since when the hell did we have swear word filters?

[DJPlace]

what's going on with this world!?!

i can't say [censored] with out it being censored...

and the censored word is R A P E what is going on here!?!

the other cuss words are fine but... i don't understand why.

is there a reason behind this?

let me know i guess...

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

Words are just words. If we're going to censor the word the original post refers to, why isn't the phrase "nonconsensual intercourse" censored? Or perhaps "sexual assault", or "brassica napus" (a crop used for bio-diesel production that happens to be named 'sexual assault', apparently).

It's frankly ridiculous. Words have no value other than their meanings, and clearly every word in the english language either has additional meanings you're censoring by censoring the word, or alternate synonymous phraseology that is apparently perfectly okay.

If we can't use the word [censored] then we can't even hotlines for victims of that crime to call. Really, folks, if a female temper made a post on their blog asking what they should do, because they've just been sexually assaulted, people can't even tell them to call a [censored] hotline.

Tell me that isn't ridiculous.

We get this argument every single time the wordfilter is brought up.
Of course there are legitimate times where the word could be used.
And if one of those legitimate uses were to arise, I probably wouldn't say a word about circumvention of the filter.

But how is it used most often here?
"Oh man I totally [censored] those guys in HALO last night!"
or worse, when somebody is referring to an attractive woman (this actually happened recently)
"I would have [censored] her right then and there."

Wonderful tidbits of conversation there.

In short the filter is in place because too many people don't know when to keep their mouth shut.

 

[Densetsu]

If someone close to you (e.g., your mother, sister or friend) were victimized, and the very mention of the word "rape" evoked even the faintest of painful memories for that person, would you go around shouting in their face "RAPE RAPE RAPE RAPE!!! It's just a word, get over it!"

I guess it's acceptable to do that.

If you're a sadistic psychopath.

If it's "just a word" for so many of you guys, then you won't miss it. Just drop it already

 

[kthnxshwn]

This is a long thread for a question that was answered in the second post.

 

[Rydian]

ILU Densetsu.

This is a long thread for a question that was answered in the second post.

People don't take kindly to being told "no".

 

[ProtoKun7]

In its most technical usage it should ordinarily be acceptable.
Any context in a joke however...no.

 

[Nujui]

Has the thought ever occurred to you "When am I ever going to use that word?" Unless you or a family/friend or whoever has that happen. You can still say "raped", just not the other wording.

 

[prowler]

Even if you need to say the word (like blogging about it), GBAtemp isn't the place to talk about it.

At least this place ain't like GameFAQs.

 

[Terminator02]

I thought the N word was censored too, is the R word really the only one? [censored] [censored]

Edit: i was right

 

[Ace]

I believe the F-word (synonymous with the condescending and derogatory form of homosexual) are also censored?

It's quite little compared to some forums, like Something Awful.

EDIT TEST: [censored]

EDIT2: yup, the long version is.

 

[Terminator02]

fag isn't censored but fagggot is... that's weird

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

I actually was not aware of those.
But I'm glad they're included.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Fag is also British slang for a cigarette, while faggots are meatballs of some description.

 

[JoostinOnline]

I remember a few years ago it was pretty common to say you got ****ed when playing online video games. I never thought it was very appropriate, but it seems to have died down since then.

At first the fact that it was blocked (I didn't know until I saw this thread) confused me, but after reading the reasons mentioned above, I understand completely. If you were to use it in a literal sense (for a news article or something), there are still other words to use.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

Fag is also British slang for a cigarette, while faggots are meatballs of some description.

Yes, and it's also a bundle of sticks used to start fires.
Which is where this usage of the term seems to come from.
As in: "Lets start a fire, and use them for kindling"

 

[Fishaman P]

Okay, so there's something I don't understand.

Has the word filter been lifted, or can moderators bypass them?

On topic here, I completely support upholding the ban, and I will try to remove all the times I somehow got around it on here.
i.e. past tense.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

Moderators aren't bound by the wordfilter.
And the filter hasn't always been in place. So if you happened to post any of these words before it was enacted, then that could explain why you were able.

 

[machomuu]

Moderators aren't bound by the wordfilter.
And the filter hasn't always been in place. So if you happened to post any of these words before it was enacted, then that could explain why you were able.

Are you saying you're above the dictionary?

 

[Weaselpipe]

One of the nice unintended consequences of censorship is that it forces people to be creative to get their point across.

For instance, the angel in DQ 9 says flappin instead of *uckin. I like that.

(sorry if that is a nerdy example)

When our wordfilter consists of a single word, circumvention of the filter is just damn annoying.
You can say a lot of things here. You can type the words shit, fuck, bitch, bastard, damn, hell, ass, motherfucker, cocksucker, tits and more.
Combine them in creative ways. We really don't give a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut about that, so long as it's not in thread titles, or used as an insult to another 'temper.
Is that so much to ask?

Vonnegut reference? Good call...

I think I may have said the R word on here once, flippantly, but once I saw it was censored I thought 'that makes sense' and went on my way. Do we need posts asking why things are censored? Free speech is all well and good, but with it comes the freedom to speak up when you're offended. The filter prevents a lot of threads like this popping up in which people debate the use of a word, and also prevents valid members of this community from avoiding coming on here lest they witness a remark they find harrowing

 

[Costello]

I dont think its such a big deal considering the amount of liberty thats being offered around the place.
We've never deleted a post for containing a swear word (though direct attacks on members are frowned upon... thats an understatement)

That particular word has been the object of lengthy debates in the past and no one wants to debate this matter again. The 'Temp has been fine without this word.

 

[Rydian]

Fag is also British slang for a cigarette, while _%28food%29][censored]s are meatballs of some description.

Of those two I'll argue that the first one's "safe" meaning is a lot more common than the second.