I started to really play this game when COVID first shut things
down. Primarily, I played alone having had some awkward experiences (mildly
put) when simply joining a game. Eventually, I let some people in and accepted
friend invites. All my friends (I keep a fairly short list) are good people,
always polite and I enjoy their company. As a result, I played more, surfed the
WGT forums and basically used WGT as my social network.
Eventually, things got even better, I was more comfortable joining
random games and playing in the coin rooms. If I encountered disgusting
behavior, or people, I would either leave the game, or beat the pants off them.
Sometimes, I had to send a screen shot to WGT which, on a few occasions,
resulted in the suspension of the offending member(s). I did not accept gifts,
nor ask for them (except for a few occasions as a joke in a few forums post, or
when I asked for a gift from the WGT Santa’s) as gifts sometimes come with
"strings".
As time went on, I played even more, chatted way too much during
games with my friends, messages back and forth, etc... I started to be more
active in these Community forums, it was fun and, often, I would find myself
laughing out loud or I would smile so much, my cheeks would hurt...
I helped a good friend form a club, we grew it together until one
day he was just up and gone...no nothing, just "POOF".
now....things are different.
I am a recruit in a club I help start and was a director from the
get go...it's a long story in which I quit by accident and rejoined after our
Owner went AWOL and did not provide for any transfer of ownership. So...Can't
create tournaments, send invites, use super passes, etc...
But worse...when the day the music died....
Can't say anything on chat with the new moderator bots. My friends
would attest, I do not use profanity or do anything that should get a
*********. In any event, my chat is constantly censored with the ***** or
an error message if chat too long which requires deleting the message before
trying to send in order to return to game.
As for forum post, I have been in moderation forever. Again, none
of my post to threads have offensive language or improper undertones...I have
sent request to be removed. It often takes anywhere from 24 hours -3 days for
some of my replies to appear (which makes it tough to send xmas request to
Santa). Oftentimes, they do not appear at all.
At the same time, I have seen members with clearly improper
profile pictures, use of foul and suggestive language, going unchecked. Just the
other day, a player dropped the "f" bomb, it was uncensored. When I
replied how can you say that word (repeating it) and not get censored, my reply
was censored. I took a screen shot that clearly shows his use of the word and
my reply with the same word but it was *****. I have seen many post in
the WGT forums from members that would otherwise result in censorship but, I
assume because they are not in eternal moderation, or otherwise
"special", there is no problem.
Just today, when I tried to change my profile pic to one with my
Pomchi (Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix) wearing a sombero, my picture was “flagged for
review”…seriously!!!!
What happened to the fun, the laughter, the smiling, the ability
to exercise free speech?
At this point, all WGT is now is just another online game of which
there are many others to choose from. I will say one thing, but not for a few
members, the other day, that got me all charged up about finding hidden things,
and the friends I have, I do not think this game would be fun at all. At least
in NHL, I can punch someone.
I do not know if this thread will even be posted but, at least,
someone at WGT will read it before they decide it is not PC but I just had to
vent.... Should this be posted, NO REPLIES ARE NECESSARY
FYI. I prepared this on 11/6/2021 @ 12:41 am EST.