i never knew there was such a ban. there have been quite a few cases where after i won (and fairly) i've been sent "coded" swears, normally consisting of letters with a comma between them, kinda funny. i sent my opponents a tea time trophy after.
its a chess game =="
@ The Whiners, its erik's site. Shut up. It is his right to control the content we post on his site however he sees fit.
The unfair bans/warnings are just a unfortunate side effect of auto-moderation. It is unavoidable.
hmph
I never realised the auto ban until I stumbled on this forum.
Thats great. Though I have no idea how it works, but thats a great way to improve the quality. If players are not willing to give quality in language, better they shut their mouths.
panandh,
the "auto-mod" filters all typed chat before it is posted.
General population users do not see the comments that posted by a few who insist on typing vulgar words that the 'auto-mod' detects and identifies as "unacceptable for a family-oriented website".
Those 'comments' are not posted, and the action is instant - the vulgar or rude one is either muted or kicked out of live chess.
as kohai posted above - there is no 'context' filter, only a 'word' filter, so user intent/meaning is not taken into context. The predictable result: occasionally a user posts something that isn't directed at others but results in action by the automod.
Life goes on anyway.
Crazy talk.
People ride the fence too much. You either get play ball or leave the field.
erik does his best.
I will leave it at that.