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Apparently there's a filter in place now? Doesn't that seem a little hypocritical after the whole Best Buy hypocrASSy? I dunno about this one guys, censorship is never the right answer.

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no filter on me

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This does not look good. Cheapy could be close to selling the site or making some kind of deal.

Cheapy said that he wanted an "open" forum so these changes can only mean some kind of corporate deals.

I don't mind the censor, but I mind what it could mean.

lol, I noticed it too.
Kind of ironic that it lead me to say "What the ?!"

Originally Posted by evilmax17 Apparently there's a filter in place now? Doesn't that seem a little hypocritical after the whole Best Buy hypocrASSy? I dunno about this one guys, censorship is never the right answer.

I was thinking the same thing about the Best Buy thing...

I also find it strange that it was done without any notice. Usually when something changes, either OKB or defender or Cheapy or somebody will make a topic pointing it out when it happens. hmmmm

Originally Posted by Naughty_Insomniac I also find it strange that it was done without any notice. Usually when something changes, either OKB or defender or Cheapy or somebody will make a topic pointing it out when it happens. hmmmm

True. That is something else that makes this whole censor thing look fishy.

Heh. I guess I'm the only one to approve it so far. So far as ASS is considered, its not really a curse or as bad as that... I think as long as the word and similar exists people are going to use it.

Personally, I don't use it that much on here, but I can name a couple of people who run their mouths so to speak. People complain about it not being civilized here, but as long as you keep using that word its not going to be civliized.

Cheapy's not blocking out our whole posts (I don't think its going to come to that either), but if thats seriously the best word you can come up with you should read up on the dictionary/thesaurus/or just don't type at all.

Originally Posted by magilacudy Heh. I guess I'm the only one to approve it so far. So far as ASS is considered, its not really a curse or as bad as that... I think as long as the word and similar exists people are going to use it. Personally, I don't use it that much on here, but I can name a couple of people who run their mouths so to speak. People complain about it not being civilized here, but as long as you keep using that word its not going to be civliized. Cheapy's not blocking out our whole posts (I don't think its going to come to that either), but if thats seriously the best word you can come up with you should read up on the dictionary/thesaurus/or just don't type at all.

See, here's the problem with censoring it as I see it. Basically, it's like taking a piece of crap and calling it candy. No matter what you call it, it's still a piece of crap. So, taking the real word and changing it into is just lame. Obviously everyone knows what it stands for, and it the censorship just gives the post an artificial feeling. Like a 10 year old kid was typing it, and wanted to replace the letters as not to use a "curse word"...

On the Dictionary/Thesaurus part of the quote, people do that already. Any newb can go onto dictionary.com, type words they want to use, and then use the smart ones. All this leads to is dumb people trying to look smart.

Originally Posted by Scrubking I don't mind the censor, but I mind what it could mean.

Loud and clear on that one. :?

Originally Posted by Scrubking This does not look good. Cheapy could be close to selling the site or making some kind of deal. Cheapy said that he wanted an "open" forum so these changes can only mean some kind of corporate deals. I don't mind the censor, but I mind what it could mean.

I just read this.....

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yep, just about sums it up. i mean, i dont live and breath the word...but damnit, i liked the fact if i was annoyed/pissed/being funny i could be uncensored. At least its better than g-faqs and the fact they wont even let you do the *# thing

Originally Posted by evilmax17 See, here's the problem with censoring it as I see it. Basically, it's like taking a piece of crap and calling it candy. No matter what you call it, it's still a piece of crap. So, taking the real word and changing it into f*#k is just lame. Obviously everyone knows what it stands for, and it the censorship just gives the post an artificial feeling. Like a 10 year old kid was typing it, and wanted to replace the letters as not to use a "curse word"... On the Dictionary/Thesaurus part of the quote, people do that already. Any newb can go onto dictionary.com, type words they want to use, and then use the smart ones. All this leads to is dumb people trying to look smart.

True. Yet I think the more we're exposed to a piece of crap, or the F-word, the more we become accustomed to it. A good example is that South Park episode where they said sh*t (self-censored) over 100 times. It loses its meaning and power if you keep saying it and saying it. At least if you censor it, you still are giving credence to it holding some offensiveness.

I remember going to my friend's college and looking at their newspaper. All the articles were filled with F this, F that. To me, 1) That looks dumb, as if a 10 year old wrote it. 2) You make the word acceptable to use. I for one don't want people spouting F-bombs in the future like its just another word. Damn was once taboo, and now its in the vernacular. I know, that's the direction society is headed in. But we have control over this society, and its somewhat of a democracy, so that is my view.
Also, how many newbies are going to look up in Dictionary.com for a word? That takes effort, effort that most of the posters here wouldn't make to spout off a random rant. Also, it does make dumb people look smart. So what? I think it would be truly dumb to allow yourself to look dumb in front of everyone else.

And last point I'd like to make is that maybe there is a conspiracy. Or maybe Cheapy forgot to post it. I don't know. But whatever choice he made, I'm just assuming he did it for the benefit for all CAGs here. If hes trying to impress some company, that will result in more deals for us.

, that sucks. maybe its just me, but i sorta notice MORE if its all !@&(!&-ized. it just stands out.

WATCH OUT FOR THE F-BOMBS!!!!!!!!

I like that word.

ing cunt $$$$$$ queer dick pussy shit...heh...needs work.

I didn't even ing notice this new ing filter! !

Originally Posted by magilacudy If hes trying to impress some company, that will result in more deals for us.

Maybe...maybe. It can also mean bad things.

Just look at how the second coming of the Nazi regime took over gamefaqs.com

But if he was trying to "impress some company", wouldn't he have done something in order to impress Best Buy?




On a related note:
mother-er tittie-sucker two-balled-bitch with a king-sized pussy and a rubber-dick

Do you realize all the bad words in this thread, alone, could cause more cencorship.

hehe... everyone's so imaginative. I remember Frosh year I downloaded the Maximum Pool demo and me and my friends were playing random people online. They had a filter on almost every bad word you could imagine, plus some others. It would replace your words with purple or silly or any random adjective. We came up with a bunch of messed up words and phrases that went through. haha.. those were the days. I don't think this is that bad as that censorship though.