It seems that the “better safe than sorry” style of suspension going on at Microsoft has reached a ridiculous level. I’ve already discussed at length the discriminatory behavior going on in terms of gamertags and profile content on Xbox Live. But I don’t want to talk about being gay on Xbox Live, instead let’s talk about being Christian.

No, I’m not talking about religion. In fact, if I can help it I don’t want to ever go there. No, I want to discuss being named Christian, because apparently, it might be enough to get you banned on Xbox Live.

According to LUC3NT (aka Christian) he was suspended due to inappropriate profile info, which read as follows:

GT:LUC3NT
Motto: …Life is but a dream.
Name: Christian
Location: Texas
Bio: Tritton AX Pro 5.1…I can hear you.

Unless being from Texas is officially considered offensive, the only piece of information in his profile that could possibly be misconstrued as offensive is his name. To an automated system or perhaps an illiterate moron “Christian” might sound like he’s identifying his religious affiliation rather than simply stating his name. Apparently when Christian spoke with customer support he couldn’t get a concrete answer; he was told that the system flagged his account because he must have had an offensive picture or phrase or that it’s possible he was cheating. Since his gamerpic comes from a COD pack and he’s not a cheater the response left him unsatisfied.

He eventually changed his name to “Just an ordinary dude” to avoid the problem in the future, but that doesn’t seem fair. His name is Christian, a fairly common name and he’s pretty confident he didn’t do anything to deserve suspension.

I’ve attempted to contact LUC3NT but still waiting on a response. Who knows? Maybe he’s a cheater, but considering how reasonably he approached the subject my guess is that he’s not.

- Jenni Chasteen

Tags: gamertag, Microsoft, XBL Policies, Xbox 360

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