Two Name Changes In Two Days

DrtyTrouserSnake·8/22/2017, 4:45:27 PM·8 votes·1,098 views

Why is Riot hating on my account so much? I had to change my name after 2 1/2 years from DrtyTrouserSnake because some pre-made reported it and your bot system thought it was such a terribly obscene name, fair enough. So I change it forcibly to Gay Player which has no offensive connotation, and guess what? I log in today and I have to change my name again. Is it really so bad to express myself with my sexuality? I didn't know it was illegal to use sexuality as a username, but now I see that Riot's report system is so messed up and unfair, and the company obviously has no intention of actually reviewing the reports themselves, because this is not a name that should've been blocked. For a billion dollar company, the way you run reports is really unbelievable (and not in a good way).

51 Comments

Chermorg8/22/2017, 5:02:21 PM5 votes

How about you just pick a name that isn’t obscene in any way?

It’s pretty obvious what your first name was referring to. Why do you feel so intent on picking a name related to sex/sexuality?

SpookyNeedle8/22/2017, 6:03:15 PM3 votes

Perhaps they think "gay player" could invite harassment from non supportive people

TNHA Baritone8/22/2017, 7:34:27 PM3 votes

It was probably just a mistake. Usually, it's a system that has inputted words that are commonly associated with the inciting of violence, hate speech, etc. Also (this could be a reach), your name could be taken as you, the owner of the account, calling someone else a "Gay Player". Regardless, just take it up with Player Support. Be patient too; this billion dollar company gets a lot of inquiries sent to player support. I know I'd be annoyed if I were you, but it's not Riot, as a whole, to blame.

Deep Terror Nami8/22/2017, 9:26:14 PM3 votes

I don't know about "Gay Player", it isn't inherently offensive and I don't believe you intend it to be, but the other one is clearly an inappropriate name, and it was changed due to a manual review. Please submit a Support Ticket about your new name so you can discuss it with Player Support directly; if they don't think it's offensive they will let you keep it.

dont trust girls8/22/2017, 9:50:08 PM2 votes

NAMI TO SAVE THE DAY [slayer-jinx-catface]

zPOOPz8/22/2017, 5:32:41 PM2 votes

Rito is a billion dollar company? Source?

Friendly Ram8/22/2017, 6:15:46 PM2 votes

can't you just argue it with player support?

ModPeriscope8/22/2017, 6:36:59 PM1 votes

Looking at your previous name, it just appears you're trying to make a joke name.

Vigopl8/22/2017, 9:50:39 PM1 votes

It does invite conversation and well I'd say its disgusting myself. SO there you go ahead pronounce yourself all you want but you gonna get my feedback if you do.

Telephone Booth8/22/2017, 10:30:03 PM1 votes

I think Gay Player would be considered an unnecessary distraction. It's just inappropriate, there's no reason for it. The fact of the matter is, homosexuality can be pretty polarizing. Regardless what you're told by the media or in school, lots of people find homosexuality to be offensive. It doesn't matter what you or I THINK, it just IS what it is. You can't change that historically, homosexuality is considered a sinful, dirty, unnatural act. Sodomy is literally illegal in some states. So to name yourself that, just causes unnecessary distractions that could result in idealistic debates in the middle of matches. Since Rito follows Political Correctness, they kind of have to use a zero tolerance for this kind of thing. They can't justify me naming myself "Gays are sinners", so they can't just allow you to name yourself Gay Player, even though that is very neutral. It's just zero tolerance for names that refer to a sexual preference, in my opinion. I could be wrong of course, that's just a reason I thought of.

Dope Solo8/22/2017, 11:30:38 PM1 votes

Your story is pretty unusual given that I reported a player a couple days ago, but apparently "the king koon", isn't offensive enough to warrant riots attention.