Once again:
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You may not use sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language.
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The following will result in an account mark (suspension) or an account termination, depending upon the severity of the matter:
* Inappropriate in-game behavior — such as obscene, offensive, or racist talk or behavior, abuse of another player, or harassment.
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Would "fag" fall under this category? How about f***er? The n-word?
Evidently, if you say it once in a team/private chat, it doesn't.
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Originally Posted by Inde
The filter is not used to determine if words are bannable or not, the filter is for those people who choose not to see offensive language and a tool for the player. This would also be why there are various levels of the filter in Guild Wars. From none, normal to maximum. As a player, you can choose what filter level you are comfortable with and play that way.
This is not a case of a player trying to get around the filter, or of someone harassing you. You have the tools at your disposal to handle this situation. That's important. Guild Wars allows you to set that filter to what you want your gameplay experience to be. If you are comfortable with all levels of swearing then you don't have to have that filter at all. That means that while in guild/team/private chat you are okay with all manner of cursing and those you are with are okay with it, then no one is going to be banned. If you want just the most offensive words removed, set it to normal. This means that it will remove words you would probably not normally hear in polite/public conversation. If other words that would not be typically included in a filter are offensive to you then set it to maximum.
As I said, the filter wasn't intended to be a list of words that are bannable offenses. A bit of common sense tells most players that public and extreme cursing is bad and will probably get you banned, but as for other language this is a personal choice and you have the tools to prevent/solve these problems.
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As I have said, I don't see the filter playing any kind of a role in this. Otherwise, I can't see why any bans would be handed out due to the use of inappropriate language. If that kind of language gets blocked each time - why does it matter then if one says it once or hundred times. And if a player has the option of blocking someone - that completely prevents all language from that person. No bans would thus be ever needed.
The way I see the filer as a way to prevents distress. But that does not change the fact that an inappropriate action was taken. And the subjects that are designed to deal with this should deal with this.
The problem of course is that evidently, a single remark does not constitute an inappropriate action. And this is what I found interesting, since I never knew that the rules were interpreted this way.
