Censorship on global chat

Hey Supercell and CoC community,
I have noticed that the words "gay" and "lesbian" are censored on the global chat. I completely understand why they are censored as people have a tendency to use them as derogatory terms. However, they are social terms and should be allowed to be used freely. I myself was reported and banned for using the term "gay" even though i meant it as a synonym for the word "happy." I would greatly appreciate it if those words were not censored.
Thanks and I hope there is some change.

Add an accent and all words aren't banned

That's good to know:D. Thx Circa2012!

Sweet, time to get myself banned on global on purpose.

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Originally Posted by Circa2012

Add an accent and all words aren't banned

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yes but that isnt the point, they shouldnt be censored in the first place

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Originally Posted by addhl

yes but that isnt the point, they shouldnt be censored in the first place

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^^^THIS^^^

If gay and lesbian are censored words then straight should be banned as well. Also, "homosexual" is censored as well as "drag queen".

Oh, also I'd like to add… Take out the censorship on "Hitler", "Jack the Ripper", and "Dahmer". Censoring historical figures? Really? You do realize that more people have the last name Dahmer than Jeffrey Dahmer, right? Why not ban Charles Manson? Hell, why not ban Osama Bin Laden or Rick Santorum while you're at it?

What they should do is have a chat filter on/off switch. Little kids can keep it on if they dont like seeing "bad" words.

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Originally Posted by brudd13

What they should do is have a chat filter on/off switch. Little kids can keep it on if they dont like seeing "bad" words.

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This + squelch button

At first I was convinced the OP was trolling but after thinking about it its actually pretty offensive that Supercell has banned these words. I guess SC's logic behind this decision is that people will use the words "gay" and "lesbian" in a derogatory manner which seems logical at first.

However, there's literally nothing at all offensive about these words unless they are used maliciously, but that's true of almost every word in the English language. I could say "you're all stupid heterosexuals" but would that be reason to ban the term "heterosexual" because I used it in an offensive way? Should we just ban all chat in global because some weirdo might be offended that I asked them to join my clan?

I can understand SC wanting to be cautious with global chat, but there is literally nothing offensive about these words, whats the deal?

Completely agree. Words only have the power you give them.

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Originally Posted by Circa2012

Add an accent and all words aren't banned

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Don't suggest ways to bypass the chat filter.

I'll talk to the game teams about the chat filter. If you don't mind, create a list of words you'd like to see looked at and why.

poop is filtered... really?
♥♥♥ and hell are not filtered, but "poop" is. :/
I need a good clan is semi-filtered.

"Gemeentehuis" is the Dutch word for Town Hall, and it's censored. It shows as "Gemeente***s".
"Vakantie", dutch for holiday or vacation, is also censored. Shows as "v*****ie".

Yeah, sometimes when I am typing an appropriate sentence with no profanity astriks show up. It is really annoying when you are trying to get a message across. It happens very randomly IMO. I think that you guys need to create a list of the banned words on global chat.

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Originally Posted by PictureDave

^^^THIS^^^

If gay and lesbian are censored words then straight should be banned as well. Also, "homosexual" is censored as well as "drag queen".

Oh, also I'd like to add… Take out the censorship on "Hitler", "Jack the Ripper", and "Dahmer". Censoring historical figures? Really? You do realize that more people have the last name Dahmer than Jeffrey Dahmer, right? Why not ban Charles Manson? Hell, why not ban Osama Bin Laden or Rick Santorum while you're at it?

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Love this and completely agree, I did not know those were censored and thanks to you :)

Thank you Jared for looking at this thread. Everyone looking at this forum thread please post words that you think should not be banned from global chat.
I will start:
-gay
-lesbian
-homosexual
-sex
-poop

I see no need to unfilter sex and poop, but it is a bit ridiculous to filter gay, lesbian and homosexual.

You need to stop censoring d_go and ♥♥♥♥. When someone says "Need a good clan", it comes up "Nee******od clan". As well as if someone says "Our clan is almost full" it comes up "Our clan is almo*****ll". You need to fix your censor bugs and you should find something other than asterisks to show a troop's level.

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Originally Posted by Baconman

poop is filtered... really?
♥♥♥ and hell are not filtered, but "poop" is. :/
I need a good clan is semi-filtered.

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The word d--o makes it censored. And what the hell is quadruple heart mean???

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Originally Posted by addhl

Thank you Jared for looking at this thread. Everyone looking at this forum thread please post words that you think should not be banned from global chat.
I will start:
-gay
-lesbian
-homosexual
-♥♥♥
-poop

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What does ❤❤❤❤ mean???

Dredd is not filtered because Dredd IS the filter!

The most ridiculous censored word on global chat is "pakis" which means that any players from Pakistan cannot tell anyone what country they are from! It comes out as "I live in ****tan."

COC has basically alienated the sixth most populous country in the world from the game. Maybe COC could change it so that it is only censored if it is "pakis" followed by a space. That way, folks could still use the name of the country.

If the word 'gay' is meant and said in the term where it means happy then it should be allowed but if it is meant in a bad way then that person t=should be reported.

ok
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Originally Posted by brudd13

Completely agree. Words only have the power you give them.

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But not all of us think the same way in some games "satan" is a bad word and is sensored... In others "gay" is like saying "♥♥♥♥" it all depends on how you see it. It depends on society and the "correct" meaning they have for us :S

I hate when they censor random words...like dàgo. What is dàgo anyway?

By the late 17th century the word had already started meaning a womaniser if male, or a prost***** for females.

Then in the 20th century it had changed the definition to what it is now. So the definition that you say is hundreds of years old.

