Profanity filter SUCKS

[Dago]

First you said this:

 

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

Now you tell us this:

 

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..

First it was just saying "shit once", now its "a couple bad words".  Tomorrow will it be "I was on a vulgar tirade"?  Please get your story straight and be honest in your posts.

Dont like censorship?  Too bad.  Nobody holds a gun to your head making you submit to it.

Funny how people like you feel your right to express yourself in a foul manner should override our rights and preferences not to be
exposed to that kind of language.

 

The bottom line is I'm a bit peeved about the whole US style of censoring

Again, we are not forcing you to accept it, not forcing you to play a US based game.  Maybe we have a differant set of moralities than you, but that is typical around the world. Not all people, not all societies share the same customs, believes and moralities.  One thing you learn if you travel alot is to accept and respect local customs, laws and indeed moralities.

I find it stunning when I spend time in some European countries just what can be seen on the open television channels.  In the Netherlands, I saw a television show called "Men Love Sex".  It seemed to be all about the porn industry.  If was full of porn.  I accept that in the Netherlands, this is accepted and sex is a wide open thing, so I sure dont complain about it, but I would prefer we never get to that level here in the US.

I am a supporter of the profanity filter, as I think are the majority of the players.

Dago

[YardBird]

Originally posted by Mr RiplEy:
One must remember though how easy it is to avoid the protection if one really wants to insult someone.

Funny, I've never felt the need to really insult anyone...  

[mrsid2]

* Censored by HTC for incredibly abusive language * Dago * Again censored for foul language and racist remarks *


 

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: Mr RiplEy ]

[mrsid2]

Dago, the filter could be implemented differently.

 

Please get your story straight and be honest in your posts.

You calling me a liar now? Have you ever seen me behaving bad on CH1? Do you even know me? No. You just don't have a clue what you're posting for.

You can support whatever you want Dago, I'm not stopping you. Hear no evil, see no evil..  

[Staga]

MrRipley our beautiful language has lots of nice words to use in situations like that  

[Dago]

 Dago, the filter could be implemented differently.

quote: Please get your story straight and be honest in your posts.
You calling me a liar now? Have you ever seen me behaving bad on CH1? Do you even know me? No. You just don't have a clue what you're posting for.  

I have more than a clue.

Am I calling you a liar?  No, but you seem to offer up that you might be one with your contradictory posts.  Maybe wording your posts to appear the way you want to appear make some sense to you, but it only weakens your position.  

You come to play AH, you must accept its terms.  Why do you think you should be able to swear, and submit all other players to your need to speak in an offensive manner?  I just dont understand that.  You have failed to make any sense in any of your posts so far on this subject, not offering anything of value.

Try to behave online, and you will find the filter never bothers you.

 

Dago

[mrsid2]

Dago, get off your moral high horse and go patronise someone that you've actually met, I really dislike that.

I admit that use of profanities is vulgar and unnecessary. However I think a 10 minute mute is an overkill to put it mildly. Especially considering that I was not aiming to insult or offend anyone, just spilled a few harsh words in distress.

If all posts above mean to say you're pro censorship all I can say is good luck and good riddens!

Cya in the arena.. But let's not talk bad about eachothers ok?  

[Dago]

hehe  I only talk bad about people I dont like.  Just because I dont agree with you doesnt mean I dont like you.  Heck, just thinking about you makes me all warm and fuzzy.  

No, this isnt personal.  And I would agree that a 10 minute mute is excessive for swearing, if it happened immediatly.  But be honest, you were warned with a popup first werent you?  I know, because yes it has happened to me.  I saw the warning (you cant miss it) and I didnt do it again.  You saw the warning, ignored it, and then came here to complain.  I just dont think you have the right to complain if you were warned.

dago

[Creamo]

You get warned first I believe.

Unless they changed it, you have to be foolish enough to muted.

It was modified to allow you to swear on squad channel very early after it was introduced. A nice feature I might add.

[Swager]

Mine own personal opinion is that the profanity filter is a good idea!  I dont need to see or hear profanity unless it is coming from one of my own squadmates over RW!

Too many minors on the flight line.  If you ccannot control yourself when it comes to a simple flight sim, what is going to be your reaction when a real problem strikes.

Mellow and cool down and enjoy the flying.  Entertainment to me is suppose to be fun!

Relax and enjoy!!

 

[mrsid2]

Dago believe me it was a pure accident..

The first warning screen came as a surprise, I wasn't aware that the word I used would be listed.. Actually I think it gives you 2 warnings but I'm not sure how long it lasts untill it expires.

I forgot the whole thing soon, untill a few sorties later this one spit came seemingly effortless to attack me from a fully vulched field.

I panicked (was goon) and tried to scream help only to find out I was muted.. That made my day. First I got 'betrayed' by teammates who didn't protect the goon and to make it worse I couldn't even ask for help when I reupped and the same spitty found me and killed me again. You must understand how idiotic and frustrated that made me feel.

IT WAS MY OWN STUPIDITY THAT I LET IT HAPPEN! Yes.. Still I think that 10 minutes is too long unless the player really abuses his privs and insults / harasses other players.

Anyway, its an act of futility to continue this discussion. It's better to focus on something more productive like hmm.. killing people  

[Dago]

Yeah, we beat this horse long enough.
cya up there
dago

[gavor]

Im not sure i understand the taboo with swearing. At work i dont swear much because its not the right environment. When playing AH I dont swear much because its not the environment. On the other hand, when i play Counterstrike I swear occasionally. In real life and away from work i swear like a trooper and so do most people i know.

Maybe its an Australian thing, I work with a guy about my age who is on a work visa from the UK. He tells me he almost never swore until he came to Australia, now his parents complain he's cussin too much  .

What im trying to say is that I don't understand people who say 'get a vocabulary'. Thats not nice. I like to think I have a large vocabulary and I know how to use it. It's just that sometimes I use that vocabulary, when appropriate, and sometimes I swear profusely, usually because its easier and i'm lazy.

That is all.

[gavor]

Oo, so i dont sound like an opinionated idiot, my thoughts on the filter are thus. I think it is a good idea. Maybe 10 minutes is too long but if you simply dont swear you dont need to worry about it. Theres plenty of other words you can use, I saw some examples earlier in the post, two more that spring to mind are:

poot
dang


No problems with the filter there.

Be good to one another.

G

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: Gavor ]

[Eagler]

AH shouldn't waste their time mutin, offenders should be booted..repeat offenders booted for good.