What Can And What Can't We Post ?

[Joedetic]

I think it's illegal if you "unplug the power" on kids....also kind of gruesome...I suppose kicking them isn't much better though!

[tech_guy]

Yes, you'd probably end up in the Hague or something.

[Guest richard]

@richard: We have never added a profanity filter because we, the admins, felt our membership didn't warrant it. We are all professionals and should be able to use appropriate language on a forum that we all use in work. However, I have been thinking about this recently.

 

Getting this thread back on topic, I am a member of several forums a couple of which use profanity filters. These are both US sites with a G rating and I have to admit that I prefer these sites as there is a sense of community and the users all know that they are "family" forums.

[Oops_my_bad]

 

Getting this thread back on topic, I am a member of several forums a couple of which use profanity filters. These are both US sites with a G rating and I have to admit that I prefer these sites as there is a sense of community and the users all know that they are "family" forums.

 

Ah yes good old Uncle Sam and the Nanny State.

[CyberNerd]

The best filters are ones that re-write what was posted into something else.

Some good ones would be sed 's/ME/Mistake Edition/g'

sed 's/vista/Mistake Edition 2'

 

admins could have a lot of fun

[Andrew_C]

There are imaginative ways that they can be used too. Elsewhere I moderate a forum where "Techie" is seen as derogatory. The naughty word filter automatically turns it into "Technician". Other words have been so filtered too!

 

Bill Gates = Satan anyone?

[webman]

No, not bill.. Steve Jobs or Steve Ballmer

[contink]

After spending a frantic 15 mins being PM-MSN'd and emailed by the admins and mods it about time we nipped this in the bud.

This is my house, my home. I created it, invited some nice people in and decorated it and created lots of rooms. I then opened the doors and gave an open invite to all and sundry to make themselves at home and obey a few rules. One of those rules was about spoiling it for the rest of us and being infantile. I don't have a problem with infantile myself, so I even created a room for it. The FFS room.

This past few days have seen some of our members abusing my hospitality, and ignoring the moderators and admins who I have entrusted with the running of the site whilst I'm not here.

 

Speaking as someone who went through the whole growing pains with a similar albeit smaller forum a few years back I gotta say you reached that conclusion a whole lot faster and with a darned sight less fallout that I suffered through when I agonised over the same problem(s).

 

The "it's my house, my rules" approach is by far the best way to go and whilst you get the whole "aren't we in a democracy" stuff, the bottom line is that we're not... it's your house, your rules. Can't speak highly enough for the approach, although you really need to change the carpet and decor