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Re: The Chat Filters Are Destroying Entire Games

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Alexis_Deltern is not online. Alexis_Deltern
Joined: 26 Dec 2012
Total Posts: 24
01 Feb 2017 06:50 PM
Roblox, I ask that you please read through this entire suggestion, rather than just the tl;dr
Everyone else, read however much you want.

tl;dr: The Roblox chat filter is slowly causing Roblox games and groups to end, and Roblox itself to lose members due to the filters being more restrictive

The Roblox chat filter is destroying games with the amount of censoring it's doing. This might seem like an exaggeration, but for games that rely on the chat, such as roleplay games, it's not as far off as you might believe. The chat filter either needs to go, or stop being restrictive.

Roleplay games rely on their chat and name GUIs in order to function properly. With the new updates to the filter, about half of every sentence gets hashtagged because it's considered harmful, personal information, or for other reasons I'm not sure of, since the word 'I' was hashtagged before.

Roleplay has become almost impossible with the new filter, because numbers are hashtagged as personal information. If it could be an insult it's hashtagged, even though characters in roleplays don't always get along, and those that do something insult each other in a friendly way.

Roleplay groups feel the brunt of the chat filter more than most groups. Back before all the chat filter updates, lots of people would roleplay, but because almost everything is being hashtagged, people are leaving the genre because it's no longer any fun, and those that were on Roblox just to RP, are leaving it entirely in search of new places.

The chat filter needs to be either removed, or stop being so restrictive. If it doesn't, games and groups that were once thriving are slowly going to lose players and games that people worked hard to create are going to become relics of a time that'll long be forgotton. And when that happens, the people who worked so hard to create those games will leave, and their skill will be lost.

However, a word of warning. This post might be about roleplay games and groups, but the filter extends into all games in all genres. If the filter continues to block everything that could be considered an insult, more and more people will leave to find somewhere else that isn't as restrictive with filters. Once they do, they'll get their friends still in Roblox, and those friends will get theirs, and suddenly Roblox itself will entire a downward spiral of members until it becomes a shell of it's former self.

I love Roblox as much as the next Robloxian. You wish to make Roblox more kidfriendly, which is understandable. But if you continue filtering more and more, you'll bring Roblox to the point where the chat is almost unusable. If the chat filtering reaches that stage, we can only imagine what will happen to Roblox.

Therefore, I urge you to remove or reduce the chat filtering, before it's too late. Help us, Roblox mods. you are our only hope.

Believe these are the ramblings of a madman, if you want. But if this could be written from one genre, imagine what it would be if I wrote for all of them.

On behalf of Robloxians everywhere,
Alexis_Deltern, Writer
Xannaris, Co-writer
Hot38832, Co-writer
IEmperorNexusI, Co-writer
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Xannaris is online. Xannaris
Joined: 01 Jun 2012
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01 Feb 2017 06:51 PM
Bilharts, Supporter
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JediMasterObi is online. JediMasterObi
Joined: 19 Feb 2014
Total Posts: 8
01 Feb 2017 06:52 PM
we're number one but every word is a hashtag.
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skydoesminecraft9190 is not online. skydoesminecraft9190
Joined: 09 Aug 2013
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01 Feb 2017 06:55 PM
I highly Agree
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happypogo123 is online. happypogo123
Joined: 05 Jul 2012
Total Posts: 4727
01 Feb 2017 06:56 PM
im gay is ok to say

no need to fix filter


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Himo_Spectral is not online. Himo_Spectral
Joined: 05 Sep 2012
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01 Feb 2017 06:59 PM
best supporter here





also himo which is cool
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CodFlSH is not online. CodFlSH
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
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01 Feb 2017 07:01 PM
Support.


