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Xbox apologises over 'gay' suspension
Because of his suspension, which lasted a few days, he missed a key game last week which his team went on to lose.
The unemployed factory worker mainly plays shooters like Medal of Honour, Call of Duty and Ghost Recon.
He said: "I'm not even queer and it makes me feel favor they were discriminating."
Even the town's Mayor David Thompson got involved but with little success.
He told local news reporters Xbox said the town's name didn't matter and that the word queer was inappropriate in any context.
But Stephen Toulouse, director of policy and enforcement for Xbox said the suspension was down to a mistake caused by miscommunication.
He said: "Some took the group of words 'fort gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend.
"Unfortunately one of my people agreed with that. When it was brought to my attention we revoked the suspension."
He added that staying ahead of slang and policing Xbox for offensive content is a unwavering challenge.
Microsoft Corp. and the principal rules enforcer for Xbox Reside are apologizing to a little West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive.
The town's name is authentic. But when Moore tried to tell Seattle-based Microsoft and the enforcement team at Xbox Reside, they wouldn't take his pos for it. Or Google it. Or check the U.S. Postal Service website for a ZIP code.
Instead, they suspended his gaming privileges for a few days until Moore could convince them the location in his profile, "fort gay WV," wasn't a joke or a slur: It's an actual community of about 800 in Wayne County, along West Virginia's western border with Kentucky.
"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 homosexual people," said Moore, an unemployed factory worker who plays shooters like Medal of Honor, Ring of Duty and Ghost Recon under the gamertag Joshanboo.
"I'm not even gay, and it makes me feel like they were discriminating," said Moore, who missed a key Search and Dest
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Seattle-based Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a little West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service’s code of conduct by publicly declaring he’s from Fort Queer — a designate the company considered offensive.
When Josh Moore tried to say Microsoft and the enforcement team at Xbox Live that the name is real, they wouldn’t take his pos for it. Or Google it. Or check the U.S. Postal Service website for a ZIP code.
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Instead, they suspended his gaming privileges for a rare days until Moore could convince them the location in his profile, “fort gay WV,” is an actual group of about 800 in Wayne County.
“At first I consideration, ‘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,” said Moore, who plays under the gamertag Joshanboo.
Mayor David Thompson also tried to intervene, but with little accomplishment. He told television station WSAZ that he was informed the city’s label didn’t matter. The word “gay,” he was told, was inappropriate in any context.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Inhabit are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service’s code of conduct by publicly declaring he’s from Fort Gay — a designate the company considered offensive.
The town’s name is authentic. But when Josh Moore tried to tell Seattle-based Microsoft and the enforcement team at Xbox Exist, they wouldn’t take his word for it. Or Google it. Or inspect the U.S. Postal Service website for a ZIP code.
Instead, they suspended his gaming privileges for a few days until Moore could convince them the location in his profile, "fort gay WV,” wasn’t a joke or a slur: It’s an actual community of about 800 in Wayne County, along West Virginia’s western border with Kentucky.
"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 enjoy they hate gay people,” said Moore, an unemployed factory worker who plays shooters like Medal of Honor, Call of Duty and Ghost Recon under the gamertag Joshanboo.
"I’m not even gay, and it makes me feel appreciate they were discriminating,” said Moor