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farcat buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1008 Reg: Jan 27, 2012 France 13,230	confirm \| cancel 10/15/13 05:12 AM (10 years ago) If you were planning an app about feral dust, forget it! Hi Guys, I am preping a new app to be loaded on Itunes Connect and I got the strangest message. This app is about environmental issues and one of the many features is to report dust (from construction sites) and feral animals issues. When updating my description I got the following message: "The following are not recommended for use in this field: dust, feral. Your app may be rejected if you use these terms." No big deal really but it got me thinking - what could possibly justify such a restriction? Does "feral" and "dust" have other meanings that nobody warned me about ;) Farcat Title Comments Hi Guys, I am preping a new app to be loaded on Itunes Connect and I got the strangest message. This app is about environmental issues and one of the many features is to report dust (from construction sites) and feral animals issues. When updating my description I got the following message: "The following are not recommended for use in this field: dust, feral. Your app may be rejected if you use these terms." No big deal really but it got me thinking - what could possibly justify such a restriction? Does "feral" and "dust" have other meanings that nobody warned me about ;) Farcat

Bonzo Apple Fan Posts: 780 Reg: Jan 30, 2012 Basingstoke 13,500	10/15/13 07:14 AM (10 years ago) I got the same when i used 'The Simpsons' was i was doing my simpsons trivia app, but it still got to the app store :) Comments I got the same when i used 'The Simpsons' was i was doing my simpsons trivia app, but it still got to the app store :)

farcat buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1008 Reg: Jan 27, 2012 France 13,230	10/16/13 11:52 PM (10 years ago) Thanks @Bonzo, looks like a copyright issue then. Still strange but I guess they have their reasons. I'll just use synonyms for now as the client is on a tight schedule and I don't want to risk a rejection. Cheers, Farcat Comments Thanks @Bonzo, looks like a copyright issue then. Still strange but I guess they have their reasons. I'll just use synonyms for now as the client is on a tight schedule and I don't want to risk a rejection. Cheers, Farcat

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