I have decided to post this complaint here because i'm concerned about the direction that chat moderation is headed, following my experience today.
I joined the channel today, and responded to some comments on the chat channel regarding OOP. Certain individuals immediately jumped on me, telling me I was wrong and OOP is 'crap'. I was quickly told that If i didn't stop talking that they would do it for me. I believe those individual have been given moderator privileges. Within 5 minutes I was banned. People started accusing me of insulting them, I made it clear that i wasn't insulting anybody. Accusing somebody of fascism, is not an insult, and I didn't say that any individual was a fascist, although I maintain that the oppression i felt today comes from fascist power. Fascism is simply a style of government/moderation where certain powerful individuals control and suppress others. I mentioned that there were fascists in chat, yes, and by the looks of it I was right, because hey, i WAS shut up and wasn't allowed to talk because somebody didn't like what i was saying (that OOP is a good tool). I will try to get a copy of the chat transcript to talk about the particulars if necessary.
If i look up fascist i see ..
a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.
I particularly feel that 2. applied to the HH chat channel today. That certain individuals didn't want me to speak because they don't like OOP, and they are not going to let anyone talk about it for that reason. I notice a lot of other topics being talked about too, and they are not being censored. It seems to me that the chat is being controlled very forcefully by certain individuals.
I have bought Handmade Hero and I love the project, but I was really put off today by the treatment I received in chat. I have a right to speak about the game, about code and about the surrounding topics. I have a right to respond to other comments. I have a right to say "OOP is a valid paradigm". I have a right not to have my free-speech threatened. I was threatened today, and that threat was realized.
Casey, I won't tolerate being banned from a channel because i want to talk about OOP. I'll leave the discussion to this thread for now, but if I'm banned again, I will file a formal complaint to Twitch about the chat channel.
Thank you.
Edit : And please lift the 'permanent ban'