c r a p

[Grehan]

May not be the Queen's English (I bet she uses it, though!) but surely doesn't deserve to be banned and censored here, does it? :cool:

[Lakesailor]

I was astounded. There are few words extra in the swear filter list compared to the previous forum.
The list comprised (on the old forum) of a list of proscribed words which the moderators could add to or delete.
Plurals had to be included in the list as it wasn't inteligent.
The question is, has the new forum the same system or is it different? Have they just gone with a default, or have they imported the old list and added some innocuous words.

Why?

I think we should be told.

Dan is keeping very tight-lipped on this.

[VicS]

On another forum, using the same software as YBW now does I found i could not use the word "specialist" it came out as "spe******t" . Now that I reckon is taking word rejection to a totally different level.

I took a while, and the help of Google to twig that one.

[tcm]

does that work?

[bbg]

Interesting that in the paper copy of PBO, one of the articles used the word "*******". I don't think it will get past the filter, though.
Edit - no, it didn't. Word is b a s t a r d

[Grehan]

The English word c r a p has been around for about 500 years.

B a s t a r d is also a true and proper English word, with a long history of use. Quite possible for the word to be used correctly (and has a number of meanings and derivations) without necessarily being derogatory (and what if it is!). For example, William the B*stard (named so in Court documents), who we also call William the Conqueror.
This petty and ignorant American derived prudery (can't call a lavatory a toilet, has to be restroom (?) or a bathroom (?)) is seeking to destroy the guts of our language. :mad:

If one forum member accuses another of talking cr*p and this is offensive; or someone calls someone else a b*stard, then it's quite possible for such unwanted insults (which they would be) to be deleted or otherwise taken action against (and I would support that wholeheartedly). Let's act like grown-ups, not be treated like idiotic American children.

[barfly4657]

You seem to overlook the fact that foul language reveals the author as lacking in education, taste and ultimately, credibility.

[Grehan]

:confused:

[Stoneness]

How about using the word crapulent? * I used it in a management meeting once when accurately referring to a member of staff who had arrived late. It caused consternation amongst the Alan Sugar wanabees that infested the company. Their reaction said as much about their lack of education as their fear of the PC Stasi in the HR dept..


* Look it up!! :D