The profanity filter for Squadrons is utterly flawed, here is why

[sollisb]

No I don't want to block 95% of the comms from normal folk, just those that think using the C word every 2 lines is 'cool'; a toggle yes, on by default but otherwise I don't want to read filth.

We have a toggle, that's all that's needed.

And typically in relation to FDev, they're allowed use kiddy names like 'Hugh Jarse' but they filter our names.. Not that it works very well..

 

[Sunyavadin]

No I don't want to block 95% of the comms from normal folk, just those that think using the C word every 2 lines is 'cool'

I could see that being a problem for some Australians I've met, who seem to use it as a form of punctuation.

 

[Siobhan]

I could see that being a problem for some Australians I've met, who seem to use it as a form of punctuation.

But you never see them complaining... Oh wait, that might be that they got censored...

 

[Ian Skippy]

No I don't want to block 95% of the comms from normal folk, just those that think using the C word every 2 lines is 'cool'; a toggle yes, on by default but otherwise I don't want to read filth.

What even is 'the C word'?

 

[Ian Skippy]

Well I want a working filter, no way I should have to read the incontinent drivel of some butt hurt teenager trying out his favourite swearwords; it's not 'edgy' it's 'rude'.

Butt hurt? Incontinent drivel? And you should be protected from what others write?

Okay.

 

[Bigmaec]

What even is 'the C word'?

I also don't understand why calling someone a nice icebear cub is used as an offense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_(polar_bear)

 

[Rubbernuke]

Does the filter show 'bad' ship names when its off?

 

[Bertrand Du Guesclin]

Does the filter show 'bad' ship names when its off?

I saw a bug report by Mephane in that regard, not sure if it's still the case

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...anity-Filter-switch-not-applied-to-ship-names

To my knowledge, the profanity filter toggle in the chat window only applies to the chat.
But I'm not sure, I could be wrong.

Is there another option somewhere else I may have missed ?

 

[Siobhan]

It's at a stage where I'd almost be ready to advocate that allowing ship names was a mistake. I mean it's a great feature, but if its censored the way it is, then it's just wrong. Better if it flagged up on entering a name, rather than allowing it to be set then hiding it from others, so the first you ever know about being censored is when someone posts a pic of the "USS *** ****" or whatever.
They should either warn on entering, and be transparent about it and what's triggered it... Or remove names completely and refund people who bought name plates.

 

[Wolf Starslayer]

I also hope that the filter on/off option does not prevent FD from examine complaints about the language in chat.

I especially don't want people saying ' you cant get offended; should of had the filter on' and thinking this allows them to post racist or sexist content; I want FD to stamp hard on those guys.

 

[Siobhan]

I also hope that the filter on/off option does not prevent FD from examine complaints about the language in chat.

I especially don't want people saying ' you cant get offended; should of had the filter on' and thinking this allows them to post racist or sexist content; I want FD to stamp hard on those guys.

Absolutely agree.
If you can't see it, you don't know what to complain about.

- Offended in Cambridgeshire