The phrase "KYS"

caIicko kitty·5/13/2017, 2:17:09 AM·5 votes·1,587 views

So recently playing with friends, I got a suspension for spamming kys as a joke and wasn't directed at anyone. I get on an alt account and spam 'kys', Those were the only words and the account was suspended. Why does just spamming the phrase end with an account being suspended/ banned?

20 Comments

NîeR 2B5/13/2017, 2:19:09 AM9 votes

Why spam in the first place? xd

calicko kitty5/13/2017, 2:19:14 AM6 votes

Haha I know that keeps happening to me too xd

APokemonPErson5/13/2017, 2:21:59 AM5 votes

Lul sucks for u scrub

Wolfess5/13/2017, 2:20:15 AM5 votes

If you are not aware of what it means, you may not be old enough to be playing online games.

Cute Spaghetti V5/13/2017, 2:20:47 AM5 votes

xd Thats hardly a toxic phrase, I say it all the time lul

ModUlanopo5/13/2017, 2:48:59 AM4 votes

Hey everyone. Let's take this conversation down a notch. It's possible to have a discussion without resorting to insults.

ModPeriscope5/13/2017, 4:46:01 AM4 votes

Because it's a form of bullying. It is telling someone to commit suicide. I get why you think it's odd you're suspended. It seems like if you typed that without any other context or direction to it, it shouldn't be hurtful to anyone, right? But you know nothing about the people on the other side of the screen.

Bottom line, it has potential to be detrimental.

Riot also escalates punishments in severe cases.

rework trundle5/13/2017, 2:27:50 AM3 votes

because people are butthurts

Chimp Joker5/13/2017, 2:49:45 AM3 votes

Not everyone shares your sense of humor. If someone who was actually suicidal read that phrase, it would just make them want to off themselves. I'm not saying that everyone has thick skin and believe me, to play this game with this community, you're gonna need a lot of self control. However, some people are just easily offended so it's not something to just shrug off.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo5/13/2017, 2:19:08 AM2 votes

because of what it means... or what people think it means

Sir Fuzzi5/13/2017, 2:22:10 AM2 votes

I'm not sure what kind of response you want from this thread. I'm guessing 'any,' at a glance.

Anyway, keep spamming it; they'll surely not ban you sometime...

Baka Red5/15/2017, 7:55:19 AM1 votes

If you type something in the chat, do you intend that text to be read by someone or not? If not, don't write it because if you do, someone might read it. If yes, you are directing it at someone. If you don't designate a person to whom the message is directed at, it is directed at everyone by default. So if you type 'kys' in all chat, you tell everyone listening to that chat to kill themselves.

What kind of joke is it to tell someone kill themselves anyways? My sense of humor seems to suck, since I don't seem to be able to get the joke.