Filter Issues

Kholdstare13·Sep 30, 2015·1 votes·252 views

Relating to http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/site-feedback/RM2Ehrh6?show=flat&page=13

Is there a way to get the filter tweaked so as not to auto-censor parts of longer words that happen to be spelled with things on the filter list? Not only is it annoying when it happens, but it draws unnecessary attention to the slur itself once people try to figure out the intended word and which letters are being blocked. Not to mention it's only a matter of time before one of the 3-character combinations is auto-generated as part of a Youtube link or something causing technical problems. Perhaps hack it a bit to require white space before and after(or punctuation after) the word for it to be filtered so as not to interfere with legitimate words?

Yes some people might use this as their means of saying things through it, but they already have plenty of other ways of doing that. We have the report button and moderation to react if someone is ever using it maliciously.

Finally, I might recommend removing just a couple which do have legitimate uses. Again, reports and moderation for people who would abuse this and put them in an offensive context.

You have the abbreviation for "focus group testing" on the list. A word for a crack, generally used to point out a weak spot among a chain or piece of armor. (EUW forums only) their word for cigarettes. Word used with "___ and span" to refer to something spotlessly clean.

People looking to be offensive will always find a way. We can deal with those people as they come. Censorship should never get in the way of a legitimate conversation. Let's get this system improved to a point where it won't interfere.

6 Comments

DaenSep 30, 20151 votes

Censorship should never get in the way of a legitimate conversation. Let's get this system improved to a point where it won't interfere.

Are you able to provide any examples where the censor has gotten in the way of legitimate conversation?

Kholdstare13Sep 30, 20151 votes

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Are you able to provide any examples where the censor has gotten in the way of legitimate conversation?

We were trying to talk about metal ball-based adult gaming machines and couldn't say their name, for one.

You can't say a certain synonym for foliage or the evolved form of Yamask, that I can think of for now.

I'm sure there's plenty more.

DaenSep 30, 20152 votes

We were trying to talk about metal ball-based adult gaming machines and couldn't say their name, for one.

Pinball? Roulette?

You can't say a certain synonym for foliage

The number of people actually using the word "lea%%%e" is roughly zero. Not applicable.

the evolved form of Yamask

Co%%%rius, yes.

This is a League of Legends forum, use Bulbapedia for Pokemon.

Kholdstare13Sep 30, 20151 votes

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Pinball? Roulette?

Pachinko.

ModUlanopoSep 30, 20151 votes

My grandmother always used to say that profanity was for the weak-minded and that an intelligent person can always find a way to be insulting without being offensive. That aside, I'm not fooled by this attempt to legitimize language that is not tolerated.

Kholdstare13Oct 1, 20151 votes

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My grandmother always used to say that profanity was for the weak-minded and that an intelligent person can always find a way to be insulting without being offensive. That aside, I'm not fooled by this attempt to legitimize language that is not tolerated.

I'm only asking for the filter to not block words that happen to contain filtered ones. An entire thread of "pa%%%%%o" being bleeped like that is just distracting. If anyone wants to use the language in a way that's not tolerated, we report and ban them. Simple as that.

The only removals I am asking for are in spots where there is a legitimate use for the term. If I want to say that an MMO I am looking forward to is currently in Korean %%% and will be entering CBT in a few months, you should be able to understand that and not have this awkward cluster of percentages obfuscating my meaning.