A linguistic masterpiece in swearing and cursing:

Triphammer wrote:
Screw KVR.....lately their mods have become hardcore audio police. They're totally kissing the big Dev's asses. I got several warnings after telling the TRUTH about some of NI's & IK's BS business practices. I got warned a couple of time and now the f#ckers have banned me for 6 months. I shot off a message to their Gestapo:

 

I have made the exact same experiences, starting 4 - 5 years ago already. KVR used to be a cool forum with open and heated discussions about audio software. But that seems to be in the past!

 

I haven't even stuck my big toe into those chilly waters for years and years now. The only reason I have to ever visit is their bi-yearly vst KVR contest and maybe I even missed the last one. No loss to me.

 

@PulseWave I see your POV but I also see the OP's and fully empathize with it, as many others here do too, apparently.

 

Dear @Synth Life, here in Germany, for statements like that, @Triphammer sometimes gets you prosecuted, with a house search and confiscation of your PC and other storage devices.

Spoiler: Criminal offenses

Criminal offenses

Criminal content such as defamation, insults, and incitement to hatred are not covered by freedom of expression—regardless of whether the statements are made online or offline. Hate speech can, for example, constitute the following offenses under the German Criminal Code (StGB): Section 111 Public Incitement to Criminal Offenses, Section 130 Incitement to Hatred, Section 185 Insult, Section 186 Slander, Section 187 Defamation. Examples:

Insult under Section 185 StGB
"I wish you lots of fun fucking your incestuous mother, you bastard."
Incitement to Hatred under Section 130 StGB
The offense of incitement to hatred applies when someone incites hatred or calls for violence against a person or group of people based on their affiliation with an ethnic group or religion in a manner that is likely to disturb the public peace. Examples of racist posts whose authors were fined for incitement to hatred:

"I'm in favor of reopening the gas chambers and putting the whole brood in there." – (€4,800 fine – Berlin Tiergarten District Court, Case No. 259 Cs 218/15)

"I just have a gas cylinder and a hand grenade lying around [...]." – (€7,500 fine – Passau District Court, Case No. 4 Ds 32 Js 12766/14)
However, not every racist comment constitutes incitement to hatred. For the courts to classify a comment as incitement to hatred, it must be public. Therefore, it makes a difference whether a statement is made in a private bar or on social media. The public, and thus the impact of shaming, is greater online.

Legal Recourse
What can be the consequences of a hate speech comment?

• Private cease-and-desist letter
• Out-of-court warning with a cease-and-desist declaration subject to penalty, possibly via a lawyer's letter
• Civil injunction and/or judgment for damages, possibly even compensation for pain and suffering
• Deletion of the comment from the platform
• Reimbursement of the opposing party's legal fees
• Payment of court costs
• Criminal complaint/criminal conviction for a fine or imprisonment
• Termination of employment
• Temporary or permanent school expulsion/suspension

 

Last edited: Jun 9, 2025

Oooh....I'll be moving on alright. BUT I have been a member in good standing since 2002!! I have never even gotten so much as a warning since they appointed this new overzealous mod/admin. F#ck them I'm done.

 

Much like yourself. Do you disagree that NI & IK exhibit lousy business practices & horrid customer service?
Or do you just work for one of them?

 

I couldn't agree more. I don't start fights. But I will respond to personal attacks.

 

The most toxic game on face of the earth! once i got banned for premade party chat and that chat was not even in english!

 

Anybody having fun today LOL. Just askin'.

 

I mean... yeah. That was the joke. You know, like "all generalizations are false including this one".

Eh, I don't have much experience with either. Only time I had to talk to NI customer service for a license transfer, they were reactive. Other than that I use cracked software, so...

Man, I wish. If NI hired me to do sound banks and presets I'd accept in a heartbeat.