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Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by smartties »

jonas21 wrote: post #47

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.

Would you rather have your whole app suspended indefinitely from a random google's bot decision or have a human reviewing your update and possibly rejecting it ? From my last 3 rejections on iOS, they always provided me screenshots and I could discuss with the Apple reviewers. Same story for youtube (bots everywhere...), the only Google service where I could talk to human was Google Ads.

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by hatsunearu »

MFogleman wrote: post #26

Just wanna make sure I got this right. "ASS", automatic instant suspension with 0 human review. "King's Throne: Game of Lust.", with advertised gameplay content such as "I, [the King], shall interrogate this female prisoner privately in my bed chambers", is one of the top advertised games on google play. Got it.

I hate the ads for that game so much when I'm watching random crap on Youtube...

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by ASalazarMX »

MFogleman wrote: post #26

Just wanna make sure I got this right. "ASS", automatic instant suspension with 0 human review. "King's Throne: Game of Lust.", with advertised gameplay content such as "I, [the King], shall interrogate this female prisoner privately in my bed chambers", is one of the top advertised games on google play. Got it.

IDK, but maybe the game is marked as mature, while the app is not, and the automated review gave the former a pass in profanity?

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by worik »

Some one said, and was downvoted into oblivion (?)...

" Yup, that's about how much effort I expected them to put into their app store: absolutely nothing beyond cheap, automated heuristics. Why invest in a decent ecosystem when you're one of the two options in town?

I'm about an inch away from throwing my phone in the river and switching to a GPS-only device for navigating in my car. All the convenience a mobile device offers can't make up for the crap software experience you're forced into—literally ransoming the use of your phone through their company store. "

Me too! I have ordered and am awaiting my Pine Phone for this exact reason.

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by jennyyang »

Once companies become monopolies like Google, Facebook etc, I believe the government should impose regulations like mandatory SLAs for customer support.

Right now, companies like Google can completely ignore customer service because they are a monopoly. And they do this, because it saves them billions of dollars. If they had actual competition, they would spend more on customer support because it would be a point of contention, but since they have no competition, they just let bots handle everything and they completely ignore their customers who have no choice but to continue to use their products. This is a form or monopolistic behavior that needs to be addressed by regulations.

Monopolies should be forced to spend money on real humans or some form of effective customer support, with a regulated SLA. It's the only way to keep these companies in check once they have completely starved any form of competition away from them.

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by Hamuko »

jsheard wrote: post #51
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

I just watched a fansub recently where they replaced some environmental text in the background, and they used the ASS format to render the english text out of focus and seamlessly match the depth-of-field effect used in the show. Some groups really go above and beyond.

Definitely. For example, MTBB's subtitles for Kimi no Na wa are very impressive.

There's a short showcase of them on YouTube (spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_c-eKTisI0

It's a shame you basically cannot get anything close to the quality of fansubs from any commercial/legal options.

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by hatsunearu »

jsheard wrote: post #51
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

I just watched a fansub recently where they replaced some environmental text in the background, and they used the ASS format to render the english text out of focus and seamlessly match the depth-of-field effect used in the show. Some groups really go above and beyond.

The few groups that used to do that have stopped making fansubs. Mostly because HorribleSubs took a lot of the market share by just ripping CruncyRoll subs and re-packaging with RAWs.

But now that HS is gone, I'm not sure what's happening to the scene. There is a power vacuum and I'm not sure if anyone took up the space.

Re: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

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Post by hatsunearu »

tschwimmer wrote: post #8
015a wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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".

See also Dark Souls multiplayer, in which you can see many “K***hts” running around.

Oh my god that's fucking hilarious.
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