Filter ... for what?

#1 - March 16, 2013, 3:23 p.m.

The other day i told a guy in map chat “kitten off kittent” he replied to me the typical reported and i loled .. then a few hours later i was banned for 72 hours. I dont mind about the ban its ok gw2 is not that good that i actually can stop playing it for a while.
But the thing that i dont understand is this why do u have a filter? if u dont want to see bad words well why u deactivate it ? to be a kitten and report people?. I think that report buttom is more like a troll tool.
I wonder how many people did u ban becouse of the F word.

Gaile Gray

#5 - March 18, 2013, 12:49 p.m.

The filter is not intended to serve as a “License to Swear” for users who choose to use offensive language. It is presented to afford some protection against offensive language, but we still uphold the stated rules regarding chat.

I like this analogy that a player posted a few months ago:

“Cursing in public chat channels is like cursing at an Olive Garden. You’ll get kicked out if someone complains. “Their kids could cover their ears” is not a valid excuse. Guild chat is more like a backyard BBQ. Swear and drink all you like — it’s your party. Threaten someone, though, and that’s still assault. Yes, I know we’re adults and hear plenty of bad things. It wouldn’t hurt to act like one every once in a while."