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Swearing on the increase
Highlander1:
--- Quote from: "Bob696" ---I have no problem with a filter. Just as i have no problem with not using swear words (although what a swear word is has some very wide definitions).
Some people (americans) WOULD take exception to 'Ass'. We in the UK might take exception to another american word for butt that is a female name. Where does it stop?
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Allowing <edit> but not **** is just plain silly :shock: (I would have said ludicrus but I cant spell that)
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I don't like being spoken to like I am child or an idiot.
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=D> :roll: You did a fine job of spelling THAT.
Sorry mate I'm trying to have a laugh as with all this your quite right.
I usually sit with my wee boy on the computer he's 13years old. We went flying today and crashed the Radio controlled model plane it was a write off i shrugged my shoulders, he laughed and I asked him what he was laughing at he replied," dad I think the mud club would have that one down as an expletive deleted. :lol:
I don't use naughty words in front of my son. :lol: :lol:
Evilgoat:
I think we need to take a long hard look at WHAt is going on.
We are overmoderating, sorry but thats my opinion, its now getting stupid.
You have a swear filter and I think getting upset over <edit> and **** is taking it a bit far. How many four letter words can **** mean? Dozens.
Things have gotten a bit frought from people pushing the rules of late and the Mods are perhaps a little bit trigger happy. About 2 weeks ago this problem didnt exist. I think ALL concerned, not just the meber do need to stop and take a deep breath otherwise this is going to get really draconian, and frankly, the arguments, goading, baiting and payback is starting to get boring.
All take a deep breath and those of you that are baiting the mods (you know full well who you are) stop it, maybe then things will settle down again.
Mud-Club is a great forum, the mods and admins do put in a lot of work, but everyone needs to remeber we are all human and that the rules are there for a reason.
You arent actually required to post if you cant agree with the rules!
thermidorthelobster:
Just to point out, I didn't say that I would mod ****, and I never have. But when I read it in the newspaper or whatever it sometimes can come across as a sign of aggression. That doesn't mean I'd mod it, but it does probably mean I'd be concerned about somebody taking offence to something sooner or later.
However, as we're on the subject of what is and is not acceptable, my point was that I WOULD mod a swear word with *s substituted for some of the letters so it gets through the swear filter. You have to draw a line somewhere and for me that's not acceptable by the rules of the club.
Take "dogs" as being a swear word.
Should I mod "d*gs"? How about "d**s"? Or "d***"? One thing I aim for is consistency, which means I shouldn't have to have an argument with somebody because I've modded them for d**s but haven't modded somebody else for d*gs or whatever.
Is this really overmoderating and getting stupid? :? I always thought moderating was about making sure the rules of the club are enforced, not interpreting them selectively. I've had to mod about 4 or 5 posts today for language; and at the same time I'm getting 2 or 3 members complaining that language is getting past the mods. So what am I supposed to be doing, enforcing the rules or not?
Evilgoat:
--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---Just to point out, I didn't say that I would mod ****, and I never have. But when I read it in the newspaper or whatever it sometimes can come across as a sign of aggression.
However, as we're on the subject of what is and is not acceptable, my point was that I WOULD mod a swear word with *s substituted for some of the letters so it gets through the swear filter. You have to draw a line somewhere and for me that's not acceptable by the rules of the club.
Take "dogs" as being a swear word.
Should I mod "d*gs"? How about "d**s"? Or "d***"? One thing I aim for is consistency, which means I shouldn't have to have an argument with somebody because I've modded them for d**s but haven't modded somebody else for d*gs or whatever.
Is this really overmoderating and getting stupid? :? I always thought moderating was about making sure the rules of the club are enforced, not interpreting them selectively.
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The point I'm trying to make here is that its not been consistant the last week or so. There has been a definate increase in 'trouble' on the forum this week for reasons we all know. People are also baiting the Mods, above all this MUST stop. But it seems some of you guys are being more jumpy than usual. Its almost as if after last weeks trouble we are trying to stamp down everything.
Front the point of view of the usres the moderation has been hit and miss, and I'm not blaming any one person for this. Some things have been let slide, then all hell breaks loose over <expletive>.
I'm not having a go at anyone in particulay but as I said already, from my point of view everyone needs to step back and take a breath. The baiting really should stop though.
I'm saying nout more ont his and please dont take this as a personal attack, its not meant as one.
Steve ray:
Far too much moderating and too many "trigger-happy" mods (in my opinion) on MC ......
I don't go out of my way to swear, but I must say that over the last year or two I've been a member, a lot of mods have adopted a "high n mighty" attitude, hiding behind the "rules" and being far too 'PC' instead of taking a pragmatic approach.
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