Cursing

[dasecrus]

Can you get banned from WoW for cursing? It is a mature rated game and any younger players and their parents should understand this. But I got worried the other day when my nephew whom is younger than me cursed on the game. Apparently he and his group got in trouble where a much more higher level npc was coming at them and he said to his party members "run for your f***ing lives." I just hope he doesn't ever curse at anyone on the game because he's angry with them. If someone angers me, I just do /rude and then /ignore.

[Stigg]

Yes, you can. 3 days unless massively repetetive.

[Gavriel]

The account penalties section (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01315p#obscenevulgar) indicate that for Offensive/Vulgar language you will/may be given a warning. Repeat offenses will be subject to increased penalties, so if your nephew is a potty mouth he should probably avail himself of a bar of soap. Profanity is the eloquence of a lazy mind.

[JPaterson]

Where are you that WoW is rated mature? It's rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB (North America).

But depending, yes, you can. First offense is a warning. Second offense is probably a three hour suspension. Then further and further down the list you'll go until it's a possible ban.

Remember, the filter is there to catch slipups, not a reason to swear.

[dasecrus]

Thanks. I'll make sure he doesn't.

How do I access the filter? Sorry the heats getting to me, your right its teen-rated. Oh darn it I just made a double post. How do I delete my messages?

[JPaterson]

Click Escape in-game, go to Options, go to Advanced Options.

There's a checkbox for the profanity filter.

[Tavid]

I believe it is under the advanced options

[xDarkDrifterx]

It should be rated M IMO - pretty much any online game where you can chat / type to others should be rated M - these parent have no clue what little Billy is reading / typing / having said to him. Heck even the US has started a Cyber Bully campaign . . . "If you wouldn't say it to their face, why say it online" or something like that. Parents that think that WoW is a good babysitter would be shocked to read or hear even half of what is going on in the chat channels of these games.

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

Can you get banned from WoW for cursing?

Yes.

It is a mature rated game and any younger players and their parents should understand this.

No, it is a Teen rated game, not a Mature rated game.

But I got worried the other day when my nephew whom is younger than me cursed on the game. Apparently he and his group got in trouble where a much more higher level npc was coming at them and he said to his party members "run for your f***ing lives." I just hope he doesn't ever curse at anyone on the game because he's angry with them. If someone angers me, I just do /rude and then /ignore.

Well, cursing (in public channels mainly) can be a temporary ban (if people get offended). Continual use of profanity can become a more permanent ban if pushed. The best rule of thumb would be, don't use profanity!

[Pharoahe]

what about in guild chats? we all swear there...? does it count?

[Gavriel]

what about in guild chats? we all swear there...? does it count?

I intend no offense with this remark, but it amazes me how few people actually take the time to read the policies that govern their action within the game. It is not as if you need to take the time to study up on a country's laws.

Situational Factors

The action we take may be more lenient or more severe than those listed for each category. One major factor in considering what action to take is the number of people who the language is visible to. We have broken this factor up into three categories, listed below.


Public: We consider language to be public when said in the "General" and "Trade" channels as well as with the "yell" command. Since comments in these forums are visible to the largest number of players, we take harassment in these channels very seriously. Abuse of language in these mediums will receive at least the penalty listed above, if not additional repercussions.
One-to-One or One-to-Few: This group includes private "whispers", player-created chat channels, and the "say" command. Though we enforce all rules in these forums, the number of people affected will be taken into consideration, and penalties may not be as harsh as stated above.
Guild Chat: Since your participation in guild chat is "at will," we take a much more lenient stance in these forums. Only the most severe harassment (i.e. Racial/Ethnic, Extreme Sexual/Violence, Real-life Threats) will be considered.

If more people spent the ten minutes it takes to scan the game policies, we'd likely have quite a smaller number coming to the forums and asking why they were banned / suspended and threatening to take Blizzard to court / complaining to the BBB.

[JPaterson]

what about in guild chats? we all swear there...? does it count?

I don't. What's the point to swearing? Only serves to aggravate people for no reason whatsoever.

[Pharoahe]

I don't. What's the point to swearing? Only serves to aggravate people for no reason whatsoever.

Sorry, by "we" i meant my guild.
Let me just say we dont spend the entire chat cursing, but we do occasionally. We are very small family guild with 10 core users who know each other very well. We might say the odd swear now & again. It doesnt aggravate anyone, as we're all great friends & have ZERO guild drama. Its usually in the context of when we're talking about some RL issue like "**** my football teams losing a match" & not anything personal.

