I may be missing the section all together, but I have searched the boards and reread the terms of agreement. I understand that swearing is not allowed. Words that will not appear are in red. So swear words will not even appear, how do people know when someone is swearing when the words don't appear.
I do understand the capping of letters to get around filters, but do you have a section in the rules that had clear guidelines on what is and what is not allowed?
This is a section from another thread that was never answered, I'm hoping someone from staff could:---------
To an Admin. I would like an answer to this question myself, since this is very frequently done in the game. This poster makes a valid point. I'm not saying I agree with people using foul language but really, when people call you a "bench" they are either calling you something to sit on or calling you another name for a female dog. To me its more the intent behind what is said more than the words used. The thing is people are not going to be banned for calling you a "bench" when you know good and well what they mean. Another variation is "flock off". If you tell me you don't know what they're saying there you are either naive or a fool. My question is if I report someone using those words in those ways will they be warned or will I get in trouble for false reporting? I know there is no way that you can predict the number of ways someone can get around the filters, but when it is so blantant as what they are implying, shouldn't that be grounds for reporting without being considered false reporting?
There are alot of times where I see people put up too letters. The initials could stand for any number of things that are not foul language. If how they are being used is taken under consideration, then nonfoul words can actually be an offense because how they are used. The "N" word for newcommers in not foul language but is offensive to many people.
KingsIsle does not have 'enforcer' representatives. KingsIsle employees have their own badge. If someone claims they are a KingsIsle employee (or an 'enforcer') but they cannot show you this badge, report them immediately.
We appreciate that our players want to make Wizard City the best it can be, and we've placed the tools in your hand to report players for inappropriate behavior. We ask that you use the reporting feature to identify truly egregious behavior, such as creative profanity (swearing around the filters), solicitation of usernames/passwords, predatory threats, racist comments and other such actions as outlined in the Terms of Use. The old story of “the kid that cried wolf” has a lot of bearing in this situation and we trust that all reports received by players are valid and require support intervention.
Because false reporting can be construed and/or used as harassment of other players, we’d like to take a moment to ensure you are aware of what does NOT fall under the category of a reportable offense:
“S/he falsely reported me” or reporting someone for false reporting (2 wrongs don’t make a right)
“Won’t leave my house” (pick your friends wisely and avail yourself of the non-porting option)
“Being rude” (We’re sorry, we can’t enforce good manners. Use the ignore button liberally &/or change realms. It’s wholly up to you to choose to stay around someone that’s not nice to you.)
“Chain Stunning” (admittedly, it’s not much fun for the receiving team, but it’s not a violation of the game rules).
“Scamming” (KingsIsle will NEVER ask for treasure card(s) in exchange for a code. Trading “cards for codes” is done at the players’ own risk. Codes are either fully public or one time use)
“Spamming” (Although the Terms of Use mention spamming, it’s related to email/web posts. Yeah, it’s annoying in game and never of profound statement. Refer to “Being Rude”).
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