Both the cover/game icon are images from the movie. It also has a low like/dislike ratio. Not only does this game use copyrighted images, but it lures users into a poorly made game with no visual representation before visiting.
Iâm not saying we remove images made by program like blender who simply render roblox content, but games that rely on clickbait and copyrighted images shouldnât be allowed.
If I had a dollar for every thread that says âTHEYâRE PLAYING UNFAIR AND WINNING! MAKE IT STOP!â I could buy a nice TV.
I agree with the idea, but they way this is worded sounds like every other thread that points out a game like this. Itâll get removed. They wonât be able to Dev Ex. Just let it die.
On with the idea however, yes. The issue lies in a moderator cannot just assume that a game titled âROBLOX SUMMER FESTâ does not have dinosaurs, robots, flaming apples, and magic unicorns. Therefor this is a near impossibility.
True - but Iâm not trying to say that we should remove clickbait images (while that would be nice if it was simple) Iâm just saying we should take the first steps and make roblox games require content from the site. And as to the example I stated Iâm fairly certain a moderator wouldnât look at the image and wonder âbut what if it does look like that in the gameâ
My goal is not to end clickbait on roblox in one day, but I feel like this would be a step in the right direction.
A game having a thumbnail/icon that doesnât contain ROBLOX content doesnât make it bad. Take @AbstractAlexâs icon for Shard Online for instance:
It doesnât contain ROBLOX content, but itâs still definitely appropriate. Itâs fine if an image doesnât have ROBLOX stuff, but youâre right that thumbnails/icons/ads shouldnât be allowed to have clickbait/copyrighted material. Itâs difficult to tell if something is copyrighted by glancing at it though, so I think cracking down on images that are obviously meant to imply the gameplay looks different than it does (like screenshots from other games) would be easier to moderate and be just as effective.
No no no no. This is most definitely not a competition thing @J_J. I have absolutely no game to compete with those, and I still strongly dislike them. Why? Theyâre blatant scams that are free roaming. They tarnish ROBLOX (when people talk poorly about ROBLOX theyâre always referring to these types of games) and give players a bad experience. It doesnât matter if Iâm not playing it to have a bad experience â I donât want players having an awful time on ROBLOX because I want our community to grow. Letting these games run their course will not help, as they are always replaced by a different game that does the same thing.
I mentioned banning stuff like screenshots from other games for game icons/thumbnails â that would help. It wouldnât help false advertising (people can make an in-ROBLOX scene that makes their game look great but in reality itâs just a bunch of copy/paste free models), but it would help with games that advertise using other gamesâ success. Really the only solution to bad stuff is manual human moderation of every game. Thatâs not physically possible due to constraints on time, so the only way to get that to work is for the community to be able to report games and have them locked. We already have that to an extent with Report Abuse, but there are tons of flaws with that and stuff rarely gets acted on unless itâs very severe or involves chat/forum posts.
Scammy or whatnot games do eventually get removed but in my opinion it always takes too long . If there is a game that has a low like / dislike ratio, it would be nice if within an hour of reaching the front page it could be examined.
The reason I say âexaminedâ:
The issue with automated systems like like/dislike banning is that it is bottable. We do not want to implement a system that can be used maliciously. I typically only see 1-2 games that are clearly clickbait scams every week. I donât believe a system is needed to prevent this, rather simple checking of the games page every hour or so. From my experience scammy games usually take 5-8+ hours to get moderated.
New users and existing users should not have to see clickbait games because that is a gross experience, especially when a good experience could be put in itâs place.
