Language Blocking System

[metsguy234]

I understand why certain words are blocked. It makes things easier to moderate and blocks offensive language.

Problem is, it seems like you guys allow many offensive words (the a-word for one) and don't allow many words, like helll and damm (you do allow "damned" though)

(Note:I intentionally misspelled the words that would be blocked normally)
Why is this???


Example of A-word being used:

http://sportsmogul.com/vbulletin/sho...5&postcount=20

[ohms_law]

The words that are blocked are the vBulletin forum software defaults, which are obviously not very well thought out...

Clay and Dee don't seem to mind bad language as long as it's not overdone or extreme, and personally neither do I. If it were up to me and I had some free time to do it I'd probably just turn the filters off completely, but it's not really worth the time to do anything about it.
*shrug*

[HoustonGM]

I share the same views as ohms. The reason damned is allowed, and it's not without the ed, is because the censor only checks full words. For example, **** (that's the "s-word"). *****.

At the very least, I'd like to see he11, @ss, and d@mn uncensored. Those words aren't really considered "foul language" anymore.

[RickD]

Well I consider them foul!

[HoustonGM]

I meant as in, they aren't censored on things like TV and they're allowed to be said in low-rated movies, etc.

[metsguy234]

helll and dammn should certainly be allowed in these forums!

Few people actually consider them swears anymore, and the people that consider them swears consider them very mild ones.

[captkirk685]

can we say **** on here?

edit: Guess not..

[AndrewOsborn]

can we say **** on here?

edit: Guess not..

LOL

[RickD]

Of course we could try to keep the language civilized....**shrug**....sigh....just a thought

[ohms_law]

Obviously. Still, blatant censorship just isn't right. Just letting people say whatever they what whenever they want isn't right either, but automatic filter systems like vBulletin uses always end up going way overboard.

[RickD]

Yeah it can go overboard. I've had non-swear words **** out before. I see the point there. I guess my rule of thumb is if my parents would have washed my mouth out for saying it I shouldn't say it still!

[Rongar]

Why do we swear?...interesting topic, tho belonging in a different forum...see my thread in "Ejections"

[grasshopper]

As I said in another post:

PS why cant I say **** anymore? Im Catholic. They told me if I masterbated, I would go to ****. If I cheated, I would go to ****. If I screwed a pony in the rump end, I would go to ****. If I rise up against the crackers, poke hot rods through their eyes, stab them, beat them, and put them on a cross up-side-down, I still cant say ****.

So basically, it is not the act, just where you are going.

So lets see,

****, ****, *******, ****, vagina, boobs, breasts, knockers, whores just to test a few. I bet they dont ban nuts, screwhole, or pecker holster.

I prefer dirty sanchez, rusty trombone, donkey punch, and the latest, the Spitzer Swallow.

[TheNamelessPoet]

pecker holster.

I just fell out of my chair laughing
its not really THAT funny it jsut caught me sooo off guard

[metsguy234]

Can someone please do this?

AT LEAST remove crapp. Censoring that is RIDICULOUS!

Isn't it easy to change censors? I started an InvisionFree forum once, and it was easy, is it difficult to change censored words with vBulletin?