swear filter on or off?
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I think that its totally appropriate that swearwords are astricted out. I mean, a swear word is just a generic word that is hardly ever used in context, with the sole purpose of shock and/or effect. They are often used because of a lack of imaginative ability to describe feelings, ideas, or events. So what does a swear word really do that a bunch of astricts do not do?
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Ha ha ha! That was so * funny Stupidus, I almost forgot to laugh! jk... Swearing doesnt bother me in the slightest, I have infact been known to swear up a storm now and then. But I know not everyone share the same beliefs (expect of course maybe the tooth fairy). So unless its an over whelming amount of votes for turning it off, I think its fine where it is. I wouldn't want to discourage anyone from posting here, just because of some stupid cussing.
*(I was going to put ****ing but decided against it)
*(I was going to put ****ing but decided against it)
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I would say: turn it off. A post full of ****** is just as offensive to me as a post in which the words are literally spelled out...
In the end it's all a matter of trust in each other, that we are able to behave ourselves... and someone who cannot, can always be told he should. But i think it should be my choice to behave and stay or to swear and get banned.
In the end it's all a matter of trust in each other, that we are able to behave ourselves... and someone who cannot, can always be told he should. But i think it should be my choice to behave and stay or to swear and get banned.
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I think the substitution filter should be used.
I've always thought it funny when someone who is trying to cuss in their post ends up interrupted by a word that is more often a complete non-sequiter.
Kind of illustrates the idiocy of cursing in the first place...mind you, this is coming from Massac County High School's filthiest mouth, 1989.
I've always thought it funny when someone who is trying to cuss in their post ends up interrupted by a word that is more often a complete non-sequiter.
Kind of illustrates the idiocy of cursing in the first place...mind you, this is coming from Massac County High School's filthiest mouth, 1989.
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i dont really care, but i voted no, because there is swearing in floyd music. Not often though, so you can ban people for a week if they do it a lot but an occasional swear word is harmless.
Ex: Nobody Home: "I got thirteen channels of sh** on the tv to choose from."
I dont know if this is posted after it has been turned off if it has so i added the *s.
Ex: Nobody Home: "I got thirteen channels of sh** on the tv to choose from."
I dont know if this is posted after it has been turned off if it has so i added the *s.
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No, you're not the sole "can't be bothered" and "opposite" type, Pugs. (And that "turning 30" idea is entirely out of someone's imagination.) Ha! Too bad there's no room to tell that funny little personal anecdote about a 5 year-old, his "mama" and "nana" and how it was his "F****** FILTHY-MOUTHED FATHER'S FAULT!" that he "expressed himself" the way he did that day.Pugs on the Wing wrote:Um...no...me, the opposite.David Smith wrote:i would think when you turn like 3o you would tend to swear a bit less and be offended by the frequence some people do it with
I'm the sole "can't be bothered."
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