So if it's not related to FFXIV?!

[Terabyt3]

So in point again.... if IT'S NOT RELATED DIRECTLY to ffxiv then I can't discuss it in the general discussion forum?

I was of the understanding that general discussion in the community part of the forum was for exactly that.

[Betelgeuzah]

So in point again.... if IT'S NOT RELATED DIRECTLY to ffxiv then I can't discuss it in the general discussion forum?

How is that thread related to FFXIV even indirectly?

Talking about "Christmas", which is a seasonal event in XIV, indirectly relates to the game. What the hell is Eid Mubarak? As far as I know this game does not mention the former dictator of Egypt in any shape or form.

[Terabyt3]

Oh and it was never a question about religion or religious belief guys! I simply wanted to bring to light the question of how far renoved from the ffxiv world can you discuss before it being un-related and tehrefore blocked in a general discussion forum.

I gave an example of another religious festival, in this case christmas, merely as a comparison.

[Rowyne]

Oh and it was never a question about religion or religious belief guys! I simply wanted to bring to light the question of how far renoved from the ffxiv world can you discuss before it being un-related and tehrefore blocked in a general discussion forum.

I gave an example of another religious festival, in this case christmas, merely as a comparison.

I think you're missing the point of the real reason the thread was most likely closed - not just because it was off topic, but because the topic was attracting trolls who posted offensive content.

Usually purely off topic posts will just get you flamed by the community. The forum mods generally only step in when it escalates beyond that.

[Rutelor]

What the hell is Eid Mubarak? As far as I know this game does not mention the former dictator of Egypt in any shape or form.

You do know, of course, that Eid Mubarak is an expression muslims use to greet fellow muslims on certain holidays, don't you? Even non-religious people use it. The mubarak in the phrase is NOT deposed Hosni of Egypt... it means "blessed" in Arabic, and it completes the phrase, which roughly means "A blessed festival to you!"

I would expect you know all this, since your very name in the game is a variation of the Westernized name of a star (Alpha Orionis) the original form of which is in Arabic (Bait al-Jauzā') since it was the Muslim astronomers of old that named it.

Sometimes it's best to be quiet, when your fingers hurt so much... so much that even to google something copy-pasted from a forum seems like a chore.