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>I once ran a large online forum and set up a word filter to replace certain phrases with "fluffy bunnies" and other absurdities. It did a remarkable job of imp
by ApolloFortyNine 6y ago
>I once ran a large online forum and set up a word filter to replace certain phrases with "fluffy bunnies" and other absurdities. It did a remarkable job of improving discourse once the foul-mouthed types realized their hateful messages were being massaged.
Really? When I've seen this done, all that happens is you end up the 'approved' word. Everyone knows what it means though. So I guess if all you care about is the word itself, and not the meaning of it, it does work great. In reality if every instance of 'shit' is replaced with 'barnacle', if I call you a 'barnacle head' on said forum, we both know what I'm saying.
- holler 6y agothat doesn't mean everyone else knows though, and it at least detoxifies the conversation to observers
- VRay 6y agoHearthstone and some other online games only allow you to say a handful of positive messages to your opponents. Of course, what happened is that this somehow made interactions MORE toxic, since any time I say "Good game" or "Well played!" my opponent assumes I'm being sarcastic, and starts repeatedly blasting me with the same emote again and again.
- holler 6y agoahh, the same thing happens in Rocket League
- BEEdwards 6y agoso you mean they can use coded language to spread hate without being discovered? Almost like a dog whistle, that only some can hear...
- holler 6y agoI mean, ok... Is saying "fuck!" spreading hate? what about "you asshole!"? Sometimes humans just express their emotion using words. It isn't always about race. Gaming in particular evokes lots of emotions and always has. Personally I don't like when words are scrambled such as the case with Rocket League, because as someone else pointed out, you end up with barely being able to say anything without some part of it being scrambled. But I can understand the motivations for a company to do such a thing.
- BEEdwards 6y agoThat is a disingenuous comparison and you know it. Calling some an asshole vs calling them a racial slur are not in the same ballpark. That you don't think you can communicate without swearing and slurs says more about you and gaming culture than it does about censorship.
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- numpad0 6y agoIf only very few understood it they just sound dumb and can’t spread the ideas.
- freehunter 6y agoThe words "idiot", "retard", and "moron" used to have legitimate scientific meanings (at the time). Now they're used as insults, completely interchangeable with each other. Turns out it's not the word, it's the intention behind the word. And who gives intention? People. Not words.
- renewiltord 6y agoOn reddit there's a bot on some reddits that replaces the n-word with 'basketball americans'. It has this effect.