Same issue happens with UGCs that use assets similar to the “Man face”, bacon hairs, guests, etc.
UGC items get deleted, but games are allowed to use all these assets, despite the original asset being free and not costing Roblox anything to allow it.
Roblox would also benefit from this, because all icons, such as verification mark, bacon hairs, man face, noobs, they’re all inside memes/jokes from Roblox.
Roblox’ audience loves these stuff, yet they get taken down for what reason? I think it would be good to allow creators to be more expressive with what they’re making in the catalog. It’s quite concerning to even make stuff like “Shoulder pals” at this point, because sooner or later they will be taken down, yet games don’t get the same treatment.
With Public UGC around the corner, I think some of these rules getting changed would benefit both the community and Roblox itself.
Items that should be allowed:
- Inside jokes, memes, Roblox icons, should be allowed in UGCs only on the Roblox platform (not outside) Example: Noobs, guests, bacons, old Roblox logo, man face, woman face, classic smile, chill, etc
- References of other memes such as Epic face shouldn’t be banned (unless it’s a direct copy of the epic face worn by Shedletsky)
Age restricted items:
- Guns should be allowed & purchasable to anybody 13+
- Items with small gore, like wounds should be allowed & purchasable to anybody 17+
- Small references of gambling (Such as cards) should be allowed & purchasable to users that are 17+
As I said earlier, Roblox and the community both would benefit by this, because a lot of Roblox’s audience is young people, who enjoy watching such memes on TikTok, YouTube, Twitter and other platforms, so it’s a bit weird that they’re banned from UGC accessories, but completely allowed in games.
EDIT: When public UGC update comes, there will be people already trying to bypass these restrictions that are weird anyways, so allowing them would be healthier for the Roblox marketplace, as they are innocent items and have no reason not to be allowed. When people will start bypassing these restrictions, Roblox will have to delete these items and then refund the people whos items got deleted, which I’m pretty sure will be more damaging for the Marketplace.