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Internecivus is online. Internecivus
Joined: 31 May 2011
Total Posts: 2784
01 Feb 2017 07:03 PM
Support, I don't even see the reason for a filter at 13+. Just get rid of it like every other online game ever. You want to protect children, fine, but I'm sure teenagers would prefer to be exposed to the occasional curse word rather than have an overzealous filter eat everything they say.
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jmk2004 is not online. jmk2004
Joined: 04 Mar 2013
Total Posts: 369
01 Feb 2017 07:04 PM
Support. What they should do is make a blacklist of "Words that shall not be said". This would include non-kid-friendly words, as Roblox is a kids #####
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Naharis is not online. Naharis
Joined: 22 Oct 2011
Total Posts: 15
01 Feb 2017 07:06 PM
I am a very strong supporter of this. I'm sure Roblox could find an alternative solution to this problem.


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ARCyArc123 is not online. ARCyArc123
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01 Feb 2017 07:10 PM
ARCyArc123, Highly Supportive
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stricto12 is not online. stricto12
Joined: 06 Jul 2011
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01 Feb 2017 07:15 PM
Well said, It was long over due
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ExcitedHomie is not online. ExcitedHomie
Joined: 23 Jan 2011
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01 Feb 2017 07:16 PM
Support. Just censor the words that shouldn't be allowed.
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DailyRoLord is not online. DailyRoLord
Joined: 22 Jun 2016
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01 Feb 2017 07:18 PM
100% support
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AsylumOfTheMind is not online. AsylumOfTheMind
Joined: 04 Jan 2010
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01 Feb 2017 07:24 PM
I'm down, Support.
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Section106 is not online. Section106
Joined: 23 Jul 2013
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01 Feb 2017 07:27 PM
Support.

I understand ROBLOX is trying to protect kids from revealing personal info and such, but hashtaging about everything that anyone under age 13 says is a little too far.


["One time I ate a bagel"-Jason Avina]
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bilharts is not online. bilharts
Joined: 13 Apr 2014
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01 Feb 2017 07:27 PM
Fully Support This, The Chat is insane you can't type anything with put getting 50% Hashtaged.
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manlyzombie123 is not online. manlyzombie123
Joined: 24 Apr 2010
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01 Feb 2017 07:35 PM
I support this petition

-manlyzombie123
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DailyRoLord is not online. DailyRoLord
Joined: 22 Jun 2016
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01 Feb 2017 07:38 PM
These filters are destroying games and ruining the developer's time on ROBLOX.
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Dazzyz is not online. Dazzyz
Joined: 18 Sep 2016
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01 Feb 2017 07:40 PM
YES PLEASE REMOVE IT
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Sinobuz is not online. Sinobuz
Joined: 27 Jun 2011
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01 Feb 2017 07:41 PM
I agree. ROBLOX should get rid of it ENTIRELY and re-add the nostalgic chat menu.
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trace0099 is not online. trace0099
Joined: 25 Aug 2012
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01 Feb 2017 07:42 PM
I SUPPORT
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CivilWarSoldierRyan is not online. CivilWarSoldierRyan
Joined: 05 Jan 2015
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01 Feb 2017 07:43 PM
I completely agree, the most innocent of words is being blocked resulting in countless hours of explaining. Ex "?" "1" And many others that make no sense. I am 100% backing this movement.
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robjac121 is online. robjac121
Joined: 27 Aug 2011
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01 Feb 2017 08:16 PM
I agree to this... I say, ( In my personal oppion (which roblox might hold against me) Is that the filter needs to go... To much has been tagged, with that, many games are getting reviewed due to "Censorship". WIth this being said, I believe they either remove restrictions, get rid of the Censorships, Or lower it to a point where you have to be a specific age to Speak Freely... ( 14 or 15 preferred)
Hopefully they read this instead of not listening to the community
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GeneratorBlox is not online. GeneratorBlox
Joined: 07 Oct 2014
Total Posts: 114
01 Feb 2017 08:24 PM
How about you all change your DoB on the ROBLOX settings? It isn't that hard to fix.


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