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thermidorthelobster:
I've noticed, and other forum users have pointed out, that the incidence of swearing on the forum is increasing.  Please remember this is a family forum and that swearing is not acceptable;  as per the Sticky post in The Bar, neither is deliberately altering swear words to try to avoid the swear filter.

It is quite tedious as a moderator to have to edit several posts a day because users have overlooked or ignored this rule. :roll:

Thank you,
The Management

cardiff_gareth:

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Thank you,
The Management
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hale and pase eh !

on a serious note, maybe repeat offenders should have their account suspended for a few days as a mark of a telling off - they can either stop or if they don't like it, well they know where the door is  :lol:  :lol:

maybe this should be a sticky thread so it doesn't get dropped off the page  :?:

L90OOK:
As thermidorthelobster knows I swear like a trooper in the flesh...but I respect the wishes if the management & control myself....besides it is much more enlightening learning a new vocabulary :lol:
So come on, if I can keep it clean then the rest of you can  :shock:  :D

thermidorthelobster:

--- Quote from: "cardiff_gareth" ---on a serious note, maybe repeat offenders should have their account suspended for a few days as a mark of a telling off - they can either stop or if they don't like it, well they know where the door is  :lol:  :lol:

maybe this should be a sticky thread so it doesn't get dropped off the page  :?:
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As with other offences, that's the general idea of what does happen;  fortunately and perhaps because of the occasional gentle reminder, it's rare.

And re your second point, there's already a swearing sticky, but it seems to have slipped a few minds  :wink:

Wireless:
Mmm... I agree with consensus, even though it restricts my human rights of expression under the UN Charter AND I do realise that the right isn't absolute; I am aware that children might be reading over their parents shoulder and tend to agree.

Some things just seem pointless though.

If I write the following sentence, and self edit, what makes it any different from the actual word, the meaning isn't lost?  It being a well known phrase within the English vernacular, and to be absolutely honest, the word being edited out isn't, in this day and age, considered offensive by the majority of the population, indeed child actors use the word as a part of many scripts, although it's not in regular use in my house, editing it away for the sake of being politically correct seems a tad ridiculous...

'People shouldn't go <edit> on their own doorstep'

I ask you, does spelling the word with a set of * instead of <edit> change the meaning or understanding in any way what so ever?  Because we all know what word is missing, and if <edit> is acceptable after moderation, then a row of *, or combination of letters and * should be equally acceptable and require self moderation.

Which words other than the one in question can we use?  Is there a dictionary of words available from the moderators that we can comply with?  As there's children present can I write the word 'poo', or use a phrase that refers to 'poo', such as 'having a number two'?  Do I have to use a child's dictionary or boundaries to express myself?

Rules have been mentioned in a locked thread, but none are posted, either you want to debate the point or not, locking a thread suggests not, posting a new thread on the old thread suggests the moderators do, are you just trying your best to confuse us or is this a genuine mistake?

Issuing general warnings regarding filter content without a comprehensive set of guidelines seems a little odd to be honest, and I realise the lot of a moderator is a difficult task requiring balance and good judgement, and the pay is...I'll risk it...poo!

The PC thing does get out of hand, one forum on which I participate has banned the words 'childish' and 'nasty', replacing 'childish' with the word 'puerile', and replacing 'nasty' with 'EXPLETIVE DELETED!'.

Just keep your eye on the ball and don't be tempted to take action for the sake of paying lip service to 'an idea', that way lies the nanny state.

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