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Subject: Should the word "d***" be censored?

Poll: Should the word "d***" be censored?  [closed]
Yes:  47%
(28 Votes)
No:  53%
(32 Votes)
Total Votes: 60

Edit: What if they just censor "suck my d***"?

[Edited on 9/6/2006]

  • 09.06.2006 3:02 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

Eh, I don't find any of the words -blam!-'d particularly offensive, and I don't thik that some words should be -blam!-'d at all...dick being one.

  • 09.06.2006 3:05 PM PDT
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you could just write dick than censor it yourself so much.

i think its fine as is.

  • 09.06.2006 3:05 PM PDT

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But it's also a name. I think that could be unfair.. If a filter is too strict, people have fits about them not being able to say something.

  • 09.06.2006 3:19 PM PDT
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Posted by: Hysterical Joker / The Jester
For the record, i'd piss my self silly if there was an Armatik action figure.

"Lazy -zapp!-, what the hell are you doing playing with me? Get to work lazy ass."


http://www.GamesInAction.com

Yeah, like -blam!- or -blam!- or -blam!- or -blam!- or -blam!- or -blam!-. Seriously I think that -blam!- shouldn't be -blam!-ed and neither should -blam!-.

But that's just me.

Seriously speaking, just get over it man, come on. This video game was meant for people over the age of 18, I think that you can handle it. Besides, if a moderator sees it being used excessively, there's also this thing called a ban that does way cool stuff.

  • 09.06.2006 3:30 PM PDT

It's a nickname for Richard, so it wouldn't really be fair.

  • 09.06.2006 3:42 PM PDT

Posted by: SS_Zag1
But it's also a name. I think that could be unfair.. If a filter is too strict, people have fits about them not being able to say something.


I'm a Dick, they should not ban my name. It's not humane!

Er, let me rephrase that.

My name is Dick, they shouldn't ban my name just because it also means a male body part! They shouldn't condemn all Dicks to such a fate. They were called Dick by their parents, and they can't help that they're Dicks. It's who they are, why penalize someone because something that is completely out of the Dick's control?

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Er, let me rephrase that...

  • 09.06.2006 3:44 PM PDT
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Nah.

-TGP-

  • 09.06.2006 3:58 PM PDT

-S

When I go shopping for art supplies online, one of the sites I often use is www.dickblick.com, as Dick Blick Art Materials has pretty much everything I'd ever want.

Thus I refute thee.

  • 09.06.2006 4:04 PM PDT
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You think it got what it takes to be..?.


God forbid you send me one of those I was checking for cool gamers and saw you messages too, I will scream to the top of my lungs and smash this damn screen/BlackBerry to pieces! You've been warned -_-

Dick is also a common name.

  • 09.06.2006 4:17 PM PDT

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Posted by: Banshee Barron
Posted by: SS_Zag1
But it's also a name. I think that could be unfair.. If a filter is too strict, people have fits about them not being able to say something.


I'm a Dick, they should not ban my name. It's not humane!

Er, let me rephrase that.

My name is Dick, they shouldn't ban my name just because it also means a male body part! They shouldn't condemn all Dicks to such a fate. They were called Dick by their parents, and they can't help that they're Dicks. It's who they are, why penalize someone because something that is completely out of the Dick's control?

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Er, let me rephrase that...


You dick...

No, it shouldn't be censored.

[Edited on 9/6/2006]

  • 09.06.2006 4:21 PM PDT

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IT is actually a name. I guess it depends on how you use it in context. I am sure in the example you provided would result in the wrath of the banhammer.

Then again you cna use anything as a swear word. For example I could tell everyone to "suck it" or "bite me" "kiss my ass" ectera. Now we all know those are derogoroy phrases but trying to censor every word such as bite and kiss would be rediculus. Also those words can be used in non-derogorty ways. That is why we have moderators. The human factor at makeing descisions it way better then a computer automated filter.

  • 09.06.2006 10:19 PM PDT

Skillet was here and referred to himself in the third person.

Posted by: Shishka
When I go shopping for art supplies online, one of the sites I often use is www.dickblick.com, as Dick Blick Art Materials has pretty much everything I'd ever want.

Thus I refute thee.


Wow, I would hate to be surfing and accidentally leave the "b" out of that one...*shivers*

But no, it shouldn't be blammed.

  • 09.07.2006 7:24 AM PDT
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To be honest, I'm glad to see "sex" isn't -blam!-ed now. There've been a few discussions since it was removed from the list and it's nice not to have to use "é" or something to replace the standard "e".

Meh. Oh, and dick isn't too bad.

  • 09.07.2006 9:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: Wuyie
I see your tech answer and raise you this....Other sites have done it and are doing it

Other sites have fewer members, less traffic, and a different forum system altogether. One feasible thing at another site is unfeasible at a different site.

  • 09.07.2006 9:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Wuyie
You know what would be nice?...a selectable filter for each user to decide what level of language they can and cannot see...If you set it to adult then you can view and use all language..minus some obvious derogatory remarks but youd have to enter your birth date and crap...or you could lower the level and have more stuff banned...this always everyone to enjoy the site the way they want...

While an interesting idea, it could/would be a horrendous amount of overhead on the system.

Each user account's database entry would need to have a field that had their custom "kill dictionary" and every time they refreshed or loaded any page, the contents of the entire page would need to be run (host-side) through their personal filter. So instead of one dictionary that has to be loaded into memory and filter the site through, we would have multiples versions, or even user customized ones...


Maybe one day we can have profanity filtering implemented on the client side by default, rather than through the host. Perhaps in a new version of IE?

  • 09.07.2006 10:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: Wuyie
Posted by: Captain K Mart
Posted by: Wuyie
I see your tech answer and raise you this....Other sites have done it and are doing it

Other sites have fewer members, less traffic, and a different forum system altogether. One feasible thing at another site is unfeasible at a different site.


This is the sort of Deus Ex Machina answer to things...just cause it works over there it doesnt mean it can work here...when you go to buy a car you might look and see 2 models from 2 different companies and they are almost exactly alike...the difference is usually in the fringe benefits..leather interior or something...they are similiar because they are goin after the same auidence so they have to compete and provide the things that auidence wants...the companies survey the auidence for what they want...now im not saying Bungie is competing with other forums...theyre not...theyre advertising..but if enough users said "Hey we want blogs" BUngie may listen if they saw a dropoff in the traffic on their forums...suddenly its not impossible to implement blogs!...shocking!...my point is Id like to see blogs and crap like that here..but i also know its not bound to happen as Bungie sees no need to add that to keep pple around...I stated the samething above concerning the language filter...its something that could easily be added but most likely wont for finicial reasons..not logistical ones...

I agree with most of your points, but not the last one. The reason why blogs won't be added is because this place was never intended for people to post about themselves, it was for community interaction with Bungie employees, a place where people can get to know the people who made the game, and find others nearby to set up possible LAN parties. Because blogs accomplish none of that, it is unlikely we'll ever see them here.

  • 09.07.2006 10:17 AM PDT

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