I'm sure that most people have seen some questionable names throughout their gaming experience. I know I sure have, in fact just today I saw someone with kinky in their name, and personally I would like to be able to report people with names that are gross. But how do we do that? If we report someone for offensive language would jagex say that we were abusing the system?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So basically what I am suggesting is to have another option in the report abuse form, something along the lines of "unsuitable name", or something with the same general statement.

Why cant Jagex just put a censor when people are signing up for RS? It would take away thousands of noobie reports from your idea

This is true, but currently there are plenty of names out there that would not apply to the name censoring because they already exist. So while implimenting your idea is good for the new players it does not stop those who play the game already. Maybe a combination of both would be best?

This might be a little off-topic but... Jagex says in its Terms and Conditions that it has the right to change your username for any reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As far as I know, they have never used this right. It seems that they just ban people with offensive names, instead of letting them choose another username.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It wouldn't be hard to put a censor on the new usernames (except that people would spell their way around it.) However, Jagex probably doesn't have the manpower to find every offensive name, and might find it hard to persuade those players to change their names.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A report abuse form is a nice idea, except that Jagex staff are already overloaded with various reports. They just don't have the manpower to deal with all Runescape's problems. It's a nice idea, but I think it's more in the lines of "wishful thinking" rather than being a serious suggestion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And personally, I've seen worse words in a username.

Boo smegging hoo. Kinky? Will it really affect you in playing this game? Christ.

 

 

 

I'm not one for petty cussing, but this is just as bad.

Yeah, kinky isn't the worst name ever, but "kinkycartoon" or something like that is pretty sketchy. And I just used that one as an example because that was the one I happened to see that day. The worst one I've seen was rapping (without the extra p) spelt out, and sure I might be a little touchy to wave the flag on a name with kinky in it, but rapping?

Yeah, kinky isn't the worst name ever, but "kinkycartoon" or something like that is pretty sketchy. And I just used that one as an example because that was the one I happened to see that day. The worst one I've seen was rapping (without the extra p) spelt out, and sure I might be a little touchy to wave the flag on a name with kinky in it, but rapping?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pfft, do you live in an overprotected village where you can't have sex before the wedding???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sorry, but imo bubsa is totally right. It doesnt affect you at all. And I think Jagex is stuipd to ban in stead of changing the name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look at the guy called Reindeer_Poo: he got banned for it

Yeah, kinky isn't the worst name ever, but "kinkycartoon" or something like that is pretty sketchy. And I just used that one as an example because that was the one I happened to see that day. The worst one I've seen was rapping (without the extra p) spelt out, and sure I might be a little touchy to wave the flag on a name with kinky in it, but rapping?

 

 

 

Now the second name you mention there is a different matter and completely unacceptable.

i agree 100% i see so many people with unneccesary names, i usually just send jagex a message. One of the top rc'ers in fact has an innapropriate one...

I'm sure that most people have seen some questionable names throughout their gaming experience. I know I sure have, in fact just today I saw someone with kinky in their name, and personally I would like to be able to report people with names that are gross. But how do we do that? If we report someone for offensive language would jagex say that we were abusing the system?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So basically what I am suggesting is to have another option in the report abuse form, something along the lines of "unsuitable name", or something with the same general statement.

 

 

 

How about no? This game has enough censorship as it is.

where you can't have sex before the wedding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rapping (minus a p) isn't having sex before marriage. It is against the law and is a very serious crime, it can happen to anyone. IMO runescape should not be a place where people have to put up with that, we put up with enough on a daily basis, why do we have to look at sick names too? Can't really turn the names off can we?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And when I see a bad name it does affect me, it makes me pretty angry and disgusted that some people think its funny to have names that are offensive. Also there are a lot of impressionable people out there, so having names like this might lead to more questions, and might ultimately lead to a dangerous real life situation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In fact a news group, I think it was Dateline (they're a news group right?), set up with a police force and some group that tries to educate kids about safe internet use and they pretended to be kids in chatroom to lure out pedophiles. There were about 36 guys or something, 19-65, students-teachers, and the majority of them brought alchohol, and some other things (I'm sure you could imagine). They were all there to meet some young kids, but instead they met the reporters who documented the whole thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The whole point of that story about the sting operation was to show that there are a lot of sick people out on the internet. The internet is dangerous, so would it not be best to keep RS as safe as possible? Some people think the names to be funny (and yes I think reindeer poo is pretty funny), but humour is not transfered universally, so what is funny to one can be very offensive to others.

my rsn is mexican149 its not offesnvie right?

You offend Koreans with that name! :o

kinky - "full of kinks, tightly curled hair." The second definition is "weird, eccentric"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So...what's wrong with that in a name?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I certainly agree that the one runecrafter shouldn't be allowed to have a name that describes cruelty to cats, but that's another matter.

While youare all arguing about how somebody thinks kink is offensive, yesterday i reported a lvl 60 user RSN: Seling Cex for offensive languge after he was screaming "selling cex"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a serious subject, and while jagex boots people with non offensive names ,(i heard mention on theese forums of "TicketToLumby" being booted for offensive username) There are way worse names out there That have not been even looked at.

You offend Koreans with that name! :o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I think kinky is NOT an offensive name. :)

kjhnkjb :cry: :oops:

this is a pretty old topic.. but oh well..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i made a new pker the other day

 

 

 

and her name is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thongwedgie1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i made it because it's an inside joke between me and a friend, but going by the logic in this post, i'm sure somebody somewhere would take offense to that and now i'm just waiting to get reported. lol

Boo smegging hoo. Kinky?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legend :lol:

Yeah, kinky isn't the worst name ever, but "kinkycartoon" or something like that is pretty sketchy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omg what are you, three years old? Is shut up still a curse to you?