Inappropriate message?

[Mousikos]

Hi. I'm wondering why I can't ever say "Hi Counter" to the person named Counter on AC. It always flags my message as inappropriate.

[PhaNtom]

Cuz similar to cunt? Idk.

[#M|A#Wolf]

Not so experienced in server administrator business, but the admin probably added the word or something similiar like 'count' in his list of prohibited words for the specific server. Not saying it as a justification, but that's just the way it probably is.

[vonunov]

"Cunt" doesn't seem to be in the default forbidden.cfg for either 1104 or 1202, and as far as I know the server doesn't do "close enough" matches, so it must be something the server op has put in. Maybe they were trying to block "cunt" and misspelled it. Or maybe it's just one of those weird servers like ESP where all sorts of innocuous stuff is blocked. Maybe it would help to take note of which servers this happens on, and see if it's just a few or what.

Also, does it work if you PM him?

[RandumKiwi]

Solution: Go to a server that isn't forbidden.cfg'd

* RandumKiwi doesn't like restricting speech with a forbidden.cfg on his servers

[MPx]

on exodus servers "knife" is a forbidden word.

[spamma]

Whilst we're on this topic:

I used the voicecom 'Recover the flag!' and it flagged me just now...?

[vonunov]

on exodus servers "knife" is a forbidden word.

Let's see ...

//temp
shit map
knife
noob

lol

power hungry

*ahem*

ain't

Haha what

xrd.me

???



So, as we can see here, usage of the forbidden.cfg sometimes goes to silly extents.

[Cleaner]

Let's see if you can guess what would be on mine XD

[jamz]

[SELECT ALL] Code:

I am PreSSion

hello: teammates - make sure you all stand on the flag so I can't score
Watch your language! Your message was not delivered.

:/

[DeafieGamer]

on exodus servers "knife" is a forbidden word.

Let's see ...

//temp
shit map
knife
noob

Players kept saying "Knife Only"

Players said someone is noob just because they killed that player

And some players call map shit map

lol

power hungry

*ahem*
IDK O.o

ain't

Ain't have no time for that!
Haha what

xrd.me

Repeating spam with xrd.me from players who want to do matches
???



So, as we can see here, usage of the forbidden.cfg sometimes goes to silly extents.

[ElCrema]

First Amendment
Watch your language! Your message was not delivered.

[MPx]

ridiculous.

[#M|A#Wolf]

Why do we have this forbidden list? Make it like EA policy, online experience is unrated or something like that, and it's not like this game is rated G for shit's sake :]

[Fate]

Why do we have this forbidden list? Make it like EA policy, online experience is unrated or something like that, and it's not like this game is rated G for shit's sake :]

I completely agree with this.

[Undead]

Why do we have this forbidden list? Make it like EA policy, online experience is unrated or something like that, and it's not like this game is rated G for shit's sake :]

i definitely agree.
following on, is there any real reason to use a nickname blacklist? i think the only people who give two craps if someone uses "fucktruck" in a server are egotistical server admins. i've never had anyone cause an issue using hilariously offensive names in inters or matches.

[MykeGregory]

...is there any real reason to use a nickname blacklist? i think the only people who give two craps if someone uses "fucktruck" in a server are egotistical server admins...

What about when people call them selves "Hitler" and "BabyRaper"?

[ElCrema]

...is there any real reason to use a nickname blacklist? i think the only people who give two craps if someone uses "fucktruck" in a server are egotistical server admins...

What about when people call them selves "Hitler" and "BabyRaper"?

No problems here either, the sacred right to be a douche online needs to be preserved!!

[#M|A#Wolf]

It's only offensive if you find it so :D

[DrauL]

I don't believe forbidden word blacklists are needed.

Free speech etc

[Cleaner]

I don't agree with fucking free speech, fuck that shite! You can't allow people to say whatever they want! Why in this case do we have forum rules about racism, harassment and such?

Having relatives burned down to hashes in concentration camps during WW2 it does piss me off when I see brainless dumb cunts with nicks like 'HH88' 'Rommel' 'Hitler' and such.

