I applaud you. 000s sort it out. It's disgusting.

So basically what we all can do is make symbols that mean something 'adult' and post it everywhere, rather than actually say the word or what we mean. That's ok isn't it. Yeah must be.

Edit: Vanillateddy yep I removed my original post. I have had too many arguments with certain individuals over things that are blatantly wrong. I see no point in carying it on if 000s doesn't step in and start smacking people with the ban hammer, It just seems to me and a lot of others, that some people on this forum think themselves above the law. I guess people have a reputation and many people know what sort. My job was done back in May 2013.

well, you can just report them in-game.

I know certain people have gotten banned for even joking around claiming that someone else was on their account, from troll reports XP

*is in FSC when he gets a patch notice* * mail says " The guild : Echo of Silence is being deleted " " all knights seen posting 69 will have their accounts perma banned"* lol...... on a completely random note I would laugh so hard if someone vandalized the faces on rushmore or w/e its called :3

You're trolling us right? All this was actually a joke wasn't it? I find this all very hard to believe.......it would mean the whole of EOS will get banned. All the billions of ce and cr they put into their guild is wasted. All the 1000s of pounds each player has paid 000s was all for nothing, well for nothing on their behalf.........

Nope. You're definitely trolling. Screen pic or it didn't happen.

Edit: Is this a serious thread? I actually think it's Fehzor as well now.

But on a serious note. 000s needs to put a stop to it.

@paweu

Oh great cuz everyone will just go and run math through there head. not to mention why not <96 then? Oh wait that's right because then it wouldn't be <69

@Arkode
So it begins.
Also I heard this somewhere but i forget where, they should make Mnt. Rushmore animatronic, you know, so it talks and winks and well other stuff..

Removed my comment because you removed yours most likely in response to what I said. So it's only fair I do the same in respect for you.

I've been wanting to make a thread that addresses this for a long time. The only thing stopping me was the fact that it would look like I was attacking Echo Of Silence.

That does bring up the question though. How can this issue be addressed without making it appear as if EoS themselves was the actual target? After all, they take claim for introducing "<69" to the community. The innuendos of this have been overlooked for far too long. Why? Maybe because someone shoved a Love Puppy cake in the developer's faces. Or maybe not. Maybe they like that kind of humor and it's too "inconspicuous" to take action against. If that's the case, a lot of words they have banned shouldn't be banned because they aren't "well known" or even commonly known. I can understand why it wouldn't be filtered, as it is just a number, but why don't people on the forums get banned because of it? I can think of someone who could likely get perma banned simply from the amount of times he/she has written it publicly on these forums. The question is why is this sort of offense not taken seriously? 69 is a lot worse than certain words, simply judging from the definition. I can't see why OOO has turned a blind eye to this especially since it has "caught on" and has started a trend. True you can't stop or prevent people from making a bid with 69 in it, but that's completely different than conversation. The Auction House is a place for numbers and measurement, the number has a different meaning there (even if it has the secret innuendo behind it). But chat and the forums are a place where 69 are given a meaning rather than a value. It being used so often brings it to the community's awareness which is just as bad. I'm sure if OOO doesn't want to raise the ban hammer against the offensive party that has brought <69 to the forefront of this community, I'm sure they could give them a warning or even ask politely to stop spreading such trends and that party would comply because they are respectable and decent individuals as a whole.

I've been wanting to make a thread that addresses this for a long time. The only thing stopping me was the fact that it would look like I was attacking Echo Of Silence.

That does bring up the question though. How can this issue be addressed without making it appear as if EoS themselves was the actual target? After all, they take claim for introducing "<69" to the community. The innuendos of this have been overlooked for far too long. Why? Maybe because someone shoved a Love Puppy cake in the developer's faces. Or maybe not. Maybe they like that kind of humor and it's too "inconspicuous" to take action against. If that's the case, a lot of words they have banned shouldn't be banned because they aren't "well known" or even commonly known. I can understand why it wouldn't be filtered, as it is just a number, but why don't people on the forums get banned because of it? I can think of someone who could likely get perma banned simply from the amount of times he/she has written it publicly on these forums. The question is why is this sort of offense not taken seriously? 69 is a lot worse than certain words, simply judging from the definition. I can't see why OOO has turned a blind eye to this especially since it has "caught on" and has started a trend. True you can't stop or prevent people from making a bid with 69 in it, but that's completely different than conversation. The Auction House is a place for numbers and measurement, the number has a different meaning there (even if it has the secret innuendo behind it). But chat and the forums are a place where 69 are given a meaning rather than a value. It being used so often brings it to the community's awareness which is just as bad. I'm sure if OOO doesn't want to raise the ban hammer against the offensive party that has brought <69 to the forefront of this community, I'm sure they could give them a warning or even ask politely to stop spreading such trends and that party would comply because they are respectable and decent individuals as a whole

This couldn't have been put any better.

