You're drawing conclusions based on assumptions. They specifically said
initially that the map was band for words 'such as 'Dyke', naming that
one as an example. You cannot possibly know whether Blizz would ban a
map based on one edgy word - all you're doing now is speculating.
That's probably because someone reported the map saying that it had "bad words" and Blizzard just saw the word "dyke." They just said they would review the map 2 days after they ban it. Before that, they haven't opened the map.
No, this is not true. At the very least, we don't know this. Judging
from what I've seen from your list now, I'm pretty convinced that if you
just had ONE semi-bad word in the map, Blizzard wouldn't haved banned it
outright, or at the very least they would have been even more
susceptible to your plea than they were now. This is what my whole point
was in that thread about the legal rules that come with the editor;
Blizzard isn't a completely draconian company - they generally use some
measure of reason when banning maps/alledged obscenities.
Nope. This list was made by Blizzard 1 week after my map got banned. I believe that it was banned just because of the word "dyke." Then, they went through the map and found more bad words.
I know you didn't mean bad by this. Your idea of using a dictionary as a
source was downright brilliant - it's the kind of extra stuff that makes
maps excellent instead of good. I'm not blaming you for what happened in
your map - I'm just saying Blizz wasn't really as out of line here as
people are making it sound. In this case, neither you or Blizz did
something bad - your good idea just backfired on you, that is all. Sure,
Blizz could have handled it better than just instantly banning the map,
which was a bit extreme, but overall, I can blame neither you nor Blizz
for your actions.
Ok, but remember that just 1 word from that list would be enough to ban my map. So, if I had just dyke or just jesus, my map would be banned anyway.
Check the list Rodrigo used for his map, he uploaded it in his other topic. His map wasn't just banned because of the word 'dyke'. There was stuff like cocksucker, whoremonger, petcock and hoecake in there too. You can't expect Blizz to *not* ban a map that requires you to actively type out words like that to beat it. I'm all for eliminating censorship, but stuff like that simply has no place in a game made for entertainment, regardless of how it's used.
It's a dictionary! The chances of you getting those words were really small! I myself never played the map with those words. If Blizzard could warn me something like "You have 24 hours to remove those words," I would have done it!
Looks like I did judge too soon in the other topic - though to be fair,
I went with the info I had, which was the one word 'dyke'. If you
actually had stuff like whoremonger and cocksucker in the dictionary,
then yeah, I can't actually blame Blizzard for banning it - those aren't
your average dictionary-words.
It's good to remember that I had 32,000 words to review. I didn't know about those words in my game, and I bet 99% of the players didn't know since it's very hard for them to show up.
Also, the game will be published with a new list. Check the list on the "NWW - Dictionary" thread.
You probably now that my map Nexus Word Wars was banned:
Quote:
Offense: Inappropriate Map published under this account was found to have contained:* Inappropriate words above some mobs (ex: dyke)
Blizzard sent me today an email allowing me to republish it after I remove all the offensive words from my dictionary. They gave some examples of those words. I'm opening this thread because many people were asking me to publish the list of bad words since the rules also apply to any other map.
Quote:
Greetings Rodrigo,
Thank you for contacting the Battle.net Account Administration department about the map Nexus Word Wars.
It states, “StarCraft II affords the player the opportunity to create content such as user-made maps. With this freedom comes the potential for abuse. Any content found to be offensive in nature has no place on Battle.net. Such content can be changed or removed, and the publisher warned or suspended.”
These policies are put in place to protect our players, and we take violations of our policies extremely seriously. Nonetheless, Blizzard is a company of gamers. We play the games we make and many of us design custom maps. We understand the hard work that goes into making a map and the impact on the community when a popular map goes offline. We realize that each case is different, which is why we provide a webform for Account Penalty Inquiries at http://us.blizzard.com/support/webform.xml.
Based on the specific nature of the violations in this map, we have determined that in accordance with our policy, the offensive content must be changed or removed. After reviewing your appeal, we have decided to grant a degree of leniency in regards to the banning of Nexus Word Wars. We would like to provide an opportunity to restore a more appropriate version of the map with its original name once the offensive content is removed. Please bear in mind that future map violations for this map or any other may not be afforded this same opportunity. Additionally, if any future violations are reported and validated, your account may be penalized. For information on account penalties in StarCraft II, please see this page: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&tag=SC2penalties&rhtml=true.
To proceed with the reinstatement of this map, you will need to create a new version of the map that does not include any offensive language. We realize that the dictionary used in this game is imported from another source and that English is not your first language, however when publishing a map you are responsible for any and all content in that map. Before the map can be republished, you will need to review the dictionary thoroughly.
We will not be providing a comprehensive list of words that need to be removed, however here are a few examples of words in the map that could result in map closure and action against your account:
Racial/Ethnic
spick
beaner
Obscene/Vulgar
fuck
shitwork
cocksucker
bullshit
Inappropriate
anal
porn
arse
jesus
enema
vulva
whoremonger
ejaculation
Sexual Orientation
queer
When you have edited the map to your satisfaction and are confident that there are no policy violations in the new version, you will be able to upload the new version of the map with the same name, Nexus Word Wars. When you do, players who have downloaded the original will be able to play on the new map, which should help you regain your previous popularity rating over time.
Thanks for understanding our position on this matter. It’s important to us to maintain a safe, friendly environment for all our players in StarCraft II by enforcing our policies. It’s also important to us that our players be able to enjoy the custom map feature and have their hard work and creativity recognized by the community. We look forward to seeing a version of Nexus Word Wars that advances both of these goals.
@Mooglefrooglian: Go
Well, I don't know if they saw those words before banning it. As I said, they sent me these words just after they spend 1 week analysing my map.
And why they just said "dyke" when they first banned it?
That's probably because someone reported the map saying that it had "bad words" and Blizzard just saw the word "dyke." They just said they would review the map 2 days after they ban it. Before that, they haven't opened the map.
Nope. This list was made by Blizzard 1 week after my map got banned. I believe that it was banned just because of the word "dyke." Then, they went through the map and found more bad words.
Ok, but remember that just 1 word from that list would be enough to ban my map. So, if I had just dyke or just jesus, my map would be banned anyway.
It's a dictionary! The chances of you getting those words were really small! I myself never played the map with those words. If Blizzard could warn me something like "You have 24 hours to remove those words," I would have done it!
Thanks to Shawn and other members of sc2mapster, we spent a big part of last night reviewing the words.
The dictionary is now smaller, and I believe there's no offensive words.
Check it out: http://forums.sc2mapster.com/general/general-chat/13585-file-nww-dictionary/
:)
It's good to remember that I had 32,000 words to review. I didn't know about those words in my game, and I bet 99% of the players didn't know since it's very hard for them to show up.
Also, the game will be published with a new list. Check the list on the "NWW - Dictionary" thread.
@Mozared: Go
what is whoremonger?
You probably now that my map Nexus Word Wars was banned:
Blizzard sent me today an email allowing me to republish it after I remove all the offensive words from my dictionary. They gave some examples of those words. I'm opening this thread because many people were asking me to publish the list of bad words since the rules also apply to any other map.