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As a matter of interest, why do we bother having a censor when everyone just bypasses

hatrickpatrick · 2011-02-23 17:09:06

...it and there's no rule against this? :D I mean for f*ck's sake, it's fairly sh!te that I have to replace letters with symbols to type this sentence, but that typing either **** or ****e results in a censor, even though bypassing it won't get me in any trouble at all? Seems rather pointless to have the feature in the…

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#32 05-03-2011 09:05PM

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pickarooney wrote: »

I don't understand why the fuсk people even bother using tags and all sorts to get around the filter. Just use the Firefuсks extension and you can swear in plain text.

I don't understand why people think you need plugins or awkward tags and all sorts to bypass the fucking filter!

On the general point, it's a bit pointless but who cares really? The only thing that irks me is when it's used as an excuse to mod someone for bypassing the filter when everyone else is let away with it, a bit like the playing of the off topic card when it suits.

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