UPDATE Chat Channel Updates

RascalTheRaccoon said:



with the new chat channels and what will be allowed to be posted, i can't see how anyone can post funny, flirty and mature posts, that aren't sexual, since that could still be silenceable if they're posting to a channel that has nothing to do with it. example: posting to the new Exchange or new Student Union channels, after seeing a friend or acquaintance, and casually chatting since it's "off topic". kind of like when we post banners in exclusive limited time Campus Party, Pride Month, and April Fools only channels accidentally.

it would be nice for a 'Lounge' channel for casual chatting for multiple people that isn't necessarily game related and isn't inappropriate or abusive, for players to be goofy with and to catch up a bit with people or make new friends. this also helps with filtering out how 'bloated' a single public channel can sometimes get. this possible channel could also be good for future Mod + Dev Trivia.

i know many people will tell fellow players to just take it to DMs anyway, but not everybody has every single person they're acquainted with or friendly with added and we shouldn't have to run to DMS just to talk with others. especially if nothing in the conversation is inappropriate, private/personal or against TOU.

about the content not allowed in public channels,

i hope that asking people what their bra and panty size and color is part of the new silence policy. it's creepy and 100% the equivalent of asking a man what size his/their genitals are and what color his/their underwear is. it's gross and uncomfortable. i can't speak for everyone, and maybe some of y'all will think i'm being dramatic or 'reaching' but i'm sure there are plenty of women, and men who respect women, who play this game and find it degrading and creepy and very discouraging that something like that isn't silenceable after all this time. while not directly sexual it's definitely broader harassment since they're making it everybody's problem by posting publicly asking to know the size of someone's body parts. it's absolutely a conversation two consenting adults can have in their DMs.....🫩

(also your block button is BROKEN; am so tired of seeing blocked individuals posting their creepy stuff in my public channels)

now going back on the trading thing, it would be fun if we could edit or delete our own Forum Posts when buying or selling items via text or with picture collages. not being able to edit or delete and re post, has the Forum currently looking cluttered, a little funky and overall a complete eyesore. if we could fix our mistakes and typos and easily update an existing post that something we were looking for has already been bought etc.... it would honestly be amazing!

(i know @Atlas is dog tired of editing posts for me lol; i appreciate you 🩵)

another issue is when silenced sometimes the reply is pretty much automated and isn't helpful.
a friend of mine was silenced for 24 hrs last year for writing

"💘Selling Starred Furni/Stats💘"

and the reason behind the silence was

'POSTING CONTENT THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN PUBLIC CHANNELS.' since when my guy?

when trying to dispute in Tickets she was then told the action taken against her account was valid. keep in mind it was posted once to Campus Chat and once to Pub Chat. prior to this she had never been silenced before so it was surprising.

i myself asked a Dev why that happened and if it could still be disputed since players should be able to post game related content. they honestly had no idea themselves on the why but couldn't do anything on my friends behalf because 1. the 24 hrs ban was already over by then, 2. TOU/Bans/Silences isn't their department and 3. since my friend had already asked to dispute it in Tickets and was told it was valid, it wouldn't make sense for another team member from an unrelated department to butt in. which fair.

as it stands, many of us use LINE or Discord and some few Reddit to post trade banners or trade collages, but making an official Forums Page for Buying and Selling and allowing us to edit or delete our own post would be the best route going forward in my opinion.

it keeps us ' in-house ' and safer as a community since people like to send malicious links on those platforms. i don't want myself or others to be unjustly silenced over trading in corresponding public channels, or to only have the option of using third party apps if we don't have to. it also has the added benefit of keeping Forums more streamlined, helps avoid lag, and an added bonus of connecting people from both servers.

i really hope you guys give it some serious thought and don't say this idea isn't possible, profitable or the Team as a collective whole deem it unnecessary.

