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Does reporting people for racism and racial slurs actually do anything?

Lim Dul 95 Swag·11/20/2015, 10:33:53 PM·25 votes·4,921 views

I reported a person for spamming racial slurs in our team chat... but after the game upon looking at his page, he has close to 1000 games played.

It is unlikely that a person will go 800+ games without being racist then decide to spam chat all of a sudden... so, either nothing is being done when he/she is reported, or no one reports him because no one seems to mind.

Both of those possibilities make me sad and uncomfortable... because I just want to play a video game in peace. If I wanted to deal with racism I would just walk outside.

It is especially discouraging to think that it is in fact being reported and it is riot that doesn't care. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this, because this isn't the first time I've seen people abuse others in chat with the brazen attitude that nothing will be done even if they are reported. So I am wondering if there is any truth to that.

Thanks

41 Comments

nerak2311/20/2015, 10:40:16 PM8 votes

It happens more then most want to admit.

No matter what anyone else tells you on this thread. YES Riot is doing something about it. We'll never get all toxicness out of games but they are trying and it will make a difference.

Just pointing out something else though, I think there may be more mean/nasty comments in game right now because of the harsher punishments being handed out, people not receiving rewards, and that it is pre-season.

Hang in there, mute and report :)

Ada Wong11/20/2015, 10:39:15 PM7 votes

Yes it does report them, and I understand with all the amount of troll/toxic games I have been in over the years its insane.

Using racism will just get them flagged by the automated system faster and punished faster because they say the racist words.

Starfish H11/21/2015, 2:37:17 AM4 votes

Honestly I want just want Racist players in LoL who just blurt out racism without thinking about the meaning behind the word to get banned eventually no matter how long it takes.

Pentch11/21/2015, 11:20:32 PM2 votes

List of offended champions:

OlafRagnarson11/21/2015, 7:39:39 AM2 votes

Or grow some thicker skin and over it.

Hawkefire11/21/2015, 1:04:55 AM2 votes

On the contrary, he might have been having a really bad day and just happened to explode.

DEADLYDEEDZ11/21/2015, 7:10:34 PM2 votes

Everyone becomes a tough guy over the internet. ITS HILARIOUS. Im reporting my whole team every game if that tells you how bad the players are becoming in this game. RIOT has no clue how to get this under control or fix the problem. Its very sad.

Kristen Hager11/21/2015, 3:35:32 AM2 votes

I doubt Riot could implement this, but it would be nice if you got some kind of a notification that a player that you reported has been banned. Might help you feel like something is being done about it as opposed to just reporting that player and then not knowing if it had any impact at all

JARmates12/16/2015, 9:30:45 PM1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Lim Dul 95 Swag,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=chITqkXL,comment-id=,timestamp=2015-11-20T22:33:53.794+0000)

I reported a person for spamming racial slurs in our team chat... but after the game upon looking at his page, he has close to 1000 games played.

It is unlikely that a person will go 800+ games without being racist then decide to spam chat all of a sudden... so, either nothing is being done when he/she is reported, or no one reports him because no one seems to mind.

Both of those possibilities make me sad and uncomfortable... because I just want to play a video game in peace. If I wanted to deal with racism I would just walk outside.

It is especially discouraging to think that it is in fact being reported and it is riot that doesn't care. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this, because this isn't the first time I've seen people abuse others in chat with the brazen attitude that nothing will be done even if they are reported. So I am wondering if there is any truth to that.

Thanks

Grow up and who care. Downvote!

Vecna4/25/2017, 10:47:39 AM1 votes

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Saint Archer11/21/2015, 1:12:17 AM1 votes

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Lintu Puck11/21/2015, 10:09:32 AM1 votes

reporting does work (got a message myself a few days ago that my reports did indeed get attention and something would be done about the offender) I think the reports just need to build up within a short time frame (it might be a few days for all I know) before the radar resets.

Transgressor11/21/2015, 10:29:11 AM1 votes

USE THE MUTE BUTTON KIDDO!

This has been a PSA.

LVL 5 PORO11/21/2015, 4:21:42 PM1 votes

I've encountered a ton of racist people in my games, doesn't seem like anything is ever done about it.

AJStarhiker11/21/2015, 4:42:07 PM1 votes

If it looks like someone is "getting away" with that kind of behavior, there are a few possibliities:

The don't behave that way very often, and haven't triggered the punishment system.
They have triggered the system, but had only been on chat restrictions previously.
They've mostly played with friends who don't report them
The people they've played with have the "Reports don't matter" attitude and no one has reported them.

LoL is crack yo11/22/2015, 1:19:39 PM1 votes

Why differentiate racism from just overall toxicity and flaming? It's the same thing, people want to make you mad. If you get mad, they win.

lolptwo11/22/2015, 3:51:25 PM1 votes

This amount of Racism and toxicity in this game is a lot, Riot just has a tolerance for it. As long as there is a tolerance for despicable behavior, the behavior will continue