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Police your text chat better!!

  • Turelus
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    @lagrue whilst I am an advocate of free speech even when I disagree with peoples views.

    ESO is not the place to express free speech rights and has very clear rules against it. People are censored when playing online games and they accepted this clause when they agreed to the ToS.
    @Turelus - EU PC Megaserver
    "Don't count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves."
  • SantieClaws
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    It is, after all, to the advantage of the ZoS gods to keep a decent community.

    Abusive and offensive chat makes travellers feel uncomfortable. Travellers will not stay in such a place.

    Travellers who do not stay they do not spend.

    Therefore it would be a wise investment on their behalf to have a small team who specifically keep an eye on chat.

    We all know they do this here. Why is it any less important for them to do it in Tamriel itself yes?

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws

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  • Bravesteel
    Report their sorry behinds, along with a screenshot for good measure. Some people are just despicable and delight in the pain of others.
  • Gilvoth
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    i don't want to play eso if it is being monitored, i have played mmo's where it was monitored and people were banned on a minute to minute basis, it was horrible.
    if you don't like what some one is saying in zone chat, or whisper, or common chat, or guild chat then just block that person.
  • BigBragg
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    Rikkof wrote: »
    it is well known that ESO has the most vile community from all online gamings
    but this..... this surpass the worst nightmares
    the ones who posted those things in chat should be imediatly
    banned 4ever
    banned ip and hwid
    named and shamed

    this should not be allowed, this is why when i am playing eso my main chat window is CMX window, as i cant stand the evilness and stupidity that poors from main chat window onto my screen

    There are many communities that are much, much worse. In fact, I find most people in ESO to be helpful and friendly with some fun goading. There are bad apples in every crouded, but I do not find them to be anywhere close to the majority on PC/NA or here in the forums.
  • Turelus
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    i don't want to play eso if it is being monitored, i have played mmo's where it was monitored and people were banned on a minute to minute basis, it was horrible.
    if you don't like what some one is saying in zone chat, or whisper, or common chat, or guild chat then just block that person.
    That depends. If someone is just saying naughty words then yes it's on the other user to mute/block.

    If the naughty words are directed at the user, this could move into harrestment territory, which is against ToS.
    If the language used is discriminatory it's against ToS.

    I don't want to turn this thread into yet another argument about free speech, censorship and people being easily offended but I will post the ToS section here (spoilers to not break thread).
    You agree not to use any Service to:

    Take any action or upload, post, transmit, promote, or distribute any illegal Content, including, but not limited to, any UGC or any Game Mods;

    Take any action or upload, post, transmit, promote, or distribute any Content that infringes or violates any third party rights;

    Engage in, take any action associated with, or participate in any type of child solicitation, grooming behavior, pedophilia, or predatory behavior in any form;

    Harass, stalk, threaten, embarrass, spam or do anything else to another user of any Services that is unwanted, such as repeatedly sending unwanted messages or making personal attacks or statements about race, sexual orientation, religion, heritage, etc.;

    Take any action or upload, post, transmit, distribute, or communicate Your or any person's real-world personal information;

    Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, ZeniMax, ZeniMax's partners' or affiliates' employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Your affiliation with a person or entity;

    Take any action, organize, transmit any Content, effectuate or participate in any activity, group, or guild that is harmful, tortuous, abusive, hateful (including "hate speech"), racially, ethnically, religiously or otherwise offensive, obscene, threatening, bullying, vulgar, sexually explicit, defamatory, libelous, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, encourages conduct that would violate a law or is, in a reasonable person's view, objectionable and/or deemed to be in the sole discretion of ZeniMax inappropriate;

    Promote, upload, transmit, encourage or take part in any activity involving hacking, cracking, phishing, taking advantage of exploits or cheats and/or distribution of counterfeit software and/or Virtual Currency or virtual items. In an effort to continuously improve the Services, You and other players discovering exploits, cheats, cracks or other inconsistencies are required to report them to ZeniMax;

    Take any action or upload, post, transmit, promote, or distribute any Content or software code that may contain a Trojan horse, virus, worm, spyware, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted data, malware, malicious code, or other computer programs that may damage, interfere with, intercept, expropriate or disrupt the Services, including, but not limited to, any Game(s), personal information, or confidential or proprietary information;

    Take any action that permits You to collect personally identifiable information, personal information, or aggregated and/or anonymized statistics of others;

