Page 1 of 1
TF.net PC Censoring Rediculousness
Posted: 2003-04-24 09:05pm
by Illuminatus Primus
http:// boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=11421775&replies=23
Brett_Bass wrote:Periodically, you run accross a totally bizarre name too. Like the Garret Vader uses as his flag for part of TIE Fighter.
Personally, I'd be more interested in hearing where Rebel Alliance vessel names came from. Like the Frigate Hirutrekk. wt* is a (an?) Hirutrekk? I'm guessing some non-basic word, but it's still pretty odd sounding.
Gandolf the Grey, Lit Forum Mod and Censoring Mind Cop wrote:Curses have to be completely *'d out. You can say wth but can't replace the h with an f.
WTF is an edit-worth offense.
Posted: 2003-04-24 09:13pm
by Enforcer Talen
wtf?
Posted: 2003-04-24 09:19pm
by Utsanomiko
Laughable.
Though I'm almost surprised we don't have TF.net-Apologist swarming around here and insisting we shouldn't judge other forums.
Posted: 2003-04-24 09:22pm
by Gandalf
Darth Utsanomiko wrote:Laughable.
Though I'm almost surprised we don't have TF.net-Apologist swarming around here and insisting we shouldn't judge other forums.
[Apologist]You sholdn't judge other forums![/Apologist]
Ugh, I feel so dirty and cheap.
Posted: 2003-04-24 09:35pm
by Alyeska
WTF is banned because it means What the Fuck. The idiotic thing is anyone who sees WT* will also see WTF. WTF is not a swear word, it is a polite way to represent what you want to say without actualy saying the curse. You might as well censor any word that means the same thing as fuck. That is absurd.
Think about movies put on TV where the curse word is completely blanked out. You KNOW what they are saying even though you don't hear it. You can't bitch though because the word isn't used. WTF is a way to say it without saying it. Funny thing is when I see WTF I automaticaly pronounce it as "what the fu" in my mind even when I know the full meaning is.
I am not leaping to conclussions when I say the board is screwed up. Its like a parent who tries to completely shield their children from swear words.
Posted: 2003-04-25 12:35am
by SPOOFE
Personally, I think that anyone who wants to censor ANYTHING needs to be smacked with the "get a fucking clue, you braindead pile of festering goatshit" stick. What does naughty language do? It adds emphasis to a statement. That's it. That's all it does. It's no worse than adding a few exclamation points at the end of a sentence... except that naughty language, when overused, can eventually become commonplace... only to be replaced by other naughty language.
Posted: 2003-04-25 12:37am
by Spanky The Dolphin
Personally, if it was up to me I'd censor only "hella" and "whiskey tango foxtrot", but that's just me.
Posted: 2003-04-25 12:48am
by Utsanomiko
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Personally, if it was up to me I'd censor only "hella" and "whiskey tango foxtrot", but that's just me.
If I had the power to do so on my Alien vs Predator: Warcraft mod forum, I'd at the very least censor out "Predalien" and "Newborn"
And "babycakes", just because I loathe that word.
Posted: 2003-04-25 01:11am
by Stormbringer
Quick, some one try Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
Just to piss those stiffs off.
Posted: 2003-04-25 01:30am
by DPDarkPrimus
Stormbringer wrote:Quick, some one try Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
Just to piss those stiffs off.
I think that would make them hella mad, babycakes.
Posted: 2003-04-25 01:35am
by Kuja
DPDarkPrimus wrote:Stormbringer wrote:Quick, some one try Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
Just to piss those stiffs off.
I think that would make them hella mad, babycakes.
Stop acting like Newborns, you stupid Predaliens.
Posted: 2003-04-25 01:37am
by Spanky The Dolphin
Utsanomiko and I know where you live, DP...
Posted: 2003-04-25 01:57am
by Utsanomiko
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Utsanomiko and I know where you live, DP...
Indeed. I know where you are hiding, DP. I can send in Marine ALICE mechs, Predator matriarchs and magical shamans, Alien Kings, elephant-xenomorphs, and flying aliens. Yeah, flying aliens, that also spit acid onto you while you're hiding in the bathroom.
Oh, and a pair of swimming aliens, whose only purpose is to look cool while under water. They'll swim right up out of the toilet in the bathroom you're hiding in and kick your ass, and 200 years later kick your clone's ass.
Posted: 2003-04-25 02:02pm
by Lord Pounder
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, these newborn predaliens got this thread hella off topic babycakes.
Oops wrong DP you where talking to. My bad.
Posted: 2003-04-25 03:04pm
by Utsanomiko
Darth Pounder wrote:Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, these newborn predaliens got this thread hella off topic babycakes.
Oops wrong DP you where talking to. My bad.
*Points and giggles at Darth Pounder, sends acid-blood-spitting aliens after him*
Make that Red Aliens, come to think of it. The comics thought they were so clever with that addition.
"Maybe it's like an ant hive, y'know?" -Hudson
"They
ain't ants, man." -Vasquez.
Oh, and if possible, I'd like my forum to block out any mention of using reskinned WarCraft III models or edited icon art for AvP:WC.
Posted: 2003-04-25 07:15pm
by HemlockGrey
Words fail me.
Posted: 2003-04-25 10:51pm
by Keevan_Colton
HemlockGrey wrote:Words fail me.
No no no....they arent failing...just being edited out
Posted: 2003-04-25 11:38pm
by HemlockGrey
Jeez, how long does it take for a registration to be approved?
Posted: 2003-04-26 11:57pm
by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi
Stormbringer wrote:Quick, some one try Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
Just to piss those stiffs off.
They'd either wonder what it means, or censor "Foxtrot". What other words do they censor over there?
On the topic, I once had a censor filter on my computer. It blocked out words like "condom", "pussy", "naked", "masturbate", and "murder", but had no problem with "fuck", and "shit". I'm sure it would make the censors over there jealous.
Posted: 2003-04-27 01:32am
by Howedar
Heeheehee, how goofy. Thats easily the most draconian censoring I've ever seen. Fuck, I could probably put WTF on an assignment at school and only get a raised eyebrow.
Posted: 2003-04-27 03:35am
by Robert Treder
On the subject of crazy censorings, at Lego.com, when I signed up for a membership, I tried the name "Ashitaka," after the main character in Mononoke Hime. It of course informed me that I could not use this name, because, and I quote, it "may contain the swear word 'shit.'"
Posted: 2003-04-27 04:01am
by Lord of the Farce
Robert Treder wrote:On the subject of crazy censorings, at Lego.com, when I signed up for a membership, I tried the name "Ashitaka," after the main character in Mononoke Hime. It of course informed me that I could not use this name, because, and I quote, it "may contain the swear word 'shit.'"
(Bad pun alert) No shit? *snort*
Posted: 2003-04-27 04:13am
by Robert Treder
My memory must be faulty, the actual quote was, "Username cannot contain 'shit'."
That's still pretty lame. I wanted to be Ashitaka.
Posted: 2003-04-28 12:56am
by Darth Balls
lol, that really is retarded