Comments on: MAXIS is deleting in game references to Alphaville Herald http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: NickE http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55531 NickE Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:11:06 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55531 In other words Personal Attatck In other words Personal Attatck

]]> By: NickE http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55530 NickE Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:10:44 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55530 It was removed because this site contains "bashing" on other players such as granny, vouler etc.... It was removed because this site contains “bashing” on other players such as granny, vouler etc….

]]> By: Urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55529 Urizenus Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:22:51 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55529 Thanks for that link, Chemist. /respect Thanks for that link, Chemist. /respect

]]> By: chemist109 http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55528 chemist109 Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:48:08 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55528 The comments about free speech not applying to company owned property are not strictly accurate. There is an informative discussion here: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/firstamstateaction.htm concerning Marsh v. Alabama in which the supreme court declared that a company-owned town is not exempt from the 1st and 14th amendments even if the speech is something to which the company objects. I doubt that it applies in this instance, but I think that the previous posts suffer from a severe misperception of what the constitution actually protects. The comments about free speech not applying to company owned property are not strictly accurate. There is an informative discussion here:

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/firstamstateaction.htm

concerning Marsh v. Alabama in which the supreme court declared that a company-owned town is not exempt from the 1st and 14th amendments even if the speech is something to which the company objects.

I doubt that it applies in this instance, but I think that the previous posts suffer from a severe misperception of what the constitution actually protects.

]]> By: Alex http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55527 Alex Tue, 30 Dec 2003 14:50:39 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55527 The constitution protects you from the Federal government's infringement on your rights. In fact, in the early days of this country you still didn't have any rights of free speech in most states, as state governments weren't covered under the constitution. Later on the ndividual states added ammednments to their constitutions that covered you. Companies, however are not covered by the constitution, especially when you agree to a EULA The constitution protects you from the Federal government’s infringement on your rights. In fact, in the early days of this country you still didn’t have any rights of free speech in most states, as state governments weren’t covered under the constitution. Later on the ndividual states added ammednments to their constitutions that covered you. Companies, however are not covered by the constitution, especially when you agree to a EULA

]]> By: Chet http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55526 Chet Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:19:03 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55526 Lol, This is NOT a case of censoring free speech. Anyone has the option to state what they feel outside the game, up to the point of being slanderious. This website is an example of free speech, and now a days, anyone can make a website. The game belongs to Maxis. That stated then, EVERYTHING on THERE servers belongs to them. The avitars, houses, land, money, cloths... ext. Anything in game belongs to them, you are paying for the oportinity to use there servers, to play with there toys. Dont expect to put something on there servers that they won't like, and have it stay there. Lol, This is NOT a case of censoring free speech. Anyone has the option to state what they feel outside the game, up to the point of being slanderious. This website is an example of free speech, and now a days, anyone can make a website.

The game belongs to Maxis. That stated then, EVERYTHING on THERE servers belongs to them. The avitars, houses, land, money, cloths… ext. Anything in game belongs to them, you are paying for the oportinity to use there servers, to play with there toys.

Dont expect to put something on there servers that they won’t like, and have it stay there.

]]> By: Danny http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55525 Danny Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:07:49 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55525 Yep... this is not a free speech issue. I wish people would learn just exactly what the Constitution protects. The Constitution protects you from the government preventing you from saying what you want... not a corporation especially one that you are paying to use a service and which you probably agreed to alot of restrictions when you signed up for the game. Please just say that it is "clearly a case of me whining". Yep… this is not a free speech issue.

I wish people would learn just exactly what the Constitution protects.

The Constitution protects you from the government preventing you from saying what you want… not a corporation especially one that you are paying to use a service and which you probably agreed to alot of restrictions when you signed up for the game.

Please just say that it is “clearly a case of me whining”.

]]> By: Den http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55524 Den Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:50:38 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55524 Paying to use a game server doesn't buy you any constitutional rights on the that server. Chris and Nathan are right. There is no Free Speech issue here. Claiming free speech here is just ignorant. Want to see a real life example of what is happening here? Go into a Target store, stand in the middle of the store and start shouting obscenties at everyone and yell about how much better of a store Wal-Mart is. That's free speech, right? You might even buy a pack of gum to be a customer - that's the logic being used here against Maxis, right? Can anyone predict how long it will take for the staff at Target to "censor" you? When the police then come to arrest you for refusing to leave the Target store, is that a violation of your rights too? No, you idiots, it's not. Paying to use a game server doesn’t buy you any constitutional rights on the that server.

Chris and Nathan are right. There is no Free Speech issue here. Claiming free speech here is just ignorant.

Want to see a real life example of what is happening here? Go into a Target store, stand in the middle of the store and start shouting obscenties at everyone and yell about how much better of a store Wal-Mart is. That’s free speech, right? You might even buy a pack of gum to be a customer – that’s the logic being used here against Maxis, right?

Can anyone predict how long it will take for the staff at Target to “censor” you? When the police then come to arrest you for refusing to leave the Target store, is that a violation of your rights too?

No, you idiots, it’s not.

]]> By: Dan http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55523 Dan Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:39:37 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55523 ah, but to play the sims online you have to pay, i don't see how they broke any "rules" but clearly, freespeech has been violated. ah, but to play the sims online you have to pay, i don’t see how they broke any “rules” but clearly, freespeech has been violated.

]]> By: Chris http://alphavilleherald.com/2003/12/maxis_is_deleti.html/comment-page-1#comment-55522 Chris Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:31:33 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3040#comment-55522 Free speech.. Are you kidding yourself? Who's servers are they? Maxis. Who owns EVERYTHING on those servers? Maxis. It's not yours, it's yours to use and Maxis has the final say. They are God in TSO. You won't win. Bottom line is you broke their rules, you pushed (as intended) the line, and then broke it. Goal accomplished. Move on to your next target. Ciao Free speech.. Are you kidding yourself? Who’s servers are they? Maxis. Who owns EVERYTHING on those servers? Maxis. It’s not yours, it’s yours to use and Maxis has the final say. They are God in TSO.

You won’t win. Bottom line is you broke their rules, you pushed (as intended) the line, and then broke it. Goal accomplished. Move on to your next target.

Ciao

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