Is it bannable to put bad words in a lua comment

[jummyzero (jummy)]

it would never appear in the game, i just need to yell at my code

[sonic_848 (killer)]

Nope…

I once put out whole curse statements in code bar and nun happened

[neweve2323 (block)]

Sadly yes, this is in an official post:

@Roblox

We have a system that automatically checks code for inappropriate content. If code gets flagged, the script then gets sent to a specially-trained team for manual review. If any of the following are found in the flagged code or assets, you can be subject to moderation against your game and account:

• discriminatory language
• personally-identifiable information
• real-life threats

[wf_sh (wait)]

Roblox has a “system that automatically checks code for inappropriate content.”. If you read the post linked by @neweve2323 Roblox doesn’t mind as long as “it’s not visible to players”. Despite this, I wouldn’t reccomend including any comments of that sort as you would rather not have one of the outsourced moderators examine all your code.

[Frqsh]

Isn’t the post talking about uploaded models?

[jummyzero (jummy)]

i additionally found this post that clarifies some things:

Response to code safety review discussion

Hey developers, We hear your feedback and we want to provide a clearer explanation of how, when, and why code can be flagged as a safety concern and what to expect during this process. This process was put in place to identify and prevent malicious activity on the platform and is intended to stop such activity without disrupting legitimate developers. We’re looking to flag content that’s dangerous or harmful to our community, not find swear words in scripts that would never be seen by players…

“we are not looking to punish anyone for using profanity in their code that is never seen by players”

however, the original post also says this:

“Just make sure the text you’re filtering is not visible to players (i.e. sent to the client) and all should be fine.”

this suggests LocalScripts and Legacy scripts may be subject to scrutiny. although invisible to legitimate players, they are “sent to the client”.

edit: additionally, Team Create and Live Scripting (although i don’t personally use them) complicate this distinction further. collaborators on a project are “clients” in the technical sense.

[SinClosed (Lolen)]

why would you want to do this?

[jummyzero (jummy)]

yelling at my code makes me a better programmer

[jummyzero (jummy)]

for real though, it just takes extra effort to “filter” myself for roblox (hence why i very rarely chat in experiences) and i want to know what’s expected so i don’t slip up and get slammed for it.