p.s. may we have an updated speaker tokens limit? 25 isn't enough. 🫤

thanks for reading
-🦝🩵
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ok after playing around with the new channels, i now understand campus is for casual chatting and orientation is for noobs.... honestly this is a touch confusing and cluttered.

the orientation tab should be tab #1 for new players incoming.

the old Pub tab could've just been renamed for casual chatting and for Trivia.

this way new players can familiarize themselves and eventually trickle into the other stuff and also find new home clubs much easier. the only new channel that actually makes sense was Exchange to separate Trading. currently there's way too many tab channels out 🥲


preferably something like this ⬇️

ORIENTATION
• Noobs conducting noob quests (including asking for an RS)
• Q&A for noobs with questions
• Club/Flash/BBB banners
• Lbh Help
*advertising who won so and so off of the spinner or advertising that a club initiated a party isn't necessary.

EXCHANGE
• Buying and Selling of approved in-game items
example: furniture + stats + shards + avi boxes + components + battle/sp + chibi + chibi set bentos

LOUNGE (to replace Pub)
• Casually chatting
• Q&A help unrelated to being a new player
• Mod/Dev/Player Trivia
• RS requests
• Other
*don't penalize anyone for also posting trading or flash banners in here occasionally since it doesn't go against TOU.

CLUB
• Chat with your club mates
• Renew/pre book
• Troll and joke with your club mates
• Make long time friends
same old same old 😌

TUTOR CHAT
• Talk in there to help your Tutors or ask your Pupil something and pray someone remembers this chat exists lol

FIND - CHANNELS
✰ Orientation
✰ Exchange
✰ Lounge
✰ Club
✰ Tutor
* allow players to unstar any of their channels except Club
and only let noobs unstar Orientation who are finished with noob quests / tutorial mode.

5 tabs + FC looks better than 6 tabs + FC
but this is just my opinion/suggestion. to each their own
 
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Also, I posted this in Campus, but maybe the mods (or ATA!) could consider hosting a trivia contest about these new rules for crates. Hosting near the end of the two weeks perhaps. I think it'd be incentive for players to really familiarize themselves with the new rules.
 
[ATA]Marceline said:
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Hey folks!

Today we’re sharing some upcoming major updates to our public chat channels and silencing policy. We want Campus Chat, and the chat system in general, to be welcoming, useful, and safe for the wider PiMD community. To support that, we’re making some changes.

Why We’re Making These Changes


tl;dr
PiMD is still social, flirty and expressive; we’re simply narrowing what belongs in public spaces to help the game continue growing.

Public chat should help players connect, trade, find clubs, ask questions, and enjoy the game. Over time however, explicit sexual content in public channels has become more and more of a serious issue. To keep PiMD around, discoverable, and welcoming for the long run, public chat needs to meet a clearer standard.

We want this community to stick around for a very long time, and we know you do too! Because of that, we’re moving public chat away from explicit content and toward channels that better support how people actually want to play PiMD.

Chat Channel Changes


To create a healthier, more functional, and welcoming environment, we are introducing three new dedicated chat spaces and retiring Pub Chat.

NEW ✨ Exchange 🤝
Trading is a huge part of PiMD, but it often takes over Campus Chat. A dedicated trading channel should make trades easier to find without pushing general conversation off-screen.

New ✨ Orientation 📝
We want our newest players to feel right at home. This channel will give new players a place to ask questions, learn the ropes, and get help from PiMD vets and OGs players.

New ✨ Student Union 📢
Looking for a new crew or trying to get a party started? This channel is your new go-to spot for advertising clubs, promoting parties or other in-game events and recruiting heavy hitters.

🚫 Say Goodbye to Pub Chat
While it was originally designed as an 18+ opt-in space, Pub Chat created an expectation that public chat could function as an adult/explicit space. This no longer works for PiMD under current platform expectations, and it has also made moderation less clear across public channels. Private DMs are different, but public channels can no longer be a place for explicit sexual content. As always, consent and respect still apply everywhere.

