From the new rules:
[quote]Do not discuss unauthorized modification of console game hardware or software, even if you're not trying to cheat or pirate.[/quote]
In my philosophy of law class yesterday, we discussed why exactly laws are so complicated. Everyone interprets them differently, and their meanings change over time.
But why does this rule have to be so vague? What's the goal of the rule? To prevent people using Bungie.net to find out how to cheat? To prevent people from using this site to find out how to mod their 360? To stop all discussion on modifications?
If it's to prevent cheating, why not just combing this rule with the rule about cheating? "Detailing methods of cheating, including console modifications is not allowed".
-
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] dmbfan09 My goodness! The whole point was to shorten the rules, not lengthen them![/quote]By trying to write 'no discussion of modding' into the rules you've entered a semantic minefield. My suggestion was to refer to the rules through a hyperlink, not to quote them all there on the page. [quote]And this doesn't just apply to Xbox, it also applies to PS3, Wii, Dreamcast, etc.; to quote the specific unauthorized modifications of each and every game console that has ever existed would be quite silly considering it can be handled in two words.[/quote]Which is why I specified 'of the nature specified in the XBL TOU', which I did not say is applicable to the xbox only. Basically the idea is to take the wording of the XBL TOU, and apply that wording to all consoles etc for the purposes of writing the rules of these forums.