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Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by vaduz »

015a wrote: post #5
Kim_Bruning wrote: post #2

I guess the Scunthorpe problem is still a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem

Reminiscent to me of Call of Duty Warzone; it has loadouts which you can give custom names (that only you see!) which are protected with a profanity filter. Comically, some of the literal names of the guns are banned as being profane, like "MP5".

Isn't it just to double-plus-ensure that no one "accidentally" uses a name that ActivisionBlizzard did not license from the appropriate gun manufacturer?

I.e. It has little to do with profanity but a lot to prevent someone from making screnshot of a loadout with a gun that looks like MP5, is named by them as "MP5 whatever" and behaves like an MP5 in some type of legal action?

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by fastball »

Hamuko wrote: post #24

ASS subtitles are particularly popular in anime fansubbing as it allows for advanced typesetting. You can take it pretty far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9AgMlHJe7Y

Potentially NSFW (heh this is kinda pointless atm).

Also wow, I'm guessing you need to adjust the subtitle with every frame, old-school animation style?

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by Blikkentrekker »

Hamuko wrote: post #24

ASS subtitles are particularly popular in anime fansubbing as it allows for advanced typesetting. You can take it pretty far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9AgMlHJe7Y

So the translated “fidget” parts are not hardsubbed but actually encoded in a subtitle format and therein animated to move around with the Japanese text?

Quite impressive, notwithstanding the use of bourgeois harem as example material.

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by ttt0 »

ksec wrote: post #22

Well luckily this is Google. Which means there are no real human behind the suspension, most likely just an Automated response before some one steps in. ( Or not ) I would be furious if this was coming from Apple. And judging from the current Apple I would not be surprised if they will tell you to not use the "ASS" label in your support format.

Isn't their support service automated too? Isn't making a stink on the internet the only way to deal with issues like this, because it generates bad press for them?

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by jonas21 »

At least you got a reason from Google. I have an update to an iOS app that's been stuck in review for two weeks now with zero feedback from Apple other than boilerplate responses from support. This is causing me serious stress as I have no idea how long it's going to be in this state and I rely on this and another app for 100% of my income.
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