Chat Conduct Changes


The following changes are being made to how explicit/sexual content is handled in PiMD:
  • Sexually explicit chat is NO LONGER PERMITTED in public channels. Public channels refer to Campus Chat, all Chat Channels, Usernames, Club Names, Club Descriptions, Walls, Profiles etc. anywhere that other players can see and read. ​
    • Players who continue posting sexually explicit content in public chat will be silenced or face further account action.​
    • If we can confirm that alts are being used to evade moderation or continue serious violations, action may also be taken on related accounts, as well as main accounts.
  • Mods and ATA staff will be using clearer guidance so public-chat moderation is more consistent and easier to understand.​
    • ATA's internal moderation processes will be updated to enforce these rules more consistently and strictly.​
  • Private, consensual DMs are not affected by these changes.​
    • Private messages still need to follow PiMD’s broader safety rules, including rules around consent, harassment, underage users, scams, threats, and abuse. If you receive unwanted sexual messages, please use the Block and Report tools.​
We are also working on updates to support platform age-check requirements and meet changing regulations in different regions. Our goal is to better prevent underage players from accessing social features where required, rather than relying only on account bans after harm has already happened.

Public Chat Guidance Examples


We know there will be tons of questions about what does and does not count as sexually explicit public chat. The examples below are meant to help players understand what is and isn’t appropriate in public chat.

PLEASE NOTE

The list below is not exhaustive, and moderation decisions may depend on the full message, surrounding context, repeated behaviour, and whether a player is using public chat for sexual solicitation or explicit sexual roleplay.

🚫 NOT ALLOWED IN PUBLIC CHAT (Campus Chat, all Chat Channels, Walls, Profiles etc.)

The following types of content are NOT allowed in public channels:
  • Descriptions of sex acts or explicit sexual roleplay​
  • Asking players to add, DM, follow, gift, hire, trade, or contact you for sexual chat or sexual content​
  • Advertising or requesting “spicy,” "naughty,” “dirty,” “NSFW,” “horny,” “18+,” “adult,” or similar DMs​
  • Public messages describing sexual body parts, arousal, sexual positions, fantasies, or other explicit sexual content​
  • Requests for nudes, sexual pictures, sexual videos, voice notes, calls, or off-platform contact for sexual purposes​
  • Offering nudes, sexual pictures, sexual videos, or adult content in exchange for gifts, bentos, stats, items, furniture, drops, money, or anything else​
  • Asking for a “sugar daddy,” “sugar mommy,” “paypig,” “findom,” or similar sexually framed arrangement​
  • Sexualized “looking for” posts, including “looking for a dom/sub,” “looking for master/pet,” or similar public kink solicitation​
  • Bypassing through the use of sexually explicit emojis/emojis with sexual connotations for e.g. 🍆💦, 🍆🍑, 🍑👅 etc.​
  • Publicly rating, ranking, or commenting on another player’s body, sexual attractiveness, or sexual desirability​
  • Sexual comments directed at specific players, avatars, usernames, profile pictures, dorms, pets, gifts, clubs, or club members​
  • Repeated sexual jokes, innuendo, or trolling after being warned to stop​
  • Attempts to bypass moderation using misspellings, emojis, spacing, numbers, acronyms, alternate languages, or coded phrases​
  • Asking for someone’s age, location, relationship status, or social handles in a sexual context​
  • Any sexual discussion involving or directed toward someone who says or appears to be underage​
  • Overtly sexual usernames, statuses, club names, wall posts, dorm names, pet names, or profile text visible in public areas​


