Rule Change Feedback

[lawrawrrr]

@Expling; this is the exact nannying that nobody likes or needs. The word is part of a discussion, not an insult - therefore it doesn't need filtering. Avoiding the filter has been allowed for a long time in the feedback section.

I don't know about any rule changes (aside from simplifying them like GommeInc suggested in the previous thread about rules) but the application of them needs looking at. If post count doesn't increase in a forum, don't warn for pointless posting. If a discussion is about swearing, don't warn for filter avoidance. If people are friends and are clearly insulting eachother in jest, don't warn for bullying. Apply rules in a purposive way, not a literal way.

It was an honest mistake, he didn't know about that rule. He knows now and if David wants it reversed then he can post in support and Matt will sort it!

That's the idea with the simplifying it really, there's an awful lot of moderator discretion at the moment and that does vary depending on who the moderator reading that post is, now it's global moderation and everything. It is hard to draw a line sometimes - if two friends are "jokingly" being nasty to each other and we leave it, does that not leave a precedent, an example for other people to think "oh it's ok to do that then, I can say that too!!" when they might not say it as friendly banter but in an offensive manner? How is it fair to justify leaving one but not the other - however this does only apply to the post in context, which is a big point of mine, reading the post in its context is incredibly important to moderation and moderators do know this.

As for the pointless posting rule then that's something that will come in to phase two, and we've only discussed a few bits for that right now so we'll bear that in mind

[lawrawrrr]

I'm hoping to upload the first phase of rule changes tonight but I've got a few things to sort first!

Just to let you know I haven't done these tonight, but I'll do them tomorrow. Something came up IRL which means I didn't really have time or motivation!!

[wixard]

not good enough laura i've been sitting here for three hours straight refreshing

[lawrawrrr]

not good enough laura i've been sitting here for three hours straight refreshing

YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IM GOING THROUGH YOU DONT KNOW ME

no i know I hate saying I'm gonna do something and not doing it but some people will tell me off if I keep not sleeping to do habbox work so blame them

[scottish]

@Expling; this is the exact nannying that nobody likes or needs. The word is part of a discussion, not an insult - therefore it doesn't need filtering. Avoiding the filter has been allowed for a long time in the feedback section.

I don't know about any rule changes (aside from simplifying them like GommeInc suggested in the previous thread about rules) but the application of them needs looking at. If post count doesn't increase in a forum, don't warn for pointless posting. If a discussion is about swearing, don't warn for filter avoidance. If people are friends and are clearly insulting eachother in jest, don't warn for bullying. Apply rules in a purposive way, not a literal way.

problem with that is when I fall out with you and call you a good for nothing cunt who fancies red they don't know if I'm joking or being serious, and then it leads to Person A moaning about Person B not being warned when they're being abusive/insulting/blah blah

[Matt]

For the purpose of this thread users will be allowed to avoid the filter if they're suggesting a word to be removed from it. If you abuse the filter and the words that are still in it then you'll be contacted by me.

As Laura has already mentioned, the changes will be happening at some point tomorrow/today as it's now Friday in the UK

[David]

will dick be unfiltered in any of the next stages

[Matt]

will dick be unfiltered in any of the next stages

Myself and Laura compiled a list of terms that were either a) unfiltered on Habbo and therefore we felt like it was pointless to have them filtered on the Forum or b) thought that they could be used not on a personal level but to express emotions (such as anger, frustration etc if that makes sense?). A post will be made in the development thread with all the words that have been unfiltered in stage 1.

If anyone wants additional words to be unfiltered then they'll need to put forward their argument with a reason why (otherwise it'll be ignored). Just saying you want a word unfiltered for the sake of being allowed to use it around the forum is not good enough. We felt a number of words would be used purely to insult users and to degrade them, therefore don't be surprised if we turn round and say a number of them will be remaining filtered. Again, it depends on the types of words people want unfiltered and so on.

We'll wait for the official announcement before we start thinking about unfiltering words in stage 2

[Kyle]

The profanity filter is long overdue, ty.

s generated during Happy Hour's

no apostrophe please it's giving me brain tumour's

[Matt]

The profanity filter is long overdue, ty.


no apostrophe please it's giving me brain tumour's

Sorted!