How many of you guys got silenced already?

[Turtlewithnoshell]

So I wonder if that multiboxer prepared willg et perma banned for abusing this system.

[Deleted]

I fail to see the relevance... the OP told someone to kill themselves and was silenced... I responded don't be a dick. Has nothing to do with if the system can be abused.

Go kill yourself, killjoy.
When did we stop acting according to "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."?

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So I wonder if that multiboxer prepared willg et perma banned for abusing this system.

Nah, they probably flag the accounts so the reports don't count but they will not ban people for abusing the system.

[Deleted]

If this stupid mechanic is not removed within a week people will just stop using any public chats and WoW will become even more of a single-player RPG.

[Paula Deen]

I have kept true to my word and I haven't said a word in public channels since 7.0

Do have my own private channel.

[Irefusetodie]

I cuss often. The new silence feature means I'm going to converse less in channels and instances in case I offend some people and get silenced. No more socializing in an MMO for me.

[DrMcNinja]

If this stupid mechanic is not removed within a week people will just stop using any public chats and WoW will become even more of a single-player RPG.

Or rather, a game where every other person in the game is even more of a blank, white, expressionless being that people don't care about.

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I cuss often. The new silence feature means I'm going to converse less in channels and instances in case I offend some people and get silenced. No more socializing in an MMO for me.

It's a sad day. Banter involving cussing now gets me reported? Thanks, Blizzard.

[Deleted]

If this stupid mechanic is not removed within a week people will just stop using any public chats and WoW will become even more of a single-player RPG.

Blizzards masterplan to remove toxic chat features and replace them with emotes in all their games is at full force

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It's a sad day. Banter involving cussing now gets me reported? Thanks, Blizzard.

Not even that, ANYTHING can get you reported if there are enough people around who just want to mess with people who use chat

[DrMcNinja]

Blizzards masterplan to remove toxic chat features and replace them with emotes in all their games is at full force

"How does our new chat experience make you feel? Tell us in three emojis or less"

[Deleted]

"How does our new chat experience make you feel? Tell us in three emojis or less"

But only those that Blizzard deems "safe and unabusive"

[Logwyn]

Asmongold did it as a test, and will probably be un-silenced after a ticket.
The system is nice, and hopefully people that abuse it will see severe punishment.

Putting in a ticket for first silence would be a waste. As the silence would expire before they saw the ticket.

[dacoolist]

I have to agree, blizzard fucked up with this change IMO. I mean I get it if someones being insane (extreme racism/rape/beyond derogatory slander, not SJW level bs, but we are talking, BAD SHIT), but by saying the word "FUCK" in trade, getting silenced is bullshit. You won't see me saying shit in trade anymore because of it, and it's this nazi bullshit that's fucking destroying our community. Bullshit

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I just feel like blizzard's like "OK MARY SUE WHERE DID TRADE CHAT TOUCH YOU!?" It's like FUCK OFF!!!!

[Deleted]

I have to agree, blizzard fucked up with this change IMO. I mean I get it if someones being insane (extreme racism/rape/beyond derogatory slander, not SJW level bs, but we are talking, BAD SHIT), but by saying the word "FUCK" in trade, getting silenced is bullshit. You won't see me saying shit in trade anymore because of it, and it's this nazi bullshit that's fucking destroying our community. Bullshit

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I just feel like blizzard's like "OK MARY SUE WHERE DID TRADE CHAT TOUCH YOU!?" It's like FUCK OFF!!!!

It would be okay-ish if they had automated silences for certain words used... but they go in a blind silence everything rage

[Deathquoi]

Or rather, a game where every other person in the game is even more of a blank, white, expressionless being that people don't care about.

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It's a sad day. Banter involving cussing now gets me reported? Thanks, Blizzard.

If it didn't get you reported before, why would it now?

[Aquinan]

Go kill yourself, killjoy.
When did we stop acting according to "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."?

When the newest generation rates feelings above logic.

[Deleted]

This is why I love asmongold - he's always testing everything out PROPER

Right. Because having 39 people reporting you in under a minute totally proves that the system is bad. If this new system didn't have an "Ok if this guy has been reported by 39 DIFFERENT people in under a minute he's definently doing something wrong" it'd be to slow and wouldn't even impact the game. What he COULD have done was approaching the issue like a real trade chat abuser would and spout profanities in trade chat until enough people had reported him. Probably wouldn't have changed the result but he's still being idiotic about his way of "testing".

[SoulSoBreezy]

Because what Asmongold did in his video depicting the fact this silence system is automatic was totally him being a dick...oh wait, he wasn't.

Isn't that just a squelch "pending GM review?" That's been there for a while.
What happens after is where account silence kicks in (I'd guess).

[Deleted]

Isn't that just a squelch "pending GM review?" That's been there for a while.
What happens after is where account silence kicks in (I'd guess).

So why do they have the new system then? If enough reports already did what the new system should be doing?

[Kazgrel]

I fail to see the relevance... the OP told someone to kill themselves and was silenced... I responded don't be a dick. Has nothing to do with if the system can be abused.

Because the point is this system, as it currently stands, allows people to be dicks in a new(ish) manner, by spam reporting people for saying pretty much anything, whether it's qualifies as derogatory/obscene/vulgar/etc.

In other words, the system to punish shitty behavior encourages even shittier behavior.

[Sixnalia]

Isn't that just a squelch "pending GM review?" That's been there for a while.
What happens after is where account silence kicks in (I'd guess).

Asmon addressed the squelch possibility.
Asmon wrote about it and he ultimately received an email stating he had been silenced for the duration. He checked to confirm if that was new or not, and it seems to be. So he was hit with a silence penalty most likely.


Here's his long post about it all:
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sots72

[Taeldorian]

If it didn't get you reported before, why would it now?

Because if enough people want to fuck with others, all they have to do is report you. Whether you said "fuck" or didn't even say anything bad, you'll still get silenced.

So if there are enough people on stormrage (most populated ally pve server US) that feel like fucking with people, you'll get silenced if you're one of those people that they report, no matter what you said. System wasn't like this before. Shit even a multi boxer could get you silenced.