I have decided to approach this subject even though the risk of being flamed into oblivion is obvious.

I am of the opinion that every-one sets their own boundrys. Some may be further than others and yet it is not for me to decide where any-one elses boundries should start and end. So in keeping with this I believe that if some-one wants to use profanity in a node or in the CB it should be their perogative, and in the same vein if I choose to listen to such language that should be up to me.

However, if some-one should choose NOT to want to see such profanities, should we not allow them that priveledge?

What would the community feel about a filter that when you clicked the "create" button for a node or the "Talk" button for the CB the text was piped through a filter which replaced some letters of the offending word? This functionality could be switched "ON" in the user settings, but would be off by default. (e.g. s/shit/s**t/) etc.

I guess that those who do not object to profanity, would see this as a waste of time and resources, but that those who, for whatever reason, do not approve of "bad language" would welcome something like this.

Keep in mind though that this could never be a perfect system. Some may not even want to see s**t in place of shit, but in the interest of the community how could we be more accommodating?

Update: More to be found here and here and here. Just goes to show that we should perhaps start thinking about doing something..?

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In reply to Profanity in the CB/Nodes by AcidHawk

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