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On May 19 2010 09:01 Niarro wrote:
Their word filter IS increadibly strict, to the point of silliness.
On the other hand, since "dopeman" might as well be "weedman", referring of course to illegal (in most countries) drugs... obviously, it's "offensive" Not like, insulting offensive, but.. Offensive to those that have issues with drugs and, more importantly, drug culture... So there you go.
That line of reasoning is wicked retahded.
"I have issues with 'black culture', ban blackman!"
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Maybe this came about because someone reported it? Blizzard generally doesn't implement super strict rules about names, but when people get uppity, they will take action.
I don't like the idea of censorship, but since people are generally such big pussies about what kind of content their kids are exposed to (even though SC2 is technically rated "Teen"), this shit is inevitable.
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You see, blizzard has merged with konami and have begun banning offensive and non pokemon names.. Yes thats right! you gotta name yourself after weeaboo obsessive themes.
on a side note; just make a disney name, dopeman isnt exactly original, i can understand your grief but ultimately dont care.
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Children play our game: We have humans being killed in the most bloody fashion possible. IN FACT, you can see a marine who's been cleaved in half vertically slowly split and fall to the ground... We have Marines who use drugs to enchance their ability to fight at a higher capacity. We have an entire race predicated on solely wanting to consume the universe and add it to their gene pool...
YET we want to provide a wholesome environment where drug use is not encouraged to children. (unless they intend to shoot stim packs in order to kill other people more efficiently!)
I wish my name was Nicholas Digger, and that I was overweight.
So I could call myself BigNickDigger, and then SUE Them when they told me my name was offensive.
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I wonder if they would ban StimMan, or SpeedMan considering the marine upgrade and all that >.>
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I think it's way over the top that they ban you for having an "offensive" name. I can understand them forcing you to change it to something else, but a flat out ban for it is stupid.
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On May 19 2010 07:09 Uhh Negative wrote:Show nested quote +On May 19 2010 07:04 spinesheath wrote:
Really? In a game where every second map has a backdoor? "came"!??!!? This is mad. It also blocks out "trans" as in when you say "transport". I was trying to talk to one of my friends the other day and said transport and it blocked it out hahaha.
or "transition" D: D:
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On May 19 2010 06:56 Zeke50100 wrote:
It's not that it's offensive, it's that it's inappropriate. It's like calling your character Marajuana. How do you think it would work out if everybody was running around with names like "Cocaine," "Weed," "Dope," etc.?
It's a justified policy.
"Dope" has multiple meanings. Who knows what definition of "dope" he meant to use?
Of course calling yourself "Cocaine" "Meth" "LSD" etc etc. is inappropriate... BUT is he doing that? NO! He's using an indirect term that could or could not mean Marijuana. That`s like banning someone for calling themselves "Stardust", "Crystal", "Acid", "Eve" etc etc etc because it COULD mean something inappropriate.
Let's say a innocent boy is making a name for sc2. He calls himself "Acid" because he thinks it's just SUPER DUPER cool. And then the next thing he knows, Blizzard bans him for have a "inappropriate" name. How is that fair? You can't justify whether or not the boy meant LSD or just Acid because he thought is was cool.
This justified policy of which you speak of doesn't apply to OP's name because it has no clear and direct relation to weed. As he stated before, the name derived from a music artist. Did Blizzard know that? No they didn't, but they still banned him without warning.
The best thing to do is to give a warning first or just justify to them your true incentive for choosing that name.
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Do I find it offensive? No.
Do I see how other people do? Yes.
I find it a good policy.
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Ok banning you for that name, Dopeman, is stupid. Sure dope can mean a drug, but it can also mean, awesome. "Hey man, that shit was so dope! Good job!"
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oh the irony of the name DOPEMAN being HIGHLY offensive.
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I wonder how they dope the metal to produce the vehicle and ship plating upgrades >_<.
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Shit I'm gonna get banned now. Obviously Oreos offend everyone .
No its stupid, I could see the guy that's name was BlizzardisJewish being banned, but I don't think anyone finds dope offensive.
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I first learned the word "dope" as slang for "good". This is sort of like banning the name "zergSucks" because it refers to oral sex.
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On May 19 2010 09:26 StewKer wrote:
Ok banning you for that name, Dopeman, is stupid. Sure dope can mean a drug, but it can also mean, awesome. "Hey man, that shit was so dope! Good job!"
it can also mean 'hey your the dope selling man' which is probably the only thing they thought as they hit the ban key - but perhaps you should still attempt to reason it with them, it couldn't hurt, right?
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This is obviously stupid. But don't hate Blizzard for it. Hate the parents out there that expect the rest of the world to parent their kid for them.
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Proof that you were banned for your name and not something else?
Is it just that email that you got?
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i smell blizzard failing and trying to lower their adult rating in korea
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They should go back to their WC3 naming policy.
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Blue post already responded to someone that was banned for their name 'weedking' 2 months ago. They said they don't actively look for offensive names so if you were banned for a name it was because someone reported you. Obviously you should consider that being in beta is a privilege not a right.
I wonder if they would ban me if I named myself Crackling. O_o
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