So if it's not related to FFXIV?!

[Agoven]

If you didn't notice you will never see Merry Christmas as an event...just as you did not see Halloween as an event. There might be some events that fall inline with said holiday but they try to be sensitive.

To your point 4 if that were the case certain groups should totally be offended by Halloween event. And...ooh this game uses magic...it's...you know where I'm going with this. Let's just end it there. It's A GAME!

And the forums do have SPECIFIC rules...which I bet most have never read. It's very specific...as to what's allowed.

[Shneibel]

Correct, but it is a group.

OK how about "Hello all you <insert any singular group/race/ethnicity/religion here> happy <seasonal/regional/religious event>......................" /close thread

yes, it expect to be close down as long it mention about religion. Christmast is exception because they are holiday more then religion now day (new year too ofc)

[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.

[Nero]

Correct, but it is a group.

OK how about "Hello all you <insert any singular group/race/ethnicity/religion here> happy <seasonal/regional/religious event>......................" /close thread

Want 2 examples which wouldnt fit your example?

Like

"Hello all you Na*z's, happy D-Day"?

or

"Hey all Gadaffi-Enemies, happy "Wekickedtheirassday"?

Do you really think something like that would be ok along the Forum-Rules?

If you seriously want to start a discussion about religion or regional believes, this Thread will be closed very soon. Religious Discussion in Forums, never leads to anything but flaming/bitching/trolling.

[Agoven]

Though ACTUALLY I'm pretty sure the main reason they closed the thread is because they didn't want a thread where everyone says

Eid Mubarak a zillion times.

Happy XXXX 100x over. It was said once that's plenty for all...and it only takes one to ruin the Happy part. Don't over react. It was more or less to prevent post bumping with everyone saying nothing but the same thing.

And with that Eid Mubarak...and time for me and maybe everyone just to calm down and end on a happy note.

[Rowyne]

Actually, someone posted an offensive picture in that thread (which has since been deleted). Shortly afterward, the thread was locked.

[Agoven]

Actually, someone posted an offensive picture in that thread (which has since been deleted). Shortly afterward, the thread was locked.

And like I said...only takes 1 nasty post to turn something peachy for someone into someone not so peachy. TROLLand!!!

[Verecund]

The thread referenced by the OP actually had some troll posts and one troll posting an image of Bin Laden... they probably closed it to keep things getting out of hand

[Wynn]

General Discussion is not a forum to post off topic threads. It is still a forum for FFXIV topics.

What we need is an off topic forum for threads like these to go in.

[Rowyne]

The thread referenced by the OP actually had some troll posts and one troll posting an image of Bin Laden... they probably closed it to keep things getting out of hand

Yup. That would be the offensive picture.