To further my support of action against 69, I will paste the contents of my support email I just sent to them in regards this issue:

69 and <69 are commonly used by a certain group. It's obvious who. I'm not trying to bring attention to them but rather 69, <69, and their use. The sexual innuendos behind the use of the number sixty-nine are pervasive to the community and while the number as a value is not the problem, the meaning and the usage is. I'm sure you likely know what I'm referring to. If not, you can satisfy your curiosity like the eager 13-16 age group and look it up. Suddenly 69 has a whole new meaning. A gross and perverted meaning. Probably something that would pass in the ESRB rating of "R" (as a scene of course). So why hasn't action been taken against this issue? I can understand that outright banning 69 altogether is not the solution. It does have it's purpose as a number. But it can be easily understood the meaning of it's usage by the context. So discretion would be appropriate for this problem.

69 is so widely used and known in the community by now that it would be difficult to reverse what has been done. I suppose "ex post facto" would be a good solution so that those who have used it in the past would not get banned now. A warning to those who have been reported for the usage of the inappropriate 69 usage would be a justifiable action. I'm sure the likely suspects of the major users of 69 in it's gross context would likely respect these decisions and not pursue using it to avoid a temporary ban.

Action against such negative connotations that 69 could have would be easy as any other situations that deserve discretion. From here on out, I will be reporting the sexual connotations of 69 and it's variables because action needs to be brought against it.

These sure are a lot of walls of text for a troll thread.

I feel more trolled reading the serious responses in support of it :;

@AKD:
Context counts way more. You can post offensive, derisive, and inflammatory text without ever bypassing the word filter using completely 'kosher' words, and you can use 'impure' words in a completely benign manner.

Can't we all just get along? We all have so much love to give <69

@Arcknightdelta
@Arkode
You guys are funny.

@Seiran
When in doubt, assume stupidity for ruse.

EOS thread derailment begins.

@Sleepy-Hollows:
mm..
Many of those words are only used offensively in context, so they're filtered. There's a certain 3-letter word that the British used to use to refer to cigarettes (non-offensive) but is now commonly used as a derogatory slur (offensive). Since the original meaning is rarely used (or... not used at all, in American English), it's assumed to only have its derogatory meaning and is filtered.

Now look at the terms you're trying to call a witchhunt towards right now and tell me they lack a non-offensive context.

"69" is a 2-character number. "I hit 6969 damage in Lockdown" (I have, actually) "Buying 69CE".
"<69" is a silly parody of "<3". "thx guys <69"

You can't use a word filter on it (well, maybe on <69), because it has way more non-offensive uses AND it's such a common string. There's some pattern matching tech which people have used (ex: if 'firetruck' is filtered, you can easily recognize 'firetruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck' as the same word), but there isn't readily-available technology to infer cultural meanings from strings, like "I'm gonna charge my Sudaruska and slam it into your Cradle in front of your Guardians so hard it's going to break the shield and make your Core open".

But hey, if someone ACTUALLY uses it in a way that calls on its 'offensive context', then sure, do what you feel you need to and use the complain feature in-game. That's what it's for.

[edit]
lol @ the suda-cradle, had way more fun typing that out than I should have.

I don't think many people want to do that number with anyone here.

Y'all are too lewd.

"-IronSkullKid"

I actually changed my name a while ago.

Ok. Just to end all this stupidity.

The people who are going to use it let them. We know there is an adult meaning to it so we won't use it. Stop giving people the attention they want. Note I don't have a problem with EOS I don't think anyone does. From in game mail I have received in the past there is a definite problem with some members of EOS. 000s know this. Why action isn't taken I don't know and I don't care.

Spiral knights isn't a game that revolves around one guild so stop making so. It's basically one thing after the other.

Guild, Nightmare, EOS

2-3 years down the line some other guild will get all the headlines. Why? Because that's the mentality of the SK community.

#dealwithit

If you're going to be scared to stand up for what you believe in then you might as well say you are defeated.

Pathetic.

You made a strong point, stand by it, ignore the hate and move on.

IMO
The moment you step in the internet, you have no right to complain, whine, and moan about anything you discover.

@AKC:

Welcome to the Helga EoS fanclub. Take a seat beside a friend, and wait for the classes to begin. 1st course will revolve around how you make threads about eos. 2nd course will deal with...

What am I talking about, Eos is dead...