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  • 27-01-2012 03:04PM
    #1
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭


    i play a bit of online poker. i use the same name as i do here, chuky_r_law. ive been playing the same site for about 6 or 7 years (poker stars). about a week ago i received a letter from them informing me that i would not have access to my account as my online poker name was deemed 'too offensive' and until such time as i change it i will not be able to play poker on their site.

    i have tried to argue my case but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears at poker stars. should i go along with them and change my name or should i say feck them and cash out?


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  • #2
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Your English is more offensive than your username. :o


  • #3
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    i play a bit of online poker. i use the same name as i do here, chuky_r_law. ive been playing the same site for about 6 or 7 years (poker stars). about a week ago i received a letter from them informing me that i would not have access to my account as my online poker name was deemed 'too offensive' and until such time as i change it i will not be able to play poker on their site.

    i have tried to argue my case but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears at poker stars. should i go along with them and change my name or should i say feck them and cash out?

    What's your case, what did you argue? I can see where they are coming from.


  • #4
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    Call yourself 'Chunky Orla'


  • #5
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    I would say "Fair enough, my name is a different spelling of an IRA slogan, which would be offensive to quite a few people."


  • #6
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    Sykk wrote: »
    Your English is more offensive than your username. :o

    dont be such a knob

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056526338


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  • #7
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,609 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Simply blast their site with piss.


  • #8
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    why would you want a user name like that other than to offend?


  • #9
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,392 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    Yeah well in fairness, I'm sure you don't know this but the phonetics of your username actually make it sound similar to a popular slogan used by the republcan movement in Northern Ireland, particularly a proscribed organisation describing itself as Óglaigh na hÉireann or the Provisional Irish Republican Army! :eek:

    I'm sure that's a complete coincidence but even so it's that fact that's probably caused the issue. Change your name to God Save the Queen! Sorted...


  • #10
    AeoNGriM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭AeoNGriM


    NiallSparky wrote: »
    Simply blast their site with piss.

    Whilst play an Atari Jaguar :pac:


  • #11
    giles lynchwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 935 ✭✭✭giles lynchwood


    There are plenty of poker site's out there,fcuk them and move on.I think it's a great name.


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  • #12
    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,331 ✭✭✭RichieC


    Our day came. England is our closest ally.


  • #13
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    i saw it on the back of toilet door once...thats where it came from! for some reason i ended up using it for the poker site (and here too)

    anyway, ive had a few emails back and forth with pokers stars. they kept saying to me that under paragraph 7 of their terms and conditions that they were at liberty to freeze my account

    7. OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OR CONTENT
    The User is prohibited from posting any unlawful, obscene, libelous, defamatory, threatening, or other material that would violate any law or generally be considered to be offensive, via the Service using the chat option, the player images option or in correspondence with PokerStars' staff.
    When using the chat option offered to Users via the Service, Users are prohibited from making any statements which promote any service or product of any party except PokerStars. Further, Users shall not make statements about PokerStars or the Service that are untrue or would reasonably be considered to be derogatory or critical.



    my point was that i felt there was nothing here in this paragraph that would allow them to ban me for my choice of name. i pushed them a bit on it, to point out exactly where it is stated but they just got back to me saying their decision is final


  • #14
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Auvers wrote: »
    dont be such a knob

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056526338

    Don't*

    Couldn't resist :D


  • #15
    Fart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Fart


    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL if your boards.ie account gets banned now. :D


  • #16
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    Fart wrote: »
    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL if your boards.ie account gets banned now. :D

    Don't laugh too soon Fart ;)


  • #17
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    i saw it on the back of toilet door once...thats where it came from! for some reason i ended up using it for the poker site (and here too)

    anyway, ive had a few emails back and forth with pokers stars. they kept saying to me that under paragraph 7 of their terms and conditions that they were at liberty to freeze my account

    7. OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OR CONTENT
    The User is prohibited from posting any unlawful, obscene, libelous, defamatory, threatening, or other material that would violate any law or generally be considered to be offensive, via the Service using the chat option, the player images option or in correspondence with PokerStars' staff.
    When using the chat option offered to Users via the Service, Users are prohibited from making any statements which promote any service or product of any party except PokerStars. Further, Users shall not make statements about PokerStars or the Service that are untrue or would reasonably be considered to be derogatory or critical.



    my point was that i felt there was nothing here in this paragraph that would allow them to ban me for my choice of name. i pushed them a bit on it, to point out exactly where it is stated but they just got back to me saying their decision is final

    Looks like your day has come and they are not going to back down!


