I noticed this question today which a member answered.
Jamil had asked "who ruined "*******", referring to the fact that one used to be able to type out the plural word for what Trump claimed celebrities could/should grab, and commented that "some INGOfficial had gone and blocked that word, too", but then answered the above, stating:
And he is correct.
For the record *I* was the one who noticed the fact that the singular was blocked, but not the plural, and suggested it should be blocked as well.
My logic was that one cannot refer to the "S" word for "", whether singular or plural, one cannot give either one or several f***s, and following that train of thought, there is little reason to reference either singular or plural forms of the vernacular/vulgar term for "vulva".
Make no mistake, I cuss, and usually do so unapologetically. When around small children, clergypeople, and my mother, however, there are some words I won't use, or if I slip and do so, an apology is forthcoming. In the former case, it's so that the children don't learn words from me that will get their mouths washed out with soap (if parents even do that anymore; mine sure did!) and in the latter cases, it's a matter of respect. I don't use those words at work, in front of a patient, as it's unprofessional, and I don't use that word lightly.
GPIA, to answer your question, we still need word filters because the mod staff can't read every post, and hasn't been able to in a very long time. Too, we realize that people do "oops" from time to time, but that doesn't change the fact that INGO is now, has always been, and good Lord willing, always will be a family-friendly site. We don't want, to use Eddie Murphy's caricature of Bill Cosby's phrase, a bunch of "filth flarn flarn filth" cluttering up the site and making it a place where a parent would not want his/her child to go to learn what's what about guns. (ideally, the parent will be teaching them about USING the gun responsibly and properly, but if the kid is looking for academic guidance or is researching what gun he wants for his next birthday, he should be able to without wading through a bunch of feces and copulation and the like. (reference to the "For the record" comment, above.)
We use filters to give you, the user, the ability to do exactly what you asked. You can talk all day about Dick pricking his finger as he cocked his revolver. Those are appropriate uses of those words. If you start talking about the string of words he uttered as he did so, and due to your (generic you, not saying you personally cuss all the time) regular use of cuss words, slip and miss a word (which I find myself doing occasionally... Have to go back when something twigs and says... waitasec... did that say...? Aw hell. Now I gotta infract that.) we want the word to be caught for you, censored automagically, and keep the site family-friendly.
And yes, I'm fully aware that using filters leads to such things as the much-chuckled-at word for salinated dihydrogen monoxide, "sal****er", and its included quasi-profanity. There is a way to fix that, but I don't know how to do it and don't have access to do so even if I did. I'm sure I could figure it out, given a few minutes or so (and access).
I really hope this helps. I know it's frustrating to feel like you're always being watched, but having the machine watching for specific words (and not even notifying us, just auto-blocking them) is the least intrusive method there is, or at least the least intrusive of which I'm aware.
Blessings,
Bill
Why do we still need word filters. Is it an advertising thing?
If I want to talk about Dick pricking his finger as he cocked his [STRIKE]642[/STRIKE] 637 Airweight, I want to do it without second-guessing myself.
Jamil had asked "who ruined "*******", referring to the fact that one used to be able to type out the plural word for what Trump claimed celebrities could/should grab, and commented that "some INGOfficial had gone and blocked that word, too", but then answered the above, stating:
To me, they're just words but there are times in the presence of certain company that I wouldn't talk like that. INGO is a family site.
And he is correct.
For the record *I* was the one who noticed the fact that the singular was blocked, but not the plural, and suggested it should be blocked as well.
My logic was that one cannot refer to the "S" word for "", whether singular or plural, one cannot give either one or several f***s, and following that train of thought, there is little reason to reference either singular or plural forms of the vernacular/vulgar term for "vulva".
Make no mistake, I cuss, and usually do so unapologetically. When around small children, clergypeople, and my mother, however, there are some words I won't use, or if I slip and do so, an apology is forthcoming. In the former case, it's so that the children don't learn words from me that will get their mouths washed out with soap (if parents even do that anymore; mine sure did!) and in the latter cases, it's a matter of respect. I don't use those words at work, in front of a patient, as it's unprofessional, and I don't use that word lightly.
GPIA, to answer your question, we still need word filters because the mod staff can't read every post, and hasn't been able to in a very long time. Too, we realize that people do "oops" from time to time, but that doesn't change the fact that INGO is now, has always been, and good Lord willing, always will be a family-friendly site. We don't want, to use Eddie Murphy's caricature of Bill Cosby's phrase, a bunch of "filth flarn flarn filth" cluttering up the site and making it a place where a parent would not want his/her child to go to learn what's what about guns. (ideally, the parent will be teaching them about USING the gun responsibly and properly, but if the kid is looking for academic guidance or is researching what gun he wants for his next birthday, he should be able to without wading through a bunch of feces and copulation and the like. (reference to the "For the record" comment, above.)
We use filters to give you, the user, the ability to do exactly what you asked. You can talk all day about Dick pricking his finger as he cocked his revolver. Those are appropriate uses of those words. If you start talking about the string of words he uttered as he did so, and due to your (generic you, not saying you personally cuss all the time) regular use of cuss words, slip and miss a word (which I find myself doing occasionally... Have to go back when something twigs and says... waitasec... did that say...? Aw hell. Now I gotta infract that.) we want the word to be caught for you, censored automagically, and keep the site family-friendly.
And yes, I'm fully aware that using filters leads to such things as the much-chuckled-at word for salinated dihydrogen monoxide, "sal****er", and its included quasi-profanity. There is a way to fix that, but I don't know how to do it and don't have access to do so even if I did. I'm sure I could figure it out, given a few minutes or so (and access).
I really hope this helps. I know it's frustrating to feel like you're always being watched, but having the machine watching for specific words (and not even notifying us, just auto-blocking them) is the least intrusive method there is, or at least the least intrusive of which I'm aware.
Blessings,
Bill