Why Does Chat Blank Out "e style"?

DeathStalker_X

I was talking about my play style, and wrote "the style" and chat put ****** for "e style" - how utterly STUPID is that?

redspecter23

If there is an offensive word from nearly any language ESO filter will remove it, even with spaces. While an English speaker could look at that and have no clue, there is some language that some combination of those letters reads out some sort of bad or offensive word.

It's unfortunate that their filter, meant to keep people from reading excessively offensive language, is so strict that many people end up turning it off in the options just so they can understand the non offensive words being typed.

DeathStalker_X

So someone please explain how the word STYLE can be offensive to anyone? It's used in the game for crying out loud!

SirAndy

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

So someone please explain how the word STYLE can be offensive to anyone? It's used in the game for crying out loud!

It's not the word style, it's a combination of previous letters and the beginning of the word style ...

For example "raci style" would probably trigger the bad word filter. Not defending the poor implementation of a bad words filter here, just stating what i have observed on how it functions.

redspecter23

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

So someone please explain how the word STYLE can be offensive to anyone? It's used in the game for crying out loud!

It's not offensive. The problem is with the extra sensitive chat filter and the fact that it flags words not only in your chosen language of preference, but likely dozens of languages. It will also filter words or combinations of letters that players in general wouldn't find offensive but ZOS doesn't want thrown around to players such as RMT. I couldn't even find what part of E STYLE was offensive with a quick search but I'm sure there is something there. This highlights the problem I posted above. Players would rather just turn off the filter than use it, defeating the entire purpose of the filter to begin with. It's a situation where trying too hard to please too many people just ends up pleasing nobody.

Taleof2Cities

SirAndy wrote: »

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

So someone please explain how the word STYLE can be offensive to anyone? It's used in the game for crying out loud!

It's not the word style, it's a combination of previous letters and the beginning of the word style ...

For example "raci style" would probably trigger the bad word filter. Not defending the poor implementation of a bad words filter here, just stating what i have observed on how it functions.

Ah ... now we fill in the blanks that the OP conveniently forgot to tell us.

max_only

Nvm.

redspecter23

max_only wrote: »

Nvm.

I must be incredibly naive. I had to look that up as I'd never heard it before.

SirAndy

SirAndy wrote: »

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

So someone please explain how the word STYLE can be offensive to anyone? It's used in the game for crying out loud!

It's not the word style, it's a combination of previous letters and the beginning of the word style ...
For example "raci style" would probably trigger the bad word filter. Not defending the poor implementation of a bad words filter here, just stating what i have observed on how it functions.

in-game example:

whisper me

gets censored because it has "s p e r m" in it ...

StabbityDoom

max_only wrote: »

Nvm.

Thest?

redspecter23

SirAndy wrote: »

SirAndy wrote: »

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

So someone please explain how the word STYLE can be offensive to anyone? It's used in the game for crying out loud!

It's not the word style, it's a combination of previous letters and the beginning of the word style ...
For example "raci style" would probably trigger the bad word filter. Not defending the poor implementation of a bad words filter here, just stating what i have observed on how it functions.

in-game example:

whisper me

gets censored because it has "***" in it ...

Yup, can't have a reference to a scientifically accurate name for a biological substance in an M rated game.

max_only

redspecter23 wrote: »

max_only wrote: »

Nvm.

I must be incredibly naive. I had to look that up as I'd never heard it before.

StabbityDoom wrote: »

max_only wrote: »

Nvm.

Thest?

Never heard of it either, I just started typing “thestyle” in google until something offensive finally showed up.

Siohwenoeht

max_only wrote: »

redspecter23 wrote: »

max_only wrote: »

Nvm.

I must be incredibly naive. I had to look that up as I'd never heard it before.

StabbityDoom wrote: »

max_only wrote: »

Nvm.

Thest?

Never heard of it either, I just started typing “thestyle” in google until something offensive finally showed up.

Ugh... Like the nonsense about the abbreviation for our post level cap system

Ratzkifal

Honestly, ZOS taught me more inappropriate words through unnecessary censorship than my daily encounters in the game did.

Nestor

You all know you can just turn off the Profanity Filter in the game?

Then you don't have this issue.

jainiadral

Ratzkifal wrote: »

Honestly, ZOS taught me more inappropriate words through unnecessary censorship than my daily encounters in the game did.

LOL, no kidding I'm not sure whether this thread is a good TIL experience or a sad comment on the futility of the human condition.

MLGProPlayer

The better question is why is your profanity filter enabled?

DeathStalker_X

Well that would be because I didn't know there WAS one, lol!

Jeremy

DeathStalker_X wrote: »

I was talking about my play style, and wrote "the style" and chat put ****** for "e style" - how utterly STUPID is that?

I would just turn it off. It filters a lot of ridiculous things.

ZOS_JesC

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