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Just in case people want to know the stance from the boss man. I agree that it is disgusting behavior.Derrick wrote: On in-game interaction between players...
The real question here is, does the staff of Second Age's role include Social Services? Most people will answer this question immediately with either a Big Yes, or a Big No, because we have a variety of people here who all view the game very differently, and want the society of the shard to be a particular thing of their preference, which is a very good thing.
The players have shaped the in-game community and society of Second Age, and are therefore entirely responsible for the diversity and richness that it has become. I belive that staff interference in player association takes the responsibility from players to interact freely and build an in-game culture. Putting staff in a role of arbitrating personal interaction takes this accomplishment away from the players to an extent.
Be clear that I'm not saying that people going around throwing racial slurs at everyone they see creates richness and depth, but it's a side effect of the freedom of interaction that exists in Second Age. Much like the real world, if you call someone a name (be it racial, sexual or whatever), most likely higher beings will not appear in a puff of smoke and take away the person that offended you. But also much like the real word, although differing in mechanism, it's possible to remove yourself from the situation, or unlike the real word, even "ignore" that players speech.
I'm not saying that this is the final word on this issue, but just something I thought about. We do not at all appreciate the racism and profanity which seems to come from what really is a minority of players on the shard, however policing this isn't necessarily a natural response to the distain.
There's never a "final word" though (other than the obvious final words, like "no we won't add custom housing", usually players answer those types of threads sufficiently). This shard is a work in progress and new ideas pop up every day.
Except that we're talking about era accuracy here, not filters. The bottom line is that a lot of this language would get you banned from UO servers.marmalade wrote:Yes, profanity filter. That's probably what it's there for.
I played from December 97 and never saw anyone banned for language. Ever. Not even when my friends and I joined the first Japanese shard in 99, and we were pretty tactless at the time.Corbin wrote: Except that we're talking about era accuracy here, not filters. The bottom line is that a lot of this language would get you banned from UO servers.
Same way you ignore someone's screaming kid at a restraunt!?Dolos wrote:How does one ignore posts on the forums? As people seem to post racist comments on the forums all the time.
Walk over and smash them in the face with a hot skillet?Pied Piper wrote:Same way you ignore someone's screaming kid at a restraunt!?
You can report these posts on the forum, or, if they are in trash talk, you can "not" read that section. The same applies to in-game, you can mute anyone you want.Dolos wrote:How does one ignore posts on the forums? As people seem to post racist comments on the forums all the time.