    Engage in disruptive behavior in chat areas, game areas, forums, or any other area or aspect of the Services. Examples of disruptive behavior include, but are not limited to, conduct which interferes with the normal flow of gameplay or dialogue within a Service, vulgar language, abusiveness, hitting the return key repeatedly or inputting large images so the screen goes by too fast to read, use of excessive shouting [i.e., all text in capitals] in an attempt to disturb other users, "spamming" or flooding [i.e., posting repetitive text], commercial postings, solicitations and advertisements, posting advertising or promotional messaging, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or other commercial activities;

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    So regardless of how you feel about something and how much you feel you have the right to say anything you want and others shouldn't be offended. That is not the case in ESO.
    @Turelus - EU PC Megaserver
    "Don't count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves."
  • CountEdmondDantes
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    CMFan1966 wrote: »
    Unfortunately you can't fix stupid. Thoughts and prayers from the USA.

    Agreed. Some people's kids.

    I cannot comprehend how any human being could attempt to support the bombing in Manchester. I wish I could say this behavior is shocking but after teaching at a U.S. university for over 20 years, I find that little shocks me any more.

    All I can say - other than to express my condolences for those who suffered - is to note that some people just don't get it. Age has nothing to do with it, but it seems younger people are less aware. I've heard students say things in class that make me wonder exactly what they were taught growing up. I usually greet these comments with a silent stare until the speaker realizes they've said something wrong and stops to think about it.

    Lately, I find myself staring more and more. Maybe I'm getting old.

    Edited by CountEdmondDantes on May 23, 2017 4:28PM
  • lunalitetempler
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    Just screen shot/report anyone taking part in it and take comfort knowing they will be banned. Also know that they are not human, so there opinion are worthless just like them.
    Edited by lunalitetempler on May 23, 2017 3:45PM
  • craftycarper73
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    thanks for the replies, i have a screenshot saved i will report it to zos, i will also do as another did and send an email to the anti terror squad along with the screen shot.

    i can live with trash talk in chat, have done since it was released on console, that sort of thing does not bother me 1 little bit, but supporting and praising a terror act does, no matter where the attack was, never mind its my home city.

    Mancs are united at this time, more than ever, we wont be broken, ever, as in the line of the famous Gallagher brothers, we wont and DONT look back in anger.

    thank you
    Born, Bred & Made in Manchester UK, RIP 22 Angels. 22/05/2017

    PC-EU

    The Place by Tony Walsh Please Read
    This is the place in the North West of England

    It’s ace, it’s the best and the songs that we sing

    From the stands, from our bands set the whole planet shaking

    Our inventions are legends! There’s nowt we can’t make and



    So we make brilliant music. We make brilliant bands

    We make goals that make souls leap from seats in the stands

    And we make things from steel and we make things from cotton

    And we make people laugh, take the mick summat rotten



    And we make you at home and we make you feel welcome

    And we make summat happen, we can’t seem to help it

    And if you’re looking for history then yes, we’ve a wealth

    But the Manchester way is to make it yourself



    And make us a record, a new number one

    And make us a brew while you’re up, love. Go on!

    And make us feel proud that you’re winning the league

    And make us sing louder and make us believe it



    that this is the place that has helped shape the world

    And that this the place where a Manchester girl

    Name of Emmeline Pankhurst from the streets of Moss Side

    Led a Suffragette City with sisterhood pride



    And this is the place with appliance of science

    We’re on it, atomic, we strut with defiance

    In the face of a challenge we always stand tall

    Mancunians in union delivered it all



    Such as housing and libraries, and health, education

    And unions and co-ops, the first railway station

    So we’re sorry! Bear with us! We invented commuters!

    But we hope you forgive us – we invented computers!



