Swear filter and websites

[-N-]

I understand if this can't be implemented, but several times I have felt the urge to link to something on www.isthe.net (mostly a funny picture, like pwn3d.isthe.net or omgwtfbbq.isthe.net) but I can't due to the swear filter. Even if it's encoded. .net">Even if I use HTML over vBB tags. Is it possible to allow an exception for this? The content is perfectly clean; however, I understand people could use it to link to sites that would obviously have dirty or "non family friendly" content. But then you'd ban them anyways, right? Anyways, discuss.

[Hawkeye]

Admins probably just dont even want to run into the possibilities, thus wont allow it. They understand that most people who run these boards are teenagers/ adults who can hopefully take situations seriously, but you'll always get one jackass in the bunch, and the saftest bet is just to avoid it all together

The site you mentioned is great and clean, though other sites, not. Would you risk it as well?

[-N-]

I mean, yeah, that is the argument I see against it, but I still thought it was worth bringing up. *shruggles*

[Samuraid]

You can encode the URL in HTML entities, or you can use javascript to writeln() the url in pieces. There are a lot of ways around "the system"

Like this

EDIT: OK, can it. Only HTML entities work. This forum doesn't allow <script> tags.

[Yamaneko]

We've had issues with javascript in the past.

[Hawkeye]

I mean, yeah, that is the argument I see against it, but I still thought it was worth bringing up. *shruggles*

Nah, dont get me wrong, I'm totally for it dude, its just theres pricks in the past who ruin the concept.

If it was up to me, I would be for it. But its not, and this is just one man's opinion

[Cloud No.9]

there shall be no exceptions til i am able to right about my love for scun'thorpe united without prejudice.

the view that no exceptions shall be made on anything with the swear filter (i personally think it should be scrapped)

i'll use this time to say why. when people swear it all comes up into little skulls. and from what i've seen nothing is done about it because it comes up little skulls and noone is offended by that. so people swear and it is seen as no big deal. but if the swear filter was removed and the potty mouths seen then it will become a bigger thing. people could use the warn button more and adminc ould give lots of warnings about it and ban repeat offenders who break the rules.

if we have rules why have something that covers up the breakages of it and so make the rule void.

or even better....... replace it with an automatic warn system. someone posts a dirty word and one of the higher ups gets told about it immediately.

[MoonZapdos]

Nasty...

[Del Murder]

i'll use this time to say why. when people swear it all comes up into little skulls. and from what i've seen nothing is done about it because it comes up little skulls and noone is offended by that. so people swear and it is seen as no big deal. but if the swear filter was removed and the potty mouths seen then it will become a bigger thing. people could use the warn button more and adminc ould give lots of warnings about it and ban repeat offenders who break the rules.

I've always thought it should be this way but I think I am in the minority in this stance. I hope this turns into another swear filter topic because I love reading those.

[Raistlin]

I've always been against the swear filter, so I'll just let the last topic I made about this speak for itself.

[Leeza]

I totally agree with you C#9 and wish we didn't have a swear filter, but I think that it's a necessity because of the Google ads.

[Hawkeye]

I totally agree with you C#9 and wish we didn't have a swear filter, but I think that it's a necessity because of the Google ads.

What do the Google have to do with anything?

[Raistlin]

When Cid go into the Google ads program thingy, they made him include a swear filter. I don't remember why, and Cid didn't want a swear filter, but he had to make one so he could make some money to keep this place running.

[Yamaneko]

When I come to power I will make sure to censor anything I don't like.

[Raistlin]

The swear filter needs to be taken down temporarily so a certain someone who had a recent revelation in his LJ can cuss out a certain member.