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Hero999 · 14th October 2007, 02:01 PM

I've noticed that the forum software will let you say many swear words but the word p0rn is censored. This is silly since you can say the f-word, s-word and C U Next Tuesday but not p0rn which is genre of material rather than a rude word.

I know I've mentioned this before in passing but I think things do need to be changed.

What does everyone else think?

Do you think that things are fine as they are?

Do you think swearing is cool and would like to see more of it?

Or do you feel that as this is an educational forum swearing should be banned?

HarveyH42 · 14th October 2007, 02:19 PM

I don't see there is a huge language problem. If the word you wish to use is banned, be creative. If a member is using excessively foul language, the moderator will deal with it, also there is the RED SQUARE... I don't use the 'bad' language much, but sometimes slip them in to show how strongly something bothers me. I think the language here is cleaner then most real-world enviroments. Most anyone drawn to this site, will most likely have been exposed to the 'terminology' anyway. I think if anyone is overly sensitive to the language, they most likely will move on, or tolerate, depending on how useful they find this site. Don't some browsers have filters?

Hero999 · 14th October 2007, 02:40 PM

I have nothing against swearing in the right time and place, ideally I would like to have no censorship and let everyone swear as much as they want. The reason why I strongly agree with censorship in the case of this forum is that it's likely to be used in educational environments where the Internet access is likely to be filtered so a whole page might be blocked just because one member swears.

I'd like the bad word filter to change all swear words to something less rude, for example freak for the f-word and stuff for the s-word.

HarveyH42 · 14th October 2007, 03:38 PM

I think leaving things the way they are is probably the best that can be expected. The adminstrator and moderators do a great job, and this site is fun and interesting, because we aren't held to very strick guidelines.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 14th October 2007, 09:06 PM

To clarify my position, using bad language (or deliberately trying to defeat the filters) will result in a short term ban, repeated offences will result in a permanent ban!.

Moderator.

**Krumlink** · 15th October 2007, 10:37 AM

Sounds jolly O good to me (do british people say that?) !

spuffock · 15th October 2007, 11:03 AM

MICROSOFT. There. I can't think of a worse one.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 15th October 2007, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krumlink

Sounds jolly O good to me (do british people say that?) !

No, never heard that!

CheapSlider · 15th October 2007, 03:56 PM

ball axe

ljcox · 20th October 2007, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krumlink

Sounds jolly O good to me (do british people say that?) !

I seem to recall that "jolly good" is a British expression, but I've never heard of "jolly o good".

ljcox · 20th October 2007, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hero999

Do you think swearing is cool and would like to see more of it?

No I don't & no I would not.

In my opinion, swearing is a poor excuse for good English.

Also, it is often vague to the point of being meaningless, eg. if someone said "my car is s...

What does it mean? Obviously there is something wrong with his car, but what?

Is the engine faulty, are the tyres flat, does it need a wash, etc?

**Nigel Goodwin** · 20th October 2007, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljcox

I seem to recall that "jolly good" is a British expression, but I've never heard of "jolly o good".

You've been watching too many American WWII films!

Perhaps 60-70 years ago it may have been an expression used by a tiny portion of the population?, who can say? - but it's certainly not been used since then.

Marks256 · 21st October 2007, 08:09 PM

I agree spuffock! M*crosoft needs to be added to the naught list! VISTA SHALL NOT BE GIVEN AS AN XMAS GIFT THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!

I hope Windows 7 is much better. I doubt it, though... :s

blueroomelectronics · 21st October 2007, 08:12 PM

I'd like to add 8051 and 16F84

I agree Vista is not a good thing, seriously all I want windows for is to run programs. I don't care about explorer, outlook and the 500meg of stuffing. I'd use Linux if MPLAB, Orcad, Sprint Layout & Sketchup ran with it.

Marks256 · 22nd October 2007, 08:55 PM

Yeah, i sure would like google to make sketchup for linux. I thought google was making a linux distro? So why wouldn't they make their software linux compatible?

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14th October 2007, 02:01 PM	(permalink)
Hero999	Modify the bad word list. I've noticed that the forum software will let you say many swear words but the word p0rn is censored. This is silly since you can say the f-word, s-word and C U Next Tuesday but not p0rn which is genre of material rather than a rude word. I know I've mentioned this before in passing but I think things do need to be changed. What does everyone else think? Do you think that things are fine as they are? Do you think swearing is cool and would like to see more of it? Or do you feel that as this is an educational forum swearing should be banned? __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez

14th October 2007, 02:19 PM	(permalink)
HarveyH42	I don't see there is a huge language problem. If the word you wish to use is banned, be creative. If a member is using excessively foul language, the moderator will deal with it, also there is the RED SQUARE... I don't use the 'bad' language much, but sometimes slip them in to show how strongly something bothers me. I think the language here is cleaner then most real-world enviroments. Most anyone drawn to this site, will most likely have been exposed to the 'terminology' anyway. I think if anyone is overly sensitive to the language, they most likely will move on, or tolerate, depending on how useful they find this site. Don't some browsers have filters?

14th October 2007, 02:40 PM	(permalink)
Hero999	I have nothing against swearing in the right time and place, ideally I would like to have no censorship and let everyone swear as much as they want. The reason why I strongly agree with censorship in the case of this forum is that it's likely to be used in educational environments where the Internet access is likely to be filtered so a whole page might be blocked just because one member swears. I'd like the bad word filter to change all swear words to something less rude, for example freak for the f-word and stuff for the s-word. __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez

14th October 2007, 03:38 PM	(permalink)
HarveyH42	I think leaving things the way they are is probably the best that can be expected. The adminstrator and moderators do a great job, and this site is fun and interesting, because we aren't held to very strick guidelines.

14th October 2007, 09:06 PM	(permalink)
Nigel Goodwin	To clarify my position, using bad language (or deliberately trying to defeat the filters) will result in a short term ban, repeated offences will result in a permanent ban!. Moderator. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

15th October 2007, 10:37 AM	(permalink)
Krumlink	Sounds jolly O good to me (do british people say that?) ! __________________ MechTronics World of Warcraft is a disease

15th October 2007, 11:03 AM	(permalink)
spuffock	MICROSOFT. There. I can't think of a worse one.

15th October 2007, 03:56 PM	(permalink)
CheapSlider	ball axe

21st October 2007, 08:09 PM	(permalink)
Marks256	I agree spuffock! M*crosoft needs to be added to the naught list! VISTA SHALL NOT BE GIVEN AS AN XMAS GIFT THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!! I hope Windows 7 is much better. I doubt it, though... :s __________________ There is no "I" in "team", unless Apple makes it... Then it would be iTeam.

21st October 2007, 08:12 PM	(permalink)
blueroomelectronics	I'd like to add 8051 and 16F84 I agree Vista is not a good thing, seriously all I want windows for is to run programs. I don't care about explorer, outlook and the 500meg of stuffing. I'd use Linux if MPLAB, Orcad, Sprint Layout & Sketchup ran with it. __________________ Bill Smart Kits build Smart People http://www.blueroomelectronics.com Last edited by blueroomelectronics; 21st October 2007 at 08:15 PM.

22nd October 2007, 08:55 PM	(permalink)
Marks256	Yeah, i sure would like google to make sketchup for linux. I thought google was making a linux distro? So why wouldn't they make their software linux compatible? __________________ There is no "I" in "team", unless Apple makes it... Then it would be iTeam.