wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/18\/23311125\/spider-man-remastered-pc-port-moddb-nexusmods-pride-flag-removal-banned<\/a> NexusMods and ModDB, two of the biggest online sites for PC game mods, have removed a project that cut the in-game pride flags from the recently-released PC port of Marvel\u2019s<\/em> Spider-Man Remastered<\/em>. As NexusMods explained in a blog post<\/a>, the mod was uploaded to its site by a brand new account with no modding history, which the site\u2019s administrators suspect is a secondary account for one of the site\u2019s users \u2014 a \u201csock puppet\u201d account.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was very clearly done deliberately to be a troll mod,\u201d NexusMods writes. \u201cThe fact the user needed to make a sock puppet like a coward to upload the mod showed their intent to troll and that they knew it would not be allowed. Had they not been a coward and had they used their main account instead, we would have simply removed the mod and told them that we did not want to host it, only banning them if they reuploaded it again after being fairly warned. The creation of the sock puppet removed any doubt and made it a very easy decision for us.\u201d<\/p>\n As well as removing the mod, NexusMods says it\u2019s banned both \u201cthe sock puppet account and the user\u2019s main account.\u201d The mod replaced the pride flags found around New York City with the United States flag, which is frequently seen in the original game. <\/p>\n Hi! We’ve removed the content and banned the users. ModDB is an inclusive environment for all and we do not permit targeting marginalised groups. Our content moderation is largely automated but when identified, we have a zero tolerance policy for this kind of content. https:\/\/t.co\/0leqjUxqJD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ModDB (@ModDB) August 17, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n ModDB, another popular source of mods for PC games, also confirmed in a tweet<\/a> that it\u2019s removed the mod. \u201cModDB is an inclusive environment for all and we do not permit targeting marginalized groups,\u201d the tweet reads. \u201cOur content moderation is largely automated but when identified, we have a zero tolerance policy for this kind of content.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur policy is thus: we are for inclusivity, we are for diversity,\u201d NexusMods says in its post. \u201cIf we think someone is uploading a mod on our site with the intent to deliberately be against inclusivity and\/or diversity then we will take action against it.\u201d A NexusMods help page<\/a> notes that \u201ccontent that may be generally construed as provocative, divisive, objectionable, discriminatory, or abusive toward any real-world individual or group, may be subject to moderation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf this policy upsets you, if we\u2019ve broken some moral code of conduct as a business that you can\u2019t accept, then please, delete your account,\u201d NexusMods writes.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a shame, because the PC modding community has otherwise been on excellent form with the mods they\u2019ve been creating for Insomniac\u2019s Spider-Man title, allowing players to swing around the city as everything from Spider-Man antagonist Kingpin<\/a> to Black Cat<\/a>, and there have been plenty of mods to adjust the look and colors of Spider-Man\u2019s iconic suit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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