Why is F F S in the Fluffing swear filter?!?!? beggars belief.

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Its an abbreviation!!!!

[ChuckFickens]

So is w.t.f (without the fullstops)

What's the problem? it's still implied swearing.

[Answerprancer]

I agree, same with w t f.
I mean you have to *know* in order to consider it an obscenity, and if you *know* what the abbreviation means, you're not going to be offended by it.
Furthermore - I believe that the automatic substitution with "For Funk's Sake" and "What The Funicular" just underlines something that would otherwise go un-noticed.

[mike11111]

The swear filter does throw up some surprising results. I am still trying to understand how yesterday my posting of the word "b i n t" (admittedly disrespectful) was replaced with "lady", yet I can say arse and tit to my heart's content. (No more elbows for me!)

[Answerprancer]

Perhaps some of the 'milder' swearwords are being slowly 'de-criminalised' a bit like the de-classification of pot !

[ChuckFickens]

I would disagree that "for funks sake" draws attention to itself.

though What The Funicular is random enough you may have a point there AP.

[snags]

I think you should all stop fcuking whinging...

[Answerprancer]

I thought that's what AB was for ? ;-)

[Answerprancer]

I mean AOG hosts a daily whingeathon week in week out ;-)

[mike11111]

Right on, AP. Let's get him!

[vivandorron]

If I do find it necessary to swear in the columns of AB it will be in Welsh.

So start learning them now.

http://www.clwbmaluca...at/cheat_swearing.htm

Ron.

[ChuckFickens]

Oh good, I needed to clear my throat, I'm off to try swearing in welsh.

[vivandorron]

Hi Chuck........Shinach. :-)

Ron.

[factor-fiction]

I remember once I typed Offset Mortgage and the word offset was filtered out, presumably because of the F F S letters in the word, and replaced by some random phrase which completely messed up my post. I think this problem with OFFSET has been rectified now- we'll see when I have submitted this.

[boxtops]

The filter doesn't allow for real words - a crossword clue to do with smelting included the word s la g but the filter substituted a row of asterisks - really helpful for a crossword!

[vivandorron]

'Bastard' now passes through the filter because someone complained that it is a word which comes up in crosswords. However, when I claimed (as a single word) that Wan King is a village in Northern China, it came out in the Ed's test thread as Auditing; although the filter was supposedly switched off.

Ron

[mibn2cweus]

Bangcock . . . just checking . . . http://www.entrycentr...dex.php?raceID=100047

[jaydah]

to improve your word power

[jno]

"I mean you have to *know* in order to consider it an obscenity, and if you *know* what the abbreviation means, you're not going to be offended by it. "

I don't think that follows, AP, just as knowing swearwords doesn't mean you won't be offended by them. I know most of them (I think) but I don't much like reading or hearing them and am happy that AB replaces most of them. People should be able to converse without them. Save them for when you hit a thumb with a hammer.

[mike11111]

The most common Welsh swearword sounds almost identical to its English equivalent, except that it is spelt with two For Funks Sake, a w instead of a u and no k.

[mike11111]

I shall resend the above as I forgot about the filter! LOL'

The most common Welsh swearword sounds almost identical to its English equivalent, except that it is spelt with an f and an f at the beginning, a w instead of a u and no k.