About This Application
This application is a crowdsourcing platform designed to identify potentially inappropriate Roblox groups. Users can participate in three main ways:
- Submit Groups: If you encounter a Roblox group you believe warrants review, you can submit its Group ID.
- Vote on Groups: The system presents groups for review. You can cast a vote ('Inappropriate' or 'Not Inappropriate') based on your assessment.
- Skip Groups: If you are unsure about a group or do not wish to vote, you can skip it. Skipped groups do not affect scoring and will not be shown to you again.
The platform uses 'Yes'/'No' votes to calculate a "Unified Score" for each group. This score, along with the number of votes, helps prioritize which groups might need further attention or moderation.
The "Stats" tab provides an overview of the system's activity, including the total number of votes, groups identified by the crowd as potentially problematic, and lists of groups with high suspicion scores or users associated with such groups.
Identifying Inappropriate Content
Participants should be aware of various methods bad actors use to disguise inappropriate content or signal harmful fetishes. Familiarizing yourself with these can help in accurately assessing groups. Below are some common euphemisms, code words, and symbols that have been observed:
Common Euphemisms & Symbols:
- "wedge" (or "bypass wedge"): Often used as a substitute for "thong" or other types of revealing/sexualized clothing assets designed to appear near-nude.
- "bull" (and variants like "BigBrownBull"): This term is frequently associated with cuckoldry and race-play fetish content.
- Spade symbol (♠): Often used as an indicator for race-play fetishes, sometimes in combination with terms like "bull."
- "ild ’ography" (or similar misspellings/spacing): A disguised way of referring to child pornography. This is extremely serious and if suspected, should be reported through appropriate channels immediately.
- "bypass": A general term indicating that the content or group is attempting to circumvent Roblox's moderation filters, often for inappropriate assets or topics.
- ROT13, Morse code, Leetspeak, Binary in descriptions/names: These are encoding methods used to hide problematic keywords or messages from automated filters.
- "we follow TOS here!" (or similar statements): Ironically, this phrase is sometimes used in groups that are blatantly violating Roblox's Terms of Service, as a form of misdirection or false reassurance.
- "furry": While the furry fandom is a legitimate community, this term is sometimes co-opted to mask sexual or fetish-related content that would otherwise be flagged. Context is important.
- Excessive use of numbers or special characters in names/descriptions: Can be an attempt to evade keyword filters for inappropriate terms.
- Vague or "coded" group names and descriptions: Groups that seem intentionally obscure might be using private slang or codes to attract a specific audience for inappropriate content.
This list is not exhaustive. Bad actors constantly evolve their methods. Use your best judgment and report content that violates Roblox's Community Standards directly to Roblox if necessary.
How Scores Work (Simplified)
- Crowd Score: Calculated based on the ratio of 'yes' (inappropriate) to 'no' (not inappropriate) votes for a group. Uses Laplace smoothing to provide a more stable score with few votes. Skips do not influence this score.
- Unified Score: This is the primary score used for ranking. It considers manual administrative reviews, confident crowd scores, derived analytical scores (if applicable), and less confident crowd scores, in that order of priority.
Your participation helps build a community-driven assessment of Roblox groups.