[Pharoahe]

I intend no offense with this remark, but it amazes me how few people actually take the time to read the policies that govern their action within the game. It is not as if you need to take the time to study up on a country's laws.



If more people spent the ten minutes it takes to scan the game policies, we'd likely have quite a smaller number coming to the forums and asking why they were banned / suspended and threatening to take Blizzard to court / complaining to the BBB.

I read the rules but they are very long & do you seriously expect me to remember each and every one MONTHS after the fact.
I know them generally & i would never even get in a situation in which i break them, im just not like that. So i dont have anything to worry about, why learn the rules off by heart? This is a forum, and i was just asking a general question..no need to get upset over it

[Clavina]

It amazes me that a culture so rife with violence can get so uptight about some words.

[Janfader]

It should be rated M IMO - pretty much any online game where you can chat / type to others should be rated M - these parent have no clue what little Billy is reading / typing / having said to him. Heck even the US has started a Cyber Bully campaign . . . "If you wouldn't say it to their face, why say it online" or something like that. Parents that think that WoW is a good babysitter would be shocked to read or hear even half of what is going on in the chat channels of these games.

100% agree!

In what you just said, was my excuss to swear or "cuss" as the GM put it.

I'm a mature person with many repsonsibilities in life (older, wiser whatever lol). I'm a realist, therefore, if someone is giving me a hard time in WoW (Oooooooo the immature brats on my server!!!!!) [another reason to make it M rated], I will say something to them in a professional manner. If "they" continue to be >insert choice of words here< I can find my level of maturity drop to their level pretty fast. :wave:

In all seriousness, it should be a M rated game with filters on "kids or those who wish to ignore cussing".

Instead of telling a GM "ZOMG!!! Janfader said a bad word to me!!! BAN him!!!"
Then having the GM actually banning me..................... for saying Piss Off... for 3 hours. Unreal, that day was a sad day for human kind. :thumbsup: to you bud!

I think if anyone wishes to turn off their cussing filter, to realize they will see cussing!!! Visa-versa as well. That should be the end of it.

[Pharoahe]

It amazes me that a culture so rife with violence can get so uptight about some words.

lol too true

[odinsnephew]

It amazes me that a culture so rife with violence can get so uptight about some words.

Yep. Theys only words guys ;)

Although I think it is best to ask your group on the language first :thumbsup:

/swear
/expletive

No problems :thumbsup:

The trick is NOT to be rude ;)

[Janfader]

Yep. Theys only words guys ;)

Although I think it is best to ask your group on the language first :thumbsup:

/swear
/expletive

No problems :thumbsup:

The trick is NOT to be rude ;)

Indeed, well said The trick is NOT to be rude :thumbsup:

[JaedxRapture]

When I played the Alliance I received a total of 2 3-hour suspensions and 1 72-hour suspension (out of around 20 reports total) for what the GMs considered fairly extreme. Note that back when I played the Alliance it was much more split, and generally 90% of the Alliance was children.

So far on the Horde I've been reported just once (though I expect that number should rise as more and more children and idiots pour over from the Alliance) and what I received was nothing more than a macro whisper from a GM.

Edit: From what I can tell people generally won't be punished for their behavior in guild chat. Though I can't say you're immune to it, it's more likely that the GMs will expect a punishment from the guild leader.

[clevins]

Sorry, by "we" i meant my guild.
Let me just say we dont spend the entire chat cursing, but we do occasionally. We are very small family guild with 10 core users who know each other very well. We might say the odd swear now & again. It doesnt aggravate anyone, as we're all great friends & have ZERO guild drama. Its usually in the context of when we're talking about some RL issue like "**** my football teams losing a match" & not anything personal.

So did Jpat (he and I are in the same guild). The occasional word doesn't offend me, but we have a PG language policy. If you need to swear a lot to get your point across, you need a better vocabulary.

Now, I see your example - and it wouldn't bother me... but it depends on the guild. One newer member plays a bit after work with his young son on his lap. It's something they do together... one way in which they hang out. That kid doesn't need to see f*** off float across the screen. Even if there's not a little kid on, we are a pretty diverse group - why risk offending a guildie when you don't need to?

Of course, the funny part of this is that the profanity filter defaults to on... leave it on if you care.

[Zendarin]

It amazes me that a culture so rife with violence can get so uptight about some words.


