Club names need to be monitored

Barkley·Nov 20, 2017·19 votes·617 views

In the past week I've played with players with various offensive club names, ones that include but are not limited to racial slurs, homophobic slurs, and other culturally insensitive material.

Unfortunately, there is no "Inappropriate club name" report button, and as far as I've been led to understand, the monitoring algorithm for reporting does not consider club names at all. Doesn't even look at them.

Riot, you should not be providing a system for people to have a workaround to offensive summoner names. Club names should be monitored and/or reportable.

14 Comments

BarkleyNov 20, 20172 votes

I'll also append that summoner names like N1gah D1k and other similar summoner names currently seem to pass the constraints for summoner name check, which is pretty ridiculous. I'm a computer science major and I can tell you from personal experience with coding that this is not a hard thing to prevent. Quite elementary, actually.

HarrowRNov 21, 20172 votes

Get over it

BarkleyNov 21, 20175 votes

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Get over it

Get over racism and homophobia. Solid advice.

HarrowRNov 21, 20171 votes

I wouldnt say someone calling himself N1gah D1k is doing so in other to offend or mock someone,most names you probably consider racist most people wouldnt,hell,some kid that named himself N1gah D1k thought he was funny,maybe he was even black too,so why is it racist?

BarkleyNov 21, 20171 votes

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I wouldnt say someone calling himself N1gah D1k is doing so in other to offend or mock someone,most names you probably consider racist most people wouldnt,hell,some kid that named himself N1gah D1k thought he was funny,maybe he was even black too,so why is it racist?

Because its an obvious reference to a racial slur, which everyone in modern society (besides you apparently) finds offensive.

KimutoNov 21, 20172 votes

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I wouldnt say someone calling himself N1gah D1k is doing so in other to offend or mock someone,most names you probably consider racist most people wouldnt,hell,some kid that named himself N1gah D1k thought he was funny,maybe he was even black too,so why is it racist?

You don't think it is but this isn't just about your opinions.. it's about the community opinions. Major of the players clearly agree that this is not acceptable.

Alex LuuNov 22, 20172 votes

get over humanity in general, just go to a temple and become a monk.

BarkleyNov 22, 20171 votes

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get over humanity in general, just go to a temple and become a monk.

I've been over humanity for a long, long time.

HarrowRNov 22, 20171 votes

Oh you special special snowflake,trying to shame me lol,"Because its an obvious reference to a racial slur, which everyone in modern society (besides you apparently) finds offensive" so pathetic

BarkleyNov 22, 20171 votes

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Oh you special special snowflake,trying to shame me lol,"Because its an obvious reference to a racial slur, which everyone in modern society (besides you apparently) finds offensive" so pathetic

Have you noticed everything you've posted on this has been downvoted? You're making a fool of yourself. I don't need to shame you. You're doing a fine job all by yourself.

HarrowRNov 22, 20171 votes

If you think being down votted on an online video game forum means someone is right or wrong,well,you've got a lot to learn about life. Also im not saying some names shouldn't be banned or not allowed or denying there's racist,hompohobic etc, people in league,but sometimes youre just overly sensitive to things people don't even bother thinking about,like i said,how do you know a guy named N1gah D1k isn't black? Maybe he is and he finds it funny,and then there's some random white guy on the forums crying in his defence how that other guy is racist.

ModMaybeFiftyOttersNov 21, 20172 votes

Honestly though I also see so many club tags that would get you reported if they were in your name

KimutoNov 21, 20171 votes

Gbay99, a well known YouTuber got a club name "tits". Not acceptable? Guess he's in trouble.

BarkleyNov 21, 20171 votes

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Gbay99, a well known YouTuber got a club name "tits". Not acceptable? Guess he's in trouble.

I'm more concerned with racial slurs and homophobic slurs than "profane" words. Riot can decide what's appropriate and what's not, but the things I'm talking about quite clearly cross a line.

Also this is questionable as name shaming, which is against boards policy.