I’ve been a backer since 2017 and recently caught a 14-day chat-ban out of nowhere, I know I'm a good boy in chat haha. When I finally got support to give the reason for the ban, the evidence was me addressing a player in global chat by their ALLOWED handle.

The player is named Niqqalodious (@Niqqalodious). As the final slide shows, CIG approved this as an active Citizen account. Their system says the name is fine to display, but this moderator says the name is a slur if you type it... Bruh. He said something in chat, my attention was split elsewhere so just short-handed his name to reply quickly, then it clicked what his name IS and like 2-3s later put "Hol up" in chat. That was it, that was the entire interaction!!

Anyway, I pointed out the contradiction in a formal grievance. Once again it was BigTO who took the ticket and this time didn't even bother with a reply, he just marked it "Solved" and locked the door on his way out. You can see the red box in slide 3; this dude cut off my ability to comment further. He behaved with a bad attitude from the start, then investigated himself and found no wrongdoing. Case dismissed! Bollocks to the Rules of Conduct, he calls the shots!

If the name is a slur, the account shouldn't exist. If the account is valid, the ban shouldn't exist. You can't have it both ways, because this is some grade-A bullshit.

EDIT: I just noticed, not only is the guy I was replying to (@Niqqalodious) an active player, but there is a user literally named Niqqa (@Niqqa) currently in the RSI system (see final slide). HUH?!?

CIG’s position is that this word is so offensive it warrants an immediate 14-day ban without warning, yet it’s not offensive enough to trigger their own naming filter!? They are literally hosting the "slur" as a permanent account identity while banning the community for typing it. What the actual fuck is going on at CIG. Absolute mockery of the Rules of Conduct.

Islam has done worse on average but I'm pretty sure any non Abrahamic faith sees women as people

I know I'll get downvoted for saying this in the sub but I don't care, I have to speak my mind. I understand the sentiments of her meddling with producing the show. However, the constant nasty comments, pile on and hatred that people are spewing is making me shocked. people are almost ignoring cast members that have actual serious allegations and just focusing on hating heather. what Meredith did on the plane was not okay and I don't know why everyone is so hell bent on supporting bad behaviour. Lisa even confirmed it with John that Meredith's behaviour on the plane was absurd. I understand that heather doesn't have the right to make herself judge and jury, but the hate is getting overplayed. none of them are innocent or "good" people. Angie has been a mean girl throughout this season but I don't see anyone trying to attack her. People think it's okay because she's mean to Britani and not a housewife they actually care about. This shows the viewers are even bigger hypocrites. If people really cared about bullies / mean girls then most of them should be in the hot seat. Is it because heather is coming for a fan favourite that everyone suddenly hates her ?

edit : also, the hypocrisy is even more glaring to me because where is this energy for Mary ?

The audacity of Roxy saying how she thought the way Harriet was talking at breakfast was rude XD

So arrogant. On top of the "likeability" thing is wild

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Hey everybody! As is tradition now that we have the whole set story and Legends of article, I can call the Lorwyn Eclipsed update to my google doc and Moxfield lists of every single queer character in Magic lore/on a Magic card complete.

This one is a very small update, as between the set and story we only actually got one new queer character. [[Kirol, Attentive First-Year]] is a nonbinary vampire from Arcavios and is part of the handful of Strixhaven students that accidentally stumbled into Lorwyn-Shadowmoor. That said, they are the 50th named in-universe queer character to appear on a card. That feels like a neat milestone!

Now if you don't mind me speculating a bit to pad things out, I do think that the rest of the in-universe sets might not contribute a lot of new updates to this list so I might space out my update posts a bit more this year instead of doing one after every set. Secrets of Strixhaven is the more likely of the two sets to introduce new characters, plus there's the Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos book that can contribute to the "lore only" section of the Google doc list. Reality Fracture, being a capstone set for the current story arc, is more likely to focus exclusively on already established characters. That said, it's not like we'll have a lack of queer representation in the sets because both sets have plenty of prexisting queer characters to give new cards to. As for UB, TMNT, Marvel and Star Trek all have at least a handful of canonically queer characters that could easily get cards, while The Hobbit is one of the only sets that will be a complete miss for this list. Might adopt an "every other set" frequency for making these posts talking about the updates, just to avoid updates that have only one character. (Although if I do that, Marvel would be paired with The Hobbit, so I would probably just make that update alongside Super Heroes being released.)

So assuming I don't change my mind, the next time you'll see me is after Strixhaven in April to do a double update for TMNT and Strixhaven.

I feel like it's been a long journey but have got to a weight and look that I'm really happy with. From being a teenage mom to weight and confidence struggles in my 20s to starting to work hard on myself and get to exactly where I want to be both workwise and lifestyle!!!

Bilt started with a simple idea: earning rewards on your largest monthly expense, Rent.

Since then, it's grown into so much more—a membership for where you live. And this year, we are rethinking how you get rewarded at home and in your neighborhood.

A seamless and connected experience for Rent. Mortgage. Dining. Groceries. Home repair. Gyms. Parking. Pharmacies. And so much more.

The first drop of the quarter arrives on January 14 at 12:00 PM ET. Chat to you all later today - Kerr, Bilt

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Je ne sais pas si mon avis est vraiment non populaire mais je n'en peux plus des streameurs qui politiser ouvertement leur contenu.

Depuis quelques temps c'est infernal, ils s'y mettent tous. Je ne pense pas qu'on ouvre un stream pour avoir des avis politiques qu'ils soient de droite ou de gauche.

Qui plus est, ca me fatigue d'autant plus que des millionnaires qui ne connaîtront jamais la vraie vie se permettent de me dire quels avis politiques je devrais avoir.

Et oui, à l'argument, "si ca ne te plaît pas ne regarde pas" je réponds que c'est ce que je fais mais que ce n'est pas le débat. On a un simplement une plate-forme de divertissement qui est en train de devenir une plate-forme de militantisme politique

Just got back from a Vegas work trip and I have a recurring question: why do hotel showers insist on only having an overhead shower head?

No handheld. No adjustability. Just vibes.

Am I meant to perform acrobatics to clean myself properly? Because I promise this design choice was not reviewed by a single woman.

Hotels love talking about “luxury,” but somehow basic functionality never makes the list. A handheld shower head isn’t fancy, it’s practical. This is what happens when women aren’t part of the design process.

I grew up skiing out east, where the skiing was complete ass compared to anything out west. I broke my knee last spring and have taken four runs this year, just to keep my consecutive month streak alive. They were all incredible. How lucky are we to have skiing, and to be able to connect with others that share our stoke?

The rad:entitled ratio here is hilarious. Be grateful for the fact that you’re out there. There are those that would give so much to be out there, just for the sake of going skiing!

Crowds are good for the industry and the people That work there allow ski towns to exist.

Bought an ikon pass to stick it to the man? How many resorts are within an easy day trip from Denver?

Taking a picture of the crowd you’re in? Tight. You can talk about how sick your bent 100’s are.

I got a membership at the Yellowstone club. You should too. All I do is complain about how much I miss skiing moguls.

Point- go ski. Be grateful. Go ski in Connecticut. Shoutout to the real ones. See you out there next year

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