Posted by thuso on September 24, 2005, at 23:47:21
In reply to Re: How was it bypassed Dr.Bob? » alexandra_k, posted by 10derHeart on September 24, 2005, at 23:31:18
> >> I think its more that 'whatthef[*]ck' doesn't occur in Miriam Webster in that precise form ;-)
> > Same saga with 'f[*]ckin'
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> > But if they are added to the list of words considered offensive on the civility checker then it would pick them up in future...
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> > (I don't know how hard it is to 'just add them to the list' in practice)
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> I agree. It's taking the basic word, and then combining it in a form not in M-W, or that Dr. Bob hasn't yet added to the list. The thing is, creative folk (= Babblers) can take a word like f*ck, and pretty much attach it in numerous ways to another word, or part of a word, so Dr. Bob will have to keep adding each new one posters come up with....right?
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> <sigh> trials of being an administrator, I suppose.
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I don't know how his civility word thingy works, but I wonder if he could put an * before and after a vulgar word so thaht if that word is found in any form it is censored. For example *f*ck* would catch motherf*cker, f*ckin', etc. Anywhere those four letters are seen, it censors it. This obviously can't be done with every word. Like we wouldn't want words like bass to look like b*ss. hahaha! But I can't think of any 'normal' word that includes f*ck, sh*t, d*mn, f*rt (I still can't believe that one!), etc as part of the word.I wonder if his checker will allow for the * to be used as a way to cover all forms of a word. hmmm....
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