Tinge is a forbidden word?

Trying to help figure out why it's a forbidden word for an FC tag. We've figured out that i is part of the problem, because doing all caps with a lowercase L works just fine.

Tinge just means to color slightly, and none of the combos with i make anything obviously offensive?

ti
in
ing
inge
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Help XD

Would seem they are worried about it being used as a derogatory term as it is seemingly used to negatively refer to someone of mixed heritage, which feels a bit silly as any word can be used like so at any moment, that or it's a swear in a different language.

You might just have to go with the lowercase L solution for now.

The censorship choices in this game are honestly insane.

The reason it is forbidden is that the list of forbidden words is shared across all client languages. Since that word is an NSFW word in Japanese, it is likewise prohibited in the English version.

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Originally Posted by Mikoko_Miko

The reason it is forbidden is that the list of forbidden words is shared across all client languages. Since that word is an NSFW word in Japanese, it is likewise prohibited in the English version.

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I'm not seeing tinge meaning anything NSFW in Japanese. I know that word or part of that word is a problem in Japanese or one of the other client languages, I'm trying to figure out what part of the word tinge exactly is the bad word that is tripping the forbidden filter so we're aware to avoid that letter combo in the future.

I've had it happen before where part of a character name had the word 'lez' in it and wouldn't allow it even though the name just happened to have that combo of letters in the middle of it, so I know I can't use names that have that letter combo.

There are some romanization standards in the Japanese language. "ti" is usually spelled as "chi", so both versions appear on the list. Considering there are in-game words like Tintinnabule, the French version of Liturgy of the Bell, I think this restriction is excessive.

Just like you're not allowed to name yourself "Gay Whatever".
"Gay" is a bad forbidden no-no word. Can't have that in our heterosexual christian video game.

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Originally Posted by Mikoko_Miko

There are some romanization standards in the Japanese language. "ti" is usually spelled as "chi", so both versions appear on the list. Considering there are in-game words like Tintinnabule, the French version of Liturgy of the Bell, I think this restriction is excessive.

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Ahhh I found it after replacing the "ti" with "chi" in search. Doing a few more process of elimination combos, Ti, Tin, and Ting do not trip the censor, it's specifically the full word once the E gets added. Tysm! Mystery solved XD

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Originally Posted by Mikoko_Miko

There are some romanization standards in the Japanese language. "ti" is usually spelled as "chi", so both versions appear on the list. Considering there are in-game words like Tintinnabule, the French version of Liturgy of the Bell, I think this restriction is excessive.

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Today I learned that "chinge" is Japanese slang for pubic hair, something I never would have learned if not for this thread about FFXIV's term filter. Thanks for the education, Square-Enix!

This situation reminds of a situation with a dogshit MMO I used to play, Digimon Masters Online, don't look it up, don't play it, it's terrible and it makes XIV at its lowest look like a shining example of excellence in comparison, I played it purely for being a Digimon fan and it holding me hostage, but anyway, it had a word filter and one of the words blocked was "shine", since it means "die" in Japanese, a pretty dubious thing to block to begin with, it was really annoying because there exists a Digimon called ShineGreymon, it being heavily sun-themed and "shine" there clearly using the English meaning of the term, and this Digimon was in the game, it made absolutely impossible to talk about the bastard without having to mess with the word to bypass the filter, every time.

Anyway, word filters in games can get really stupid.

Remember when XIV launched on the Xbox and Xbox's censorship systems went crazy?

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Originally Posted by PorxiesRCute

Today I learned that [censored] is Japanese slang for [censored],

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Please note that this word refers only to the male one; the female equivalent uses a different word (please don't ask me what it is). The reason I mention the French version of Liturgy of the Bell is that, for Japanese speakers, its sound can unintentionally evoke an association with male anatomy.

Try summoning anyone with the word "Knight" in their name in Elden Ring lol

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Originally Posted by DiaDeem

Try summoning anyone with the word "Knight" in their name in Elden Ring lol

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Cofagrigus: "First time?"

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Originally Posted by Reginald_Cain

The censorship choices in this game are honestly insane.

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Not any weirder than censorship choices in Chinese games, believe me. You had to see my face when I wrote "I found phases easier to stick with" in chat in AFK Journey, and the word "stick" came out censored.

Even a phrase like "The thing is" gets censored: "The thin? ??" and I've never understood why.

Reminds me of the old Guild Wars days where we had Captain Quimang as a quest boss in the newbie area in Factions and folks in guild would tell me it was getting censored out ... LOL

The more fearful part about it in my eye though is whether these seemingly arbitrary censors that often require research to even figure out why they are considered problematic, are also used verbatim in report processing (based on the experiences of a friend who got suspended back in Stormblood + my own experiences of the reporting process on the rare occasions where I have felt it appropriate to report someone, it appears there is in fact a "robotic rubber stamp of guilt" step applied for profanity specifically).

It would explain how so many seemingly upstanding FFXIV players I know have experienced account marks across the years (and I'm sometimes surprised I haven't, lol) ...

It's ironic how they censor these words and sentences yet ARR is full of NPC's swearing on each other and wishing awful things. Women who always mention "I had to do <insert> for money!". Yeah