington DC is 321 miles. The distance to the West Virginia state capital is 57 miles. (as the crow flies)Fort Gay is positioned 38.11 degrees north of the equator and 82.59 degrees west of the prime meridian. Location Fort Gay location: in the southeastern part of the county, near the border of Kentucky History & History Related Items Fort Gay history: The first settler in the area was Samuel Short who came about 1796. His cabin was built near where Fort Gay stands today. In 1789, Charles Vancouver and 10 companions built a log fort and attempted a settlement on land surveyed in 1770 by John Frye for George Washington. The town was initially known as Cassville and became the first incorporated town in the area. The incorporation date was 13 November 1875. The first mayor was Jas. H. Marcum. The recorder was John C. romans and the councilmen were Calahan Beaire, Wayne Ferguson, William H. Frasher, Stephen M. Marcum and Samuel Short. In 1883, a fire destroyed almost the entire business section. Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted September 9, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.09 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted September 9, 2010 PnBear funny Statistics & Facts The population of Fort Gay is approximately 852 (1990). The approximate number of families is 391 (1990). The amount of land area in Fort Gay is 2.054 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0.15 sq kilometers. The distance from Fort Gay to Washington DC is 321 miles. The distance to the West Virginia state capital is 57 miles. (as the crow flies) Fort Gay is positioned 38.11 degrees north of the equator and 82.59 degrees west of the prime meridian. Location Fort Gay location: in the southeastern part of the county, near the border of Kentucky History & History Related Items Fort Gay history: The first settler in the area was Samuel Short who came about 1796. His cabin was built near where Fort Gay stands today. In 1789, Charles Vancouver and 10 companions built a log fort and attempted a settlement on land surveyed in 1770 by John Frye for George Washington. The town was initially known as Cassville and became the first incorporated town in the area. The incorporation date was 13 November 1875. The first mayor was Jas. H. Marcum. The recorder was John C. romans and the councilmen were Calahan Beaire, Wayne Ferguson, William H. Frasher, Stephen M. Marcum and Samuel Short. In 1883, a fire destroyed almost the entire business section. In 1884, the local fire department was founded? Awards
wickedwelk Posted September 10, 2010 Member ID: 84 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 23 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 493 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 12/31/1967 Posted September 10, 2010 soooo gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lol
ENG4INE Posted September 10, 2010 Member ID: 1717 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 86 Topic Count: 50 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 657 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 610 Achievement Points: 5298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/19/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 30, 2020 Birthday: 09/24/1984 Posted September 10, 2010 Well that story was just about as Gay as Elton John.
WarDragonXI Posted September 10, 2010 Member ID: 257 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 280 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 45 Achievement Points: 1673 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 27, 2023 Birthday: 10/02/1950 Posted September 10, 2010 I'm so old I can remember when gay meant happy and cheerful Awards
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