Word filter stupidity

[BroDeal]

I found a new one: dong

I have noticed that a lot of the filtered words are British. Did a British prude who works at CN add every rude word he could think of or what?

 

[online-rider]

probably .

 

[Ferminal]

****stan > all.

 

[Hugh Januss]

****stan > all.

Definitely a top entry, this being a cycling site though, I have to nominate **** Pound as best all time word filter ****-up.

 

[pedaling squares]

Pretty funny that on a cycling site I cannot say that I put my ***, my ****, or my **** on my saddle. Words that wouldn't make a nun blush. Well maybe if I pinched her ***, her ****, or her ****.

 

[usedtobefast]

Definitely a top entry, this being a cycling site though, I have to nominate **** Pound as best all time word filter ****-up.

yeah my dads name is ****, like **** Cheney ex US VP. what the ****?

 

[Anonymous]

Imagine how its been for me. A whole christmas not being able to talk about mary poppins

edit: cant even post a picture of the great man

 

[Ferminal]

We just need more leet speak... Dik van Dyk.

 

[WonderLance]

Penis Van Lesbian.

 

[sublimit]

I found a new one: dong

I have noticed that a lot of the filtered words are British. Did a British prude who works at CN add every rude word he could think of or what?

The CN censor probably has an encyclopedia of rude words kept in a drawer somewhere - there seems so many of them.
dong is a new one on me, though it sounds like it could be a word pornstars used during the seventies to describe their genitals or something.. We need a scrabble expert to explain that one.

 

[Ferminal]

We need a scrabble expert to explain that one.

CN word filter scrabble match anyone?

 

[sublimit]

CN word filter scrabble match anyone?

Seeing as there's a couple of fantasy cycling comps going perhaps its time for a competition like that.

You get points for swear words that are legal, using a banned word gets you a points penalty.
swearing at the referee gets you an instant disqualification.

 

[BroDeal]

Will we ever get an explanation about the stupid entries in the word filter? Since this forum was set up we have asked about it, and there has never been an answer.

 

[Martin318is]

Actually, I am pretty sure answers were given quite a while ago. The word list was pre-configured when the language filter was engaged and no edits had been made.

A review of the list is underway at the moment - this may result in some words being delisted but please be aware that some other words are likely to be added in their place.

 

[BroDeal]

Actually, I am pretty sure answers were given quite a while ago. The word list was pre-configured when the language filter was engaged and no edits had been made.

I never heard that explanation. I have also never been on a vBulletin forum that filters the words that CN does.

A review of the list is underway at the moment - this may result in some words being delisted but please be aware that some other words are likely to be added in their place.

Why not get rid of everything but the f-bomb and call it day? Warn people if they go overboard.

 

[Martin318is]

Why not get rid of everything but the f-bomb and call it day? Warn people if they go overboard.

I trust thats a joke...

 

[AngusW]

I can type the word *** but not ****. Where's the consistency?

 

[Ferminal]

ch1nk keeps popping up in that stupid charity navigator quote.

If people are using words like this in an intentionally derogatory manner they deserve to have others see it and be banned for it.

 

[Anonymous]

Im just wondering what is filtered. So by way of testing.

A is for apple
anus - ****
**** - ****
arsehole - ****
*** - ****
***-hat - idiot
***-jabber - homosexual
***-pirate - homosexual
assbag - idiot
assbandit - homosexual
assbanger - homosexual
assbite - idiot
assclown - ****
asscock - idiot
asscracker - ****
asses - butts
assface - ****
******* - rear-loving
*******er - homosexual
assgoblin - homosexual
asshat - ****
asshead - idiot
*** - jerk
asshopper - homosexual
assjacker - homosexual
asslick - idiot
asslicker - Buttlicker
assmonkey - idiot
assmunch - idiot
assmuncher - ****
********* - Racial Slur
asspirate - homosexual
******* - idiot
assshole - ****
asssucker - idiot
asswad - ****
asswipe - ****

B is for Bee
bampot - idiot
******* - illegitimate child
*** - Mexican
***** - female dog
******** - idiot
*****es - female dogs
*****tits - homosexual
*****y - mean
blow job - sexual act
blowjob - sexual act
******** - male genitalia
bollox - male genitalia
boner - erection
brother****er - homosexual
bull**** - poop
bumble**** - homosexual
**** plug - cork
****-pirate - homosexual
********a - homosexual
********er - homosexual

I cant be bothered to do the rest of the alphabet
http://www.noswearing.com/dictionary/c

interestingly the word referring to the bottom beginning with A doesnt get censored when it is part of a bigger word.

note:: any swearing in this post is purely in the intrests of research and to highlight words that SHOULD be in the word filter. (ive never heard of most of those phrases)

 

[180mmCrank]

I think this has been said before in this thread and others - but no harm in letting folk know - we the mods don't have any ability to fix this. It has been flagged and that's all we can do. I guess there are other prioirites for the development team.

I have no doubt this thread will be a good resource for the dev team if and when they choose to fix it.

Cheers

Terry

 

[Anonymous]

C is for Camel

camel toe - female genitalia
carpetmuncher - homosexual
......

ok.. Have deleted the rest of C after discovering that a male chicken is not censored, neither is a liquid excreted from the male genetalia, or a sensitive part of the female anatomy..

 

[usedtobefast]

C is for Camel

camel toe - female genitalia
carpetmuncher - homosexual
......

ok.. Have deleted the rest of C after discovering that a male chicken is not censored, neither is a liquid excreted from the male genetalia, or a sensitive part of the female anatomy..

my carpet is offended by that.

 

[180mmCrank]

C is for Camel


ok.. Have deleted the rest of C after discovering that a male chicken is not censored, neither is a liquid excreted from the male genetalia, or a sensitive part of the female anatomy..

Thank you!

 

[BroDeal]

I trust thats a joke...

Nope. I just don't find words themselves offensive, and there are only a few words that I would eliminate on an Internet forum to maintain a certain level of discourse. Offensiveness is always about context, which is why a word filter is doomed to fail. Dim posted a large number of words that could be added to the filter. Ultimately it would not matter because people will come up with new terms or use words that do pass through the filter in an insulting way.

The "think of the children" argument is a bogus argument by those who want to control others. Anybody who was really worried about the "children" would not be worried about a few words; they would be worried about a hell of a lot more that is available at the click of a mouse on the Internet.

 

[Martin318is]

The "think of the children" argument is a bogus argument by those who want to control others. Anybody who was really worried about the "children" would not be worried about a few words; they would be worried about a hell of a lot more that is available at the click of a mouse on the Internet.

The "we can do this because its not as bad as other things out there" argument is a classic flawed statement. The tone on the CN site is set at the standard it is because CN wants to maintain a level of civility that anybody can enjoy. Therefore, if swearing is deemed unacceptable, it is unacceptable.

the counter to your comment is: "Want to swear? Go elsewhere"