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how interesting. I wonder how many other words don't make it through. has anyone tested it?
As a moderator, I respectfully request that you not try. The filter there to keep this place family friendly. Intentionally testing it would be like walking onto a TV show set, and spewing out a bunch of nasty language to see what will and won't get beeped. Honestly, we expect our posters to be a bit more mature than to need to do that.
I'll change this particular instance, though; that's not intentional.
EDIT: snigger. Right.
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Hmm. How do you resemble it? Are you made of letters?
Or is my dictionary just incomplete?
Didn't you know? "Dannyalcatraz" is also a word derived from "snicker" and when you replace "alcatraz" with "tanner" you have a very scarey and bad word!
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Honestly, we expect our posters to be a bit more mature than to need to do that.
Hardly surprising.
If a filter is needed, this means a sizeable percentage of the readership is deemed irresponsible, and thus immature, by the moderation, since the responsibility of choosing their words on their own is taken away from them.
A worthier educational expectation would be for people to be mature enough as to not need any language filter whatsoever. A missed opportunity, if you ask me.
If a filter is needed, this means a sizeable percentage of the readership is deemed irresponsible, and thus immature, by the moderation, since the responsibility of choosing their words on their own is taken away from them.
That's not the only reason to have a filter, and "a sizeable percentage" is a bit misleading.
EN World has a major goal of being family friendly. That means we have a very low tolerance for the appearance of some language on the boards. The percentage of posters who would be willing to use the language does not have to be "sizable" to exceed that tolerance.
If a filter is needed, this means a sizeable percentage of the readership is deemed irresponsible, and thus immature, by the moderation, since the responsibility of choosing their words on their own is taken away from them.
As Umbran points out, it has nothing to do with a sizeable percentage. it's about a few bad apples, coupled with the fact that we can't moderate 24/7 so a little automation helps. Same with the automated spam filter.
A worthier educational expectation would be for people to be mature enough as to not need any language filter whatsoever. A missed opportunity, if you ask me.
The pornograhy spambots that get in here occassionally probably won't respond to our elevated expectations, I'm afraid. Thus, a little automation to combat other automation is another valid use for a tool that's already there, ready for us to use.
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