Censor Question

[Garth Vader]

There was a question about a crackdown on people getting around the auto-censor in the OT today. Now I forget which thread it was and who was asking. I was going to ask as well because I hadn't seen this done in a long time, if ever, and I have used the ! for a letter from time to time in the past. The response was the usual "operators of the site want this" and I have no problem with that.

Now this brings me to the real question. I was looking at the "quotes while you wait" and noticed language I can't reproduce here without being given a warning. Now I assume the operators of the site wanted that "quotes while you wait" feature, so why the policy of sanctioned swearing, and censoring swearing?

[Sarxis]

Are you alleging hypocrisy? Because from what I understand, the site owners use a third-party database for the quotes.

[Ming]

GV...
I usually make mention of it whenever I see it. Sometimes via PM, or sometimes directly in the thread.
My standard response is to "respect the wishes of the owners of this site"
However, I can't and don't read every post...

And Anunikoba's answer is correct.

[Garth Vader]

Third party database, eh.

Well I just find it odd that they go to the trouble of the auto-censor, getting Ming to warn people, etc. Then don't seem to care about other content.

I am not really complaining, I just found it odd, and I am a bit bored

[MarkG]

we use the standard, classic, installed in thousands of system, fortune cookie unix program that has a big database. i hope you didnt expect us to search 60,000 lines for something offensive. it WOULD help us though if you mentioned which quote you found offensive

[Tuberski]

To a Californian, the basic difference between the people and the pigeons
in New York is that the pigeons don't **** on each other.
-- From "East vs. West: The War Between the Coasts



Does this help, Markos?

[Tuberski]

Of course, it was censored when I type it!

[The Mad Monk]

Tuberski, was **** in the above quote supposed to be ****, ****, ****, or ****?

[Skanky Burns]

The third one, **** of course.

[Capt Dizle]

Oh, well then, that one is offensive.

[Garth Vader]

I didn't find it offensive. I found it logically inconsistant

[Gangerolf]

double psot

[Gangerolf]

what ever **** is supposed to be, I guess the only ones with a reason to be offended by that are New Yorkers

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Tuberski, was **** in the above quote supposed to be ****, ****, ****, or ****?

If you can't figure it out, I ain't tellin'.

[Caesar the Great]

i don't believe it was ****