    And this is the place Henry Royce strolled with Rolls

    And we’ve rocked and we’ve rolled with our own Northern Soul

    And so this is the place to do business, then dance

    Where go-getters and goal setters know they’ve a chance



    And this is the place where we first played as kids

    And me Mam lived and died here, she loved it she did

    And this is the place where our folks came to work

    Where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt



    And they built us a city. They built us these towns

    And they coughed on the cobbles to the deafening sound

    Of the steaming machines and the screaming of slaves

    They were scheming for greatness, they dreamed to their graves



    And they left us a spirit, they left us a vibe

    The Mancunian Way to survive and to thrive

    And to work and to build, to connect and create and

    Greater Manchester’s greatness is keeping it great



    And so this is the place now we’ve kids of our own

    Some are born here, some drawn here but we all call it home

    And they’ve covered the cobbles, but they’ll never defeat

    All the dreamers and schemers who still teem through these streets



    Because this is a place that has been through some hard times

    Oppressions, recessions, depressions and dark times

    But we keep fighting back with Greater Manchester spirit

    Northern grit, northern wit in Greater Manchester’s lyrics



    And there’s hard times again in these streets of our city

    But we won’t take defeat and we don’t want your pity

    Because this a place where we stand strong together

    With a smile on our face, Mancunians Forever



    And we’ve got this* as the place where a team with a dream (*Forever Manchester)

    Can get funding and something to help with their scheme

    Because this is the place that understands your grand plans

    We don’t do No Can Do, we just stress Yes We Can!



    Forever Manchester’s a charity for people round ‘ere

    You can fundraise, donate. You can be a volunteer

    You can live local, give local. We can honestly say

    We do charity differently, that Mancunian Way



    And we fund local kids, and we fund local teams

    We support local dreamers to work for their dreams

    We support local groups and the great work they do

    So can you …help us help… local people like you?



    Because this is the place in our hearts, in our homes

    Because this is the place that’s a part of our bones

    ‘Cos Greater Manchester gives us such strength from the fact

    That this is the place. We should give something back.

    Always remember. Never forget. Forever Manchester.
  • Rainwhisper
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    Tandor wrote: »
    Thank goodness I disabled zone chat on the day I installed the game at PC launch, and at the same time resolved never to set foot in Cyrodiil.

    Best wishes and sympathies from south of the M4 to all affected by this heinous crime. Anyone making light of it or celebrating it should be reported.

    Do you play on EU or NA? If you're on NA, I think we'd make great in-game friends :D, despite the UK time difference.
  • craftycarper73
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    Tandor wrote: »
    Thank goodness I disabled zone chat on the day I installed the game at PC launch, and at the same time resolved never to set foot in Cyrodiil.

    Best wishes and sympathies from south of the M4 to all affected by this heinous crime. Anyone making light of it or celebrating it should be reported.

    Do you play on EU or NA? If you're on NA, I think we'd make great in-game friends :D, despite the UK time difference.

    Im EU matey, but its nice to know there are people out there who are decent..
    Born, Bred & Made in Manchester UK, RIP 22 Angels. 22/05/2017

    PC-EU

    The Place by Tony Walsh Please Read
    This is the place in the North West of England

    It’s ace, it’s the best and the songs that we sing

    From the stands, from our bands set the whole planet shaking

    Our inventions are legends! There’s nowt we can’t make and



    So we make brilliant music. We make brilliant bands

    We make goals that make souls leap from seats in the stands

    And we make things from steel and we make things from cotton

    And we make people laugh, take the mick summat rotten



    And we make you at home and we make you feel welcome

    And we make summat happen, we can’t seem to help it

    And if you’re looking for history then yes, we’ve a wealth

    But the Manchester way is to make it yourself



    And make us a record, a new number one

    And make us a brew while you’re up, love. Go on!

    And make us feel proud that you’re winning the league

    And make us sing louder and make us believe it



    that this is the place that has helped shape the world

    And that this the place where a Manchester girl

    Name of Emmeline Pankhurst from the streets of Moss Side

    Led a Suffragette City with sisterhood pride



    And this is the place with appliance of science

    We’re on it, atomic, we strut with defiance

    In the face of a challenge we always stand tall

    Mancunians in union delivered it all



    Such as housing and libraries, and health, education

    And unions and co-ops, the first railway station

    So we’re sorry! Bear with us! We invented commuters!

    But we hope you forgive us – we invented computers!



