Disney is Filter Happy

[Zilly Zip]

Does anyone know why certan numbers are filter, like 2697? Do they have some sort of secret meaning or something?

And if I remember correctly, parents wanted smilies to be filtered so they were... (Question to parents of toontown players) How are you affended by ? Or ? Or ? etc... And on that, if you are affended by it, why in the world would you let your child be sfs with someone? And after you got smilies blocked, why not ask them to get rid of the ones in the speed chat to, that everyone can see?

And then a very general question, why does the filter elimate everything that a toon says? I mean why not just star out the word? Like ****, then at least sf's will know that your sf said something it was just filtered. Or at least have it not show up on the screen of the toon who said it? So they could tell that there chat was filtered?


So, ya, why is disney so filter happy?

[Dippy Slappy]

Parents hated the and smilies?? Yeah, what IS so offending about them??

[_Holly_]

They filtered all of the punctuation because they apparently thought that you could use them to bypass the filter. For example, you could use "/" in the place of "L" so the word you were saying wouldn't get filtered. It isn't the actual smilies, just the punctuation used to make them (aka the parentheses and the colon/semicolon).

I do think they go way overboard. Most of the people using the chat don't even have the faintest clue why "muffin" or "pudding" are censored. They also censor the letter "B" (found that out the hard way trying to tell a friend to do a B office...).

I agree that whether the kid is chatting with inappropriate people should be in the hands of the parents, not Disney. All the parents have to do is restrict their child's secret friend access and they'd never have to worry.

They're equally as paranoid about the type-a-name thing. But that's a whole other ordeal...

[Black Widow Kitty]

Symbols are filtered to keep you from entering email addresses and websites so slashes would be used in http:// I'm not sure, but I don't think you can do www either. I know you can't use @.

[Speedway Master]

yeah, i noticed the purnouncuation mark filter when i tried -.

[Silly Princess]

Four numbers together like that are probably filtered so you can't give your phone number out. Good idea, I think.

[Rasen]

Originally Posted by Silly Princess

Four numbers together like that are probably filtered so you can't give your phone number out. Good idea, I think.

Eh, but not very effective as there are many ways to get around that. But I don't really think that'd be appropriate discussion here. <_<;

[Zilly Zip]

Ok thanks for the replies, at least not it makes a little more sense of why Disney filters out numbers... But at the same time what if you want to tell some one how many tickets you have in GSW, or how many CB/Merits/JN you need?

And about the symbols, couldn't Disney just create a wild card?

Like if they wanted to filter Welcome (for some strange reason) instead of filtering | and / and \, couldn't they just filter We*come where as * marks a wild card?


PS: I couldn't think of where to post this, so where in your opinion is the appropriate place?

[Black Widow Kitty]

I think, and this is my opinion, that the SF option that parents can control is the ultimate word filter. If you can't chat you can't get inappropriate words in. But when a parent allows sf chat they should be monitoring their children's activities. I cannot tell you how many kids have just flat out told me where they live, first and last name, etc. That's a giant no-no!
Of course we are always going to figure out ways to get around the word filters, regardless of what kind they give us, but think of the filters as protection.

[Lady Gwen]

I think Disney didnt wanted the number seven, cause Seven eight nine.

Yeah, i have no problems with smilies at all, infact I would love to have them. Couldnt they have them built in the pulldown menu as actual graphics not just the standard semicolon?

The funny thing with my name is that I cant create a toon typing the name Muffin but I can select it under their menu. Go figure (shrugs)!

[Prof. Wally Poppencorn]

as a jibe to the censorship of names and stuff i have just decided to submit the name "Name Rejected" for a toon who i cannot get named.


heres hoping.

[Star Spangled Bunny]

There used to be a toon called "Mr Name Rejected" who I used to see running around alot. lol This is my all time favorite name but I never see him anymore so goodluck.

[koalita]

I also have a friend named "Rejected" and we saw another toon with the same name. Unfortunately the other one must have thought my friend "stole" his name and started stinking her.

[Trish]

Originally Posted by Zilly Zip

Does anyone know why certan numbers are filter, like 2697? Do they have some sort of secret meaning or something?

Look at the two middle numbers. That's why that number filters.

I play with people I've known for 4 years. I'm going on vacation next week and I was asked which way I'm going.. I couldn't say I-69 in my answer... I was, however, able to type out my new cell number for my best friend in game with no problems (other than the - key filters).

As for the / for an l, 1 works just as well. It stinks that character is filtered because I miss the shift when making a ? often.

[Little Trixie Huckleboing]

I saw "Rejected" a few days ago. I liked that name. LOL

OK here goes, I'm a parent and I don't want to arm kids with 'naughty' info, but I do think it's important to *know* things and have answers about questions you wonder about......so.......

Yes, SOME numbers have a naughty/adult meaning, which is why they aren't allowed.

And the worry with some of the punctuation is not just the replacement of letters, like slashes for "L"s, but that you can actually draw out naughty things using punctuations, like people without clothing on, AND that they are included in website address and email addresses too. So they just filter them to be safe.

And lastly, I'm not sure why it filters the entire thing out. I actually hate that. I never even know if my friends get half of what I say. And once I was heckled pretty badly by an SF for not saying anything and for being so quiet when I kept saying things over and over. This was before I knew about how strong the chat filter was. I finally got mad that he wouldn't leve me alone and X'd him. Now I know I was probably including a - sign or something else that isn't allowed. I really wish the filters would just replace whatever set it off.