Get yer mind in the gutter! Elite Dangerous profanity-filter challenge du jour: what naughtiness hides in "Gold One"?

Archvillain · Jan 11, 2020

So (Starwars pilot reference) "Gold 1", "Gold Two", "Gold Leader" etc. passes the game's profanity filter, but "Gold One" and "Gold-One" both end up as "G******E"

For the life of me I can't figure out what profanity is hiding within Gold One, so I'm guessing maybe it triggers a hit in some other language? Or am I not thinking dirty enough and missing something?

(I settled for the uglier "Gold 1" so there are no stakes here, just general curiosity why)

Darth Wonko · Jan 11, 2020

I even looked on urban dictionary and couldn't find anything. LOL

babelfisch · Jan 11, 2020

Gold One is reserved for Brabens personal ship (Panther Clipper).

Enderby · Jan 11, 2020

That's weird.

I mean, it's not like it spells or even .

Speedcuffs · Jan 11, 2020

Italian.

Enderby · Jan 11, 2020

Ok so i'm reading that that means condom(?)
didn't know condom was a 'swear' word
say three hail marys

gorankar · Jan 11, 2020

"Tainted Love" and "Ruina" were censored for me. Put in a support ticket and they uncensored them for me a few days, err.... weeks later.

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 11, 2020

I dont understand the purpose of a profanity filter on a game that might have 1 minor in the entire player base.

StuartGT · Jan 12, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
I dont understand the purpose of a profanity filter on a game that might have 1 minor in the entire player base.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YChWz_oow6g

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

StuartGT said:
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YChWz_oow6g

Good movie, but it seems in elite, everyone is a miner

lenna · Jan 12, 2020

There is a pharmacutical called Oldon according to google. Not exactly what I would consider suitable grounds for censorship personally.

Other than that - you may want to try considering potential substitution cyphers based on symbol or phonetic equivalence. Can not think of any myself.

Screemonster · Jan 12, 2020

My cutter got censored because "mona" is rude in italian. Which means calling a cutter "monarch" isn't allowed.

Frankly anything in the OED that isn't labelled as "vulgar" should be whitelisted.

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

This name got through no problem lmfao. You should just open a support ticket.

Enderby · Jan 12, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
This name got through no problem lmfao. You should just open a support ticket.View attachment 158497

That's, um, quite a name!

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

Yes it is, aisling loves it

lenna · Jan 12, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
This name got through no problem lmfao. You should just open a support ticket.

Hmmm... given the primary language for ED is notionally English FD should probably have picked up on that one in the filters.

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

Or seeing as they sell them at walmart maybe it isnt as profane as one may think

StuartGT · Jan 12, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
This name got through no problem lmfao. You should just open a support ticket.View attachment 158497

Prince Andrew would approve

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

StuartGT said:
Prince Andrew would approve

So would prince albert im sure lmao

lenna · Jan 12, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
Or seeing as they sell them at walmart maybe it isnt as profane as one may think

There are no doubt products sold at supermarkets in general with seemingly innocuous names - the problem with that particular name is there is an English slang meaning as well that is not particularly pleasant.

I think the filters are overzealous given what I have heard being complained about BUT providing we can turn off the filters and see the names ourselves regardless I don't think it is that big an issue personally.