    And this is the place Henry Royce strolled with Rolls

    And we’ve rocked and we’ve rolled with our own Northern Soul

    And so this is the place to do business, then dance

    Where go-getters and goal setters know they’ve a chance



    And this is the place where we first played as kids

    And me Mam lived and died here, she loved it she did

    And this is the place where our folks came to work

    Where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt



    And they built us a city. They built us these towns

    And they coughed on the cobbles to the deafening sound

    Of the steaming machines and the screaming of slaves

    They were scheming for greatness, they dreamed to their graves



    And they left us a spirit, they left us a vibe

    The Mancunian Way to survive and to thrive

    And to work and to build, to connect and create and

    Greater Manchester’s greatness is keeping it great



    And so this is the place now we’ve kids of our own

    Some are born here, some drawn here but we all call it home

    And they’ve covered the cobbles, but they’ll never defeat

    All the dreamers and schemers who still teem through these streets



    Because this is a place that has been through some hard times

    Oppressions, recessions, depressions and dark times

    But we keep fighting back with Greater Manchester spirit

    Northern grit, northern wit in Greater Manchester’s lyrics



    And there’s hard times again in these streets of our city

    But we won’t take defeat and we don’t want your pity

    Because this a place where we stand strong together

    With a smile on our face, Mancunians Forever



    And we’ve got this* as the place where a team with a dream (*Forever Manchester)

    Can get funding and something to help with their scheme

    Because this is the place that understands your grand plans

    We don’t do No Can Do, we just stress Yes We Can!



    Forever Manchester’s a charity for people round ‘ere

    You can fundraise, donate. You can be a volunteer

    You can live local, give local. We can honestly say

    We do charity differently, that Mancunian Way



    And we fund local kids, and we fund local teams

    We support local dreamers to work for their dreams

    We support local groups and the great work they do

    So can you …help us help… local people like you?



    Because this is the place in our hearts, in our homes

    Because this is the place that’s a part of our bones

    ‘Cos Greater Manchester gives us such strength from the fact

    That this is the place. We should give something back.

    Always remember. Never forget. Forever Manchester.
  • Tandor
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    thanks for the replies, i have a screenshot saved i will report it to zos, i will also do as another did and send an email to the anti terror squad along with the screen shot.

    i can live with trash talk in chat, have done since it was released on console, that sort of thing does not bother me 1 little bit, but supporting and praising a terror act does, no matter where the attack was, never mind its my home city.

    Mancs are united at this time, more than ever, we wont be broken, ever, as in the line of the famous Gallagher brothers, we wont and DONT look back in anger.

    thank you

    If it was on console then you should also report it to MS or Sony as appropriate, the offenders might find themselves perma-banned from more than just ESO...
  • craftycarper73
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    Tandor wrote: »
    thanks for the replies, i have a screenshot saved i will report it to zos, i will also do as another did and send an email to the anti terror squad along with the screen shot.

    i can live with trash talk in chat, have done since it was released on console, that sort of thing does not bother me 1 little bit, but supporting and praising a terror act does, no matter where the attack was, never mind its my home city.

    Mancs are united at this time, more than ever, we wont be broken, ever, as in the line of the famous Gallagher brothers, we wont and DONT look back in anger.

    thank you

    If it was on console then you should also report it to MS or Sony as appropriate, the offenders might find themselves perma-banned from more than just ESO...

    will be doing as soon as i get on, ;)
    Born, Bred & Made in Manchester UK, RIP 22 Angels. 22/05/2017

    PC-EU

    The Place by Tony Walsh Please Read
    This is the place in the North West of England

    It’s ace, it’s the best and the songs that we sing

    From the stands, from our bands set the whole planet shaking

    Our inventions are legends! There’s nowt we can’t make and



    So we make brilliant music. We make brilliant bands

    We make goals that make souls leap from seats in the stands

    And we make things from steel and we make things from cotton

    And we make people laugh, take the mick summat rotten



    And we make you at home and we make you feel welcome

    And we make summat happen, we can’t seem to help it

    And if you’re looking for history then yes, we’ve a wealth

    But the Manchester way is to make it yourself



    And make us a record, a new number one

    And make us a brew while you’re up, love. Go on!

    And make us feel proud that you’re winning the league

    And make us sing louder and make us believe it



    that this is the place that has helped shape the world

    And that this the place where a Manchester girl

    Name of Emmeline Pankhurst from the streets of Moss Side

    Led a Suffragette City with sisterhood pride



    And this is the place with appliance of science

    We’re on it, atomic, we strut with defiance

    In the face of a challenge we always stand tall

    Mancunians in union delivered it all



    Such as housing and libraries, and health, education

    And unions and co-ops, the first railway station

    So we’re sorry! Bear with us! We invented commuters!

    But we hope you forgive us – we invented computers!



