Word Filter/Censor
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:12 pm
This is rarely a problem as things stay pretty civil.
I was wondering if we could get "gay" and "cock" removed from the automatic censor. There was a recent post in the News thread where "gay" was used in a headline in an inoffensive way (Russian gay motorcycle club, I think?). I can't recall any instance where it's been used on the forum insultingly as of now. We're self-policing enough that it probably wouldn't be ignored should that ever occur. As a civil and inclusive forum, I think it's best to not treat the very word as profanity when it's not being used as a slur.
And petcock pretty frequently gets turned into two words on here, causing it to get censored and creating a few moments of confusion. Again, I can't recall it being used in an insulting or phallic context.
I was wondering if we could get "gay" and "cock" removed from the automatic censor. There was a recent post in the News thread where "gay" was used in a headline in an inoffensive way (Russian gay motorcycle club, I think?). I can't recall any instance where it's been used on the forum insultingly as of now. We're self-policing enough that it probably wouldn't be ignored should that ever occur. As a civil and inclusive forum, I think it's best to not treat the very word as profanity when it's not being used as a slur.
And petcock pretty frequently gets turned into two words on here, causing it to get censored and creating a few moments of confusion. Again, I can't recall it being used in an insulting or phallic context.