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Regarding the Filtering of Profanity

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
Staff member
Premium Member
Sometimes the 'profane' word is the right and necessary word to use. In such a (very rare) instance, I feel that tricking the auto-cop is ok.
Let me be crystal clear when I say it's not okay under any instance.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
When I happen upon a forum that doesn't ban profanity, I have difficulty taking people seriously.
One forum I use allows profanity.
It hasn't gotten out of hand.
But that's because of moderation.

RF has actually lightened up on restrictions.
Some old rules prohibited using the word, "fist".
And banned pix of bare chested males.
The forum has improved during my reign
as top jerk.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
All I have to say about all of this is:

#**&$ @#*** ##*! *##@***
Here comes the soap, Mr Potty Mouth!
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Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Plurality is OK. It would be different if the s was at the beginning of the word.
That's not the rule, bub.
Moreover, using the "s" to make a plural
suggests the word because some words
are made plural in other ways.
Consider that the plural of **** is ****.
See....there's no "s" at then end of ****.
 

Quagmire

Imaginary talking monkey
Staff member
Premium Member
That's not the rule, bub.

Sure it is. Adding an s at the end of the word doesn't make it any easier to guess what it is.

And I know that personally anytime I've had the moderate something that the filter didn't catch, if there were an 's' at the end of it to indicate plurality I would leave the s even if I asterixed everything else out.
Moreover, using the "s" to make a plural
suggests the word because some words
are made plural in other ways.
Consider that the plural of **** is ****.
See....there's no "s" at then end of ****.

Yes, it suggests that it may be one of any of the 149,165 words in the English language that are spelled with 4 letters, only 29 of which are considered profane (thank you AI).
 

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
You'll have to fight this out with @JustGeorge.
She posted....
"Please allow our filter to do its job by catching the entire profane word."
The "s" is part of the entire word.

I pity the fool who dares cross her.
I pity the fool, too, but @Quagmire is right.

The S merely makes the profane word plural, and is neutral itself.

Its not there to deliver the ****, its just there to make more of it.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I pity the fool, too, but @Quagmire is right.

The S merely makes the profane word plural, and is neutral itself.

Its not there to deliver the ****, its just there to make more of it.
As you stated the rule, the "entire" word must be asterisked out.
Of course, you make perfect sense about the "s" being inoffensive.
But rules is rules. Obey without question or exception.

Dang...now I'm the fool who crossed you.
But you started it by crossing yourself.
 

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
As you stated the rule, the "entire" word must be asterisked out.
Of course, you make perfect sense about the "s" being inoffensive.
But rules is rules. Obey without question or exception.

Dang...now I'm the fool who crossed you.
But you started it by crossing yourself.
I can kick my own butt. And I'm well aware I qualify for a fool....
 
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