Please censor this abbreviation

[Sceles]

If possible could you censor "♥♥♥" it's an abbreviation for "kill yourself". I think it's one of the worst things you can say to other people and it's been popping up a lot lately.

[Unexpected]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Matt:

I've never even heard of that acronym before you mentioned it here... Is it really a problem? Not sure why a word/acronym that is rarely if ever used needs to be filtered.

♥♥♥ is used typically as an insult, or among people who joke around

[Spawn of Totoro]

If ♥♥♥ is blocked, then they will find another to use in it's place.

How many variations need to be blocked?
How many before it starts impacting real word?

Here are other meanings for "♥♥♥" that would also be impacted:
http://www.acronymfinder.com/♥♥♥.html

♥♥♥ Kentuckiana Yacht Sales, Inc. (Jeffersonville, Indiana)
♥♥♥ Kolej Yayasan Saad (Saad Foundation College; Malacca, Malaysia)
♥♥♥ Kent Youth Singers (UK)
♥♥♥ Kill Your Stereo (music forum)
♥♥♥ Knoxville Youth Sports (Tennessee)
♥♥♥ Kuopion Yliopistollinen Sairaala (Finnish: Kuopio University Hospital)
♥♥♥ Kyoei Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd.
♥♥♥ Know Your Status (health status)
♥♥♥ Know Your Students
♥♥♥ Keys (postal suffix)

There is a limit to what can be appropriately blocked. Acronyms are something that is very hard to do and/or justify it with.

[B l u e b e r r y P o p t a r t]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Matt:

I've never even heard of that acronym before you mentioned it here... Is it really a problem? Not sure why a word/acronym that is rarely if ever used needs to be filtered.

Not in Off-Topic a lot? You see ♥♥♥ a lot.

[Matt]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sutton Who?:

♥♥♥ is used typically as an insult, or among people who joke around

Is it used as an insult here? That's what would concern me. I don't recall seeing people using it. Can't say that I've seen posts reported for using it either.

[୨ಠ ͜つಠ୧]

more censorship won't help anyone (also ,you can't just censor words like "kill" and "yourself" ,then it doesn't really matters)

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Matt:

I've never even heard of that acronym before you mentioned it here... Is it really a problem? Not sure why a word/acronym that is rarely if ever used needs to be filtered.

it's used a lot (i never saw it on the forums though ,just in game)

[B l u e b e r r y P o p t a r t]

I've reported some of them in past month at least and you can tell how they use "♥♥♥".

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Matt:

I've never even heard of that acronym before you mentioned it here... Is it really a problem? Not sure why a word/acronym that is rarely if ever used needs to be filtered.

It seems to be more common in games, although most of the time I see it done in a joking manner.

Ex.
"I like to use (insert OP gun) all the time"
"♥♥♥"

[Sceles]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Spawn of Totoro:

If ♥♥♥ is blocked, then they will find another to use in it's place.

Possibly, but it's likely that the new one would not be nearly as hurtful.

If a person who is already suffering from bad depression gets told to kill himself it could have very serious consequences. He might not kill himself right away, but it will still give him the idea. Even small things can have a big psychological impact in the long run.

Edit: Just forget everything I said above. I was in a rush so I left it at that even though I already knew I shouldn't have. My main point is still to keep Steam's forums clean and civilized, not to protect depressed people.

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sceles:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Spawn of Totoro:

If ♥♥♥ is blocked, then they will find another to use in it's place.

Possibly, but it's likely that the new one would not be nearly as hurtful.

If a person who is already suffering from bad depression gets told to kill himself it could have very serious consequences. He might not kill himself right away, but it will still give him the idea. Even small things can have a big psychological impact in the long run.

Don't people normally type out the full sentence if they mean it?

[Spawn of Totoro]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sceles:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Spawn of Totoro:

If ♥♥♥ is blocked, then they will find another to use in it's place.

Possibly, but it's likely that the new one would not be nearly as hurtful.

If a person who is already suffering from bad depression gets told to kill himself it could have very serious consequences. He might not kill himself right away, but it will still give him the idea. Even small things can have a big psychological impact in the long run.

That makes no sense. How can an abbreviation that can carry many meanings hurt any more then another?

♥♥♥, kus, kiyse. If they all have the same meaning you give it, then they are all equaly as hurtful.

You can instead give it a diffren meaning, such as "Kind Young Sir", then it will lose it's hurtfulness and that doesn't require a filter.

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Spawn of Totoro:

You can instead give it a diffren meaning, such as "Kind Young Sir", then it will lose it's hurtfulness and that doesn't require a filter.

People have already done that in a way, some people when told to ♥♥♥ reply with "keep yourself safe? Thanks!" or something along those lines.

[Washell]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sceles:

If a person who is already suffering from bad depression gets told to kill himself it could have very serious consequences. He might not kill himself right away, but it will still give him the idea. Even small things can have a big psychological impact in the long run.

People suffering from bad depression already toy with the idea. It comes naturally, it doesn't need outside input to be there. Getting told to do it will just be another drop in the massive bleak storm.

[🜂∴🜏 Cassie]

I just report everyone who tells other users to kill themselves, regardless of whether it was typed in an abbreviation or typed out fully.

[Radene]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sceles:

If a person who is already suffering from bad depression gets told to kill himself it could have very serious consequences. He might not kill himself right away, but it will still give him the idea. Even small things can have a big psychological impact in the long run.

As a person who used to suffer from bad depression (and still has relapses now and then), I would kindly ask you to not hide behind me when you're trying to make a point what you are offended by.

[Darren]

I'll be honest I thought ♥♥♥, was just a way of saying okay, if people were trying to use it to insult me I'd never have even noticed.