    And this is the place Henry Royce strolled with Rolls

    And we’ve rocked and we’ve rolled with our own Northern Soul

    And so this is the place to do business, then dance

    Where go-getters and goal setters know they’ve a chance



    And this is the place where we first played as kids

    And me Mam lived and died here, she loved it she did

    And this is the place where our folks came to work

    Where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt



    And they built us a city. They built us these towns

    And they coughed on the cobbles to the deafening sound

    Of the steaming machines and the screaming of slaves

    They were scheming for greatness, they dreamed to their graves



    And they left us a spirit, they left us a vibe

    The Mancunian Way to survive and to thrive

    And to work and to build, to connect and create and

    Greater Manchester’s greatness is keeping it great



    And so this is the place now we’ve kids of our own

    Some are born here, some drawn here but we all call it home

    And they’ve covered the cobbles, but they’ll never defeat

    All the dreamers and schemers who still teem through these streets



    Because this is a place that has been through some hard times

    Oppressions, recessions, depressions and dark times

    But we keep fighting back with Greater Manchester spirit

    Northern grit, northern wit in Greater Manchester’s lyrics



    And there’s hard times again in these streets of our city

    But we won’t take defeat and we don’t want your pity

    Because this a place where we stand strong together

    With a smile on our face, Mancunians Forever



    And we’ve got this* as the place where a team with a dream (*Forever Manchester)

    Can get funding and something to help with their scheme

    Because this is the place that understands your grand plans

    We don’t do No Can Do, we just stress Yes We Can!



    Forever Manchester’s a charity for people round ‘ere

    You can fundraise, donate. You can be a volunteer

    You can live local, give local. We can honestly say

    We do charity differently, that Mancunian Way



    And we fund local kids, and we fund local teams

    We support local dreamers to work for their dreams

    We support local groups and the great work they do

    So can you …help us help… local people like you?



    Because this is the place in our hearts, in our homes

    Because this is the place that’s a part of our bones

    ‘Cos Greater Manchester gives us such strength from the fact

    That this is the place. We should give something back.

    Always remember. Never forget. Forever Manchester.
  • lunalitetempler
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    thanks for the replies, i have a screenshot saved i will report it to zos, i will also do as another did and send an email to the anti terror squad along with the screen shot.

    i can live with trash talk in chat, have done since it was released on console, that sort of thing does not bother me 1 little bit, but supporting and praising a terror act does, no matter where the attack was, never mind its my home city.

    Mancs are united at this time, more than ever, we wont be broken, ever, as in the line of the famous Gallagher brothers, we wont and DONT look back in anger.

    thank you

    Nice! thats a great idea! to report them to terror squad, maybe a visit from them will put the sh*** up them ^^
  • Elsonso
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    i don't want to play eso if it is being monitored, i have played mmo's where it was monitored and people were banned on a minute to minute basis, it was horrible.
    if you don't like what some one is saying in zone chat, or whisper, or common chat, or guild chat then just block that person.

    I am pretty sure that they record and retain Zone chats for a certain amount of time. I am also sure that Zone chat is also scanned for keywords, in real time.
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  • ArchMikem
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    I'm sorry you saw that. Everyone knows how toxic and even evil people on the Internet can be but it's never difficult for them to continue to surprise you with just how much of a despicable piece of filth they can really be. And it angers me that the whole "people shouldn't be criminalized for what they say" argument is still strong. Words hurt just as hard as weapons and people have the ability to get unimaginably nasty with what can come out of their mouth. And it's all fun and games to them too because they believe they're untouchable.

    Also I'm not sure what server you play on, but here in the U.S., actively expressing support of Terrorist Acts can, and most likely will paint a gigantic target on your back for the NSA, FBI, and CIA. I really hope they enjoy having their civil rights violated in the interest of national security just cause they wanted to be kewl kids on the Internet.
    CP2,100 Master Explorer - AvA Two Star Warlord - Console Peasant - Khajiiti Aficionado - The Clan
    Quest Objective: OMG Go Talk To That Kitty!
  • jircris11
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    You know what im so very close to leaving this game after the bull-*** that i had to read on the text chat in cyro this morning, players praising IS and saying we spit on manchester after last nights terror attack on an arena packed with children for a concert.

