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Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2007.07.25 14:50:00 -
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Edited by: Akita T on 25/07/2007 14:54:11 Edited by: Akita T on 25/07/2007 14:53:50
I suppose you all find it even a little bit irritating that things like "cockpit" (where pilots sit), "*****ble" (able to be fitted) and several others like them (especially some English names/terms) are ruthlessly asterisked-out. The reason for the word filter is pretty straightforward... this being a "public read" forum, you have to abide by certain PG-like ratings. HOWEVER, when you quote the post, you can see the contents exactly as they were written.
To be able to use the quotes, one has to be logged-in first. To be logged-in, you have to have an account... and in most cases, this means you have to have a certain age (exceptions for parents creating accounts for minors, but then again it's at the parent's discretion to do so).
So my proposal is equally simple. DISABLE the word filter for readers that are logged-in, and only use it for "anonymous" viewers.
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EDIT: Shock ! They fixed the word*****pit ? Wow ! EDIT2: WTH ? This is really odd
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Victor Valka
Caldari Archon Industries
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Posted - 2007.07.25 14:54:00 -
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*****.
Srsly.
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heheheh
Singularity. Fallen Souls
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:07:00 -
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Man you must be seriously bored to keep coming up with these things.
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Tarminic
Black Flame Industries
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:07:00 -
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Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:08:00 -
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Thank you for smoking
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Leto Nyx
Neogen Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:11:00 -
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Edited by: Leto Nyx on 25/07/2007 15:12:01 I can understand why "cockpit" would be filtered, but why "*****ble" (able to be fitted) ?
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Banana Torres
The Green Banana Corporation
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:18:00 -
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Edited by: Banana Torres on 25/07/2007 15:24:46 Edited by: Banana Torres on 25/07/2007 15:19:24 I was fully expecting testicle to be censored, but no. However *********, yes
Anyway, as far as I can determine, the censor is mainly there to protect adults from the 13-17 years olds who play this game. But haven't yet determined that they are not as smart and witty as their mommy would have them believe.
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Victor Valka
Caldari Archon Industries
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:20:00 -
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Originally by: Banana Torres
Anyway, as far as I can the censor is mainly there to protect adults from the 13-17 years olds who play this game.
I remember when it used to be the other way around.
I'm feel paradoxically old.
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Leto Nyx
Neogen Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:21:00 -
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To help newer forum members avoid falling foul of the filters, here's a list of words you are not allowed to use here:
*** **** **** **** ***** ****** ****** *** **** **********
Anybody got any more?
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:24:00 -
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I can't even tell you that "theres a ***** in your armour", because, for horror, I may be making a reference to the nickname of a certain drug (or possibly an even politer way of saying "arse"). I can't call you a "******e" for single handedly campaigning for forum reform. I can't tell you about the alliance "Minmatar *** Rights League" because, apparently, an accepted sexual orientation is highly offensive again these days (the word itself a euphemism, from the English word "***" for happy, in reference to campness).
There are, infact, all sorts of things that I've gone to say innocently in the past, only to find it starred out after posting. Soemtimes I even have to wrack my brains to figure out why it might be offensive; the profanity filter actually encourages me to think about profanity where I would not have done on my own --------
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Banana Torres
The Green Banana Corporation
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:24:00 -
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Originally by: Leto Nyx Edited by: Leto Nyx on 25/07/2007 15:12:01 I can understand why "cockpit" would be filtered, but why "*****ble" (able to be fitted) ?
jSvla gnSll*****
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Amantus
Gallente Murientor Tribe
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:34:00 -
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The one that really annoys me is "*****". Get a grip and stop being pathetic, CCP. Yes, that word is slang for drugs but if you filtered out all the slang terms for drugs half of the damn words in this language would be filtered out. The word "*****" is used so much more often to mean its non-slang terms. Even if it is used for drugs, it's not even offensive!
Also, signed, signed and signed to Akita's suggestion. If people get offended at half of that are filtered out, they should never go outside or have any contact with any human because they are bound to be offended. ------------
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Entreri Finwe
Raptus Regaliter Pride - Honor - Duty
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:39:00 -
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The reason "being able to fit" is censored is because it's one of the more foul words in the Swedish language...from the f trough to the a that is...
Originally by: jarack I de-synced in my bathroom once, now i have no where to wash my hands
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2007.07.25 15:49:00 -
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Originally by: Entreri Finwe The reason "being able to fit" is censored is because it's one of the more foul words in the Swedish language...from the f trough to the a that is...
Yeah, but this is an English language forum. You can get forum warnings just for typing a sentence in a foreign language, ya know. If we banned every swear word from every one of the 1000 or so living languages on the planet, every single post would have random asterisks scattered all through them
Also, while I'm allowed to order some wings, I most certainly cannot buy any of KFC's chicken ******* for dinner tonight. --------
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Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2007.07.25 16:20:00 -
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Edited by: Akita T on 25/07/2007 16:20:48 I suppose then breastplate is also censored ? Oh, look, it ain't
Anyway, free us from the asterisk bane when we're logged in please.
