Censoring Names in SL

Does LL sensor names in SL? I know one name in particular was changed recently because it was said to be "offensive" if I recall correctly.

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Has anyone noticed several names in SL starting with:
Nig*a? Although some may not find it offensive, some probably do.

Search ALL in-world for the following:
nig*er (replace * with a g)
nig*a (replace * with a g)
crac*a (replace * with a k)
crac*er (replace * with a k)

What do you find? Especially the one group that shows up for nig*er. Take a look at their group description/charter.

Do you think these names should be changed as well?
Are they broadly offensive?

why do people have to make them public poles when everyone is screaming about privacy?

I would vote in these poles but since I dont want to be griefed if i choose an answer some people dont like I dont vote in poles that give names of the voters

I think gaybots name should not have been changed.
Happy Bot is not exactly offensive
Even if you take gay to mean a sexual preference, it is not an offensive word, just as straight isn't.

The other words you highlight though, they seem to be a definate breach of community standards.

Just a gentle reminder. The correct term is POLL, not pole. If you are not a native English speaker, hopefully this will be helpful. If you are a native English speaker, you should be ashamed of yourself. If you are not ashamed at what you choose to be called, I'm not either. In my opinion we are way to sensitive to words in today's society. It's the actions behind the words that should concern us.

yes proper spelling is imperative and the end of all life as we know it if we are moving to fast

yes i am a native english speaker actually (well mostly i started out french but can't really remember how to speak it so i consider myself english)

also well worded posts and proper spelling is of course a sign of pure intelligence and not just a learned skill like say how to operate an electron microscope or how program in C++

Theres a difference between proper spelling and the proper use of Homonyms however.

Pole carries a different meaning than Poll.

Im a pretty horrible speller myself.

I agree, it is not a sign of intelligence. just of taking a second or two and paying attention to a small detail. Just like programming in C++ or learning to operate an electron microscope. Your intelligence was not questioned on that particular post. Just your spelling.

yeah and we are all evil if we are wrong

I actually dont care i just get tired of people injecting themselves into conversations for no other purpose other then to corrects spelling grammar and punctuation

If you know what it means in the context of the sentance its completely irrelevant and probably should be over looked.

I hate to see anyone in real life in a social gathering honestly i get the impression that people will go around in real life during a conversatino and correct pronouncation or criticise people for their choice or words or if they talk with their hands or something

I give you a challenge. I have a few friends who are deaf. They use sign language but because deafness causes you to learn to interpret written words differently I challenge you to decipher one of their written messages.

They are native english speaking people but because they learned to use sign language first the nouns and verbs are completely different. There is NO punctuation in their written sentances and they write everything backwards

Yet its english

I just get tired of it all

Also their spelling is not that good quite often but yet they manage and do well in life and have kids and get married and whatnot. Most however would be drummed out of these online communities as dumb or stupid though because of their english not being the same any one elses

I just wish people would stop and think sometimes


here figure this one out ^^ and then complain some more about "english"

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outrageous really isn't it? allegations of political correctness are often levelled at LL but this is the most politically UNcorrect thing I've known them do.

Heh, someone remembers. I'm honored. Did I tell you guys they sent me an email saying
"your name has been deemed offensive by the community and was changed". Of course that is all they said besides..."well, what would you like your new name to be, sorry we didn't email you about it, our system must have been broken that day".

I'm guessing in the next month or so someone will respond again to my request that my name be Robot Foxley. lol I'm sure it was some busy body people in this forum trying to find a way to report me somehow. If that is the case....feel free to IM with your SL names. I'm sure we can...work out our differences...If that wasn't the case...my apologies. Some hacker creep could have changed it...I know non-Linden people that can do that, but no one cares.

P.S. In the Urban dictionary...Gaybot means a gay man who has sex all night long without stopping at all...like some kind of robot. In my defense, I must say I did not know this was some kind of ...urban term... I was nicknamed Gaybot in a voice chatroom I used to frequent. We thought we made up the term because I'm a big gay nerd.


.......people have the first name n****r? nigga may be a cultural term I wont comment on...but my god...even the first term offends me...

I don't think they're offensive, but I recognize that many others do. I also recognize that some folks actively seek excuses to be offended and those sanctimonious whiners will do their best to extract political ground from anyone else using those terms.

I grew up taught that "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." That little platitude didn't do much when others chose to call me names, but I did work out the truth of it. I learned that I live in a world where I can't stop people from saying anything they want to ... but I do have the power to control how I respond, and I refuse to compromise my values just because some asshole decides he wants to get his jollies by baiting me.

Gee, aren't I wonderful?

Anyway, getting back to this issue: if someone comes in with a name that is guaranteed to offend a bunch of people, I suspect little action is required by Linden Labs. These folks will be shunned; few will talk to them, they'll be tossed out of clubs and businesses, and a lot of property owners will outright ban them. The worst thing that can happen is that these goofballs will get the attention they seek ... crowds of angry and offended avatars spewing bile at them, generating controversy, and maybe even getting written about in the press.

In all these cases, there's an old science-fiction motto that fits the situation just fine: Do not feed the energy creature. Like that glowing blob of lights from an old episode of Star Trek, these freaks feed on that kind of negative energy, and the more you give 'em, the more you encourage them to do it again.

i saw someone with a name to the effect

(somename)lovescockohohoh Oh


I thought that was a stupid name.


I know someone who was named wtf - which I thought was dumb (but kind of funny anyhow).

By the community?
WHAT???

/me starts projectgaybotletter, we'll show them what a community is!

I always got a chuckle out of your name, Gaybot. I live in New York and my Gays are some of the people I love most in the world. None are offended by my referring to them as such. Who were you offending? I hope there isn't anyone out there who thinks my name sounds mastibatory, I didn't even think in those terms when choosing. Anyway, I find the name Sue offensive. Reminds me of umpleasant legal matters. How do I add it to the ban list?

Good one. LOL.

Yes it is. Clearly you can see that having 'Bot' in the name means it's a Bot. Who wants bots in SL, other than LL bots that provide service. No one.

exactly. the use of the word community here is interchangable with the sentence "a sanctimonious turd who took a dislike to somebody and used all his alts to try and get him banned".

hehe, I've seen her in-world. Can't stop laughing everytime I see that name.

Then I see myself forced to write my future messages all in Dutch, because of that language I am familair and trained in the grammar and spelling. So I may suggest to buy a Dutch/English dictionary....

Morwen.

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