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Post by Aetherik aka Dreads on Feb 3, 2009 15:44:48 GMT 1
So I assumed were all mature men here so why the hell cant I curse in the forum when I please. It's not just me who thinks this way its rather annoying wouldn't you agree?
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Post by psyco6 on Feb 3, 2009 16:00:56 GMT 1
This is a family site. ;D
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Post by Milkrunner on Feb 3, 2009 18:48:48 GMT 1
My opinion on swearing in regular speech is that it isn't really necessary to express yourself, and it generally just makes you sound crude. In situations where you're very upset about something and, in that situation, swearing is the best way to express your anger, I don't think that you should be making that post to begin with. Then again, I'm an English major and I'm very stuck-up about language in general  |
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Post by pershainovitsh on Mar 22, 2012 15:09:20 GMT 1
I'd like us to revise the subject. And to remove the swearing filter. I'm not sure if anyone would get offended from seeing a couple of swear words, but the thing is that the filter is really annoying and is not working as intended, providing more confusion than protection.
The word "thingy" you've seen on the forum, what is it?
Here are some examples why should it be removed: cock fight = a fight between two roosters.
A cockpit = the place in the front of an aeroplane where the pilot drives the aircraft.
A molotov cocktail = a throwable weapon, which is made out from a bottle full of flammable liquid, a rag, and is lit up before tossing it to the desired place.
So it censors the word which is a vulgar word used for the male sexual organ and replaces it with the word "thingy" regardless if the poster was talking about human anatomy or something entirely different, making the post look pretty stupid.
The word "nuts"
"I stepped on my dog's shit and after that my boots smelled awful. I had to wipe them clean for hours." (note: before scriv did his magic, the word shit was replaced with "nuts")
Here I actually used a synonym to stool with funny results. But it changed "s**t" to "nuts", which created an awkward situation. I guess it's supposed to work like this: "Aww s**t" is turned into "Aww nuts" which is pretty reasonable. A bad example, I know. Maybe s**t could just be changed to poo?
Conclusion
So the swear filter just adds confusion. Especially with the word beginning with "c" and ending with "ock". First I thought I'd suggest it to change it to c**k or co** or something similiar, but how stupid would it look when our aviators were speaking about their "c**kpits"? I think the swear filter should be removed altogether. I think the clan members are mature enough not to type in extensive amounts of swearing in their posts.
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Post by swfwebmaster on Mar 23, 2012 2:10:14 GMT 1
I remove about 50% of the words that were censored. Let me know if there are still specific words you wish to express your thoughts using in this forum.
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Post by pershainovitsh on Mar 23, 2012 10:03:05 GMT 1
Thank you. Now it should be easier to read the forums. I can't think of any other words that are causing confusion so this should be fine.
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Post by Spartan0536 on May 29, 2012 3:16:43 GMT 1
I stepped on my dogs nuts, lmao that made me rofl and thanks for lifting the excessive filtering.
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Post by pershainovitsh on May 29, 2012 11:42:42 GMT 1
No problem.
There was a joke (or maybe it was a true story, not sure) about a Finn and a Brit talking about why do British and American public toilet doors (and exterior doors) open inwards and Finnish doors outwards. In reality, it seems to be a matter of whether you want it to be easier to close the door when an unwanted guest is trying to get in like they think in America or if you'd like to get out easier as a fire safety measure like in Finland.
Anyway, the British guy said "If the lock gets broken it's easier to just hold the door closed so no one can get in while you're sitting on the can."
And the Finn replied: "Well, if the lock is broken in a Finnish restroom, we just call in a repairman."
Moral of the story: don't just try to keep the broken door closed, get it repaired. Applies on public restrooms, SWF forums and on some video games franchises...
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Post by backtothefight64 on May 29, 2012 12:51:22 GMT 1
I'm fine with the forum, it's TS I trouble with...........I really should consider 'push to talk'.
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Post by pershainovitsh on May 29, 2012 15:23:10 GMT 1
Well, it isn't the forum that's broken (not at least this one) but rather the swear filter, which was fixed thanks to Scriv.
Many use push to talk with Teamspeak. The problem is, of course, which button to bind it to? I have it on my second thumb button, which is used to go to the next page (as opposed to previous oage, binded to the first thumb button) when using the internet. I couldn't think of any other way of having a push-to-talk button than on the mouse. Middle mouse button (pressing the wheel) could work as well if you don't have extra buttons. I just think there are too many buttons on the keyboard already in use, many of which are used simultaneously, to fit the push-to-talk button in it. Of course, having TS on push-to talk rather than voice activation can prevent unnecessary transmissions. Except with Viper whose push-to-talk button gets jammed from time to time.
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Post by swfwebmaster on May 29, 2012 20:05:44 GMT 1
No problem.
There was a joke (or maybe it was a true story, not sure) about a Finn and a Brit talking about why do British and American public toilet doors (and exterior doors) open inwards and Finnish doors outwards. In reality, it seems to be a matter of whether you want it to be easier to close the door when an unwanted guest is trying to get in like they think in America or if you'd like to get out easier as a fire safety measure like in Finland.
Anyway, the British guy said "If the lock gets broken it's easier to just hold the door closed so no one can get in while you're sitting on the can."
And the Finn replied: "Well, if the lock is broken in a Finnish restroom, we just call in a repairman."
Moral of the story: don't just try to keep the broken door closed, get it repaired. Applies on public restrooms, SWF forums and on some video games franchises... good one |
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Post by madviper101 on May 30, 2012 22:34:30 GMT 1
Al its not kind to stand on your dogs nuts ;D
Apologies if my mike sticks open and please feel free to shout at me when this happens. Have it bound to a the button above the directional controller on my N52. Not sure why it does get stuck as the button feels free.
I didnt actually realise there was a swear filter. Cock
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