A problem with the filter (and how to mitigate it)

[Wokistan]

It has come to my attention that the autocensor considers the phrase "***human" as a slur. This causes problems, because we have this as an official speed category and a term used for a few other things. While it predominantly affects lower tiered characters, it has already messed with edits on at least two profiles, which I can confirm.

However, FANDOM has stated that they do not want to take any current words off the filter, so we may be stuck with this. In this case, we should use Below Average Human instead.

If you see a profile with the banned text on it, please change it to Below Average Human instead, to avoid issues with future edits. This is especially helpful due to the censor not telling you what bad word you're trying to post and where, and results in less people going to the admins to ask questions like this.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Phoenix821]

Good to know.

 

[Phoenix821]

What about those that just say below average?

 

[Saikou_The_Lewd_King]

Didn't we actually officially stopped to use this term some time ago specifically due to it being a slur?

 

[Wokistan]

Some profiles still have it. This thread is mainly to let people know about the issue, so they can fix it when they see it.

 

[Phoenix821]

Some profiles say below average, some say below average human and some say below average level, which one is it?

 

[Saikou_The_Lewd_King]

The answer is: "We don't know".

 

[Wokistan]

Well, we should define a standard. I vouch for below average human, since the rest of the terms assume human physiology as a standard.

 

[DontTalkDT]

The term was changed 2016... you would think by now it's 99.9% replaced...


That aside Speed page has the official say, so Below Average Human should be the correct term.

(Edit: or "Below Average level" in terms of AP & Dura, according to the AP and Tiering page. Which raises the point that the Durability page has it listed wrong.)

 

[WeeklyBattles]

Jst want to point out stuff like b*tch is also considered a slur for some reason

 

[Saikou_The_Lewd_King]

That one got me a few times when I was writing in casual conversations.

Reminder that this word is still officially just a name for an animal and not a slur.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

A lot of people do consider the B word a sexist slur; but yeah, below average human would be better than sub. I wouldn't consider putting "sub" before "human" a slur though. It's more a term used to describe animals. Though, in Fire Emblem for example, it's a fictional slur for human/animal hybrid.

Edit: I searched that word and found 6 results. I will list and fix them if possible.

Freya, Kazumi Schlierenzauer, Arpin Lusène, Reactions, SCP-060, and SCP-076. Those are the list that have said word.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

Reactions and SCP-076 are locked, but I fixed the other 4 profiles. A Content Mod or above is going to need to take care of the rest.

 

[Antvasima]

I am well aware of that the filter is a problem, but it would be an even bigger problem if Fandom regularly banned our members and staff for the slightest mistake, so it is the least bad option.

The r-word is also automatically considered as a slur by the filter btw, even when it is used as a synonym for fire-resistant.