Microsoft: 'The Pro' Xbox Live moderator 'followed protocol'

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A video, depicting an Xbox Live moderator (Gamertag: The Pro) banning an Xbox Live gamer during an online match of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has caught the attention of Microsoft since its posting on YouTube yesterday. Entitled "The Pro : XBOX Live Moderator Abuses His Power," the carefully edited video, which can be viewed after the break, attempts to portray a "corrupt" moderator mercilessly wielding his banhammer and perhaps abusing his authority.

Microsoft's Major Nelson quickly made note of the production on his Twitter account, and passed the video off to Stephen Toulouse, director of Xbox Live policy and enforcement, who tweeted several comments of his own. Toulouse noted that The Pro was "policing" Modern Warfare 2 modding, which can result in an Xbox Live Gold account suspension (banning a user from online play) or a complete console ban (rendering Xbox Live inaccessible). >> read more

In a statement to Joystiq, Toulouse said, "The player behavior in question and subsequent interaction with the moderator violated the Xbox Live Terms of Use and Code of Conduct. The Xbox Live moderator followed protocol and, while he regrets his tone, the video was heavily edited to omit the inappropriate behavior and we fully support the moderator's decision to take action against the offending players."

It should be noted that iTzLuPo, the YouTube user who originally uploaded the video, admits that he is a modder in his user bio, stating, "I am now part of one of the best Glitching/modding clans there is on Xbox LIVE." He also lists "Glitching/Modding/tutorials" as so-called hobbies. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-the-pro-xbox-live-moderator-followed-protocol/#comments

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JmtroupePosted:

he banned me for no reason





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4zY7MNBsp0

LewallenPosted:

i just hit your site hard :)

hyp3d989Posted:

Lol you dont go on youtube much do you... he was LYING.. It was all fake the proof was all made up shit and edited... the pro is innocent



p.s if you watch the beginning the pro is talking when he is not even on the persons team '



BAD EDITING

bizurnsPosted:

All those retarded kids are obviously completely unaware of any of the rules explained in the TOS. The Pro is doing what any respectable person would love to do...cleaning up the trash that's scattered all over Live. Good for him. Please, if this problem offends you, go find him and talk shit or do whatever it takes to get banned...because you are part of the problem.

Aidy82Posted:

wish we could ban the pro

AlphaAGENTPosted:

What Mulundo said!

MTS757Posted:

I do agree that The Pro abused his power, but honestly, that kid was asking for it. It's not he he was just minding his own business and randomly got banned.

harb7676Posted:

there are so many people who just message the guy and get banned

Light_K_YagamiPosted:

Moderaters can ban people.... The use there power at there own will. On the other hand. Hackers can ban to. If a moderator is to ban any1 it should be a hacker that bans and lags players offline, Ip crushes. The works. He banned innocent punks and should be removed from xbox staff

StayBlazedv2Posted:

I just got banned by him, for laughing at his jokes!

he communication blocked me until 3/12/2010

i cant send messages and i cant talk till then ):

but i got no video proof he did it, but my GT is :TTG Rob x (incase their is a way to check)