Probably little if any. Most of the kiddies who freak out with the swearing usually do it over mic.
On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 04:46 +0800, Shane Arnold wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
