29-06-2021 13:25 - edited 29-06-2021 13:26
29-06-2021 13:25 - edited 29-06-2021 13:26
When I joined this forum in 2013 we had a forum filter which I understood was to stop swear words being posted. Such as the F word and the C word. Fair enough. Then we supposedly developed the filter so it removed email addresses, links and telephone numbers.
That has never worked. We still have to remind people to remove these to avoid being spammed.
However in terms of so called swear words, I think this forum should be moved into the 21st century.
On todays Word Hunt Diamond we had perfectly acceptable words removed by this filter. A few examples.
I wrote ****** (F L A N G E) it was removed. This word means a piece of metal which holds on a tailpipe of a car or plane. . (It is also slang for the female VULVA)
****** F A G or F A G E N D I've had to space them so they won't be filtered out. Slang terms for a cigarette
If I say I'm going outside for a f a g it does NOT mean I'm off to engage in some sort of sexual activity male on male.
******IN F A G I N Also filtered out. Charles Dickins wrote about this man and I'm damn sure there was no-one there to filter that out!! It also means someone who pushes youngsters to steal.
I wrote about a MAINE ****** cat. C O O N. A breed of cat. Filtered out. I can't remember the last time I heard that word used in relation to a black person!
Then we come on to the breed of birds. Called ****** T I T S
Why on earth cant we write
Blue ******
Coal ******
Marsh ******
Great ******
Willow ******
Instead of
Willowtits
Bluetits
Coaltits
Marshtits
Greattits
The forum filter stops us writing the correct name.
I don't think it allows **** C R A P or BULL****** (B U L L ****** )
However, in the emoji box we have a pile of **** (so we can show a picture of it but we can't say it?
I'm not the only one who feels like this and others can feel free to add comments as they like but personally I'm sick to death of it and think the filter needs updating.
I'm NOT asking the forum filter to allow a swear fest. What I'm asking is some common sense.
That's all!
Veritas Numquam Perit
29-06-2021 16:53 - edited 29-06-2021 16:54
on 29-06-2021 19:20
on 29-06-2021 19:20
I nearly micturated myself laughing at this thread
29-06-2021 19:38 - edited 29-06-2021 19:40
29-06-2021 19:38 - edited 29-06-2021 19:40
Deleted by me. Tested something and it's not filtered
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 29-06-2021 19:43
on 29-06-2021 19:43
@Projectionist wrote:I nearly micturated myself laughing at this thread
Love it @Projectionist
Veritas Numquam Perit
29-06-2021 19:46 - edited 29-06-2021 19:47
29-06-2021 19:46 - edited 29-06-2021 19:47
@Projectionist wrote:I nearly micturated myself laughing at this thread
I really think the filter takes the urine sometimes...
Bank sort codes: **Personal info**
Phone numbers: +44-7654-012100
E-mail addresses: mickey.mouse@aa.com
Birthdays: 30-Feb-1909 or 30/02/09 or
(us format) 02/30/08
What else does it miss...? 🤨🤔
29-06-2021 19:51 - edited 29-06-2021 19:52
29-06-2021 19:51 - edited 29-06-2021 19:52
Filter has a hissy over dates...
on **Personal info**21 19:46
So it`s taken out the day and the month - why ??
It`s just the date when post was made - not a security issue.
on 29-06-2021 19:57
on 29-06-2021 19:57
on 29-06-2021 21:17
on 29-06-2021 21:17
on 29-06-2021 21:20
on 29-06-2021 21:20
on 29-06-2021 21:41
on 29-06-2021 21:41
@Mi-Amigo wrote:Filter has a hissy over dates...
Re: Forum Filter (Fit for purpose?!) [ New ]on **Personal info**21 19:46
So it`s taken out the day and the month - why ??
It`s just the date when post was made - not a security issue.
It thought **Personal info** was a Bank Sort Code