Censorship on words going overboard

#1 - Oct. 10, 2013, 4:08 a.m.

So I’ve noticed recently that the list of words that get censored is going a little over the top.

I can’t go to the lore forum anymore to talk about the kitten ing of the margonites and such, because words like ‘kitten ’ are censored. Oh, wait, you can’t read that.

I think it’s going a little over-the-top to expect everyone to talk like there’s children around. Remind me what this games rating is?

Look, I’m not trying to say that we should be allowed to swear our heads off on the forums, because that isn’t appropriate. I am saying that the list is getting ridiculous. I’d actually be interested to see the list of banned words. You can’t articulate what you want to say any more without every third word being censored. Hell even ArenaNet developer posts are getting censored.

I’m going to hazard a guess and say the way the lists updates is faulty, be it bugged or not.

Gaile Gray

#9 - Oct. 24, 2013, 6:27 p.m.

Just to let you know, this really isn’t censorship. We know there is an issue. Hey, I come across it myself about daily. For instance, typing the word “Asess” (properly spelled, as in “analyze”) causes me to get kittenized.

The forum team has said that at this point, the problem cannot be addressed. But they are aware of the problem and definitely are tracking it. So you can have confidence that as soon as it can be fixed, it will be!