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- ten_6044
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Scratcher
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Are random word generators against the community guidelines?
I'm asking about this, because random word generators (which are projects that generate random words) have the possibility of generating content that does not follow the community guidelines. Take a simple example:
Assuming that the consonants and vowels are a fixed set, it's possible to make bad words or content that may not follow the community guidelines. I know that blacklists are banned on Scratch because people can just see inside and see the bad words, which is not a good idea.
So, are these types of projects allowed?
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say (join (join (item [random] of [consonants v]) (item [random] of [vowels v])) (item [random] of [consonants v]))
Assuming that the consonants and vowels are a fixed set, it's possible to make bad words or content that may not follow the community guidelines. I know that blacklists are banned on Scratch because people can just see inside and see the bad words, which is not a good idea.
So, are these types of projects allowed?
Last edited by ten_6044 (May 14, 2026 03:35:15)
- some1atskool
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Scratcher
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Are random word generators against the community guidelines?
i wouldn't risk it if i were you
- theashbreather
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Scratcher
100+ posts
Are random word generators against the community guidelines?
The chances of a “innapropriate” word being generated is quite low, and you can also quite literally generate your own word manually by randomly typing on your keyboard. Thus, I find it pointless to even think about that. Even if such a case happened, what are the chances of that kid knowing what the word is? And if they do, they're obviously going to just skip past it.
Now if your project consistently generated innapropriate language, that's where that would be an issue.
Now if your project consistently generated innapropriate language, that's where that would be an issue.
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