Banned for misinterpretation of "kys"

Lélouch·10/9/2017, 12:40:38 PM·110 votes·17,229 views

I was playing a game of aram. 9 minutes into it, our graves still hadnt died and had a bunch of gold. I told him to kill himself so he can buy. I've done this many times before, since it obviously helps to go and buy items. Thats it. Im pretty sure nobody else said anything all game, so obviously no ill intent. For even more context, after I told him to kill himself, he did die, and that was his only death the entire game.

Edit: I asked the graves if he was the one that reported me, he said no and that he knew I meant when I said it to him. So I have no idea who reported me Game 1 Lélouch: graves Lélouch: graves kys Lélouch: kys

167 Comments

RiotRiot Tantram10/10/2017, 2:06:03 AM89 votes

If this was your first time hit by the system, and didn't really understand it I'd probably buy into this.

However, this is your 8th penalty.

I see you already opened a support ticket, so they will take a look at this and make a determination.

ModThe Djinn10/9/2017, 1:06:40 PM55 votes

I've often debated how to handle this issue in ARAM, and my recommendation would be to phrase this very differently. "KYS" will trigger the system, and you don't have any other context here that would let anyone other than Riot know what you meant -- and maybe not even them.

In the future (if this isn't a permanent ban and/or if you get your account back), I'd recommend "Let the tower kill you." Take the extra two seconds to provide the context and clarity needed to avoid issues with your account.

Chermorg10/9/2017, 1:15:09 PM24 votes

For the record, I support removing this suspension if Riot reviews the game and finds that those lines were used only when graves had been in lane for quite some time and needed to go spend gold.

And... considering Tantram's post stating that you've had 8 prior penalties... I don't particularly support removing this anymore. I'm not against removing it, but I'm neutral.

Infernape10/9/2017, 12:41:55 PM14 votes

https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Open a support ticket and discuss it with them.

BlueThingamajig10/9/2017, 12:44:34 PM10 votes

Consider next time saying "Die to the tower" or something along those lines. It has the meaning you intend, without opening up a can of worms in "kys"

DuskDaUmbreon10/9/2017, 4:55:32 PM6 votes

I expected this to be like the other one, where the guy "totally" meant "Kiss yourself", and was ready with the downvote cannon.

I'm very happy that this is not the case. This is actually mildly amusing.

As others have said, you could probably have handled this a bit better, by saying "die to turret", or something.

I do hope this gets lifted quickly!

iamthegoatofwar10/9/2017, 7:06:37 PM6 votes

And this shit is why I think having a machine ban people for chat logs automatically is a bad idea...

The 2nd Horseman10/10/2017, 12:16:16 AM6 votes

Don't worry man, just start a rebellion, hope you don't have any siblings though.

jwebb011310/9/2017, 12:48:14 PM5 votes

the phrase is the issue...

it automatically determines that has hate speech/bullying and with the automated punishment system it looks for key words/phrases

so basically it thinks you are using it to tell grave to go kill himself and not for him to die to turret to go and get items ...

xelaker10/10/2017, 2:24:52 AM2 votes

dude has 8 penalties already guys, check out the red post. op isn't a super duper guy...

zPOOPz10/9/2017, 2:08:11 PM2 votes

I'm curious. What did you do that game to get reported? You can spew all the racial slurs and hate speech all you want in game and you will never be punished if you don't get reported. No report = no IFS = no ban.

What else is there to this story.....?

MonkeyMadness10/9/2017, 10:52:32 PM1 votes

I hope you get this suspension removed, but I doubt the cucks at Rito will do it. Even if you do manage to summon a Rioter/Warden/Arbiter here, they don't care. Good luck anyways.