[Lauren]

Cos the topic was locked before I could say anything.

Swear filter needs seriously updating, cos it's confusing as to whether swearing is allowed.

We can't say ****, but we can say "**** ? One tiny piece of punctuation means the swear word is visible, so it sounds like swearing isn't that much of a big deal - hence why people are finding ways around it.

Lock this now if you want, but I couldn't reply to the other thread and I feel it's a fair point.

[Rob]

the swear filter is very simple to break, is an upgrade possible, the language just isnt called for sometimes

[SiaSiaSia]

The swear filter needs to be improved!
I remember on my forum I spent ages writing
"****"
"********"
"****"
"****tard"
"****ing"
"mother****er"
"mother****ing"


it got dull :P

[Lauren]

*****


Just testing.

[Lauren]

Oh it worked.

[lily.]

Or lose the swearfilter altogether. No filter, no novelty.

[Stu]

I can say ass but not arse. This I find amusing.

I think the mods should be more concerned about solving the mysteries of the vanishing posts. Not deleting curses on a forum where most of the members are aged 15 and over. This is the only forum I am on where swearing is censored. It's like Disneyland.

Can I ask why you should even care that a minority of your members curse? Their are far more members who struggle to even speak basic English.

[Red Moon]

How about people don't swear and then we don't need a swear word filter!

[Mark]

It's a hard upgrade that's for sure. There's a lot of ways to add certain characters around a particular swear word, and then we'd have to implement it for each word, not just as a standard rule.

People will always find ways to abuse a swear filter, and I don't like issuing warnings so much during BB. The odd swear word isnt going to get you a warning, and sometimes skims under the radar, but if we notice the same person doing it then it becomes an issue, and might have to issue warnings if it gets too much, or is aimed at another member.

I can think of 3 members who I see italicising the swear filter a lot lately, and they are pushing it

[Lauren]

Originally posted by lili
Or lose the swearfilter altogether. No filter, no novelty.

Preferably, this. I just know admin won't scrap it though, so they might as well not punish us for beating a beatable thing.

[Mark]

Originally posted by Stu
I can say ass but not arse. This I find amusing.

I think the mods should be more concerned about solving the mysteries of the vanishing posts. Not deleting curses on a forum where most of the members are aged 15 and over. This is the only forum I am on where swearing is censored. It's like Disneyland.

They don't vanish anywhere. They get moved to a forum which is for mod eyes only. No post is ever deleted from TiBB

[hannah.]

can we at least have it so the first and last letters are kept? so people can tell what youre trying to say without being that offended?
I remember when I first came on here I thought people were doing it themselves haha

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally posted by Mark

People will always find ways to abuse a swear filter,

Hi L.. "coughs"

[SiaSiaSia]

Originally posted by Mark

They don't vanish anywhere. They get moved to a forum which is for mod eyes only. No post is ever deleted from TiBB

YOU REVEALED THE SECRET FORUM! That should've been left a mystery
damn I love that forum.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Red Moon
How about people don't swear and then we don't need a swear word filter!

But people do, telling them not to is like thought-police.

And when the swear filter gets beaten by accident (sometimes I quote something so put "'s around it, then it becomes visible) - it comes across as it not being too important.


Also Mark, I understand that blocking each individual character around swear words is hard to implement, but when it's so easy to beat people see it as a pointless addition anyway.

[Stu]

Originally posted by Mark

They don't vanish anywhere. They get moved to a forum which is for mod eyes only. No post is ever deleted from TiBB

Woah. Must be some uber gigantic database of posts!

[SiaSiaSia]

Originally posted by Red Moon
How about people don't swear and then we don't need a swear word filter!

by lord I think he's got it!

[James]

Feel I should post in this thread but can't really think of anything to add that hasn't already been said.

There's a million ways round swear word filters but removing them might give the impression that we allowed a free for all on swearing. And I think it would lower the tone of the forum a bit, and wouldn't be the image we wished to project, if everyone was cursing left, right and centre.

[Stu]

The thing is though, I genuinly think theirs not a lot of people that do curse on a regular basis. From what I understand based on members opinions, not allowing swear words sends out an even worse, more restrictive tone.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by James
Feel I should post in this thread but can't really think of anything to add that hasn't already been said.

There's a million ways round swear word filters but removing them might give the impression that we allowed a free for all on swearing. And I think it would lower the tone of the forum a bit, and wouldn't be the image we wished to project, if everyone was cursing left, right and centre.

I just think that cos they're so easy to get around (sometimes accidentally) - it projects that image anyway. I know it's illogical to block every single swear word + punctuation combination - which is why I think it should be scrapped anyway, cos people are getting into trouble for beating the filter when sometimes it happens accidentally anyway.

Btw sorry about putting you in the title, haha. It's just cos I got in too late in the other thread you locked.

[hannah.]

what does FAO mean?

[Noel]

Originally posted by hannah.
what does FAO mean?

I've been thinking the same thing LOL.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by hannah.
what does FAO mean?

For [the] Attention Of.

I think.

I hope!! pmsl

[andyman]

What does ILY mean? Only see it in this forum.

[hannah.]

oh hahaha