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Re: How does Roblox censorship mechanics work?

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legofries is not online. legofries
Joined: 30 Jul 2010
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03 Jan 2016 03:55 AM
Other than the usual S, F, B word, I really don't get it. Some people just say simple things without any bad meaning to get their messages almost completely censored.

Yes, there's others, such as the "human companion that you share intimate feelings for", or etc, but there's just some times where you say something so basic to get your message get a very bad intention to the other viewer that's under 13 years old.

There was this one time I was sharing a friendly guide to a stranger at Zeppelin Battle. I told him some game mechanics and tips without saying anything bad to him, then he says "Sorry, I don't speak hashtags".

Okay... what?

Then you take a stroll down the comment section of a few games or so, then you see that "log in/log out" is apparently censored as well.

Anyone know how this stuff work?
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legofries is not online. legofries
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03 Jan 2016 03:58 AM
(edit: "to the other viewer that has censoring options on")
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BlackStrikeZ is not online. BlackStrikeZ
Joined: 19 Dec 2011
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03 Jan 2016 03:59 AM
They have some kind of white and black list in their system with lots of words on them. Don't know exactly how they work.


http://www.roblox.com/My-reaction-to-this-item?id=217122744
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Trinibot10 is not online. Trinibot10
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03 Jan 2016 04:00 AM
inb4delete

De trini b epic!
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rdcpo3 is not online. rdcpo3
Joined: 03 Jul 2013
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03 Jan 2016 04:01 AM
Rbx: let's censor pointless words for no reason
Rbx slaves: let's do it master
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SCS is not online. SCS
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03 Jan 2016 04:01 AM
We don't just filter profanity. We filter other kinds of inappropriate phrases and references as well as anything that could be a privacy or safety issue.

Users under 13 have everything they say filtered through a whitelist that only displays specific words and phrases we allow them to use and anything else is blocked. Users over 13 have everything they say filtered through a blacklist that blocks specific words and phrases we disallow.
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Injeciton2 is not online. Injeciton2
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03 Jan 2016 04:01 AM
Yes. It has a bad intention on under 13's as it makes them think that the ######## are swears.
Damn it did the ####### again didn't it?
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legofries is not online. legofries
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03 Jan 2016 04:28 AM
@SCS: "We don't just filter profanity. We filter other kinds of inappropriate phrases and references as well as anything that could be a privacy or safety issue. "

So, you're telling me that most of the words in the English dictionary is considered offensive and inappropriate? The must be a better answer to that.

There's another example where I was talking to my grade school buddy in-game, and all he said was gibberish Hashtagurian. I couldn't understand a single word he said. He went like "I #### a ## #### and #### ######"

It couldn't possibly be some immature "your mom" joke - I know he's not a person THAT inappropriate. I talk to him once a week and he seems pretty okay. He's not the fat 12 year old rude kid you see on the internet. But Roblox's censorship system just works in a way that tells everyone over 13 that they're all like that.

(edit: to the grammar knot-seas out there - *Anyone know how this stuff works?)
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legofries is not online. legofries
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03 Jan 2016 04:34 AM
(woops. edit: "How do Roblox censorship mechanics work?")
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centraltrains is not online. centraltrains
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03 Jan 2016 04:38 AM
@SCS

1. Does it block ASCII text represented in HTML as I am sure I have seen people write combinations of the formats like "and sign, hashtag, number, colon" and it getting through?
2. Are you affiliated with the Sofa Carpet Specialist in any way?


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BothAngles is not online. BothAngles
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03 Jan 2016 05:03 AM
lmao @ lego thinking roblox's filter is good
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AnimalPassion is not online. AnimalPassion
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03 Jan 2016 05:23 AM
It called a comment I once tried to make a link, just because it had alot of full stops at the end of sentences and dropped a line often.
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AnimalPassion is not online. AnimalPassion
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03 Jan 2016 05:24 AM
Oh so that's why they speak hashtags for nearly EVERY word, likely because they spell them wrong.

The whitelist needs to be bigger I guess?
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legofries is not online. legofries
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03 Jan 2016 05:24 AM
@BothAngles

Dude, I posted this thing because I think it's crappy as heck as it's overdoing its job and could be improved. How does anything in this entire forum post say that I like it?
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legofries is not online. legofries
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03 Jan 2016 06:22 AM
Okay, before I start kicking in the "hate comment detector of Roblox" and before this post gets deleted, I'm just saying that the system is overdoing its job and it could be improved.

But I do very dislike it when it comes to trying to communicate with younger audience in-game and in the website.
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BlackStrikeZ is not online. BlackStrikeZ
Joined: 19 Dec 2011
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03 Jan 2016 06:23 AM
It is also possible to place a symbol that can't be used ingame to put between a swearword and actually be nonfiltered


http://www.roblox.com/My-reaction-to-this-item?id=217122744
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