Language

[Dr. Dos]

The watermelon thing is interesting, because last summer I was watching Die Hard With a Vengence on some cable tv channel, so it was censored. I will never forget these words...<br><br>"YOU MELON FARMER!"<br><br>Instead of mother watermeloner that is...

[MidnightRealism]

<!--QuoteBegin-Dr. Dos+Feb 19 2004, 06:21 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Dr. Dos @ Feb 19 2004, 06:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> The watermelon thing is interesting, because last summer I was watching Die Hard With a Vengence on some cable tv channel, so it was censored. I will never forget these words...<br><br>"YOU MELON FARMER!"<br><br>Instead of mother watermeloner that is... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> I do believe that this is the first time I've ever wanted the censored version of a movie <i>more</i> than the original. That is the best transition from the original phrase that I have ever heard, and I'm going to keep it close to my heart.<br><br>...Anyway, a filter might not be a bad idea. It certainly wouldn't hurt if it was just <i>there</i>, and it might prevent some messiness.

[norsenerd]

I think a filter would be to compicated. I think if the mods see soemthing that shoudl be filtered they shoudl delete or change it, inform the other mods, informe the culprit, and if it becomes rutiene problem warn the culptrit. It takes a lot of work from the mods and I'm loth to give it t them but filters never work completly.

[Foxchild]

yeah, with all the 1337 variations, a filter wouldn't be able to do much if someone really wanted to say something.

[Burning Sheep Productions]

Just have the word and all the variations you can be bothered doing to it.<br>Oh yeah, I sometimes use my phrase, as in (a phrase that uses the spelling of a word as an acronym)<br>You just have to take the first letters...

[hdofu]

BSP, this is a family friendly board, that wasn't very family friendly

[Foxchild]

BSP, the language restrictions apply even in the language thread... and, yes, that counted.

[norsenerd]

And is an example of somethign that would get through your filters. *wistles non-chalantly*

[Henohenomoheji]

And is something that I didn't see. according to recent posts I probably didn't want to.

[Doctor Fred]

Vulger language should neither be used, nor implied. Such as the acronyms: <br><br>double-you tea eff.<br><br>or<br><br>oh emm eff gee.<br><br>Nowadays it seems much less offensive and seems like it's a whole 'nother world from literal cursing but it's still edging towards the line. I don't know, I'm probably just overreacting.

[Henohenomoheji]

why would we need to swear anyway?<br><br>...don't answer that.

[Elscire]

<!--QuoteBegin-Jacob+Feb 19 2004, 06:00 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Jacob @ Feb 19 2004, 06:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> And Huffa Moose, some people might object to what the word 'pirate' is being used for.  <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Yeah, well I wasn't actually the one who suggesed it. We need to talk about pirates too much anyway <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--><br><br>And as has been pointed out, actual filtering is easy to get around with all the variations, and may actually encourage such things as nobody likes to feel oppressed.<br><br>I concur with those who believe that this is what mods are for.

[Henohenomoheji]

*raises hand for question*<br><br>why are ninjas considered the elemental opposite of pirates?<br>Is it because ninjas operate in the shadows, don't gloat at all, are never seen doing whatever it is they were sent to do, while pirates operate (at least more than ninjas) in the open to strike fear into the law-abiders, drink a lot, and pick on vessles that are clearly weaker than them?<br><br>I thought ninjas would be the elemental opposite of viking beserkers... i guess that would be martial artists instead...<br><br>...I'm confused.

[norsenerd]

All viking beserkers do is kill indiscimanantly when they're beserking. I think it's some type of bi-polar syndrome but I don't know much about bi-polor syndromes.

[Muninn]

I think the berserking and killing go hand in hand actually.