(Copypaste from ETF2L forum)
Hello,

I would like to talk about a person in this community, and certain happenings around this person. I’m not going to mention a name because i feel like it will only help in me getting banned as that’s what seems to be the default response when anyone threads close to this person.

Ill get to the point now.

This individual has a habit of overrating themselves, quotes like ‘im way ahead of every team im in by miles’ spring to my mind, when at the same time there is a group of people that like to remind this person that this is not true in their humble opinion of course, they do this in the place where i believe its supposed to happen; the etf2l recruitment comment section. Yet anytime anything remotely critical is said of this person the comment appears to get removed almost as if we are in 1950’s Russia, there have also been some bans if you want to complete the KGB image.

5+ bans at least just in my direct memory.

Now I’m not going to defend the bad word usage that was here, no doubt. But bad words get used all the time in games, especially in the open and low division where the bulk of the players are, the difference is in how you handle it, are you going to be insulted and feel ridiculed when you also have a life outside of this community? People criticizing you for things you get done at work? You know, adult life? Do you get them removed too?

And i know that has nothing to do with TF2 but even then, what use is there in being that insecure and fed up with people just using words when they might just be true, given that a big enough group is saying the same thing about you, is the fault with the individual, or the crowd?

A scenario from a while back also jumps to my mind. A discussion about Pred and Degu, In my observation a lot of people were discussing the WORDS used and not the actions done against Uberchain, a lot of people seemed to be very riled up at the work GOOK and not the potential emotional abuse and perhaps sexual? It seemed quite odd to me.
Are we going to obsess over swears and ban anyone doing this? because i think that would literally kill this already fading game, or can we be serious about it? Its bad sure, but look at the full picture.

Thank you for reading.