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I'm still against it

I still haven't asked my question, which will probably show my ignorance of profanity filters, but what the hell, I'll risk that.

Jims, are you (the Team) able edit the list of so-called profanities?

For instance, in the other thread, (if I understood correctly) someone said 'hob-nob', a biscuit, not a profanity, was blocked by a profanity filter on a dna message board, if that were the case, could you (the Team) remove 'hob-nob' from the list of profanities?

Emmily

I'm sure they would be able to amend the list of banned words. It's the process they follow that's the important thing.

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is someone testing the Profanity filter?

I think Emmily was describing the last time she yikesed someone. The profanities she posted were blanked out, so I don't know what the problem was with it. Maybe the yikeser will tell us.

Maybe we should change it from an American profanity filter to a British one, the American one's are a bit over zealous

The profanity filter isn't being switched on until Monday. Look out of your windows and you'll be able to see the clouds swelling, black and ominous...

No, that's just the British weather, Jimster.

Hmm... how about a plague of rats? Or locusts - they're always good for an omen.

Jims
(Relieved I'm too squeemish for entrails)

How about a plague of Supernanny's telling us how to behave

What the were my posts 5 & 6 yikes'd for? They did not break any House Rules!

And I'd still appriciate an answer to my serious question from Jimster.

Will you (the Team) be able to edit the profanity filter to tailor it to h2g2 usage?

For instance, if words such as hob-nob, (a biscuit, not a profanity), hootoo (I've encountered a profanity filter that would allow Hoe/ho, so hootoo maybe affected) or Sodit (the thingites word for Monday) were blocked by the profanity filter, would they be removed from the list of words?

Emmily

I have another question

Jims, why are you avioding answering the above question?

I can only assume that there is an announcement planned for Monday where info such as this will be included. *If* that's the case, why not just say so.

If I'd really wanted to know, I could have just asked in aceforum.

Emmily

Didn't you get an email telling you why your postings have been moderated ?

Yep, got two of them to do with the new rules of not swaering, even starred out, or reworded. Not that I want to swear anyway, though I may do after Monay.

I'm as quiet as a little that wouldn't say boo to a yet my posts got yikes'd, and I wasn't aware of the new rules about no starred out swearing...

And, you can get yikes'd for posting off topic unbeliveable

Hey, is this off topic?

Emmily

Traveller in Time reading 'Jim's postings
"For what I read in the answers is

Use your umbrella if needed, but please do not start complaining about the quality of the unbrellas before the rain starts. "

Oh my goodness, TiT just said something that makes complete sense. This needs a celebration!!!!

So we cannot even swear starred out? What the f**K?