Swear Filter complaint

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 9:27 pm

I can live with my rare use of strong language being edited out, but I don't like the fact that my b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t in the E&C forum (Judge: Bush Abortion Ban Unconstitutional) was turned into a 4-letter word. Could this be changed? Thanks.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:06 pm

does it really matter where ★■◆● comes from? its all the same ★■◆●.

SSX-Thunderbird · Post by **SSX-Thunderbird** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:18 pm

That's a limitation of the phpBB partial word blocker. It blocks the entire word in those cases, and leads to confusion

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Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 1:33 am

I really dont understand the nead for a swear filter here at all. Pretty much anyone with an internet connection knows how to swear. They also know that four asterisks equals either the S word or F word.

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:47 am

Oh c'mon, Xciter, answer MY post!

I like the fact that there's a filter. All I'm asking is 8 stars for an 8 character word, so that older users will be able to guess at what I'm saying. Please?

I'd be willing to do some coding for it (though I doubt that's necessary).

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:00 am

I'm starting to wonder about the need to protect kids from swear words...

like what are they gonna do? hear a swear and go on a killing spree?

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:04 am

If we let kids read swear words on the Internet, then the terrorists will have already won.

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 2:45 pm

OMG look a swear word!!!!!111 *kill*kill*kill*

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:54 pm

It was decided years ago that we'd have a swear filter, and nothing has changed that would make that decision any different, so don't waste your breath.

With respect to having the right number of asterisks... if you want people to be able to guess what swear word you had there, self-censor it. Type b-u-l-l-s-star-star-star instead of typing the whole thing and having it turn into ****. That's really what the swear filter is for -- it's a backup for those who can't figure out how to type without swearing or censor their own swearing. It's not the admin's responsibility to keep you from looking dumb if you don't censor your own swearing.

Personally, I liked the swear filter that replaced your swear words with "poopy" and "booger". It had the exact same workaround -- type bulls*** and you're OK, but if you try to type the whole word you end up looking like a dork. Make it a habit to censor the swear words how you want them censored, and you won't look dumb when the swear filter does it for you.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:35 pm

Personally, I think "bullpoopy" is kind of cool

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AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:48 pm

NO!! HORSEPOOPIE!!! COW POOPIE!! HORSEPOOP!!!

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:10 pm

Simmer down, Ace.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:20 pm

lol....im just throwing out goofy replacement words for BS

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 2:49 am

I believe we should be worried about bigger things than a *dirty word*. it' the year 2004 for pete's sake. grow a little.

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:32 am

Lothar wrote:With respect to having the right number of asterisks... if you want people to be able to guess what swear word you had there, self-censor it.

Thanks, Lothar, I can't believe I didn't think of that. I had thought of trying to go around the filter, but I dismissed that idea.

Ferno wrote:I believe we should be worried about bigger things than a *dirty word*. it' the year 2004 for pete's sake. grow a little.

I strongly disagree: Grow a little?.. The year 2004? Where does it stop?

To press it further: that's really a foolish statement.. worrying (I'm not losing any sleep, but one's speech is worth more if it's filled with descriptives instead of expletives; and some swearing is just ugly/filthy) about swearing doesn't inhibit my ability to worry about anything else. As a human being, and I have the God-given ability to worry about whatever I like once I've taken the few minute or so of my precious pondering time to deal with the subject of bad language.

What sense does that make?

Put more concisely: Just say no.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:53 am

I'm not asking to cuss like a sailor. I'm just saying that we should have a little more freedom in expressing our ideas.

I'm sure most people that browse this board have heard of words like bull---- and the like. also it would be a good idea to tell people when it's appropriate and when it's not instead of censoring it. TV gets away with it, even on prime time. Case in point: oprah's show one day (i don't remember when) they were talking about how to do anal sex quite graphically. and kids that stay home with their mothers probably watched it.

Diti · Post by **Diti** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:34 pm

talkin' bout strong language: You can write in the German DForum whatever you want - no word is X'd out - there is no reason to do this. WE HAVE the FREEDOM to say what we WANT - uncensored. (We can be unpolite w/o using strong words, hehe

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To be serious I think to X out does nothing else than to animate one to USE these words - who cares...they are X'd out and so no one can blame me for saying M*o*F*o, f**k, p_i_s_s__o_f_f or whatever. (hmm..when i watch an American movie I have one of these words in every third sentence spoken...man, what a culture)
Believe it or not, but I felt angry as some words have been X'd out ingame by D3. Sad enough that game developers an descentBB-forum admins see a need of censoring. Believe me: giving these words free to write (and read) will for sure end up in less using them.

greetz, Diti (happy to live in Europe)

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:41 pm

Diti wrote:talkin' bout strong language: You can write in the German DForum whatever you want - no word is X'd out -

German has swear words?!

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:52 pm

Topher wrote:German has swear words?!

I learned a couple of them when I beat Benmaxx in a German server. ;P

Diti · Post by **Diti** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:59 pm

Sergeant Thorne wrote:
Topher wrote:German has swear words?!
I learned a couple of them when I beat Benmaxx in a German server. ;P

hehe...must have learned it from his brother

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:20 pm

Topher wrote:
Diti wrote:talkin' bout strong language: You can write in the German DForum whatever you want - no word is X'd out -
German has swear words?!

ROTFLMAO!!

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:20 am

you're right Jim.. we should all leave.

Rotten Tomato · Post by **Rotten Tomato** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:46 am

f-u-c-h-i-a

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:56 am

HAHAHAHAHAH!!!! OMFG Tomato, that avatar couldnt fit you any better than it does 100% right now.

Sergeant Thorne · Post by **Sergeant Thorne** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 9:44 pm

I think this is a case of the pot accusing similar cookware of not reflecting any wavelength of visible light. You, AceComeback, have no place to talk.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 6:09 pm

I just discovered a teensy flaw in the new bull**** filter... it not only filters bull seye, but the name of a great basketball team, the Chicago Bulls.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:09 pm

bulls bullsh bullseye

Excellent.

Rotten Tomato · Post by **Rotten Tomato** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:05 am

It was going to say i'm with Einstein, but I like being SELF DEPRICATING!!!