Profanity filter SUCKS

[mrsid2]

It's friggin childish to censor all 'bad' words from the radio buffer..

I got muted for 10 minutes for saying: toejam there is a spit get him

I spent the next 10 mins being chased by the spit in two occasions not being able to call help - not that any rook would have come anyway tho.

No wonder we can't take fields if ppl can't keep a single field capped 10 minutes!

[AKDejaVu]

The filter isn't always on.

Though... once someone discovers it is off... its only a matter of time before its back on. eh animal?

AKDejaVu

[Maverick]

Simply drop the "shit" in your typing and there is no problem. Since it is fewer keystrokes you can get it out faster as well. If you don't like the profanity filter, I'm sure there are places on the net you would like more then. Places where kids are not allowed, unlike AH which does have kids playing daily.

 

[Dago]

Dont try to tell us you were muted for saying "shit" once, it doesnt work that way.  

You will get a warning first, then continued attempts to swear will get the mute.  I strongly suspect that this is what happened to you.

To find it necessary to continually swear when communicating is somewhat childhish don't you think?  Thankfully HTC has set up this filter to prevent some of the really jerky people from ruining the game for others. Note the fact that this filter didnt always exist, HTC instituted it a while ago in responce to pleas from many in the community regarding the accelerating foul language usage.  I guess Quake had become boring.

Most of us dont mind a swear word uttered in frustration, but there were those who continually used some of the most vulgar terms to berate others.  I find it even more amazing that there are still players so intent on acting like juvenile jerks that they will slightly change the lettering of swear words so they can demonstrate their immaturity.

If you got muted, its your own fault.  Dont think we should be barraged with offensive language just so you can say toejam.

Dago

[Eagler]

Develop a vocabulary...

ppl as yourself implemented the need for such a filter in the first place.

[mrfish]

yeah, what eagler said. it happens and is no biggy,  but with some people its every other word.....gets old.

[myelo]

It's friggin childish to censor all 'bad' words from the radio buffer.

To me, what's "friggin childish" is people that can't communicate respectfully when typing on the common radio channels.

I understand a player might feel the need to mutter certain phrases to their self when bested by an opponent of superior skill. But to take the time and effort to actually type this into the text buffer to share with everyone else would seem to require a level of intelligence somewhat less than a sponge with Alzheimer's.

There, I feel better already.  

[eskimo2]

Our squads newest member is 14.
Sure, he's heard these words before, but if his parents happened to see too much profanity, perhaps they wouldn't let him play.  That would be a shame.

When I was a trainer, I probably worked with more kids than adults.

The filter is there to help make up for some folks lack of decency and common sense.

eskimo

[mrsid2]

Censoring the word toejam is just hypochracy..

I really hate the thought of having to 'self censor' first before typing in the heat of the virtual battle..

I understand the need for this tool since there are many who really abuse Ch1 and 2.

However couldn't it be so that the message with the 'bad' word gets muted - thats it..?

I admit I use vulgar language sometimes when I'm in dire situations (especially in the helpless goon) and some strong words sometimes slip out. Anyone who knows me knows also I don't normally use that kind of language..

The bottom line is I'm a bit peeved about the whole US style of censoring (be it nipples on tv, saying words like vagina or noodle - lol medical vocabulary..) It's like people would somehow be saved from the reality of life if they never see anything harsh on tv or any public media..

They might show a detailed murder with blood spilling everywhere on a tv-show and still censor that 'bad and offensive' language from the program.. I think that's just nuts.

Rapper interviews on MTV sound more like 1khz sine wave generator than a person talking..

Anyways, I realize the need for this tool to maintain at least some kind of immersion. One must remember though how easy it is to avoid the protection if one really wants to insult someone. That renders the whole filter almost useless.

I posted that post smoke pouring out of my ears since it was a real bad day for me and a couple bad words slipped causing me to lose buffer privs on a very crucial moment..

Long story short: my thread is not only about AH cuss filter but the whole attitude the US censors have. Being european I really can't see the point. Back here people say things like they are even in tv  

[Kratzer]

Originally posted by Mr RiplEy:
Censoring the word toejam is just hypochracy..

Um... not to be rude, but do you understand the meaning of the word hypocrisy?  An automated filter is nothing if not consistent.

[mrsid2]

Yes, what I mean is that I don't consider that bad enough word to be automatically muted, much less for 10 minutes..

If you have a 5 year old son playing the game he learned already much worse words from kindergarten, don't worry.

I'm fighting windmills here so lets call it quits. Cya in the arena.

[Sandman]

In the future, consider these alternative words:

hogwash
hooey
excrement
feces
crap
turd
scat
shite

[MrBill]

Build a cut & paste macro then pick out a few good ones to use quick.
 http://www.laughnet.net/archive/misc/shake.htm

Maybe even gain a little culture.  

[majic]

Just curious...what are the words being filtered?  I got a warning box once and to my knowledge have never used a "bad" word on the radio buffer.  (really)  I had no idea what set it off.

[Xjazz]

Aijai Mr RiplEy!

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