    As a mancunian born and bred i found it very difficult to have to read these comments from so called gamers, when what they are is nothing short of scumbag terrorists themselves, i know one player whos has screenshotted the text and forwarded this to the anti terror squad in the UK, i hope they are met with a massive knock on the door.

    you should fix up and police your chat.

    i tend to ignore zone chat to block the morons who enjoy speaking like that. a company can only do so much though i DO know that reporting people such as that does work. i have seen many of them muted for 24-48 hours. Sadly we live in an age where ignorance and cruelty are kind. It is only a matter of time before the world is nothing but people such as them.
    Edited by jircris11 on May 23, 2017 4:12PM
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    DC/AD faction/NA server.
    RPer
  • idk
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    The unfortunate reality in MMOs is there are some people that leads very sad lives and think comments like that are humorous. Most of them PvP.

    It's don't think Zos has the resources to monitor zone chat constantly though we all are able to take SS and report behavior to Zos.
  • ArchMikem
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    The unfortunate reality in MMOs is there are some people that leads very sad lives and think comments like that are humorous. Most of them PvP.

    It's don't think Zos has the resources to monitor zone chat constantly though we all are able to take SS and report behavior to Zos.

    If Skype can keep records of your chat history, I'm fairly certain ZOS has some way of keeping a history of every zone chat in each server that's timestamped.
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  • Gandrhulf_Harbard
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    Danksta wrote: »
    They don't have the man power to police thousands of text chat channels.

    I'm pretty sure ZOS being too cheap to hire appropriate staff numbers will not wash as an excuse when the authorities start to investigate game chat as a platform that allows the promotion of international terrorism.

    All The Best

    This is such an idiotic statement. .

    Almost as idiotic as thinking they would need human agents to monitor all chat.

    What they need to hire is the personnel to code a chat monitoring program that auto-flags key words for a human agent to investigate further. The university I attended in 1996-2000 had a basic program to do so back then.

    But please, just keep jumping to unintelligent knee-jerk reactions to tell me I am wrong.

    I'll just sit here laughing at you.

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    People suck, but I would say they won, since they got you upset enough to come here and make a thread about it. They may have already read your post, too. Trolls love when people get up in arms about the things they are trolling. Don't contribute by making a thing out of it. Report and move on.
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    lagrue wrote: »
    You know what im so very close to leaving this game after the bull-*** that i had to read on the text chat in cyro this morning, players praising IS and saying we spit on manchester after last nights terror attack on an arena packed with children for a concert.

    As a mancunian born and bred i found it very difficult to have to read these comments from so called gamers, when what they are is nothing short of scumbag terrorists themselves, i know one player whos has screenshotted the text and forwarded this to the anti terror squad in the UK, i hope they are met with a massive knock on the door.

    you should fix up and police your chat.

    I am sorry you had to read that garbage, and especially at such a wounding time.

    That said - I'm wholly against policing people speaking in general. I think no matter how vile the message or words - they should be allowed to be spoken as long as they are not direct threats. Those words being respected on the other hand, not as much. Just because somebody should have the right to talk - does not mean we have to accept what they're saying as correct or even as welcome speech - it is okay to look down on these people and to say they deserve shame - but my line gets drawn at saying they should not speak their mind, no matter how awful.

    I see racism all the time in text chat and want to start throwing fire at these clowns - but the reality is that my anger will only feed their stupidity. I am more of a corrector, instead of policing people, I would try to show the error in their ways through conversation - but in the majority of cases, even that only feeds the stupidity.

    The sad reality is that these people see threads like this - and it actually encourages them more. I think being an M rated game and an online one - EsO should be seen much akin to how the rest of the internet is - a cesspool of filth that we have to wade through to enjoy our stay.

    Policing the text chat would just be a burden on ZOS, and at the end of the day - these trolls would just find another avenue to express said thoughts.

    100% agreed.

    1) Don't feed the trolls.
    2) "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" and all that.
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    I don't know what more to say that others haven't covered...only to caution you about frivolously reporting things to the U.K. Anti terror squad, those cats are very no nonsense and have literally thousands of reports of pro terrorist Facebook pages and what not.

    If you report them to ZoS, they will most likely get banned and I can promise you nearly everyone that witnesses such text will.

    Also there is a great add on called mute, there is a lot of stupid on /zone and mute is unlimited.

    Finally I'm sorry this upset you so much, this game should be an escape for the horrors of the real world, but often times the trolls that hate this game want to equate the game with as much negativity as possible.

