I don’t know the specifics of your messages, but here in germany your freedom of speech ends where the personal rights of another person starts.
We have freedom of speech in germany, but that doesn’t mean you can say whatever you want.
And on a 3rd party platform all of this does not matter anyway. Because the ToS are what matters. The owner of that platform can choose what they want and what they don’ want.
*Laughs in German*
I can more than relate to that.
English is a funny language (well, most are, but English has some fun peculiarities), especially in writing.
For example, the sentence “I never said she stole my money” will have different meanings according to which word you stress. Which is why authors will use italics. Because without them, you don’t actually know what the sentence is saying exactly.
As for the thing that started all this, if you start a sentence with “Personally”, you’re stressing that word and that also involves a slight pause after the word, which requires a comma. So technically, the comma is required for good english.
Likewise (since we’re ribbing on Llama for his post on grammar/spelling accuracy), “&” is incorrect. Yes, you save the effort of typing two whole words, but it’s not proper formal written english. It is equivalent to writing “I’ll be @ the shop”. You can do it informally (much like you can say lol, smh, etc), but in an english exam it would be a mark against you.
We’ll forgive you the “th” instead of “the” since that’s clearly a typo and you don’t commonly make those. 
It’s quite simple actually…
Commas are mandatory whenever you start a sentence with an adverb. That’s the general rule.
“Personally” and “However” are both adverbs, so if you start a sentence with them, you generally should put a comma right after.
Well, I went back and looked at the deleted messages. I deleted a couple of them, and one more just now. I would just like to remind you that misrepresenting moderation status is actually against the code of conduct.
By using these forums you are agreeing to abide by that code of conduct. We fully support people speaking their mind and providing criticism where they feel it is needed.
Insulting people who disagree with you is not appropriate and is clearly listed as inappropriate behavior.
I’m closing this topic while I clean it up and I’ll reopen it shortly.
Edit: oh and nobody reported this.
Well, not as bad as I was expecting.
Yeah, we all got sidetracked into an English lesson that ended up being more interesting than the original topic. 
if i call somone for a fanboy thats not harrasment if i tell somone he likes to buy garbage blizzard products thats not harrasment if i call somone for lets say an “idiot” that is harrasment i didnt harras anyone i only called them for fanboy or that they like low quality garbage blizzard products i was deffending your game becuz its a good game and yet i get banned for it
It can be just depends on how its used and the context around it
From the bit of research I did after Llama’s reply, it appears that it is mandatory after conjunctive adverbs like however, meanwhile, and furthermore but only highly recommended in cases like personally or ideally and not as recommended for so, then, yet.
Pointless to argue about who reported you…. No one will admit to it. Try to avoid it in the future and for anyone who did consider not doing so. My 5 cents.
Challenge accepted.
How’d I do? I’m also ignoring the double stressed situations like “I never said she stole my money” because I’d be here all night.
Welcome to the linguistic field of semantics.
All of these mean the same on a basic level, but add implications that are sometimes open to interpretation, e.g. “I never said she stole my money” could also imply “I wrote it” or “I asked if she did”. Stressing any word does not modify the fundamental meaning (at least in this example), it just adds to it.
A missing comma can change the fundamental meaning, though.
Personally, I don’t always put the stress on the word personally or have a short pause. If I do then yes, I use a comma.
What’s the second word & is supposed to replace?
Yeah, my phone hasn’t autocorrected anything on this forum since they “upgraded” the software many years ago. It does my nut since autocorrect works everywhere else.
That’s not 100% correct. You stil can say whatever you want you only have to life with the consequenses that come with your words. Freedom of speech in germany ands in an instant if you talk crap, rassist/nazi stuff, state unlawfull things, hurt someones feelings or if you misgender someone. But it don’t prohibit you from using words doing so.
It’s a bit more nuanced than that, but the freedom to express your opinion is limited by several laws, in accordance with art 5 GG (2).
Example:
Hurting someone’s feelings isn’t exactly the problem. If you tell someone that you don’t like their new haircut, this might hurt their feelings without being unlawful. Example: Sorry mate, but I don’t like your new haircut.
Doing so with insults to hurt the person’s honour is unlawful (§185 STGB - Beleidigung). Example: New Haircut? Finally, you look like the pig you are.
While you technically can insult someone, this is not protected by your freedom to express your opinion, and prohibited by law.
To further complicate things: if you artistically mock/insult a public figure (e.g. satire) this is often protected by the freedom of art (article 5 GG (3))
Yes, that was the exact point of it. It’s a bit of fun where a single sentence can mean quite different things
I mean letters, of course. I didn’t notice it. That is due to english not being my first language (although I’d like to think that I’m actually pretty good at it, especially if I pay attention to what I’m writing). Some words, for some reason, aren’t properly mapped in my brain and I have to think about them when translating or I’ll use the wrong one.
For some reason, words/letters is such an example where I’ll mix them up if I’m not paying attention. It’s not that I don’t know what each means, it’s just that my brain didn’t map them correctly and they’re kinda “loose” in there.
Besides what Horus said, the same can be applied to anything unlawful:
-You can kill someone if you want. You then have to live with the consequences.
-You can drive without a license. Same thing.
-You can dump your garbage on the street. Same thing.
Laws don’t actually stop you from doing things. They just impose consequences on doing them. They only work because of the fear of those consequences they impose.
Which is why most people don’t have a problem jay walking, even though it’s not permitted by law. Because they know it’s not enforced and there are no consequences.
I didn’t take it personally. All she did was to steal my money.
Did she, though? That would depend on which word you emphasized.
Which means that, if we assume what you said as accurate, we can now eliminate a few options: she and stole. Because if you stressed those words it wouldn’t fit with your current statement.
(Yes, it seems like we went from a free speech rant to an english lesson and now a mystery game.)