Tessellation is considered far too hardcore for this site! ;)
And :welcome: to the forum Mr and Ms Pie.
Can't you block whispers?
The reason that you cannot have "no whispers" in the room title is that it is not a site rule, as there is a facility to block whispers now.
People can chose to whisper the same as people can chose to block the whispers.
Because it's optional whether to receive whispers, you can't put 'no whispering' in the room title? This is ridiculous and makes very little sense.
Recieving a webcam is also optional. funny old thing I just opened a room called 'you will be kicked if you show your web cam'. Guess what, it opened without a problem.
So presumably I can open a room that doesn't allow cams and warn and, if subsequently necessary, kick people that violate that rule?
Toots I have already read that rule and it clearly states that you can't kick someone that isn't on cam. Fair enough, I see no problem with that. What it doesn't say is that you can't kick someone who is on cam in a no cam room.
Although the situation would be ludicrous it goes to show that the rules are very much open to interpretation if someone wanted to make a point. I firmly believe that this has come about as the original rules have slowly modified and changed over the years to crack down on certain abuses, the most notable one being directing. The rules simply state that certain words are banned, but doesn't say which. But presumably words that aren't on the list are ok? However, I'm wandering on a tangent there.
The OP questioned why you cant have the term 'no whispering' in a room title. I agree that it seems a little ridiculous, so do several others. furthermore I have been able to prove that the software doesn't prevent you from opening a room with 'no webcams' in the title, therefore exposing a loophole that maybe someone might like to close before it actually becomes a problem.
Back to the original question of 'no whispering' in the room title. When did this change? I clearly remember rooms that said exactly that in the room title. More importantly why did it change? the rationale that recieving whispers is optional doesn't really seem like an effective answer given that the whisper block is not 100% usefull in all circumstances.
Some of the room titles are rejected because they attempt to restrict how people should use the site over and above the rules and T&Cs.
The site admins simplified the rules some time ago because they were becoming unnecessarily complex and because new facilities were introduced. Whispering (and being able to block it) is an example where the historical "no whispering without getting permission first" rule was no longer needed.
Any room title should not seek to restrict people's access to the site and should not be in contravention of existing rules. This is primarily covered by the following:
"You cannot kick someone from a room due to the colour of their skin, their geographical location, sexual orientation, their membership status or if they are not on cam. If, for example, you want a room for Couples only, you should make this a Private room with a password, so that entry is by invite only."
I know it doesn't specifically mention whispering, but if we included every possible permutation of what is not allowed, it would be an extremely long list. One area where we have had continual problems in the past is with regard to couples-only rooms, which it why this is mentioned.
To answer the OPs question about "tessellation", we use a combination of automated and manual facilities to check and deal with inappropriate room titles. This word happens to match to one of the automated functions but not in the intended way. I've therefore sent admin a pm to take a look.
We know that the rules do not cover every possible permutation; site admin trust the Chatroom Ops and members to use the site in a sensible manner, and where there are problems the Ops make a reasoned decision based on common sense and site knowledge. If we encounter a situation we've not been in before we discuss it and refer it to admin where appropriate so we have an agreed approach for future.
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Now that is an excellent answer!
blimy you peeps are complicated, if you dont want to see cams dont watch them, dont complain if they are on/off, if you dont want wispers you can turn it to authorise then they wont popup automaticly, this is not rocket science
It would be good though that if they looked into an ability to create rooms that have parameters, ie 'fem/couples/male' age etc. This would then prevent people getting into that room etc.. So it would allow open rooms but with limits.
well i can understand the rules regarding couples only rooms, on a site that is made up of a much larger contingency of males, cynical i know.
but sorry this is a swingers site with far to many rules and regulations, it sounds sometimes like a government run web site.
we cannot think of a single reason why there should not be a couples only room, it is not like there are only to rooms listed in the list of rooms. having a single room that obviously a lot of couples want seems like a good idea. the problem with that is the way it is at the moment and in the past from what i have heard is that single males were being kicked constantly from that room. i am sure there is a way of software only allowing a couple profile into that room. it is not discrimination in my view, it is simply giving one section of the membership what they want. :notes:
i am sure that single males would not object to a single males only room :rascal:
Is there a way for people to be notified when they try to whisper someone who has switched whispers off? I (LB1) switch off my whispers often when in the chatroom, as I can't keep up with them all and prefer to chat in the main room usually. But, I have had situations where people have made comments about me being rude for "ignoring" them - I don't want to upset people, so it would be great if people got an automated message pop up when trying to whisper someone who has switched whispers off - at least they'll know why they're not getting a reply!
Lilith xx
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