Of course it had changed a few times in between, but aint nobody got time for that!

I personally don't support homosexuality, sorry no.

Need a good clan is censored because of "d a go"
On the way is censored because of "e way"

Other various phrases that relate to normal CoC speak are censored.
In the settings you could make it so there is a filter switch.
Or maybe make it so there arent any filters when there are spaces unless its an actual cuss.

We have a word in our contrey "♥♥♥hat" but is concerned because the middle part is ♥♥♥ (sorry to say it but ♥♥♥hat in our lang is really usefull)

They don't ban a$$ yet they ban fart?

Well Supercell considers those words swears. Coc censors words that are considered a swear word. Just put an accent on one of the letters and they don't become censored.

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Originally Posted by Liamm

They don't ban a$$ yet they ban fart?

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lol what?!:p

I can't write balls.

I agree, had a convo on global with this girl and we were just chatting about ourselves and she had trouble telling me she was a lesbian because of all the banned words. I second the idea about having a filter on global so the kids arent badly influenced by the sailors of CoC

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Originally Posted by Mister008

You need to stop censoring d_go and ♥♥♥♥. When someone says "Need a good clan", it comes up "Nee******od clan". As well as if someone says "Our clan is almost full" it comes up "Our clan is almo*****ll". You need to fix your censor bugs and you should find something other than asterisks to show a troop's level.

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alright and stuff, but don't need to bump the thread

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Originally Posted by addhl

Hey Supercell and CoC community,
I have noticed that the words "gay" and "lesbian" are censored on the global chat. I completely understand why they are censored as people have a tendency to use them as derogatory terms. However, they are social terms and should be allowed to be used freely. I myself was reported and banned for using the term "gay" even though i meant it as a synonym for the word "happy." I would greatly appreciate it if those words were not censored.
Thanks and I hope there is some change.

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off-topic but I completely forgot that gay could also mean happy... I remember kids on my bus used to sometimes say "I'm gay in a happy way!" for fun

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Originally Posted by Jay3Tee

Need a good clan is censored because of "d a go"
On the way is censored because of "e way"

Other various phrases that relate to normal CoC speak are censored.
In the settings you could make it so there is a filter switch.
Or maybe make it so there arent any filters when there are spaces unless its an actual cuss.

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still don't bump

Censorship is never a good thing. It comes in many forms. Like closing threads!

It's all about the image that supercell gives (Can't have a parent see "bad" (lol) words in the game their child is playing and stop them from playing it (and spending money in it)).

In the end, censorship is always about controlling opinions, under the guise of being to protect the people being censored.

I always say that censorship itself is more vulgar than any word or opinion.

People dont like censorship though... If supercell wants to do it right they need to 'censor' every word so no one is ever offended.

The censor is just over the top. How many people use "dago" as a derogatory term? I didn't even know it was one until it got censored and I searched it up. Just cover the basics.

Pro tip: weed isn't censored
#420blazeit

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Originally Posted by thenextman

Pro tip: weed isn't censored
#420blazeit

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The number 420 is though. Try it. Its such a ridiculously strict filter its funny

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Originally Posted by BandOfBandits

The number 420 is though. Try it. Its such a ridiculously strict filter its funny

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Lol, i said Homor in fail to spelling Homer and it... Well u know.... Got me free gems?

Has anyone else noticed that recently 40-80% of the conversations on global are extremely downgrading? i mean seriously, i remember when global used to be an amusement park, where you could go, find good clans, advertise your own, make friends, and even have a good conversation or two, now it has turned into a sort of abusement park, where 70% of the time you cant have a talk without being cussed at. this is really taking alot of the fun out of the game, as i used to look forward to talking to someone on global, but now steer clear. it is the same with clan chat, people join, make derogatory remarks, then leave, it is the same with invite only clans, you cant check up on someone before you accept them.

So i propose, that on clan chat, the same censoring machine is applied (btw SEE the censoring machine isn't working on many of the global channels) but people would still accent words, so the machine could be updated to blur anything with accents, as well as cuss words, and other offensive remarks.

But... if we were to blur everything that is accented we would have to remove some of the words from the blur list that already exists, for instance, the word kill can be used offensively but how are you going to discuss your most recent victory with global players without words like that. i believe that this problem has been overlooked by see through no fault of there own, but simply because of lack of enthusiasm from people on these forums.

If the above ideas are not themselves implemented then there needs to be a larger consequence for reporting, say ban from the game for a twenty-four hour period, could be devastating, while a ban from global of a similar time is simply annoying. but people would use worse consequences for reporting, to troll other people by reporting them, so i think that whenever someone is reported, a screenshot should be taken, of the global screen at that time, as well as a few posts below. (is this already the system that is used? idk?)

Some may fail to see reason for any of this, but i believe that a crucial portion of SEE's success with this game has been through building community, through clans, and through global. i also think that many younger people would benefit from a safer global.

if neither of these tow ideas are appealing, then we can add different kinds of global channels, while this would take a lot of work, i believe that the results would be infinitely upbeat. this would work in a similar way to the forums when you went on to global, there would be a list of different types of global's, just like the forum for coc home page. IE. clan advertisement/recruitment global Off topic/conversational global coc discussion global and so on and so forth. or we could meld all of these ideas together, to create a safer, and more fun and interactive global.

I think that this situation needs to be addressed. i also feel that i have suggested a few good (if rather complicated) solutions.


Thanks for your input


All the best - Sullysd

Really it is useless for bad guys and annoys good people talking nicely with others.
Instead of cencoring clan chat cencorship must be removed!