    I don't think that ZoS can police every chat but I do think they can do more to proactively offer consequences to those who hope to see the game fail.
    Edited by Balamoor on May 23, 2017 5:15PM
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    DocFrost72 wrote: »
    Please don't take this as a comment on your frailty or a discredit to how abhorrent those types of things are, but-

    Why do you still have zone chat on? There is nothing worth seeing there.

    Yep this.

    The only time zone should be on is either when you're trying to find a group for a dungeon or feel like loling at the stupidity.

    As for Cyro I only check the chat for calls as im usually in a small group and not a raid. I.e You wont try and 2v30 at BRK so you wait for bigger groups to make the move first.
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    You know what im so very close to leaving this game after the bull-*** that i had to read on the text chat in cyro this morning, players praising IS and saying we spit on manchester after last nights terror attack on an arena packed with children for a concert.

    As a mancunian born and bred i found it very difficult to have to read these comments from so called gamers, when what they are is nothing short of scumbag terrorists themselves, i know one player whos has screenshotted the text and forwarded this to the anti terror squad in the UK, i hope they are met with a massive knock on the door.

    you should fix up and police your chat.

    1.) Its the internet and the vast majority of comments of that sort are troll comments. Its like the first lesson you should have learned after getting on the internet. [snip]

    2.) No one is forcing you to read the text chat or even have it viewable. As far as Im aware its easily minimizeable on all platforms. [snip]

    3.) Regardless of how terrible their praise of such an atrocious act is, they arent breaking any rules. They arent threatening anyone and they arent harassing anyone. [snip]

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    ArchMikem wrote: »
    The unfortunate reality in MMOs is there are some people that leads very sad lives and think comments like that are humorous. Most of them PvP.

    It's don't think Zos has the resources to monitor zone chat constantly though we all are able to take SS and report behavior to Zos.

    If Skype can keep records of your chat history, I'm fairly certain ZOS has some way of keeping a history of every zone chat in each server that's timestamped.

    I didn't suggest they could not or didn't keep such a history for a short period of time.
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    3.) Regardless of how terrible their praise of such an atrocious act is, they arent breaking any rules. They arent threatening anyone and they arent harassing anyone. [snip]


    You are wrong here, depending on the context the avocation of real world violence or hate is very much against the rules and can lead to a ban.

    Further telling people that they and their opinions are unimportant is nonconstructive (As is your entire post really) and also against the forum rules.
    Edited by ZOS_Bill on May 23, 2017 5:43PM
  • michaelarryn
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    They may not be as fast as you want them to be, but I know from being in the receiving end and watching it happen to others that the ban hammer is swift and merciless.

    There was a guy that was always on BlackWater blade and he had a thing for making Redguards that pretty much embodied racist sterotypes in all their names. He would often be in Zone chat being a racist dough as well. Finally, I guess enough people reported him at once and I haven't seen him on since.
  • KochDerDamonen
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    Sorry, no police here.

    The ESO community is EXTREMELY tame and helpful. I say this as someone who has been gaming (and shortly thereafter, online) since a controller would fit in his hands.

    Are some people going to say outrageous things? Yes, yes they are. That is why, built into the game itself, there is a button that allows you to record the name and actions of a person and forward it to officials who will look into the matter and act accordingly.

    Do not assume features of people just because you dislike them. You have no reason to think they go around calling themselves 'gamer', and certainly none to think they're 'terrorists'. There is already a perfectly fine system in place to deal with people who put together strings of words that displease you and anyone else in-game, use it.
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    Well, zone chat is "public space"... you'll hear silly stuff there just like everywhere.
    I'm sorry you had to go through this and I guess just "ignoring it" is easier said than done. When there were attacks in France and in Belgium we did not hear such things on /zone. Perhaps it's the price to pay to use english, the language (more or less) mastered by everyone.
    Anyway, all I wanted to say is that I'm sorry you had to hear/read that, and keep heads up, the overwhelming majority of us are in this together, with you and your city and everyone.

    it's not the language, it's some of the gits that play this game....

    I know. But since probably 90% of ESO players use english in the game, there's statistically more chance to stumble upon such idiots by using english than by using other languages and language channels. That's all I meant. Idiots are found in any group or language, but the larger the group, the higher the chance to encounter them.

    Edited by anitajoneb17_ESO on May 23, 2017 5:41PM
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