Little Big Moderation
After spending hours on my rather pathetic looking Doctor Who related level in Little Big Planet, the last thing I'd want to have happen is for the level to be deleted from the LBP servers. Come to think of it, I probably shouldn't have mentioned that I have that sort of level, it'll be gone for sure. Still, there are several gamers out there who are watching their hard work vanish into the ether. The biggest problem thus far has been that nobody knows why this is happening. Sure, having a 9/11 themed level is tasteless and is grounds for deletion (unless you believe in freedom of speech, but we won't go into that) but what about the rest of us? The Playstation Blog has been updated with some answers to LBP related questions, one of them being the moderation process. Here is their statement:
The level moderation process is something we're continually improving. The small percentage of levels moderated have been done so after the community has reported them using the Good Grief tool. We never moderate levels that have not been reported in this way. The vast majority of moderated levels were due to offensive material, however we are evolving the way moderation happens to ensure that creators are made aware of why their level was blocked. More to come shortly.
Makes you wonder if someone from DC is finding Batman levels and reporting them. I know that moderation is not always a fun topic, but if we take a step back and look at how LBP has become an evolving community it is a fascinating subject. With almost 200,000 user created levels on the servers, the creativity of the gaming community (or lack of) is in full force. What levels do you think should be deleted? Have you had a level deleted? Has anyone made a level dedicated to me? Post your commented below. Oh and hunt me down if you see me online, this game is awesome with friends!
"SACK IT TO ME"...Weekly Answers to the LBP Community's Questions [Playstation Blog]
TheDoctor
Posted to Video Games on 3 December 2008
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