Hmmm, why do I have a feeling that this is a US-thing? I live in europe and I barely get any bad messages on xbox live (aside from 'you n00b' or 'you suck' from a sore loser once or twice a month) and seeing this heavy message-sending-business, I wonder just how often US-gamers get loaded with this kind of harassment....

LOL WHOA "can i poop on ur chest"

Is it wrong that I like Alison's idea at 2:27? :)

Funny how all those messages had terrible spelling and grammar. It suggests that those kind of people are idiots.

You know, companies have the right to legally deny users the use of their online service and any or/and all services associated with that service. Swearing at everyone on Call of Duty is different from publishing your own website with your own hosting and domain name based on a podcast where you swear at everyone. The online service is Activision's (or Microsoft's/Sony's for consoles). They own the domain, web hosting, servers, and whatever else is used to play the game online. The service isn't yours, so auto-muting players based on bad rep (popular opinion of users) is technologically and legally possible.

its sucks that no matter what fandom anyone belongs to its the crazys that get all the atenttion and everyone starts saying oh well everyone in x fandom is crazy because of those that but when in reallity they are not all crazy the majoraty is not its just the small portion but sadly they are getting all the attention

its true what they are saying gamers were and some still are the friendly people in the world but some people abuse a system and makes it bad for everyone-_-

This really makes me remember the time when I was somewhere around 11 years old. It was the time before "normal" people (not nerds) used the internet. It may even sound weird but in general people were nice back then, especially considering I was just a child(and quite a newbie of course). I could ask for help on how something works or how someone did something and people would be friendly and helpful. All this considering I'm not from a country that has english as a native toungue, therefore not always making the most sense and me playing shooters, which is now the cesspool for bad behaviour

With this I'm not saying there were no people being assholes, but far less of them. I think this has a lot to do with the fact that everyone online was a nerd. Everyone actually had something in common with the people they were playing with, a lot more then the people they know in their direct "real life" environment. This of course makes people much happier to be communicating with each other and share.

It could be I'm just remembering it a bit romanticized. Well anyway, please leave your thoughts.

Even though I don't do online gaming nor voice chat during a game (as mostly I don't have the equipment/games to do it), that kind of behavior is precisely why I would generally avoid engaging in it. I get enough "cutting down" in my own life, I do not need to add it to a game that I usually get enjoyment from. I agree with the tools that are being proposed, it won't stop the jerks from spewing their trash but it will give the community weapons as to not hear them so the game can be enjoyed.