Hopefully no one wants to make a custom game about a Trans am or a transformer, I suppose using those terms would get you banned too. I wasn't allowed to submit a custom map I had made because (after 2 days we eventually found out) my upload was silently failing because of my game description which said "and then blow each other up" (Blow is a restricted word.)

"This place is gonna %@#$! Quick! Every one to the @$^#%port we're getting out of here!"

Burn2Memory

United States574 Posts

October 13 2010 00:05 GMT

#23

Wtf this was my favorite custom game

Ravaker

United States7 Posts

October 13 2010 00:06 GMT

#24

You can strip Emma Watson on Bnet, but can't have a game that may say dyke in it.

Yaotzin

South Africa4280 Posts

October 13 2010 00:06 GMT

#25

On October 13 2010 08:51 professorjoak wrote:
Apparently, a map reviewer at Blizzard took offense at some of the 32000 dictionary words such as "dyke" which can refer to either a dam, a disruptive sheet of rock in geology, or a lesbian.

The first 2 definitions are for the word "dike". Dyke means only the third, and it is offensive, much like faggot etc.

bulge

161 Posts

October 13 2010 00:06 GMT

#26

blizz fail

illumination

Korea (South)248 Posts

October 13 2010 00:06 GMT

#27

see everyone is always like wow when blizzard gets control of stuff its going to be so awesome. The truth is player run shit will always be better than Blizzard run shit. (custom maps, melee, maps, tournys, even ICCUP for BW). I can't think of single thing blizzard can do better than players besides artwork. On top of that they go on a power trip all the time like in wc3 they banned like a few thousand people for maphacking without warning which fucked up the ladder. Blizzard isn't stupid but they certainly not good at their job. Which is why i root for KeSPA over blizzard because both are greedy but atleast KeSPA is good at their job.

Kvothe

201 Posts

October 13 2010 00:07 GMT

#28

On October 13 2010 09:06 Yaotzin wrote:

Show nested quote +

The first 2 definitions are for the word "dike". Dyke means only the third, and it is offensive, much like faggot etc.

Actually both spellings are now acceptable for the first two definitions.

Kanil

United States1713 Posts

October 13 2010 00:08 GMT

#29

This is appallingly stupid. Indescribably stupid.

Nub4ever

Canada1981 Posts

October 13 2010 00:10 GMT

#30

WHAAAAT??!!! BLIZZARD

Lunares

United States909 Posts

October 13 2010 00:11 GMT

#31

I could understand asking you to remove that word of there is a complaint, but why ban the map and not allow for republishing? That makes no sense at all.

GGTeMpLaR

United States7226 Posts

October 13 2010 00:11 GMT

#32

blizzard fails pretty hard on disciplinary action

Playboy.

40 Posts

October 13 2010 00:13 GMT

#33

If they take out those words, the map would be unbanned I assume?

Mohdoo

United States15689 Posts

October 13 2010 00:13 GMT

#34

Just keep on posting about how absurd it was. They'll realize it was a big mistake and fix it, as they have with similar issues.

The odds are, it was banned by something semi-automated that found "dyke" in the triggers.

shalamadoooo

78 Posts

October 13 2010 00:13 GMT

#35

Zero tolerance is fun for everyone! I should hope they correct their mistake, its pretty outrageous.

JohannesH

Finland1364 Posts

October 13 2010 00:15 GMT

#36

AHHAAAAHAHAHAHAAH

User was warned for this post

Dugrok

Canada377 Posts

October 13 2010 00:16 GMT

#37

On October 13 2010 09:11 Lunares wrote:
I could understand asking you to remove that word of there is a complaint, but why ban the map and not allow for republishing? That makes no sense at all.

This pretty much sums up what I wanted to say.

I mean, by banning the map with the word «dyke», you're only empowering people who would have used it for its negative connotation... Seriously, when did Blizzard go all extreme right?

Despite the root of the game being awesome, the infrastructure surrounding a lot of it is failing hard, and every day I hear another crazy story like this, my faith in Blizzard dwindles slightly

...which is sad, because I really love Blizzard

I mean, isn't Kerrigan called a bitch repeatedly? Not only in SC2, but in SC1 as well...

ELA

Denmark4608 Posts

October 13 2010 00:16 GMT

#38

So the level of offensive material in this map is the same as if you're reading a dictionary.. How can anyone be offended by a dictionary o0.. It's beyond me