banned account

quick question about being banned for having inappropriate character name... does arena do a scan of names randomly or they dont care until they get a /report from another player?

I think after a /report they may look into it...Although Ive been told Ive been reported a couple times a few of mine...never been banned.

how did u find out you were reported by someone?

They pretty much told me they were offended by my name and that they had reported me...LoL

so arena doesnt just randomly look for an offensive name when they are bored?

Im sure they have some kind of scan...they do like a "word filter" kind of thing...perhaps...

thats just what i was thinkin... looking up filtered names in the databases

only one prob with that idea is that people swear like crazy in chat... and u never see those peeps gettin banned without someone reporting them... cause if it was another filter prog people would be banned every 2 minutes

People aren't banned for swearing in chat because there is a filter in place, if you don't like being called a @#$% or a %$#%^#^^& then use the filter.

Anet does ban with evidence when people try by-passing the filter. GW is not a game for little kiddies, they also expect that players will not behave like little kiddies.

"You may not use sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language."
This is a rule of conduct breaker according to conduct breach agreement on guildwars.com. So if your filter argument was correct then the above quote should read: "You may not use sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language except when using your filter." Just an observation, I meant no offense. Also does arenanet scan names independantly(a non /report situation)?

Offensive names versus offensive chat are two different things. There is a filter in name creation so that some of the more offensive names cannot get through (no matter if you have filter on or not).

Anet employees may see you themselves and choose to ban you. They play the game too. Other than that, I do believe /report is how they hear about offensive names. I doubt they waste the resources/time/money to independently scan names. (Let's hope they're doing that for bots instead).

And lol at your last question. Each word independently is harmless? That can be said for A LOT of things that are very offensive when put together.

No your mistaken.

Saying that something is @#$%, such as that quest was the easiest $#!^ ever, or @#$% I'm tired.

Sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language, is completely different.

Edit: saying something sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive even with the chat filter will still get you a ban if reported with a scrn shot.

ur right about chat filter chars... didnt consider that... i bow

Haha yes you are. x2 babe x2

Wtf... whats the x2 babe x2 about...

ok one last question... when the ban is lifted, obviusly you cant change your character name... will i be banned again? Delete my character?

Actually, you can 'obviously' change your character name when you next successfully login and try use that character.

When you try use the character, it will ask you to change the character name.

sweet... id hate the idea of having to delete a char ive been workin on for a while

If they had a random scan going on ppl wouldnt last for 2 years with the same name then suddenly get it banned.

They wait til it gets reported, that is all.