what's with the asterixes ?

[chateauricher]

I have noticed lately, in several posts, that a series of asterixes (*) replace certain letter combinations -- most notably "c-u-m" (as in "c-u-m-berland"; or "c-u-m-bersome"; etc.). [%-)]

Now, it doesn't make sense that the authors of these posts replaced the letters in question themselves. So who did ? And why ? [%-)]

If "c-u-m" is found to be offensive (even if it is part of an inoffensive word such as the examples above); then why not censor "a-s-s" (as in "a-s-s-ociation" or "a-s-s-ume") ? [%-)]

[Anonymous]

A-s-s is more widely accepted in these days when you can hear it on prime time TV, thusit's not considered offensive anymore, the other still is. As for the *'s. that's the auto-filter working.

[retsignalmtr]

if asterixes show up in your post we will know why. censorship. this site is not for adults only. but since expletives are common out in the real world it would be nice to not have to see or read them here. there isn't a day that goes by when i don't hear children using several of those words in each sentence they speak. i don't know why they just don't delete the words in question. putting asterixes does not change the meaning of them. it just makes it easier to figure it is a bad word.

[egmurphy]

Of course another problem with this type of filter software is that it can't really determine when a group of letters is really a "bad" word and when it's just forming part of an acceptable one. It just recognizes letter groups.

It's probably likely to censor the following word,***tail.


Regards

Ed

[Big_Boy_4005]

That filter was implemented within the last month, and it works rather poorly. Personally I never felt that there was a problem here, with the exception of one individual on a few occasions. I guess it is a sign of the times, and not a good one either.

[rexhea]

Ha! Tell me about it.
It nailed the last four letters of my last name until the front office made an adjustment. Look at my photo album address to see why.
[:D][:D]

REX

[lonewoof]

Carolina Gamecocks!
(Not that I am by any stretch of the imagination, a gamecock fan!).

Are we sure the censoring isn't being done on the SENDER's end, rather that by the Forum?

Is that gun***ed? game***s. brass gamecocks.

Well, learn something new every day!

[lupo]

so, it will be impossible to ask how to screw the ***pit windows on one of my models airplanes ? btw it is made of br***!

I know there are members that do not like discussing br***models, because br***is considered out of their league but just blocking the word isn't that a tad too steep? [:D]

no, lonewoof, this "adjusting" is done by the forum software,

lucky this is not a model airplane forum ! [|(][:-,][:-,][(-D]

[Anonymous]

A while ago I sent a joke to a freind's work e-mail address in a large corporation, and it included "one of the seven words you cannot say on TV". Their e-mail system sent me an auto reply stating the message was intercepted due to the use of a bad word.

Fair enough, but they also sent a message to my friend telling him my message was filtered because of the bad word - and they included the word! Sure did protect him from the naughtyness! Go figure!

Bob Boudreau *******!

[lupo]

Some more oil on the fire:
if the forum software is able to filter out words, might it be able to correct spelling as well?
[:o)][D)][:-,]

[Anonymous]

I belonged to a chat sorta deal a few years ago, and they had software that would replace the "bad" word with another word, so if you said @$$ it would replace the word with something like "kitten". It was really fun to cuss a blue streak and then see what words the computer came up with.


mike

[AggroJones]

Cocky.

Why does this work but not***tail?

[tatans]

ASTERISKS (not shouting)

[lupo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tatans

ASTERISKS (not shouting)

see we need spelling correction ? [8D][:D][B)][D)][:-^]

[espeefoamer]

I can't afford br*** models,but I did break down once and bought a br*** South Shore Little Joe[}:)].

[chateauricher]

Perhaps someone should adjust this censoring software a bit better so words like "c-u-m-berland" and "c-u-m-bersome" would be accepted.

Also, how many of the younger members here use "c-u-m" as slang for "come" ?

[AggroJones]

***
cumberland
***
cockpit
hancock
cocktail

[AggroJones]

This "naughty word" blocker doesn't work very well. Some times the same word is blocked and other times aren't.

[Jetrock]

If you are seeing French comic-book Gallic barbarians jumping around this board, maybe you should try opening a window the next time you glue a model--it appears some ventilation is in order!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by SteamerFan

A-s-s is more widely accepted in these days when you can hear it on prime time TV, thusit's not considered offensive anymore, the other still is. As for the *'s. that's the auto-filter working.

There are a lot of things on TV these days. Particularly for the "enhancment pills." Ads for "Victoria's Secret" etc. I'm not a prude, but these ads and lanugage are on at all times! On all sorts of TV programming. Not on Disney yet, but many of the more education programing have aired them.There doesn't seem to be a family viewing time any longer. Bottom line, just because it's on TV doesn't make it right! [V]

[Anonymous]

Dtpowell,

I didn't say it was right, just that it has fallen into the slang terminology catagory instead of the offensive catagory. I think this comes from the fact that A-s-s is an actual word that refers to an animal as well as a body part, thus it falls in that vague catagory, unlike the C word and the F word.

[Anonymous]

Steamerfan,
It's funny, we can type in the phrase "the F word", everyone knows what it means, but if we actually type in THE F word, it gets censored. Like when you're watching a program on TV and they blip out the word after bull...but everyone knows what it means too. Or if you're watching the History Channel and some old guy from WWII comes on and says a word that usually gets censored, but in the context of WWII and the fact, I guess, that he's an old guy, it isn't censored. It's a matter of context.

m

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jetrock

If you are seeing French comic-book Gallic barbarians jumping around this board, maybe you should try opening a window the next time you glue a model--it appears some ventilation is in order!

ROFL

I was a big Asterix fan as a kid - still have a few books somewhere. The fun part must have been trying to translate the characters names into English (they're all strangely relevant)...

I recall reading somewhere that the reason there's two spellings for a-s-s is due to the more prudish people of centuries ago - we have a word that sounds the same but is spelt with an r and an e, so the change of spelling was an attempt to "clean up" language - some things never change? [:)]. To me, that's another name for a donkey rather than anything else!

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher

I have noticed lately, in several posts, that a series of asterixes (*) replace certain letter combinations -- most notably "c-u-m" (as in "c-u-m-berland"; or "c-u-m-bersome"; etc.). [%-)]

Now, it doesn't make sense that the authors of these posts replaced the letters in question themselves. So who did ? And why ? [%-)]

If "c-u-m" is found to be offensive (even if it is part of an inoffensive word such as the examples above); then why not censor "a-s-s" (as in "a-s-s-ociation" or "a-s-s-ume") ? [%-)]

It's our "bad word filter" doing its job, sort of. The problem is it sees a bad work within a legitimate word.

I just made some adjustments that should help the cumberland problem, but b_r_a_s_s is difficult to overcome.

[AggroJones]

brass