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Steini OFSI
Gallente Minigame
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Posted - 2007.07.25 16:24:00 -
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Edited by: Steini OFSI on 25/07/2007 16:24:41 While we're at it allow me to hide/block posts from players that I end up clicking accidentally while beeing click-astic
(So I don't actually ever see them and thus won't click them)
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WGAnubis Marrith
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Posted - 2007.07.25 16:33:00 -
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I actually agree. I have never been a fan of forum censorship when it is insanely easy for a player to get around it with either a deliberate misspelling of the word of the use of varrient forms of 1337 speak. All it does is actually hinder the words that have the "censored" words in them, not to mention that given a little thought, the meaning of what an angry poster is trying to get across can be made.
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Lithalnas
Amarr Hadean Drive Yards Archaean Cooperative
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Posted - 2007.07.25 16:33:00 -
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sa***uard safe'guard
i had to google it just to know what it was. ------------- Hadean Drive Yards
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Stitcher
Caldari legion of qui Freelancer Alliance
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Posted - 2007.07.25 17:09:00 -
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Man.... it's a good day for CCP when the forums are alive with complaints about the profanity filter and pretty much nothing else... ***
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Fink Angel
Caldari The Merry Men
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Posted - 2007.07.25 17:15:00 -
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Originally by: Leto Nyx To help newer forum members avoid falling foul of the filters, here's a list of words you are not allowed to use here:
*** **** **** **** ***** ****** ****** *** **** **********
Anybody got any more?
LOL, you sneaky ****, those are just asterisks!
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Leto Nyx
Neogen Industries Sparta Alliance
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Posted - 2007.07.25 17:57:00 -
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Heh, wondered if anybody would check
I agree with Patch - seems daft to ban foreign swearwords on an English only forum.
Personally I'd rather not have a swear filter, and just ban people that swear or are abusive. If they can't post, they can't use the swear words. Simple.
Also, if we must have a swear filter, can't we at least have some amusing and entertaining replacements, instead of a line of asterisks?
Maybe this is all part of some CCP master plan to encourage more creative writing on the forums by forcing us all to struggle for colourful synonyms for words like "cockpit" and "*****ble" (able to be fitted)
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Haradgrim
Caldari The Wild Bunch
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Posted - 2007.07.25 18:06:00 -
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If you censor your own words, at least its legible
F()ck Cr@ck Sh1t
I think its wrong I can't use my very common middle name abreviation (Richard) D*ck!
COMMON CCP WE CANT EVEN DISCUSS BATMAN THE ORIGINAL SERIES WITHOUT **********
Get you Sh*znit together, you guys have the worst profanity filter I have ever seen despite the fact that anyone that can read this can go to Jita and scream profanity in Local (or largely populated non-corp channels, i.e. recruitment)
- Haradgrim [-WB-]
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Tarminic
Black Flame Industries
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Posted - 2007.07.25 18:07:00 -
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Originally by: Leto Nyx Heh, wondered if anybody would check
I agree with Patch - seems daft to ban foreign swearwords on an English only forum.
Personally I'd rather not have a swear filter, and just ban people that swear or are abusive. If they can't post, they can't use the swear words. Simple.
Way too much work for the mods. Could you imagine if they had to go around removing every swear word in some idiotic post about losing a ship?
Quote: Also, if we must have a swear filter, can't we at least have some amusing and entertaining replacements, instead of a line of asterisks?
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Zkillz kun
Beets and Gravy Syndicate
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Posted - 2007.07.25 18:14:00 -
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Edited by: Zkillz kun on 25/07/2007 18:14:17 nvm _____
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Alora Venoda
Caldari GalTech
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Posted - 2007.07.25 18:25:00 -
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how about if logged in users could set a preference for what LEVEL of filter they want? like the current one is "Y-7" and you can adjust it all the way to "M-17" to show all words.
That way, for those of us who are of-age can set a moderate filter (like "PG-13" or something) to only hide the worst of profanities, and be able to actually read normal-ish words which may or may not be offensive to some people.
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Tarminic
Black Flame Industries
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Posted - 2007.07.25 18:28:00 -
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Originally by: Fink Angel LOL, you sneaky ****, those are just asterisks!
As are yours! ------------ ULTIMATE LAG SOLUTION | Forum Whiners - Unite! |
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2007.07.25 18:41:00 -
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Originally by: Alora Venoda how about if logged in users could set a preference for what LEVEL of filter they want? like the current one is "Y-7" and you can adjust it all the way to "M-17" to show all words.
That way, for those of us who are of-age can set a moderate filter (like "PG-13" or something) to only hide the worst of profanities, and be able to actually read normal-ish words which may or may not be offensive to some people.
TBH, that's even better
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Aceoil
Murder-Death-Kill Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2007.07.25 18:53:00 -
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"*****" - I found some minmatar ***** in a ***** on the ship "cockpit" - I have a great*****pit "*****" - I got ta fitt a WCS
***** ***** *****
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Jennai
The Silent Rage R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2007.07.25 19:00:00 -
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Edited by: Jennai on 25/07/2007 19:00:16 this is weird now, you can say "cockpit" with the quotes but you can't say*****pit without the quotes. let's see what happens in other cases like -cockpit .cockpit zcockpit
well that's just bizarre
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Ryum852
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Posted - 2007.07.25 19:06:00 -
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Edited by: Ryum852 on 25/07/2007 19:06:21 heh the best way to do this would be to add a toggle to the filter... If you want it awesome, if you don't then that's cool to
what drug slang word is being ********** out? I can't think of what could be a blank in your armor that is a drug slang work. Is ***** a new slang word I am not hip to?
EDIT: I guess so, lol
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