Expletives

Not complaining here, just my thoughts on this.

I find that some of these deletions pull me up short mid sentence and bring images into my mind that I have no wish to think about.

I first think why the program thinks those letters could be expletives, like C U M mins engine, when it dawns on me I usually think YUK!

Surely that is just as bad as reading the word that is deemed offensive.

Most spell checkers have the option to add unusual words to the data base so they are not highlighted thereafter, is this not an option here?

All very tedious work for the mods I know, but I've never come across this on any other forum I visit, so if this program is used on those it must be either less aggressive of constantly managed.

Bernard




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I have no understanding why we are doing this. I thought it was spam-searching issue, or a purposefully written bad word politely blocked out. I have spent minutes trying to figure out the ALTERNATE meaning, just to find out it was a normal word, blocked out with asterisks.

Now, all the " *** " are doing are making think of bad words all the time. I would like to read our forum like the adults we are. If someone is intended to say something racy, they are going to make that point either way anyway.

Bernie
 
Just a suggestion....

It isn't all that feasible to correct this social problem with technology. People so inclined will make a point to work around with thinly disguised replacements (Such as sh1t and the like) and you end up having to hand moderate anyway. It also creates a lot of false positives. It is generally much more effective to approach it directly with a report to moderator button so the posters of inappropriate language can be approached and invited to proper discourse. (And blast them to another universe if need be.)

Maybe an anonymous (to the public) "Hey I like your post but please keep language kid friendly" button or such that other readers can tag like the "Thank you" and "Like" buttons that people could (one would hope) self correct. Even better with an annoying pop-up that wouldn't let them read or post until edited. ;)
 
David, not to put to fine a point on it, but if someone purposely works around our system with euphemisms, for example, they will get more than hand moderated. This WILL be a family friendly forum.

I'll look into making this system more (or less, depending on how you look at it) discriminating. Those obvious substitute words can easily be added to the filter, and we can enact an infraction tracking system if that's what it takes to get the point across. Someone earlier said we should talk like adults. Well how about talking like adults....with the ability to control language. We all know what is acceptable and what is not. I personally think it is ridiculous to even need such a thing as a filter. Profanity is the weak mind's way of expressing itself forcefully (my opinion). I have no problem communicating with people without the use of it. I don't think anyone else here has any impediment to comprehension or expression that merits such "colorful" language..


Enough discussion. This is a practice forum, and Nelson was testing the filter. No more.
 
Hand moderating is not too hard if the members keep each other in check. Which can be by just responding to another member that certain language is not tolerated or by informing a mod who will then take some more action.

I'm all in favour of trying to get the @$#% out of the forums if it be automated or manual.

I do find it amazing that, in this politically correct society we live in, foul language is pervasive.
 
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