I am interested in knowing the impact of having word-filters enabled on the player count. I don't agree with the practice, but then again it's not my server(s).
On 10/12/2009 4:12 AM, Ook wrote: > I only ban those that refuse to follow the rules, and my ban list is quite > small. Those that can't control their potty mouth don't usually hang around > for long. The rest of us don't have a problem with it. > > One of admin mods default plugins has a swear filter, or actually a word > filter because you can add any word you want the list, and it gets replaced > with ****. I wanted to take it a step further, because I got tired of seeing > "**** you" all the time. I ended up modifying the sank sounds plugin to kick > the player when they say certain words. That worked real well - players > learn real fast that on my server, you control your potty mouth or good bye. > The end result is a server where most of the regulars control their tongue, > and where those teens that don't swear and don't want to hear it (yeah, I > know there aren't that many out there, but there are some) can come here. My > girls can play there without hearing the usual fu arsehole etc etc. > > What is funny is a while ago someone took my private beach map (it's not > mine, actually - but I run it 24/7 and I've heavily modified the entities) > and started up an EU server with my name and map, but without the swear > filters. Want to play private beach but want to be able to swear? Come to > Ooks Private Beach EU server and curse to your hearts content! > > My server kept packing in the peeps, their server sat empty. They finally > took it down because no one wanted to play there. Go figure :-) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark"<[email protected]> > To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat: Source Update Released > > > 1. Unfortunately, I would imagine teens being a large part of the user > base. Nevermind teens, most players cuss in general regardless of age > (if you're a nay-sayer, you'd be surprised). > > Banning for bad language is an over-reaction in my opinion and there > are better ways to deal with the use of profanities. Fortunately, > there are SM plugins; a simple search yielded the following: > http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=499584 > > 2. What does this have to do with the recent update? > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Ook<[email protected]> wrote: > >> That really isn't for you to decide now, is it? I run a PG-13 OP4 server, >> and my admins are pretty militant about enforcing that. It's working well >> and has for a while now, and there are plenty of teens that play there and >> respect the no profanity rules. >> >> Seriously, what percentage of players do you think are teens? Do adults >> drop >> their IQ by 30 points and develop a potty mouth simply be being in-game? >> Or >> are many/most of them mouthy immature teens to start with? I vote for the >> latter... >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "f0rkz"<[email protected]> >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:08 AM >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat: Source Update Released >> >> >> >>> I mean... It is an M rated game. Teens shouldn't be playing in the >>> first place. >>> >>> On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 10:02 -0800, Ook wrote: >>> >>>> I parse my server logs on a regular basis, and I can look up any player >>>> by >>>> steam id, name, or IP and see all names and IPs they have used. You want >>>> to >>>> ban people that swear a lot? That is probably 90% of your user base. >>>> There >>>> are a lot of people out there that just can't control their mouths. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "w4rezz"<[email protected]> >>>> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:17 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat: Source Update >>>> Released >>>> >>>> >>>> Does anyone have a list of known people what use "fuck" too much? I >>>> dont wanna use swear filter. >>>> >>>> 2009/12/9 Don Williams<[email protected]>: >>>> >>>>> Does anyone have a running list of known people that have or tried to >>>>> perform this exploit steam id's IP addresses? >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maximilian >>>>> L. >>>>> Sent: 2009-12-08 11:49 AM >>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat: Source Update >>>>> Released >>>>> >>>>> Ah ok, just was a little bit confused. Thanks for clearing. >>>>> >>>>>> There is already a list of banned extensions that includes .dll, vdf, >>>>>> exe, >>>>>> and yes, ini >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maximilian >>>>>> L. >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:31 AM >>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Day of Defeat: Source Update >>>>>> Released >>>>>> >>>>>> Quote myself from IRC: >>>>>> [.... "Added checks to prevent transferring .smx, .gcf, and .sys >>>>>> files >>>>>> between client/server"<- does that mean i can still remotely >>>>>> download >>>>>> my .ini including my SQL logins?] >>>>>> >>>>>> I think .ini's are more importand to secure than .smx?!! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mailing List Conversations - [email protected] - Please don´t spam :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>>> please visit: >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>>> please visit: >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
