Swear Filter.
 

With every good thing, yet another problem arises. Some words such as 'noo*' and 'Gserber' are blocked but its only going to be a problem when you use in in a certian way.
For instance, why would 'Gserber' be blocked when its short for GameServer? I can see people looking for the 1.28 GameServer would be illegal, but not if we wanted to talk about the current version. It just all depends on the way the words are used. :o

**Had to use slang because I couldn't even talk about this**

GServer means GraalServer.

Not really, no.

g server has been blocked out for ages.

I know it has, but I'm trying to get my point accross that ******* is not illegal and if the moderators are too lazy to just ban people talking about the illegal versions and just adding the word to the swear filter, then we need new moderators.

**** *** *** **** ********! ******* ******* ****, **** ****!!@1

Lookie! A prime example.

I can't say **** anymore? :\

I guess that means no more "stfu****"

guess not. But it still defeats the purpose of one of the moderators tasks, and the swear filter should be for SWEARS! :O

The word n oob has never been used in a positive way. Newbie just means a new player, but it appears Graal players have adopted n oob as a negative word meaning "stupid player".

Like "you're such a n oob" or "stop being a n oob" or "stupid n oob" It's not nice for new players to be called newbies in that way.

Um, talk with unixmad about it then. He was the one that put it in the filter. It also protects people from posting links to g servers, since most are like g server.zip or whatever.

It makes moderation easier, it doesn't make mods lazy. Things like profanity and discussion of "g server" is a lot easier to spot when people have to purposely mispell the word or something.

I think this is taking censorship just a tad too far. It's gone past filtering offensive language and now is moving in to common internet terms. It's like censoring LOL from the dialect on these forums. I think that is kind of ridiculous.

lol, are we gonna get all upset because we cant call people n oobs now? Tell me we arent :\

I think it's more of a thing that people are upset about all this censorship that's just been brought to light.

I have NEVER heard noo b anywhere else but Graal. LOL isn't offensive. It's the fact that the word n oob brings way too much negativity to the forums. Why are you upset over words that are just causing problems? When are you going to say the word noo b? When you're insulting a player, that's when.

Edit: I would also like to note that the word n oob is infectious when referring to insulting on these forums. I'm tired of seeing "stupid n oob" "stop being a n oob" etc. and obviously there is a word you can use to replace it, and that word is newbie.

I've heard it many-a-time on Neopets.

Only because people here play at other places and it spreads.

So you're telling me that Graal (A game with 400,000 or so accounts), has caused the widespread use of a word on Neopets (A game with 30,000,000 or so accounts)?

well, thats odd. heh

Um, it only takes one person using it constantly before others pick it up and start using it too.

Now then. Go back to the first page, and then you will see this thread of an example of a good use of G-server and n oob

When you were 6? Dude, I think it's been around longer than 2 years...... Ok, ok, I apologize. I didn't mean it. Really. :D

Don't ban me for being insulting..... :D

I think Koni's right about **** though. I mean, censorship is one thing, but people are just too negative sometimes. Lighten up and enjoy the game!

Yeah, and people make out the filtering like it's the end of the world and it's some big thing, when in reality, it's only taking away about 15 words out of your vocabulary. There are thousands and thousands of words that you can freely use.

None of the filtered words interfere with other words.. Unless you can find a word that has "n oob" in it. :|

You are going agenst you own rules koni, avoiding the word beting cencored.

Most of the people here are.

:rolleyes:

Sad, really.

And its the perfect example that the words should not be cencored because they can be used in a way the admins never thought of, but are too lazy to watch for the bad usage of such words. :o

No, but I might want to talk about them or mention a word thats cencored because it can be said another way. Then people don't know what the hell im talking about.

I can't think of one right now. :\

**** **** ******* ****!

Something similar to Valder's "coming out of the closet" thread.

The one where he told people he was *** (starts with a G) and he didn't appreciate other people using the word "***" (starts with an F) as an insult.

Eh, I don't believe homosexual is banned.

So?
It's *** and *** being used though. It's just a situation.

Eh, I was just pointing out that Valder's "coming out of the closet" thread didn't NEED to use words that are banned now.

***·ot also ***·got Pronunciation Key (***)
n.
A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together.
A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars.

tr.v. ***·ot·ed, also ***·got·ed ***·ot·ing, ***·got·ing ***·ots, ***·gots
To bind into a ***ot; bundle.
To decorate with ***oting.


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I dont find this word offensive in any way.
Yet it is censored?

Maybe you should look up words on dictionary.com before filtering them.

The word "****" (Begins with an F)
Is only a swear word in the english language, because of it is the norse word for "sex".

Is the word "sex" censored? I think not. I find it vulgar and offensive. Please censor it.

When you look up a word be sure to put all of it that comes up.

Another entry:
Offensive slang
Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.

If that was at the bottom i didnt see it :-P