[Shaun]

I still don't know why ess hit is filtered. <_<

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I still don't know why ess hit is filtered. <_<

I think thats the only filter I 'abuse'

[Smithy]

Thanks for feeling the need to use me as an example shaun

[Stu]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

Ahhh get you. I wonded how a few words filtered actually got through. I'd seen itallics before but they'd actually appear as itallics

I ushered in the Verdana revolution - always willing to be charitable with emerging filter break technologies. By simply formatting a letter of the swear in Verdana - the same font the forum uses - the word would appear perfect.

James envied my cunning and has now made this previously unenforcable rule a forum priority.

Cursing is okay though.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Stu

I ushered in the Verdana revolution - always willing to be charitable with emerging filter break technologies. By simply formatting a letter of the swear in Verdana - the same font the forum uses - the word would appear perfect.

Too tech for me

[James]

Originally Posted by Stu

I ushered in the Verdana revolution - always willing to be charitable with emerging filter break technologies. By simply formatting a letter of the swear in Verdana - the same font the forum uses - the word would appear perfect.

James envied my cunning and has now made this previously unenforcable rule a forum priority.

Cursing is okay though.

Hmm, see my name mentioned here, I haven't actually had much to say on this crackdown.

I guess though I have defended the filter in past, so yeah.

[InOne]

lawl

[Sticks]

In the past when crafting episodes of my Mystical Realms stories, I will have characters swearing, so what I did is replace most of the middle letters of the word with asterisks leaving just the first one or two letters at the beginning and at the end, so the swear word was never used

e.g taking the non swear word of "adorable" it becomes "ad****le

I know on one other forum, if you replace the letters of a swear word with asterisks in that fashion they still count that as a violation, because you are trying to get around the swear filter in their view

Is this what is meant by "breaking the swear filter", and are you saying that is the rule here as well?

[Stu]

That hat in your avatar is just ad****le.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Sticks

In the past when crafting episodes of my Mystical Realms stories, I will have characters swearing, so what I did is replace most of the middle letters of the word with asterisks leaving just the first one or two letters at the beginning and at the end, so the swear word was never used

e.g taking the non swear word of "adorable" it becomes "ad****le

I know on one other forum, if you replace the letters of a swear word with asterisks in that fashion they still count that as a violation, because you are trying to get around the swear filter in their view

Is this what is meant by "breaking the swear filter", and are you saying that is the rule here as well?

I'm just waiting for admin to confirm one way or the other.

At the moment, breaking the filter would be..for example, making one letter in a swear word italic so that the word still appears as normal.

I'm really not too sure what the stance is on censoring the majority of the word, dont think that should be a problem though, but worth checking

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Sticks

In the past when crafting episodes of my Mystical Realms stories, I will have characters swearing, so what I did is replace most of the middle letters of the word with asterisks leaving just the first one or two letters at the beginning and at the end, so the swear word was never used

e.g taking the non swear word of "adorable" it becomes "ad****le

I know on one other forum, if you replace the letters of a swear word with asterisks in that fashion they still count that as a violation, because you are trying to get around the swear filter in their view

Is this what is meant by "breaking the swear filter", and are you saying that is the rule here as well?

that is the most amazing opening sentence i have ever seen written ANYWHERE!

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Just a quick reminder that none of the above are tolerated on this forum. And you WILL be given infractions for constantly posting them.

Many members do not use MSN, so ending sentences with 'leona2' 'hee1' or whatever is very confusing for them. Along with the fact that it is plain annoying seeing the same users doing it time and time again. The odd one we can let slide, but when it turns out seemingly being in every other post, then theres a big problem.

Txt speech is also hard to understand. This has been a rule since the very beginning of this forum. A rule that people used to follow, and will start to again. And if they do not, then be expecting quite a few bans flying around. It is not hard to type out the proper English word rather than for example 'r u goin out 2nite' . And it makes it so much easier for everyone to understand what you are saying.

The swear filter is another rule that has constantly been ignored recently. As some of you know, infractions are being given for avoiding the filter. Whether you agree with the filter or not is irrelevant. It IS there, and it IS a rule. You cannot avoid the filter by accident, so you know at the time that you are breaking a rule. If you wish to continue breaking the filter, prepare for a ban, because people who do it over and over will be getting harsher infractions than the ones currently being given out, because clearly the current ones aren't working.


I am aware that I already made an announcement on this, but I want there still to be record when the announcement ends.




Also anyone who replies to this with any of the above, will receive an infraction from me

**** ***

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i got a 2 point infraction for saying:

u just wan see dem in uniform

homo

i dont see why because even though it was txt speech im sure everybody understood it

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Scott

i got a 2 point infraction for saying:

u just wan see dem in uniform

homo

i dont see why because even though it was txt speech im sure everybody understood it

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Stu]

Okay, okay so I'm making assumptions, sorry. I can't imagine another moderator doing it. Maybe Zee or ukturtle.

I maintain that whoever modded the 'f', 'oo' and 'king' placed together to were just being anal.

[Rob]

But it was text speech, i.e against the rules.

[Niall]

THE SWEAR FILTER SHOULD BE OPTIONAL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, OPTIONALLLLLLLLLL ashdjkghasdkljhfgjklashjkfgh

[GypsyGoth]

Originally Posted by Niall

THE SWEAR FILTER SHOULD BE OPTIONAL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, OPTIONALLLLLLLLLL ashdjkghasdkljhfgjklashjkfgh

An optional swear filter would be good, but would it be difficult to do?

[Kerry]

I think an optional swear filter, after all this, would just cause people to swear more. Many would abuse it so their posts were little more than swearing

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

I think an optional swear filter, after all this, would just cause people to swear more. Many would abuse it so their posts were little more than swearing

We're not all Patrick

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Shaun

We're not all Patrick

It'd get boring I know. But bloody annoying in the mean time

[Niall]

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

An optional swear filter would be good, but would it be difficult to do?

Apparently it is, but I doubt that.

[Stu]

I've realized most of my hate for it actually stems from my own OCD feeling on the snowflakes in post looking 'unclean'.

Similar to the way I despise people who would otherwise have pefect English not doing things like putting full stops or using capitals.



Filthy.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i dont even care about them being added as smileys

but to complain about somebody saying hee1/leona2 is ****ing ridiculous

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Scott

i dont even care about them being added as smileys

but to complain about somebody saying hee1/leona2 is ****ing ridiculous