✅ ALLOWED IN PUBLIC CHAT

The following types of content are generally allowed, as long as they are not sexual, harassing, or otherwise abusive:
  • Non-explicit flirting​
  • Compliments that are not sexual​
  • Dating-adjacent social chat that stays appropriate for public chat​
  • Discussion about parties, dorms, clubs, avatars, pets, furniture, gifts, trades, tutors, and other gameplay topics​
  • Asking for help, club invites, new-player guidance, trades, prices, drops, gifts, or gameplay advice​
  • Light teasing or banter that does not target someone sexually​
  • Discussing romance, crushes, dating, couples, or relationships without explicit sexual content​
  • Saying you are looking for friends, clubmates, traders, RP partners, or people to chat with in the respective channel, as long as it is not framed sexually​
  • Mature jokes that are not sexual, graphic, harassing, or repeated after a warning​

🟡 Usually Allowed, Unless the Context Becomes Explicit/Sexual

Some phrases are not automatically violations on their own. Neutral phrases such as the ones below are fine unless they are paired with sexual wording, coded language, emojis, or solicitation.
  • “Add me”​
  • “DM me”​
  • “Looking for RP”​
  • “Looking for a partner”​
  • “Who wants to chat?”​
  • “I’m bored”​
  • “Any cute people online?”​
  • “Rate my avatar”​
  • “Looking for a campus boyfriend/girlfriend”​
  • “Send gifts”​
  • “Trading bentos/items/furniture”​
  • “Join my club”​
  • “Mommy” / “Daddy”​
When in doubt, keep public chat appropriate for the broader community. Public channels are no longer the place for sexual solicitation, explicit sexual roleplay, or attempts to move your fellow players into explicit conversations.

How These Changes Were Decided Upon


These changes were not made lightly. We invested time discussing proposed changes with long-standing players, community leaders, and our mod team - folks who deeply understand how chat is used day to day.

At the same time, we’ll be watching how these updates affect the community. While sexual/explicit chat is no longer allowed in public spaces, we are here to listen to constructive feedback about the channel structures as well as guidance on the new policy and changes, and are open to making adjustments there where needed.

This is a meaningful change, but not a final update that can't be improved. Our goal is to move public chat in a healthier direction, learn from how the community uses these new spaces, and improve from there.

We firmly believe these updates are going to make PiMD a much more stable, welcoming, and active game for both our long-time veterans and brand-new players. Thanks for helping us keep PiMD active, welcoming, and sustainable for the long run.

FAQ


PiMD avatars can be quite sexy, isn’t that a contradiction?
While it’s an understandable question, we don’t feel that it is. We are advocates of the “Cosplay Is Not Consent” fan convention movement:

“Cosplay is Not Consent” is a crucial movement and policy widely adopted within the convention community, emphasizing that wearing a costume—no matter how revealing, detailed, or suggestive—is never an invitation for unwanted physical contact, photography, or sexual harassment.

Sexy avis does not mean public chat is an explicit/adult-content space.

Why are you removing Pub?
Pub being 18+ opt-in created the wrong expectation. Too many players treated it as an aggressively sexual space, and that behavior spilled into the wider public chat experience.

Will I get immediately silenced if I accidentally post in the wrong channel?
We know it takes time to build new habits! For the first 14 days following the update, we are implementing a probation period for channel placements. If you post in the wrong channel, our moderators will simply give you a friendly verbal redirection to move your post to the right spot. After this two-week grace period, repeatedly ignoring reminders and posting in the wrong channel will result in an official warning or a short silence for chat disruption.

Note: There is no grace period for explicit NSFW content, which will be silenced immediately across all channels from day one.

Newbies can just block or leave Pub. Why get rid of the whole channel?
Blocking and opt-in channels help in some cases, but they do not solve the core issue. Public sexual content still affects platform review, reports, reviews, advertising, and how the game is perceived. We need public chat spaces to meet a higher standard overall.

Why not just tell people to block / report instead of changing public chat?
Block and Report are still important tools, but they are reactive. They help after someone has already had a bad experience. That does not solve the bigger problem of players entering public chat, immediately seeing sexual content, having a bad experience, and potentially deciding the game is not for them before they’ve gotten into it, or even after they have.