  • #18
    POKERKING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,397 ✭✭✭POKERKING


    I work in this industry. Names aren't monitored on sign up, action against offensive names are only taken after someone complained. So someone seen your name and complained and as you agreed to t&c's when you signed up they can do what they want. You can debate the offensiveness of the name(but i wouldn't) but for someone sitting in an office in London the easiest thing to do is to change the name on the off chance its in any way offensive.

    Alot of poker players would see the change of a name as an advantage as players are not permitted to change names.


  • #19
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,581 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    i play a bit of online poker. i use the same name as i do here, chuky_r_law. ive been playing the same site for about 6 or 7 years (poker stars). about a week ago i received a letter from them informing me that i would not have access to my account as my online poker name was deemed 'too offensive' and until such time as i change it i will not be able to play poker on their site.

    i have tried to argue my case but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears at poker stars. should i go along with them and change my name or should i say feck them and cash out?

    no way man. thats not fair atall atall we need to protest at this crowd whatever happened to freedom of speech? tell us where and when and well be there.


  • #20
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    Fart wrote: »
    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL if your boards.ie account gets banned now. :D

    that wouldnt bother me as i havent invested the same amount of time in it as i have with my user name on poker stars


  • #21
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    TheZohan wrote: »
    whatever happened to freedom of speech?.

    did we not loose that ages ago? :rolleyes:


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  • #22
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,581 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    davet82 wrote: »
    did we not loose that ages ago? :rolleyes:

    dey say get back we say fight bak.


  • #23
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    Fart wrote: »
    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL if your boards.ie account gets banned now. :D
    POKERKING wrote: »
    I work in this industry. Names aren't monitored on sign up, action against offensive names are only taken after someone complained. So someone seen your name and complained and as you agreed to t&c's when you signed up they can do what they want. You can debate the offensiveness of the name(but i wouldn't) but for someone sitting in an office in London the easiest thing to do is to change the name on the off chance its in any way offensive.

    Alot of poker players would see the change of a name as an advantage as players are not permitted to change names.

    but they could not point out where in the t&c's that it mentions users names. there just seemed to be an attitude that its their site and they can do what they want (which, although annoying, it is, i suppose)


  • #24
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    RichieC wrote: »
    Our day came. England is our closest ally.
    Don't forget about Wales too :)


  • #25
    Bad Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Bad Panda


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    i play a bit of online poker. i use the same name as i do here, chuky_r_law. ive been playing the same site for about 6 or 7 years (poker stars). about a week ago i received a letter from them informing me that i would not have access to my account as my online poker name was deemed 'too offensive' and until such time as i change it i will not be able to play poker on their site.

    i have tried to argue my case but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears at poker stars. should i go along with them and change my name or should i say feck them and cash out?

    I bet you're one of these 'die hards'..yet you can't speak Irish. Prove me wrong (without Google).

    You also support Celtic and are fond of a shellsuit.

    Change your name and get over it.


  • #26
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    Bad Panda wrote: »
    I bet you're one of these 'die hards'..yet you can't speak Irish. Prove me wrong (without Google).

    You also support Celtic and are fond of a shellsuit.

    Change your name and get over it.


    wow you are a bad panda :eek:


  • #27
    LighterGuy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭LighterGuy


    chuky_r_law ?

    i dont get it ... a play on words or something? :o


  • #28
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    Play on full tilt or ultimate bet.

    They'll see you right


  • #29
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Just do whatever stars want, you`ll regret it in the long term. Best site out there and safest one too


  • #30
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    Bad Panda wrote: »
    I bet you're one of these 'die hards'..yet you can't speak Irish. Prove me wrong (without Google).

    You also support Celtic and are fond of a shellsuit.

    Change your name and get over it.

    and your point being....?? im trying to query their terms and conditions


    im by no means a die hard, ive never even voted sinn fein

    and no i dont speak irish

    i dont follow celtic

    i dont own a shelllsuit

    pretty much wrong on all accounts

    so would you like to give me more orders, mr angry? :D


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  • #31
    Bad Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Bad Panda


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    and your point being....?? im trying to query their terms and conditions


    im by no means a die hard, ive never even voted sinn fein

    and no i dont speak irish

    i dont follow celtic

    i dont own a shelllsuit

    pretty much wrong on all accounts

    so would you like to give me more orders, mr angry? :D

    Well you would say that, now. :p


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