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I agree with Eliza.
Again, reprimanding an entire group for the select actions of a few will only make the mounds of manure grow high, and higher, and higher. You'll just be making more and more anger from those customers that enjoyed the feature, who focus it both on the abusers of the emote, and the company itself.
Yet I'm getting ahead of myself. I've taught myself that in order to get an opinion as close to politically correct as possible, you need to wipe out bias like an outside viewer, and see the perspectives of each sides. And in this, I can find three sources of "blame:"
1. The Abusers - Really, the root of the problem. This pattern continues over, and over, and over again. First with kneel. It was an emote that was supposed to express loyalty and gratitude, yet was twisted in to another meaning. Then, with bounce.. well, I won't go there. But now, with /coin, perhaps the most frequently used emote in the game, we're slowly eating away at the "character" that is added to this game through our very limited "emotions." And the sad thing is, I'm positive these pirates will see our reactions, laugh in amusement, and then go off to manipulate another emote.
2. Disney - They seemed to have jumped the gun when it comes to this situation. They could have just as easily editted the emote to remove the bouncing of the flipping hand, instead of just deleting it. Whoever is their response analyzer in terms of fixes, updates, and edits, really needs to focus a little more on farther points of view than having to yes the developers to death.
3. Us - Before you say anything, hear me out. We've really allowed ourselves to bipass the everyday activity that goes on when it comes to using an emote. If you just so happen to see somebody and his or her friends doing something inappropiate with a context of the game, 9 times out of 10, a usual pirate won't say anything. It's kinda like the people you see one What Would You Do, where their simple response is, "Ey, if I'm not involved, it's not my business."
I'm not saying that everybody here doesn't act to stop this immaturity. But what I'm saying is, we need to be more diligent in how we keep our expectancies in this game. When morale gets low, it will spread, and this will continue to go on, and on, and on, and on. We need to start to step up, and spread the maturity.
So, what am I trying to say? Don't punish a whole because of a fraction, use a wider view, and, mainly, "If you see something, do something!"
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