Why not just ban players who break the rules?
We already do, and will continue to do so, but individual moderation has not been enough to solve the issue. Public sexual content affects app store review, advertising, new player experience, and the long-term health of PiMD, so we need to make broader changes to public chat.

Will I get silenced if my current username or profile text has a word that violates the new guidelines?
We have a clear, multi-phase enforcement plan to help players transition to the new username standards:

Phase 1 (The 2-Week Probation Period): If a mod spots an explicit name, the player will not be immediately silenced unless they are actively posting explicit content in chat. Instead, the mod issues an official warning informing the player that their name violates the new policy and they must send in a ticket to get it changed.

Phase 2 (Post-Probation): If a player has been warned, given a reasonable window (e.g., 48 hours), and still refuses to change an explicit name, they are silenced until their name is changed by the ATA Staff.

Why punish main accounts for alt behavior?
Because moderation does not work if players can use throwaway accounts to break the rules with no real consequences. If someone uses a sacrificial alt to bypass these rules, harass players, solicit sexual chat, or test how far they can push moderation, we will treat that as the same player trying to avoid accountability. In those cases, their main account can also receive permanent action.

Is RP still allowed?
Yes. Looking for RP or RP partners is not automatically a violation. Explicit sexual roleplay, kink solicitation, or using public chat to move players into sexual RP is not allowed. Players can make clean rp requests in the Student Union chat.

Are (sexy) DMs being banned?
No. Private, consensual adult DMs are not the focus of these changes. However, harassment, non-consensual sexual messages, underage involvement, scams, threats, and other abuse remain bannable.

Will players be silenced for saying things like “DM me,” “looking for RP,” or “rate my avi”?:
Not automatically. Context matters. These phrases may be fine in normal social or gameplay conversation, but they may become actionable when combined with sexual wording, coded sexual language, repeated sexual context, targeted harassment, off-platform solicitation, or attempts to move players into sexual private chat.

What if I think a silence or ban was wrong?
Please contact support so the team can review it. We know consistency matters, and we’ll continue updating our guidance as these changes roll out.

This game has always been adult-oriented/sexy/flirty. Why change now?
PiMD can still have flirting, dating-adjacent chat, RP, and social fun. What’s changing is that explicit sexual solicitation and sexual roleplay can no longer happen in public channels. Platform expectations, regional regulations, and review standards have changed, and we need PiMD to adapt so the game can continue.

Why are you trying to protect underage players if PiMD has always been 18+?
Keeping under 18’s out of PiMD has always been an ongoing challenge, and now we must account for updated platform requirements and regional regulations for if underage people do make it in, including age-check requirements for social features. As before, if we discover that someone who claimed to be 18+ is underage, their account will be banned.

Players can still bypass these new restrictions. What about that?
Attempts to bypass moderation with misspellings, emojis, spacing, acronyms, coded phrases, or alternate languages may still be actioned when the intent is clear. The goal is not to chase specific words; it’s to address sexual solicitation and explicit sexual content in public spaces.

ATA’s being too strict; everyone will be scared to chat.
Rest assured that regular social chat is still allowed. Flirting, compliments, jokes, RP requests, dating-adjacent conversation, trading, club recruitment, and general chat are fine as long as they are not explicit, harassing, or used to solicit sexual conversations.

If we've missed anything, please leave it in the comment section below and our team will do their best to get back to any questions with clarity 💛
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Finally.. thanks ATA 💞
 
Oasis said:
Also, I posted this in Campus, but maybe the mods (or ATA!) could consider hosting a trivia contest about these new rules for crates. Hosting near the end of the two weeks perhaps. I think it'd be incentive for players to really familiarize themselves with the new rules.
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If they do a prior notice would he need like for all time zone and where and how to answer (like where to answer) cuz those pop up trivia always have a dozen stress and other emotions .
 
Is it possible the log / notification when someone send a friend quest or accept a friend request or follow for IOS no longer show up to “declutter” I found it useful for myself to receive a notification who send a friend request and how long ago. (Under the bell 🔔)

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