Freedom of speech? Yeah! Let's have like in the USA nazis demonstrating down the road with full on uniforms and flags with huge swastikas.

If I have to give you the freedom of speech I'll then give myself the right to senselessly punch your sorry twat face!

[#M|A#Wolf]

If I have to give you the freedom of speech I'll then give myself the right to senselessly punch your sorry twat face!

I would have no problem with that, however, I am certainly not paying for the plane ticket.
And don't swear so much, mate. It takes away the potential beauty of your words and the arguments they incite. Remember there is no freedom of speech on these forums, and you are not allowed to express yourself in such manners. We don't want users to write their posts in such anarchic ways, otherwise we have to punch them in the face because, hey, that is something we do have right to do, right?

[vonunov]

This isn't something that we need to have a consistent opinion on, really. If a server is privately operated, it's not bound by constitutional freedom of speech or anything like that; it's up to the operator. If they have issues with people saying certain things, then they'll block the words and that's the end of it. If they don't, then they leave it open and people can say whatever they want. And then, if the admin isn't there, players will take moderation into their own hands, and if someone is found to be too offensive by the current majority on the server, they'll vote to kick. This kind of problem pretty much takes care of itself.

(And there's always /ignore, of course.)

[ElCrema]

The right to choose and the right to say whatever the hell you want it they have to go together. I couldn't care less about hurting anyone's feelings if that would ultimately guarantee my right to choose. Hell, I would piss on someone's family portrait to keep my right to vote.

[Krayce]

Ok, now I apologize to nobody kkk (jk)!

/Ontopic
There is a big difference between the forum and ingame administration...
(Just censure the most used insult and banned nick, not more IMO);
Example: the famous f***k and Hitler username.

Moreover, some agent are always here to catch'zem all!
Our community is well secured. ;-D

[Ronald_Reagan]

There is a difference between freedom of speech, and being disrespectful/straight up offensive. If someone pisses you off in real life, you punch them, or sue them. Someone pisses me off online, I ban them or kick them.

[Nightmare]

Server owners pay like 10 billion dollars a month. They can ban whatever words they want. It's kind of nice to play a friendly pub without immature kids once in a while.

[#M|A#Wolf]

...or sue them.

So American. huehuehueheuhue

[Marti]

Also ban the name Alva pls, he killed thousands of dutchies around 1500...

[Undead]

What about when people call them selves "Hitler" and "BabyRaper"?

what is the issue here? its only offensive if you're trying to be offended. its not as if they're screaming sieg heil in your face.

I don't agree with fucking free speech, fuck that shite! You can't allow people to say whatever they want!

free speech and the right to vote go hand in hand.
perhaps a badly paraphrased quotation from dear Mao is appropriate (may his irreplaceable soul rest in peace).
"if someone needs to fart, let them fart. then, others can see if it stinks or not."

There is a difference between freedom of speech, and being disrespectful/straight up offensive. If someone pisses you off in real life, you punch them, or sue them. Someone pisses me off online, I ban them or kick them.

all of these options are immediate and simplistic. you can construe small things, like facial gestures, as offensive. response depends on the condition of the afflicted. these actions certainly do not warrant a punch to the face.

similarly, in the online world, you do not need to ban everyone who might offend you, unless you are completely lacking in empathy for your victim. i think this action commonly occurs because most people on the internet possess an ego greatly inflated in respect to their real life persona. even the slightest tap will cause the egotistical admin to flip.

http://i.imgur.com/69SqXg4.jpg

on the internet, and indeed in AC, moderation should be weak and only be used in response to intentive abuse. these forums provide all the evidence we need to see that any unreasonable restriction on free speech leads to the declination of quality discussion.

This isn't something that we need to have a consistent opinion on, really. If a server is privately operated, it's not bound by constitutional freedom of speech or anything like that; it's up to the operator.

of course. with access to unrestricted and unchecked power, server operators have the ability to operate their own petty authoritarian despotisms if they so choose to, and in fact often do so. is this what is best for the player, though? without any checks on administrative power, we just have to hope that the admins are benevolent.