Silenced, want to know why

Jholagian-bleeding-hollow · November 23, 2020, 2:35am

Title, I am pretty vulgar and I probably deserve to be silenced but seriously? I get silenced over everything. Isn’t this why there is a Mature language filter? I’d like to know the reason I got silenced and “Abusive Chat” Doesn’t cut it. Thanks.

Also, your automated system is garbage.

Ravenhawk-blackwater-raiders · November 23, 2020, 2:38am

Cops wear ballistic vests, does that mean it’s okay to shoot at them? The filter is there so people don’t have to see the language, it’s not carte blanche to run your mouth.

Perhaps you really need to look at how you interact with people in game.

Kinda answered your own question.

Ekon-wyrmrest-accord · November 23, 2020, 2:38am

No. Same principle as someone wearing a bulletproof vest doesn’t give you permission to shoot them.

The filter is there for parents who don’t want their kids to see it or for people who don’t want to see it themselves. It does not absolve you of the rules stating that such language is unacceptable in their game.

While the email you received stated the penalty and reason, you’ll probably be able to find out exactly what you said by ticketing a GM. Or you could wait for an SFA to come along and make it public.

Tolna-veknilash · November 23, 2020, 2:39am

Pretty sure you answer yourself.

Jholagian-bleeding-hollow · November 23, 2020, 2:40am

Everytime it’s the same response, automated system. Every single time, they always answer when I’m offline too.

Kyzera-bloodscalp · November 23, 2020, 2:40am

As Blizzard has stated on multiple occasions, the mature language filter is NOT there to allow you to say whatever you please without repercussions.

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/can-you-get-banned-for-swearing/285833/6

If you wish to appeal your silence, you will need to submit an appeal ticket.

Also, you can read up on the Code of Conduct for the game.

Ravenhawk-blackwater-raiders · November 23, 2020, 2:41am

and that’s why you are constantly getting silenced…

Ekon-wyrmrest-accord · November 23, 2020, 2:41am

The email system is automated, yes. Ticket responses are not. You don’t need to be online for them to respond, and just as likely that you won’t get a one-on-one even if you were. The whole structure has been vastly improved to facilitate this.

One-on-one discourse slows the flow, so they avoid it as best they can.

Ekon-wyrmrest-accord · November 23, 2020, 2:56am

I’m gonna go with “nah.” Buzzwords will not help your rose-tinted narrative here.

Breakbeat-kilrogg · November 23, 2020, 2:56am

From another thread on “why are people so sensitive these days”:

Breakbeat:

Thing is, if you’re getting resistance (in the form of removed or hidden posts) on something you’re trying to say, best not to toe the line and experiment with what may or may not get flagged. You can remove the things you suggested, and you might have a better chance. Then again, you might not. Depends on the social morals of the person reading your post.

It might be better, in the end, to take a totally different angle in your discussion or cease it altogether; if you need to use vulgarity in a public a conversation, perhaps you don’t have a leg to stand on.

The state of our society is that we need to learn to live amongst an infinitely diverse set of morals. If you’re not going to make sure that what you say isn’t offensive to those reading, you can expect push-back.

An easy way to do this is to imagine your mother, your grandmother, your boss, your priest or teacher, your baby brother, etc., sitting in front of you when you speak. If you wouldn’t do “vulgar” remarks in front of them, then don’t do them in front of the public at large. Because there are always mothers, bosses, grandmothers, priests, teachers, teens, etc., seeing what you post. I mean that in both a literal and metaphorical sense.

Just speak with decency and respect. In my time on this planet, I’ve found that tactic works for having meaningful discussions and conversations with most humans.