"Police" is censored in names?

Skill · 06-01-2012

So one of my guild member's ranks was jokingly set to "Criminal" so I response I changed mine to "Da police". To my suprise, it was censored. Any logical reason for this? It made it seem like I had an innappropriate name and I didn't notice till the next day

Rexx · 06-01-2012

prevent staff impersonation

Skill · 06-01-2012

Posted by Rexx

prevent staff impersonation

Thats not gonna end as long as stupidity remains. So many people pretending to be "undercover admins".

MrSimons · 06-01-2012

Posted by Rexx

prevent staff impersonation

Last time I checked the tag at the end of Staff's name said "Admin not "Police" unless they have plans to identify staff's positions.
Ex. Azrael (Levels), Matt (Graal Police)

In which case they should have it say Player Relations, not Graal Police.

Rexx · 06-01-2012

I don't know why every thread in this section needs to be turned into a stupid argument/debate. You asked a question and there's your answer.

Its to PREVENT staff impersonation. Obviously nobody would be fooling you, but to a naive and ignorant new player they could be deceived.

And Skill you answered youre own question, stupidity will always remain, and sometimes its not even stupidity its just ignorance and they simply dont know better. That's why "police" is censored to prevent the problem before it even happens

Jagger · 06-01-2012

I'm not sure how to feel about this. I think it should just not let you put the full statement "Graal Police" in name. Some people may want "Police" in name like in Skill's situation. Yes, many people do impersonate staff. Usually they just put "Adm1n" or something. But they shouldn't censor it imo.

Tyler · 06-01-2012

It's stupid. If someone wanted to roleplay as a police officer they couldn't change their name to that. Admin being censored yes I agree, but police no. Staff have an identification at the end of their name on their staff accounts as (Admin) which is right there in their name if you click on them unless they turn off their gold names. Although I never use police in my name I bet other people in the game do so it would probably be best to uncensor it.

Higbey · 06-01-2012

it shouldnt be censored in a game with police and gangster as the two possible alignments.

MrSimons · 06-01-2012

Posted by Higbey

it shouldnt be censored in a game with police and gangster as the two possible alignments.

Classic not era.

Kiba · 06-01-2012

Posted by Tyler

It's stupid. If someone wanted to roleplay as a police officer they couldn't change their name to that. Admin being censored yes I agree, but police no. Staff have an identification at the end of their name on their staff accounts as (Admin) which is right there in their name if you click on them unless they turn off their gold names. Although I never use police in my name I bet other people in the game do so it would probably be best to uncensor it.

Agreed.

Pazx · 06-02-2012

Change your name to Officer Jenny. Problem solved.

Wait, this isn't my Ash account...

callimuc · 06-04-2012

Posted by Mr.$imons

Last time I checked the tag at the end of Staff's name said "Admin not "Police"

Last time I checked the Staff signs it said "Graal Police" not "Admin" ;)

Midori · 06-04-2012

True, staff members only wear an (Admin) tag, not a (Police) tag, but not all players are aware of that.

We've had problems in the past where some players have added "police", "development team" or "administration team" to their names, impersonated staff, and scammed UDID off new players by threatening to ban them if they didn't comply. While none of these are directly "admin", they all imply the player is a staff member, which they are not. While it's not the new players' fault for not knowing that staff members only have an (Admin) tag and never (Police) at the end of our names, we still have to be careful never to let things like this happen.

Sometimes, it's even worse. I've personally caught a scammer impersonating me with a "Police" rank threatening other players and successfully obtaining Apple ID login details. With that, they will have full access to personal data and sometimes even payment cards of their scam victims. We really can't risk things like this happen, and I'm sure the parents of the scam victims weren't too happy with it either.

I understand that 90% of players who impersonate staff are doing it just for the sake of attention-seeking, but the 10% who have much more malicious intentions is enough for us to take precautions.

Emera · 06-04-2012

Although their tag shows up as (Admin) on their profile, that isn't their tag. It will show up as admin if the player has 100 AP. Their actual staff tags are Graal Police or whatever position they are.

If you're really that pissed about not being to put the word "Police" in your name, you might want to take a step back and reassess why you're arguing.

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Pazx amateur gay Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 3,372	Change your name to Officer Jenny. Problem solved. Wait, this isn't my Ash account... Last edited by Pazx; 06-02-2012 at 03:21 AM. Reason: oopsy

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Skill The Unwanted Critic Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,639	"Police" is censored in names? So one of my guild member's ranks was jokingly set to "Criminal" so I response I changed mine to "Da police". To my suprise, it was censored. Any logical reason for this? It made it seem like I had an innappropriate name and I didn't notice till the next day

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Rexx User Registered Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,626	prevent staff impersonation

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Jagger NewZland Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 222	I'm not sure how to feel about this. I think it should just not let you put the full statement "Graal Police" in name. Some people may want "Police" in name like in Skill's situation. Yes, many people do impersonate staff. Usually they just put "Adm1n" or something. But they shouldn't censor it imo.

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Tyler Dark Desert Fox Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States, Ohio Posts: 5,720	It's stupid. If someone wanted to roleplay as a police officer they couldn't change their name to that. Admin being censored yes I agree, but police no. Staff have an identification at the end of their name on their staff accounts as (Admin) which is right there in their name if you click on them unless they turn off their gold names. Although I never use police in my name I bet other people in the game do so it would probably be best to uncensor it.

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Higbey Not Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hell Posts: 4,885	it shouldnt be censored in a game with police and gangster as the two possible alignments.

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Midori No. Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 194	True, staff members only wear an (Admin) tag, not a (Police) tag, but not all players are aware of that. We've had problems in the past where some players have added "police", "development team" or "administration team" to their names, impersonated staff, and scammed UDID off new players by threatening to ban them if they didn't comply. While none of these are directly "admin", they all imply the player is a staff member, which they are not. While it's not the new players' fault for not knowing that staff members only have an (Admin) tag and never (Police) at the end of our names, we still have to be careful never to let things like this happen. Sometimes, it's even worse. I've personally caught a scammer impersonating me with a "Police" rank threatening other players and successfully obtaining Apple ID login details. With that, they will have full access to personal data and sometimes even payment cards of their scam victims. We really can't risk things like this happen, and I'm sure the parents of the scam victims weren't too happy with it either. I understand that 90% of players who impersonate staff are doing it just for the sake of attention-seeking, but the 10% who have much more malicious intentions is enough for us to take precautions.

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Emera Nerd Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Berlin Posts: 3,825	Although their tag shows up as (Admin) on their profile, that isn't their tag. It will show up as admin if the player has 100 AP. Their actual staff tags are Graal Police or whatever position they are. If you're really that pissed about not being to put the word "Police" in your name, you might want to take a step back and reassess why you're arguing.