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Old 15-01-2010, 09:11 PM   #31
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for me I wish the swear filter would substitute removed words with something instead of just ripping them out of the sentence, it can make reading posts with words that have been ripped out seem like they were written by somebody with tourettes or something what I mean is something like the below

make sure they dont !filtered! the bubbles with a pin

instead of

make sure they dont the bubbles with a pin

(using the bubbles under pinstripe example above)

a swear filter is a good thing but sometimes knowing that it has ripped words out and from where in the sentence can help read what the poster is trying to say just a suggestion :
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Old 15-01-2010, 09:35 PM   #32
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Can you add all sms speak to the swear filter please?
+1 I agree with that statement
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Old 15-01-2010, 10:58 PM   #33
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also, p rick is filtered
I also noticed this, I had to mispell the word intentionally in my sig to get it through the swear filter.
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Old 16-01-2010, 04:22 PM   #34
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Wrong is wrong, it cannot be changed because the majority accepts it as right. If this line isn't drawn you'd end up asking why the "f" word is filtered, or why this site doesn't allow porn, or why buggery isn't allowed.
your sounding like a nazi. I was asking about the word s h i t t y , and how is it used to decribe something in a matter we and everybody else is familiar with .who would be offended by this(if you are then you should not go out in public or own a radio or tv for that matter). you say wrong is wrong la de da de da ,and that the majority accept this as right .THIS IS WRONG, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED BY ONE OR A FEW AND NOT THE MAJORITY. If you had a poll and asked if this word should be accepted ,I am sure you will find the majority would accept this, feel free to prove me WRONG.
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Old 16-01-2010, 04:56 PM   #35
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I'm sorry I stirred up this dormant thread. I fully go along with AFF in having this filter to maintain standards, the important thing is so no one will get offended when reading it.

Unfortunately it seems the filter cannot read the word in the context that it is being used, so it wont substitute words let alone leave it there if it is being used in a non-offending way.

So do what I do, read the post after sending, to check grammar, spelling and also anything inadvertently left out.

And anyone who does have a word deleted by this filter, the swear filter program is very clearly shown working on the posters screen while it is being sent. So theres no excuse for sentences left not making sense with that word missing.
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Old 16-01-2010, 06:59 PM   #36
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IS IS WRONG, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED BY ONE OR A FEW AND NOT THE MAJORITY. If you had a poll and asked if this word should be accepted ,I am sure you will find the majority would accept this, feel free to prove me WRONG.
It matters not if the majority accept swearing or not.

What does matter is what the site Admin implement. In this case they have built in a swear filter that is not to be evaded as part of the site rules, these are the same rules every agrees to abide by when joining.
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Old 16-01-2010, 08:59 PM   #37
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The standard of conduct here is not the standard that would apply if we were chatting directly, but when we chat directly, its just us. I fully support the holier than thou approach that is taken, I'd rather see someone upset because they can't use a word than someone be upset because they dont hare my sense of humour (I have 11 warning points as testament to that).

We get a whole lot for nothing here, I fully appreciate and support the decisions taken by the moderators.
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Old 17-01-2010, 11:07 PM   #38
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your sounding like a nazi. I was asking about the word s h i t t y , and how is it used to decribe something in a matter we and everybody else is familiar with .who would be offended by this(if you are then you should not go out in public or own a radio or tv for that matter). you say wrong is wrong la de da de da ,and that the majority accept this as right .THIS IS WRONG, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED BY ONE OR A FEW AND NOT THE MAJORITY. If you had a poll and asked if this word should be accepted ,I am sure you will find the majority would accept this, feel free to prove me WRONG.
I wouldn't feel a bit surprised by your answer if I asked what your thoughts would be that a nazi has a little more thought for basic etiquette.

Is it hard to express yourself without resorting to foul language? Generally, or on here, I mean. It is a simple language for us to understand, there's plenty of ways to enhance your vocabulary. You're on the internet, make good use of it?

Plus, I hear the "F" word on countless occasions every day, but I've never heard it on the 6 o'clock news. Have you?
That wasn't more my point, as much as to say there needs to be a level of decency that needs to be maintained, which includes drawing a line somewhere.
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Old 18-01-2010, 10:21 AM   #39
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had a way around swear filter for appropriate words (like I pricked my finger) posted here. But this forum actually looks at the displayed word, not the word typed into the box (by breaking it with tags you can get around the swear filter on some forums. Not this one...)

Bummer...
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Old 18-01-2010, 02:32 PM   #40
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The Filter Stands

It serves a purpose, more ways than one.
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Old 18-01-2010, 03:57 PM   #41
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As noted above the words in the filter have been added after extensive discussion however, I do agree that when a word is removed it should be replaced by a string as suggested above so that the sentence still makes sense and this change has been implemented.

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Old 18-01-2010, 06:47 PM   #42
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T u r d, is banned, lol. I thought that would have been a good word to use instead of the others.
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Old 18-01-2010, 08:46 PM   #43
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As noted above the words in the filter have been added after extensive discussion however, I do agree that when a word is removed it should be replaced by a string as suggested above so that the sentence still makes sense and this change has been implemented.

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What do you mean by string Russ? Will the word be replaced by stars?

or perhaps some of Norms Green smilies??
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Old 18-01-2010, 08:59 PM   #44
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What do you mean by string Russ? Will the word be replaced by stars?

or perhaps some of Norms Green smilies??
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Old 18-01-2010, 09:06 PM   #45
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Wrong is wrong, it cannot be changed because the majority accepts it as right. If this line isn't drawn you'd end up asking why the "f" word is filtered, or why this site doesn't allow porn, or why buggery isn't allowed.
falc'man, if you didn't have so many of those little smily faces next to your signature, I would give you a dozen more.
That's a fundamental given (Wrong is wrong, it cannot be changed because the majority accepts it as right ), a given that could and should be used in relation to a whole lot of other threads
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Old 18-01-2010, 09:17 PM   #46
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Hadn't thought of that - but they will be replaced by four stars.

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The ECU ************** the timing.....well sorry the swear filter took out r e ta r d s so no one understands what I'm saying. I think the swear filter is good but this has got way out of hand. I can still insult you. "You smell like excreted digested food" for example.
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