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Summary: pathouilles shares a frustrating experience on eBay where a message was unfairly blocked for offensive language. The word "retard" seems to be the problem, since it is an insult in English. *miss-tigri* and edencollectors suggest replacing "retard" with "purchase" or "delay." japalu1952 confirms that the problem comes from the word "retard" and suggests using "delay" to get around the filter. The participants express their exasperation with the limitations of eBay's language filter.
Sell an item ... and then communicate with the buyer.
Well, it gets very complicated.
Below is a practical example with a short message I want to send to a buyer:
"Bonjour, the little speedster left 24 hours late. Patrice"
and well, here is the eBay response
"Your message was blocked because it contains language that may be considered offensive. Please rephrase and try again. Learn more about our Threats and offensive language policy"
I’ve looked everywhere, and I can’t see what could be considered "offensive" and where the "threats" might be hiding
Complete nonsense
Patrice
japalu1952
·8 months agoWell, it's really "delay" that's the problem.
So eBay no longer accepts delays... Oops!
"Setback" works.
I hope that's a word the buyer can understand ??? 😂
The AI has certainly never heard it 😲 (another word to analyze)
Music? 🤔
Not music? 🤔
😂
Thanks everyone
Kind regards
*miss-tigri*
·1 year agoHello
It’s hard to understand how the bots work and the censorship applied to certain words.
Try simplifying your message by replacing petit bolide with purchase, you never know unless it’s the word delay that’s getting blocked .