Why are perfectly acceptable English words censored?
Mar 4, 2009, 11:31 pm
#1
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Why are perfectly acceptable English words censored?
At some level I can understand this. But I don't understand when they are censored in a PM to a friend.
Why is such a word as b a s t a r d banned on FT. It is descriptive, states a feeling, and in no way needs to be considered a response to another FTer.
I have enough command of the language that I could insult a FTer (with much more vitriol) and violate the TOS by using words that FT allows.
I certainly don't get my panties in a knicker when I hear these words in public.
Why is such a word as b a s t a r d banned on FT. It is descriptive, states a feeling, and in no way needs to be considered a response to another FTer.
I have enough command of the language that I could insult a FTer (with much more vitriol) and violate the TOS by using words that FT allows.
I certainly don't get my panties in a knicker when I hear these words in public.
Mar 5, 2009, 11:03 am
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As I'm sure you can imagine, choosing which words to censor is an imperfect science, to say the least. What is perfectly acceptable to one can be exceptionally offensive to another.
We try hard to maintain a balance between minimizing the number of censored words and disallowing words that are offensive to many. We'll never achieve a perfect balance. The best we can hope for is to allow as many words as possible, and ask that those who are not offended by some of the censored words be understanding that others likely are offended by those very same words.
We try hard to maintain a balance between minimizing the number of censored words and disallowing words that are offensive to many. We'll never achieve a perfect balance. The best we can hope for is to allow as many words as possible, and ask that those who are not offended by some of the censored words be understanding that others likely are offended by those very same words.
Mar 5, 2009, 6:28 pm
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As I'm sure you can imagine, choosing which words to censor is an imperfect science, to say the least. What is perfectly acceptable to one can be exceptionally offensive to another.
We try hard to maintain a balance between minimizing the number of censored words and disallowing words that are offensive to many. We'll never achieve a perfect balance. The best we can hope for is to allow as many words as possible, and ask that those who are not offended by some of the censored words be understanding that others likely are offended by those very same words.
We try hard to maintain a balance between minimizing the number of censored words and disallowing words that are offensive to many. We'll never achieve a perfect balance. The best we can hope for is to allow as many words as possible, and ask that those who are not offended by some of the censored words be understanding that others likely are offended by those very same words.