Posted by 10derHeart on March 11, 2007, at 16:40:24
In reply to Re: Please be civil - Jeroen + xyibow, posted by madeline on March 11, 2007, at 9:33:35
> ummm, does this really need clarification?
For me it does, as I'm still a little unclear :-) Maybe I'm not the only one?
>>Why would it be the poster's fault if the auto-asterisk function didn't work correctly?
It's not the poster's fault if the function doesn't work correctly. I didn't mean to say that, if I did. (It makes no sense to me the way the system asterisked m*ther******. Looks pretty silly, actually, and needs to be fixed, if possible.) What I do think is the poster's responsibility, is to read each post prior to hitting the final 'Confirm this post' button, to see if they are within civility guidelines.
> To quote the FAQ:
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> "If you have automatic asterisking turned on (and don't bypass it), the server takes care of potentially offensive language, but some unnecessary asterisking may occur. If you turn off automatic asterisking, you have more freedom to express yourself, but you're also responsible for your language."Right. My understanding of the phrase: "(and don't bypass it)" includes not using compound words containing vulgarities, as in this case, or brackets around letters, or anything else to "confuse" the system. In other words, you should 1.) leave it turned on, and 2.) not do anything to bypass it.
> This very clearly indicates that only when automatic asterisking is turned off is the poster responsible for their language.It's not as clear as that to me, but I'm sure Dr. Bob will eventually make it so. I want to know if I am misunderstanding the rule.
> And jackass is the name of a either a male *ss or donkey. It's like calling someone a dog or something.
Yeah, it's okay, apparently. As I told notfred, that was an oversight on my part. Once I tested that word, I meant to delete it from my PBC. I'm sorry if I caused any confusion by forgetting to do that.
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