***PLEASE READ***Some Advice To Avoid An Infraction

[stealth]

So when I say ****, that doesn't mean I am tough?

Good call on the blue words though, I hate when people change the font colors.

[BraveHeartFan]

I've only gotten one infraction anyway and mine wasn't for a filter issue. I didn't even notice that we had people trying to get around a word filter.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by diekrazy

isn't arse just a variation of ***?

It is.

[LeonDixson]

I've seen a lot of people, including mods, use bastid. Mostly in jest, but still... That's a variation of a word a whole lot worse than some others I've seen.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by LeonDixson

I've seen a lot of people, including mods, use bastid. Mostly in jest, but still... That's a variation of a word a whole lot worse than some others I've seen.

Yep, we even have an emoticon with it.



That word and "arse" date back to the previous forum and we allowed them there so we kept some things status quo. Those two have never been filtered.

The only word that was filtered on the other forum that is not filtered here is "retard." It was filtered there when it became a perjorative directed at Quincy Carter and caused some issues with losing good members. You wouldn't believe the drama that caused.

So far that word has not been abused here. I personally have reasons to hate the word and don't use it, but I look past it when others do. One guy who used it quite a bit even pointed out that I laughed at his use of it one time. I was laughing at him, not the word.

[LeonDixson]

Originally Posted by Hostile

The only word that was filtered on the other forum that is not filtered here is "retard." It was filtered there when it became a perjorative directed at Quincy Carter and caused some issues with losing good members. You wouldn't believe the drama that caused.

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I was there. Trust me, I believe it.

BTW, thanks for the explanation.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by LeonDixson

I was there. Trust me, I believe it.

BTW, thanks for the explanation.

No problem at all.

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I don't understand though why some legitimate non cuss words are filtered. In the appropriate context I used the word that starts with mastur and ends with bate and it was filtered.

That made no sense to me.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan

I don't understand though why some legitimate non cuss words are filtered. In the appropriate context I used the word that starts with mastur and ends with bate and it was filtered.

That made no sense to me.

Because it serves no purpose in a family friendly atmosphere. There are plenty of places where saying some of these words are perfectly fine. Not here.

[zrinkill]

Man you guys are a bunch of ***** *** ****** ****** ***** in my ***** ***** and the donkey ***** *** ******* ************ with a ******** ****** ********* ******* grape jelly ******** ***** ***** David Hasselhoff ********* ***** ****** redskin loving **** **** ****** ******.!!!!!!!!!

[BadWolf]

I think redskin loving should be filtered

[tyke1doe]

Originally Posted by Hostile

Because it serves no purpose in a family friendly atmosphere. There are plenty of places where saying some of these words are perfectly fine. Not here.

Thank you for providing an atmosphere that everyone can enjoy.

Too many people think it's their God-given right to be as obnoxious as they can. And when someone simply asks them to curb their language, they go the whole "First Amendment" argument as if that has anything to do with anything here.

Look, you're required to moderate our language many places in society. Being asked to do so here shouldn't be so hard. And if it is, then that's a sad commentary on the individual, i.e., that he or she is SO out of control that they can't submit themselves and their habits to a simple request for decency.

Again, thanks for laying down the law.

[fredp22]

How come any variation of Washington Redskins make it through the filter

[Idgit]

Originally Posted by fredp22

How come any variation of Washington Redskins make it through the filter

And what about Rowdy?

[bbgun]

Originally Posted by diekrazy

isn't arse just a variation of ***?

We ain't British, guv-ner.