Back to the subject!!! I find that turning off my microphone works the best for me. I tend to curse alot and receive bad rep for it. Also if the mic is off and I call someone an a$$hole it works out better. I try to finish what ever game I started even when playing with jerks. This was one of the reasons I started my own clan. Play with people you know. I also host as much as possible to remove any jerks / glitchers.
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ACTA NON VERBA
This is just my theory but i think the 5 star rep system on xbox live is broken. The reason i think this is because almost everybodies gamertag u see has 5 stars even if they are getting alot of bad rep. The only time someone doesnt seem to have 5 stars is when they first get their account or no one is giving them any feedback at all. Now my Final point wich makes me definately think they screwed it up is from a personal experience of mine. This one time this guy was being a complete asshole in a game i was in so after the game had ended i went to his gamercard and put him to avoid player. Guess what? Before i gave him the bad rep he had 4 stars, after i gave him rep he had 5.... NOW THAt aint right! Doesnt that eliminate one of the major purposes to having rep on xbox live in the first place? When u see everybody has 5 stars its kinda hard to tell wich ones are the asses until u play with them. What are your thoughts on this? Does anybody agree with me? Does anybody think im full of shit? Does anybody care? hehe..