Comments on: “Lesbian” in Blizzard’s Profanity Filter http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/ A game designer's eye view of things Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:40:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Kurt W. Horsting http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181510 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:47:06 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181510 Off topic Sirlin but, but why didn't you go to MWC this year? Off topic Sirlin but, but why didn’t you go to MWC this year?

]]> by: Kurt W. Horsting http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181506 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:42:57 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181506 Isn't their an option to turn off the profanity filter? And if there is a filter and the bad words are being covered, shouldn't no one get offended? Thats blizz's main problem. Even though bad words are filtered, your still punished for using them. (P.S. Lesbian being considered profane is very shallow of them. Imo, the profanity filter shouldn't exist.) Isn’t their an option to turn off the profanity filter? And if there is a filter and the bad words are being covered, shouldn’t no one get offended? Thats blizz’s main problem. Even though bad words are filtered, your still punished for using them.
(P.S. Lesbian being considered profane is very shallow of them. Imo, the profanity filter shouldn’t exist.)

]]> by: Sirlin http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181484 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:57:14 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181484 Lesbians can now legally get married in California. Is "lesbian" still considered "profanity" and a bannable offense on Blizzard forums and in-game? Lesbians can now legally get married in California. Is “lesbian” still considered “profanity” and a bannable offense on Blizzard forums and in-game?

]]> by: elibus http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181446 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:54:46 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-181446 what i think is funny is that at the end ofthe article the author said "I do not think Blizzard is intentionally shafting or mistreating lesbians". haha. shafting lesbians. this is why it's in the filter. what i think is funny is that at the end ofthe article the author said “I do not think Blizzard is intentionally shafting or mistreating lesbians”.

haha. shafting lesbians.

this is why it’s in the filter.

]]> by: Haus http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-91379 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:38:29 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-91379 I'm pretty sure "dike" is hardly used for anything other than a censor bypass for "dyke" and they can find words more in the vernacular. "Wall," maybe? I’m pretty sure “dike” is hardly used for anything other than a censor bypass for “dyke” and they can find words more in the vernacular.
“Wall,” maybe?

]]> by: Brog http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-90303 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:33:29 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-90303 I'm aware of this. Not only is that not the primary meaning, the primary meaning is something that is very likely to come up in a game and really should not be censored. "enemies spotted over by the !#$%!" "the what?" "the !@#&. dammit. the defensive dirt wall outside the vill.. oh forget it, they've breached the perimeter now anyway." I’m aware of this.
Not only is that not the primary meaning, the primary meaning is something that is very likely to come up in a game and really should not be censored.
“enemies spotted over by the !#$%!”
“the what?”
“the !@#&. dammit. the defensive dirt wall outside the vill.. oh forget it, they’ve breached the perimeter now anyway.”

]]> by: Kurt W. Horsting http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-89704 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:08:05 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-89704 To Brog "Dyke" Its a slang/derogatory term for a lesbian. To Brog
“Dyke” Its a slang/derogatory term for a lesbian.

]]> by: Brog http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-89425 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:57:49 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-89425 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dike_%28construction%29 btw. I don't play drugs, so I'm not sure if there are any dykes in wow - I wouldn't be surprised if there were. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dike_%28construction%29 btw.
I don’t play drugs, so I’m not sure if there are any dykes in wow - I wouldn’t be surprised if there were.

]]> by: Kurt W. Horsting http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-86353 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:31:34 +0000 http://www.sirlin.net/archive/lesbian-in-blizzards-profanity-filter/#comment-86353 If dyke isn't filtered, that would be really funny. But I hate censorship in general, and i hope blizz gets whats coming to them. If dyke isn’t filtered, that would be really funny. But I hate censorship in general, and i hope blizz gets whats coming to them.

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