Months of harassment

[Theodric]

Simply code specific words to create flags. Populate enough flags over a certain period of time and it warrants X punishment up and to including perma bans. Rendering it impossible to spam the way he is. Will it stop the words from being used as a single word? Yes, but it will prevent spamming of it.

Such an approach risks creating problems if it flags certain words that aren't offensive but contain the offending word as part of them. I've seen more than a few flawed filters that flag posts/accounts for writing grapes because of a certain word within. In addition, the game boasts players from all over the world and so a word can be offensive in one language but perfectly innocent in another.

We already lost the ability to speak in Feast due to 'toxicity' and I'd rather not see innocent players inconvenienced because a tiny minority figure out a way to be a nuisance by exploiting some of the game's limitations in their favour.

Furthermore, even when a filter is in place anyone committed to trying to indulge in shock value will just find new, offensive terms that aren't blocked and/or just spell them slightly differently.

[Shibi]

Such an approach risks creating problems if it flags certain words that aren't offensive but contain the offending word as part of them. I've seen more than a few flawed filters that flag posts/accounts for writing grapes because of a certain word within.

Yep, the well known Scunthorpe Problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem


The only solutions become rate limits, or a GM noticing and sitting in NN on this datacentre for a while to put an end to the player, completely.

[PanderpZack]

Today 8:46 PM @ Adamantoise

cw: racism homophobia

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