Dock Holidaiy wrote:

AccountSupport Sent: 2/11/20092/12/2009 8:04 PM1:04 AM Expires in 29 days

(Automatic Message) The gamertag "Dock Holidaiy" has been used on another Xbox 360 console or Games for Windows LIVE®. We will need your email and password to confirm this to be your account. If you do not respond, the account will be suspended.

I got this message here i have pasted the message for you to see. Its probably a phisher i called 1800four my xbox and they could care less they would not even take down the gamertag that sent me the message they just said to go ahead and ignore the message it was just a con artist no big deal as long as you did not give them your info

 Pharen wrote:

 Dock Holidaiy wrote:

AccountSupport Sent: 2/11/20092/12/2009 8:04 PM1:04 AM Expires in 29 days

(Automatic Message) The gamertag "Dock Holidaiy" has been used on another Xbox 360 console or Games for Windows LIVE®. We will need your email and password to confirm this to be your account. If you do not respond, the account will be suspended.

I got this message here i have pasted the message for you to see. Its probably a phisher i called 1800four my xbox and they could care less they would not even take down the gamertag that sent me the message they just said to go ahead and ignore the message it was just a con artist no big deal as long as you did not give them your info

Yeah, it's a Phisher.

I just reported the GT though the Zune site; I doubt any action will be taken, but it's worth a shot. Hopefully no one will fall for this and give him their information.

 Dock Holidaiy wrote:

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 Claymore 61 wrote:

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 Pharen wrote:

 Claymore 61 wrote:

This is about innocent threads post once or twice vs vulgar threads which are all over the forums.
 1. My topic was "Too Many Threads On this Topic",it was pointed out to me in less than 24hrs that there was a pinned thread on this topic,then it was locked.Even if there is 1 or 2 other threads on this topic,why lock them when there are plenty of topics which have over 50 threads on them for mods to check out.There are also 50+ threads with gamers using vulgarity in the titles and content that go untouched for days.Where my original thread barely went 24hrs and had nothing vulgar or unsavory in it,and it was locked.
Do mods pick and choose what needs to be locked?
2. Do they favor 1 forum member over another?
3. I personally found a thread with the word BS spelled out in the title,it disappeared only after I pointed it out to one of those guys that had a check mark in his gamercard.It seems that mods or mod minions could very easily just put vulgar words in the search and find more threads like these,they could even put in words that ppl use to represent those unsavory words in the search.Most of us know the euphisms that can bypass the filter,and if you put them in the search you'll more than likely run into a ess H eye tea load of them.
Only after locking threads that deserve locking should a mod start picking apart the one they see by users they may not like for one reason or another.I am sure the threads that have vulgar 3 word stories or are degrading anyone of a certain race,gender,or creed will always keep the mods busy enough,where as those that have decent input and no arguing should be left alone.
4. Why lock innocent threads,while the ones that are completely against everything in the CoC go untouched?
5. Don't say that the mods are too busy to find unsavory threads and ones that are decent are easier to find.Maybe the mods should utilize the search themselves,practice what they preach,find those threads like"this or that game is fecal" or "avoid so-n-so he glitches".There are so many of these type threads and lots of ways to word them.Use the search you too will find alot more than you see under active forums(which seems to be the only area mods actually check).

1. Having more than one topic on a single subject will clutter the first page of a forum and prevent users/guests from finding a subject that has been knocked to the second page.

2. No, all forum members are treated equally. There are a couple exceptions though, but they only apply if the user is well known and has been an active member for sometime:
- A forum member known for spam/vulgar posts will probably get a stricter punishment if he has just gotten back from a previous ban, or has recently got a talking to.
- A forum member who doesn't post off-topic, reports frequently and exhibits behavior not in his/her normal manner. He/she would probably get a warning or a talking to about the post, but if the attitude continues he/she would receive the same punishment as another user.

3. If you search those terms most of them have been filtered, aren't in an attacking post, are months old, or have already been taken care of. If they haven't been taken care of they usually will be, or you can do your part and report them. :)

4. If a thread is against the CoC and a mod sees it, it will be locked. Here's a post on why your "innocent threads" may have been locked.

5. They do, and no, they aren't able to catch every thread. Even if they search, the search doesn't always show the offensive threads right away. For the amount of mods we have, the amount of threads created each day, and considering the fact that the mods do this voluntarily.. I think they do a very nice job.

 Claymore 61 wrote:

There needs to be a better way to report threads and less abuse of mod power.Who do you report biased mods too?

I'm new here, so bare with me please.

One of my friends has been banned from Xbox Live of having offensive content in his profile. I know for a fact that this is impossible. We are both members of the same private group on Bungie.net and we have to follow specific criteria regarding our profiles. I have checked his profile on several occasions, as well as just before he got banned.

I am confident that is is a mistake and I'd like to know it is possible to get someone to look into this issue. He is an important member of our community, and is now forced to use an alternate gamertag and is unable to load the Legendary maps thus making it nearly impossible for us as a group to do much of anything in Halo 3 matchmaking.

I would appreciate any information you may have, or any help you may be able to offer.

 Choke On Candy wrote:

[...] is sending messages to people to go to a website and give your xbl email and password for 5000 ms points

 Artemis Artium wrote:

 Choke On Candy wrote:

[...] is sending messages to people to go to a website and give your xbl email and password for 5000 ms points

   File a complaint if it's on the console or report it if it's on the forums and move on. Do that, and you will be fine.

   Also, calling people out on the forums is frowned upon.

 Choke On Candy wrote:

 Artemis Artium wrote:

 Choke On Candy wrote:

[...] is sending messages to people to go to a website and give your xbl email and password for 5000 ms points

   File a complaint if it's on the console or report it if it's on the forums and move on. Do that, and you will be fine.

   Also, calling people out on the forums is frowned upon.

Sorry sorry Someone told me to post in here about it and thought you guys needed the name too. Also someone I know was stupid enough to fall for it and got her profile stolen so I was all fired up

 Choke On Candy wrote:

 Artemis Artium wrote:

 Choke On Candy wrote:

[...] is sending messages to people to go to a website and give your xbl email and password for 5000 ms points

   File a complaint if it's on the console or report it if it's on the forums and move on. Do that, and you will be fine.

   Also, calling people out on the forums is frowned upon.

Sorry sorry Someone told me to post in here about it and thought you guys needed the name too. Also someone I know was stupid enough to fall for it and got her profile stolen so I was all fired up

 KoreanWhiteBoy wrote:

What is Phishing?

 Wikipedia wrote:

In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT Administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging,[1] and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one. Even when using server authentication, it may require tremendous skill to detect that the website is fake. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users,[2] and exploits the poor usability of current web security technologies.[3] Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical security measures.

A phishing technique was described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term "phishing" was made in 1996. The term is a variant of fishing,[4] probably influenced by phreaking,[5] and alludes to baits used to "catch" financial information and passwords.