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about 7 years ago - /u/AOChristoph - Direct link

Hello,

The guild “Big Black c*ck” was not disbanded out of the blue or without warning.

We contacted their Guild Master beforehand and informed them that the guild was not only in violation of our naming policies, but that their guild self-description was even less acceptable as it was blatantly racist and anti-semitic.

The Guild Master was, as I said, contacted and informed that they would be given more than enough time to evacuate their belongings, after which the guild would be disbanded. After that timeframe was up, we followed through with that.

Those bringing up the original “Black c*cks” beta guild as an argument: 1.) They indeed did a tongue-in-cheek play on words, rather than display blatant racism. If, in the case we’re discussing here it was real racism, or just an attempt at provocation, I don’t know - and doesn’t really make any difference. 2.) Even if it were tongue-in-cheek, this is something that would not be allowed anymore. There are certain things that are just not possible in a released game - and that kind of name is among them.

That being said: we are talking about a guild displaying anti-semitism in their guild description. Something that no one, anywhere, will allow. They were informed of their infractions before and were given time to evacuate their belongings. They were in clear violation of our Terms and Conditions with both their name, and especially their description. The consequence of disbanding them was only logical.