Of the problems I perhaps have, the depth of my vocabulary is definitely not one.It isn't the profanity filter that is the problem. It is your lack of vocabulary.
I have the profanity switch turned off, but I see asterisks where they would seem out of context.On the desktop, I click my avatar in the upper right to get a drop-down. On the drop-down, I click Personal Details.
(I think it finds my personal home page based on who's signed in for the current session, so this link might take you to your Personal Details page, assuming you're looking at the full web interface. Somebody please let me know if that works for them, OK?)
On the Personal Details page, there's a radio button allowing me to select On, Off, or No Selection for the profanity filter.
Please be aware that some people actually type in asterisks and it may look like your profanity filter is turned on when it really isn't.
If the author confirms they typed in a swear word, then let me know. Your description could either be the profanity filter or it could be the author actually typing in asterisks.I have the profanity switch turned off, but I see asterisks where they would seem out of context.
Got some feedback from the higher-level admins. There are a few words (7, if I count correctly) and some spelling variations thereof that will be replaced no matter what anyone sets for their profanity filter.
We're discussing it and we'll reach a consensus but, frankly, I think the board functions just fine without a very few words that are guaranteed to either trigger someone on here or get indexed by Google making us look like racist, misogynistic cretins.
That's just my opinion, of course. Other staff may decide I'm just being a ****, call me a ***** and tell me to **** off. For now, though, I think most folks should expect the profanity filter to be just one part of the way decorum is maintained and don't expect it to control everything consistently. There are other parts of the board software that override it.
It's a good thing you aren't on Facebook with that potty mouth.**** **** ****** ** ***** *** ********!
Almost nothing in common with Carlin's list.The George’s meet? Orwell and Carlin.
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Based on the length of some of the asterisk strings in Moonpie's post, I believe he just typed in asterisks. There are no two-letter words banned by the forum software, for example.Another board I'm on has the same (possibly more strict) but when you quote you can see what the other guy posted. I tried to see what Moonpie wrote, but it's starred out.