why motto filter?

[Kolorciuk]

Why is there a motto filter?
Motto filter is placed in src/game/PlayerInfo.cxx line 301 function PlayerInfo::isMottoReadable.
You can have any motto that is shorter then 5 letters. When motto length is longer then or equal to 5 letters
you need it to have more punctuation marks then 50% of the whole motto.
for example:
<example motto> - <comment>
!@#$ - works, everythink shorter then or equal to 4 letters works
!@#$! - does not work
!@#$!abcde - does not work, but:
!@#$!abcdef - works (punctuation marks / length = 5/11 = 0,45
Callsign filter is a good idea, but, i think, this motto filter is unnecessary.
Why mottos with more punctuation marks then letters are not allowed?
I read the comment in the source: it's a "readability filter".
But i want to be able to make my motto "unreadable" or use 1337 speech, for example.
Sorry for my bad english.

[dereliction of duty]

not a coding person myself so I can't help there, but am curious if you are referring to the email string shown behind your callsign in the game?

[Mark_IV]

not a coding person myself so I can't help there, but am curious if you are referring to the email string shown behind your callsign in the game?

Yes, he is. It was changed to say Motto instead of Email in 2.4

[dereliction of duty]

ahh, so I'm the late one! Tks for the update

[FangUp]

I think that "E-Mail" changed into "Motto" is because for the 1st time downloading the BZFlag the E-Mail field automaticly fills up. Now some peoples take that as a pearsonal information and do not wanna share it. i think so could be wrong.

[JeffM]

yes we changed email to motto since the game doesn't really need your email address and it is a bad idea to publish it.

The filter is there to prevent lame mottos.