so I'm pretty certain that the Devs can destroy players at will. so I suggest that any player who starts chatting on politics or other hot button topics, be destroyed. some suggested topics...

global warming/cooling
religion
demacrats Vs. Republicans
the war...(which ever war happens to going on)
government
gay marrige/marrige protection
flag burning
etc...etc...etc...

it really eats away at the game and could...(maybe)...be harmful to the game.

You could leave #100. Censorship is not a good idea in my opinion. Besides, how are you going to have this trigger? And don't you think dev time should be spent on things more vital to the game?

I suggested tonight's Global warming chat logs be e-mailed to the devs as desperate pleas for more content.

For a while the IRC overshadowed everyone else in terms of useless commentary in game, but now players are starting to log in provide useless commentary too. A step in the right direction? Maybe, but useless.

STOP TALKING AND PLAY!

This is what happens to people who trade and mine, Impavid. Their minds are so dulled by what they are doing that they seek out anyone to talk to about anything. I know because I was once a trader. If channel chat was gone (and it really should be, other than 11) they would do it with friends in guild chat or in a pm.

That gives me an idea. What if, instead of global chat, 100 (or a channel with a new number) sent text to your region? Only other pilots in the same 'color' of space as you would see it. Restricting chat between red and blue players is something that is sorely needed- both sides are supposed to be xenophobic to some extent, especially the Serco.

surely you are aware, though, that global warming is a made-up fact by biocom, right? they're just pissy at the mining industry for some gaseous clouds engulfing some stations.

fight ignorance!

xith has nothing to do with global warming.

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Why can't anyone talk about anything they want?, I think global chat it's a great feature, if you don't like it, just leave 100.
Impavid: You can chat and play (Not if the only thing you understand by playing it's combat , of course)
Ryan: Ok, more suggestions for your "Destroy on talk" subjects
Food, books, music, the weather, connection problems...

Communication is of of the gifts humans have, i don't understand the need to destroy it.

Um, wait, we're changing channel 100 to NOT allow these topics?
Then channel 100 will look like this:

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I'm all for channel 100 being a free-for-all. If'n ye don't like the content, change teh channel!

all I'm saying is that when 100 starts to look kike a transcript of extrimist talk radio...it takes away from the game, and could potentially have other detrimental effects...ie, tempers flaring, scaring off new players...etc..etc...

Of course, it has to do with what you consider "extremist", take on account that what a US citizen might consider extremism could be a perfectly normal statement for an European (the opposite applies as well), about tempers flaring, people should control their temper if they want a civilized conversation, and there's always /ignore.
Scaring new players... well, if some is scared by conversation...

I'm all for devs randomly destroying players at will.

If I'm not one of them