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[{§hani}]

lol wkw thats a great idea. i love it XD cabbage!

Boo. i understand but man that can get so difficult because of diffrent cultural views and thoughts. i mean im not asking for you guys to make a full-blown list just if there are softer words you dont want us to use, censor them or like wkw suggested replace the word.


This post has been edited by {§hani}: May 1 2010, 11:42 AM

[wkw427]

I don't watch TV that has words censored.
I don't listen to radio
When you are almost 20 you really don't remember what is a good and a bad word

What if someone used a word that they didn't know was bad? It should be censored in the forum. We aren't going to tweek our posts to be "clean". If a bad word is used, the forum should censor it, or there should be a defined list of words not to use

[Jahnavi]

...Not to sound rude, but didn't I post saying the forum already censors words?

[EDIT:

When you are almost 20 you really don't remember what is a good and a bad word

But that's just the point: this is primarily a community for a children's show, and we will (and do) have younger members here. So I know that a lot of us are older, and know these words, but shouldn't we be respectful of the younger users that come on here?]

This post has been edited by Jahnavi: May 1 2010, 3:36 PM

[Boo]

I don't watch TV that has words censored.
I don't listen to radio
When you are almost 20 you really don't remember what is a good and a bad word

In that case, anything that is inappropriate for an 8 year old to read should not be written.

What if someone used a word that they didn't know was bad? It should be censored in the forum. We aren't going to tweek our posts to be "clean". If a bad word is used, the forum should censor it, or there should be a defined list of words not to use

- We do censor words, but its impossible to think of every single "naughty" word in the world and censor it. Therefore, if we notice that we missed something, we censor it in a timely manner.

- As a member on this forum, you should make an effort to edit your own post to make sure it is clean. Our rules include "no inappropriate language", therefore, tweaking your posts to be "clean" falls on your shoulders as a responsibility that every member shares.

- Like I said before, making a list would be impossible (you would be asking us to research every single culture and find every single word deemed inappropriate in all parts of the globe. That, and certain words are regarded differently in certain households, etc.)

Boo. i understand but man that can get so difficult because of diffrent cultural views and thoughts. i mean im not asking for you guys to make a full-blown list just if there are softer words you dont want us to use, censor them or like wkw suggested replace the word.

We do have a great many words censored, and will inevitably continue to add to that list. (We understand that it is difficult to know for sure what is appropriate; we ourselves have done some in-depth research on certain words before censoring them.)
A rule of thumb for this, and I apologize about how general it is, would be that if you have second thoughts about a word, do not use it.

[humbu111]

This may help:

Does anyone listen to the radio?
All of the words they censor = censored here.

Does anyone watch TV? (Commercials and family-oriented shows, particularly)
Anything bleeped out there is considered inappropriate here.

Does anyone remember being told by an adult as a child to "not use that word"?
Don't use it here.

Anything deemed not appropriate to say during school from ages 8-11;
Do not say it here.

Simply put: If you've been taught that a word is a "naughty word", it is just that, and doesn't belong here.



Now, another thing to keep in mind is the vast variety of cultures we have on this forum. Some words deemed appropriate, say, in the U.S., may not be in another country. So if it makes you think twice at all about using it, simply do not.


For those who are curious: We do not have a list because doing that would be nearly impossible.

Gaay isnt censored on any of those. Nor is it a bad word .

[Boo]

Gaay isnt censored on any of those. Nor is it a bad word .

To be honest, I'm not sure why that is blocked. I'll look into the reasoning behind that.

[humbu111]

Kaii thanx (:

[Boo]

Absolutely no problem. I'll get back to you when I have answers.

[mightymarty2]

Its been unbanned

[humbu111]

Koolio (:

[wkw427]

- Like I said before, making a list would be impossible (you would be asking us to research every single culture and find every single word deemed inappropriate in all parts of the globe. That, and certain words are regarded differently in certain households, etc.)

I disagree. Every time that someone has told me to edit my post, it is because I said something that should have been censored.
And, when I finally change it to ****, someone tells me to remove that.

The question is, why?

[rano0oma]

is the ''C word'' allowed??

[Jahnavi]

Nope.

[P-girl]

....Is it getting censored, then?

[Jahnavi]

No, it's not. But Marty always tells people not to use it, and he's a moderator, so I respect his decision.

[P-girl]

Just wanting some clarity..... Guess the good old 'Drat' will have to do.

[rano0oma]

but they Boo said we can use words we heard on TV right?
and i heard it on 'hey arnold' before, i think...

[Jahnavi]

Well, I don't think she meant it that strictly. Like I said, it doesn't actually get censored out, but Marty doesn't like us to use it. *shrugs*

[mightymarty2]

Well I say its not allowed and I am not sure why its not filtered

[wkw427]

Why get a list of bad words, add them to the censor, then don't slam people who purposely use *********'s in their posts, because even though they didn't swear, and aren't swearing, putting asterisks in your post isn't against the rules.

If it is bad, censor it.
After that, don't yell at people for putting ****'s in. I know admins can check edit history and what was typed. You can't warn or ban someone for putting ****'s in and it wasn't even a swear