I don't tolerate violence inflicted upon my person any more than I tolerate profanity inflicted upon my person. These days violent movies are often accompanied by equally "violent" use of profanity. If I chose to watch the movie then I am choosing to put up with the profanity as well - if it gets too bad I simply don't watch the movie. Of course - I do NOT like your basic hack and slash movies. Action, however, is a different ball game.

In WOW, however, I don't need to put up with the profanity or sexual vulgarity taking place in the /trade channel. It is a violation of the game rules and I go in the game expecting to not have to put up with that. Unfortunately some of the juveniles who also play don't share my view - these are the ones I ignore and/or report.

[xDarkDrifterx]

It amazes me that a culture so rife with violence can get so uptight about some words.

Just b/c we're rife with violence doesn't mean we all wouldn't like to see it go away. Ignorance and nonrespect for individuals and their beliefs and views is generally what begets violence . . . and unfortunately sooo many Americans are ignorant and don't have respect other individuals.

Personally, I don't have an issue with language IF the game was rated M and there werent little kids playing it. Though it does get really really old, and I thought I cursed A LOT . . . listening to these teens on wow . . . well, I guess I don't curse a lot. lol

[dasecrus]

Can a person be banned from WoW for no reason? Like if a bunch of other players decide to report you when you did nothing wrong or if you didn't help them out in the way you were supposed to. Like say I'm a priest and I refuse to heal someone.

[ahhdamm]

no lol, not healling someone won't get you banned. eveything you say or do like trades is recorded and saved for a short time. if you didn't say or do something worth be banned you won't be. the people who report people for no reason could get in trouble thou.


and to add i don't heal people all the time if they're being mean or stupid:evil:

[MapleBarb]

Parents that think that WoW is a good babysitter would be shocked to read or hear even half of what is going on in the chat channels of these games.its not just wow. Its every online game. Tho, to be quite honest, I don't think they'd care. thats why so many of them get wow for their kids. its a cheap babysitter.

[Stigg]

Parents that think that WoW is a good babysitter would be shocked to read or hear even half of what is going on in the chat channels of these games.

My guild enjoys testing this theory. Anytime we hear somebody talkingin the background of somebody's vent we start screaming on vent expletives and *cough* what we would like to do to said background person.

Its always fun to see how fast people "lose connection" to vent. And or get Alt-F4'd.

Good times. Good times indeed.

[satansgirl]

funny how we can say a word and get reported but some NPC'S cuse to

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

My guild has a simple policy -- swear in guild chat, you get warned. If you ignore the warning you get booted.

[Davemetalhead]

funny how we can say a word and get reported but some NPC'S cuse to

They may cuss, but they don't use the "f" and "c" words. The occasional "damn" or "(word that means an illigitimate son)" are fairly mild in todays society. A lot of folks probably wouldn't even consider them as swear words ...

[Wintrow]

Hope my warlock doesn't get banned... He curses at every mob he fights and sometimes even at players (when engaged in PvP) :tongue:.

PS: Someone was bound to make a reference to in-game curses, might as well be me :grin:

[Ghostskull]

^^ lol, that's too funny.

[Yurgon]

Really this is BS imo. All those people that put someone down just because they like/enjoy to use vulgar language should get off of their high horse.

Even the most educated people in the world curse. They're words. That's it.

People can be offended by anything. Am I supposed to walk around tip toeing everywhere I go?

Don't get me wrong I do have respect. My parents raised me properly to know when and when not to curse, but what's wrong with using those words if it's in the right time and place?

I'm not a lesser human being because my vocabulary also includes curse words. I'm not stupid simply because I choose to say an explicit over the 400 other words that could represent the point I'm trying to convey.

[Pharoahe]

Really this is BS imo. All those people that put someone down just because they like/enjoy to use vulgar language should get off of their high horse.

Even the most educated people in the world curse. They're words. That's it.

People can be offended by anything. Am I supposed to walk around tip toeing everywhere I go?

Don't get me wrong I do have respect. My parents raised me properly to know when and when not to curse, but what's wrong with using those words if it's in the right time and place?

I'm not a lesser human being because my vocabulary also includes curse words. I'm not stupid simply because I choose to say an explicit over the 400 other words that could represent the point I'm trying to convey.

:rolleyes:
Do you curse infront of children or old people? I tend to avoid it, its respect and politeness. So yes, I may swear in guild chat at late hours or when in a private whisper, but there is really no need to do it in public channels. On the few occassions where a swear is warranted in public, i will star it out ****

Dont get me wrong, I curse alot when I'm around my friends, its just the way I talk. However, there is a time and place for it. Its certainly not in a PuG or in /2