TSR's swear filter - have your say
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Give us an option to get rid of it. People swear. The kids and Uni reps entering this site have not come from a land of fairies and unicorns where everything is made of sugar and candy. They're familiar with swearing, have used expletives and are not offended by them.
Original post by sr90
It should be on by default, but there should also be an option for individual users to disable it. Its turned off in the private forums so that should be possible to do, no?
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But if you quote someone in the private forums, it comes up as ****
Original post by OU Student
But if you quote someone in the private forums, it comes up as ****
Was not aware of that
Can someone elaborate on "mobile providers blocking sites with swear words" please? Can't say I've ever had any problems like that (I'm with Orange\EE)
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I don't really care either way, but sometimes someone's words will be censored and I'll spend a short while trying to guess what they were supposed to say 
Its fine how it is, I don't really mind bad language personally, but I do understand how removing it could lead to bullying
Original post by furryface12
I'd keep it, as people can still swear if they want to but it's much less likely to upset anyone if it's been starred out. That said, iirc at my school TSR was blocked anyway.
That's why we are discussing the option to disable it. If you disable it you will see the unfiltered word but someone else only sees it if they chose to disable it themselves.
shooks you should reset the poll if people are voting to keep it based off this.
Back in the days of school I was in one of those places where for the younger years at least you'd get detention for being caught swearing or being on sites with swearing in it. As I was using TSR to help with my studies, I know that should the school have realised there was no swear filter they would not be happy.
That said, for the purpose of discussion having **** compared to f*** which most sites have even with an education focus, I can't see the major difference. However, you can see the issues with the second one. And for moderation purposes the second one could get so out of hand.
TLDR, keep it as it is
That said, for the purpose of discussion having **** compared to f*** which most sites have even with an education focus, I can't see the major difference. However, you can see the issues with the second one. And for moderation purposes the second one could get so out of hand.
TLDR, keep it as it is
I'd keep it how it is.
If there were to be changes, I think maybe some words could be allowed. Things like **** for example.
p.s the word is a four letter word meaning poo.
If there were to be changes, I think maybe some words could be allowed. Things like **** for example.
p.s the word is a four letter word meaning poo.
I'd agree with a lot of the comments so far - keep the swear filter enabled by default, but have an option to switch it off.
Agree with all the posts suggesting users have the option to turn it off/on, but it's on by default.
With an opt out system, would there be a way of telling who has the filter turned on and who has it turned off?
I'd have thought that would have to be clear so people know who can understand their messages...
I'd have thought that would have to be clear so people know who can understand their messages...
Original post by sliceofcake
I don't really care either way, but sometimes someone's words will be censored and I'll spend a short while trying to guess what they were supposed to say
So true
and then you realise it was a word such as "s_hit".remove the _
I agree with everyone saying it should be toggled by the user.
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