View Poll Results: Do we need a cursefilter

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Thread: The case against a curse filter

  1. 01-21-2010, 02:09 PM #121
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nessus
    Vis a vis Loki's hissy fit in IRC about "would you use bad words in public":

    The largest and arguably most respectable paper here ran a column on their front web page with the word "shit" in the title
    Amazingly enough, that word isn't blocked by the filter here.
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  2. 01-21-2010, 02:37 PM #122
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    Default Re: Re:

    Quote Originally Posted by Loki

    Amazingly enough, that word isn't blocked by the filter here.
    Cure, but not quite as emotive a response as your WELL WOULD YOU USE THIS AT A DRESS GOWN DINNER

    WOULD YOU

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  3. 01-21-2010, 02:48 PM #123
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    Default Re: The case against a curse filter

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
    Just to opine here... I think the opt-out version is the best approach.

    I would likely opt out. But a curse filter gives a certain veneer of civility, which in turn helps breed civility. Which makes it all the more awesome when things become uncivil.

    Plus there are people who legitimately will just want a curse filter, if for no reason that they don't feel like they are in a vile, curse-filled caged monkey fight.
    I agree with this. I'm all for the opting-out/opting-in option. People should be allowed to speak as they would like, and since this is an online forum where we're allowed to completely ignore a poster if we so choose, I do not see a problem with ignoring certain words if a person chooses as well.
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