I was wondering if Roblox would moderate my game if I use the fictional 555-0100 phone system on billboards or in dialing phone props?
Wikipedia states this:
The prefix 555 is a central office code in the North American Numbering Plan. It has traditionally been used only for the provision of directory assistance, when dialing (area code)-555-1212.
The central office code is also used for fictitious telephone numbers in North American television shows, films, video games, and other media in order to prevent practical jokers and curious callers from bothering telephone subscribers and organizations by calling telephone numbers they see in works of fiction. Only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use.
Using phone numbers isnât forbidden by itself, but promoting players/kids to âcontactâ outside parties is. If youâre going to include phone numbers in your game, ensure that they are only used for reasons embedded in story narrative or otherwise relevant to gameplay. Advertisements or posters promoting kids to call a phone number, whether a real number or not (555-XXXX might be an actual number outside of the US), would get your game moderated fairly quickly.
Edit: on second thought, usage of phone numbers in general might fall under sharing personal data which is definitely not allowed. Despite the number being obviously fake. Using fake web addresses would definitely result in your game being moderated, but we havenât seen something similar happen with phone numbers as far as I am aware.
It would be numbers âdialedâ in the game. The call would be a dialogue of bubble text. Essentially giving you a clue or solving something. Itâs been done many times in off platform games. I know the mod system gets weird about numbers though (in file names).
Displaying phone numbers in general seems risky, but maybe you could invent a fictional phone number system that uses shapes (and other meaningless symbols) instead of numbers or letters? And then you could create GUIs (for inputting them) and come up with some cryptic jargon for wording that helps make the system come to life and directs people on how to use it.
I could use contacts in a cellphone with just names. Thatâs only if I use a cellphone though. I wanted to make it familiar like how you see phone numbers in real life. I was thinking of using 5 digits but that is the length of a text message short code. Apart from using symbols I think the 555 thing is the answer as evidenced by use in movies and games. I wish there was a way to find out for sure instead of waiting for my game to get modded.
