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Zoroaster Just Arrived
Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 4
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject: Err..this word? |
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Why when you say "crap" with a it becomes crap with a @?
Like this:
crap :: see its with @ - why not with A?
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Insomniac Just Arrived
Joined: 13 Apr 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Sunny bloody Portugal!
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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What do you mean? Crap?
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Zoroaster Just Arrived
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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I mean, this is how it normally shows up when you type the word "C R A P"
crap - do you see it says with "@" and not with "a"
C R @ P < it says
why not C R A P
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Insomniac Just Arrived
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Crap crap CRAP. I have no idea what you're talking about.
In all seriousness though, it's a word filter. I used the html equivalent of each character (c, r, a and p) in order for it not to get filtered.
If you copy and paste the following into a new post, you'll get the desired response:
crap
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Zoroaster Just Arrived
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Insomniac wrote: |
Crap crap CRAP. I have no idea what you're talking about.
In all seriousness though, it's a word filter. I used the html equivalent of each character (c, r, a and p) in order for it not to get filtered.
If you copy and paste the following into a new post, you'll get the desired response:
crap |
I knew
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Tom Bair SF Boss
Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 16776955 Location: Portland, Oregon USA
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 3:17 am Post subject: |
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Since we are a family-oriented site, we take some effort to keep the language cleaned up by using a word filter.
Yes, there are many ways to trick the word filter -- however, we also use human moderators who take notice of these efforts and will; at the least, edit the post to remove commonly offensive words.
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snootalope Just Arrived
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 4 Location: IA _ USA
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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I've never understood why crap is filtered, but hell isn't.. To me, hell is more obscure than crap... just me though
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thekore Just Arrived
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, without causing offence to any staff on my first day. But if you consider the word crap to be worthy of filtering. Then would it not make sense to filter it, rather than replace a comon vowel only making it look like something 12 year olds type when using MSN Messenger?
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hugo Forum Fanatic
Joined: 14 Jun 2003 Posts: 16777215 Location: Netherlands, Europe
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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snootalope wrote: |
I've never understood why cr@p is filtered ... |
I believe the filtering of said word has to do with the difference between UK & US English.
In one region (I always forget which -- I believe its UK) said word is used all the time, while it is considered offensive in the other region.
I could be all wrong, but this is something I noticed...
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snootalope Just Arrived
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Ok...aren't vulgar words not in the dictionary? Cr.a.p is! It's just vulgar slang, so it does brush on offensive, but it's better than using it's synonyms!
crap (krp) Vulgar Slang
n.
1. Excrement.
2. An act of defecating.
3. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.
4. Cheap or shoddy material.
5. Miscellaneous or disorganized items; clutter.
6. Insolent talk or behavior.
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Groovicus Trusted SF Member
Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 9 Location: Centerville, South Dakota
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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aren't vulgar words not in the dictionary? |
No, unabridged dictionaries have included all manners of slang and vulgarities for a lont time.
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