Swear Filters
<div class="IPBDescription">here we go....</div> this is supposed to be an off topic forum. why is it so heavily monitered?
and as for the swear filters.... I could think of things to say that are so horrendous they would make saddam weep and beg for mercy without using a single swear word. The sheer fact that you think that sensoring certain words will keep poeple from getting offended is absurd. I respect that you want to keep your forums clean but come on.... this is off topic. can we get a little lee-way here.
Example of an offensive sentence without using a swear word:
I like to make my dog eat bologna with the plastic ring on it..... and I don't think I will go on with this sentence.
(No I don't do this at all, don't PM me about it)
and as for the swear filters.... I could think of things to say that are so horrendous they would make saddam weep and beg for mercy without using a single swear word. The sheer fact that you think that sensoring certain words will keep poeple from getting offended is absurd. I respect that you want to keep your forums clean but come on.... this is off topic. can we get a little lee-way here.
Example of an offensive sentence without using a swear word:
I like to make my dog eat bologna with the plastic ring on it..... and I don't think I will go on with this sentence.
(No I don't do this at all, don't PM me about it)
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Why is Off-Topic any different? Does it say 'Swearing forums' in its description? No, its for things that are not about NS. Profanity is not needed at all, on the forums, or indeed in life itself. Why not spend the time reading a dictionary instead of complaining?
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Off-Topic doesn't mean "Party Forum". It means "Not Having To Do With NS Forum."
woah really! They should make a filter for the words "Starcraft" and "zerg"!!!
I retain the right to say StarCraft and Zerg!
OTF should not be monitored and/or moderated so heavily :F
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Yeah, and soon we'll delete your account for being a moaning, whinging, annoying little spammer. At least if I have anything to do with it.
same as irc
your prescence hear is a privilidge not a right, therefore you follow what rules are laid down or you don't come here.
Is as simple as that.
Calm down mate, you gotta realise how frustrating it is to have your opinions silenced. I understand the bloody forum rules, but we all think you enforce them a little too much. Everyone loves a free-for-all forum to get things off their chest, but there isnt even a 'guidelines' post at the top of this, what do you expect?
Im only spamming here anyway. That plus you see the forum list this morning? One bloke had posted on pretty much EVERY SINGLE topic made in the last few days. Im hardly spamming, you just pick up on every thing I say.
Folks, realize that this isn't your favorite bar, it's a forum, with currently about 8500 members.
The options are simple: a) Let this place be driven to hell by a minority that deems it funny to litter the forums and flame the heck out of everything in their line of fire (flameprevention is really the only reason for the swearwordfilter, as most flamers simply haven't got the imagination to move away from their favorite f-words), or b) Keep a look on it and tell people when they behave wrong.
I guess I'll vote for ... b.
Oh, and everyone who's about to burst out how undemocratic that is: Read up.
Democracy (or freedom, for that matter) means that everyone has free control of his rights as long as he / she doesn't hurt the rights of others.
By spamming and flaming, you cross that line.
i understand that it is good to keep spam down.
i would just like a little more lee-way, thats all.
These forums are essentially run by an Aristocracy:
Pronunciation: "ar-&-'stä-kr&-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -cies
Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French aristocratie, from Late Latin aristocratia, from Greek aristokratia, from aristos best + -kratia -cracy
Date: 1561
1 : government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
2 a : a government in which power is vested in a minority consisting of those believed to be best qualified b : a state with such a government
3 : a governing body or upper class usually made up of an hereditary nobility
4 : the aggregate of those believed to be superior
Selected individuals run these forums. They set the rules. You don't have to like the rules. You don't have to follow the rules. And, you don't have to post here.
If you like posting here, as many of us do, all you have to do is learn and follow the rules. Many here have done this and the forums are a better place because of it. The Mods here will welcome you until they un-welcome you.
Take this opportunity to improve yourself. Find a thesaurus. Consider your words before you use them.
All I can say is that I have been in these forums for a while now, and have to say that to me, the leeway was always plentiful, as long as you aren't insulting people.
Oh, and I fully support locks on topics that critizise the moderators. If you think they're doing their job wrong, PM them. Dragging it in the official parts of the forum won't do you good.
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GO FAM!
surely shome mishtake? (/private eye)
I would much rather prefer they keep this place as pleasent as possible so it doesn't turn into random, retarded babblings like every other offtopic forum does. These forums have always been more mature than your average gaming forum, and I hope they keep it that way.