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I know they have filtered words in but you can't really use them to directly insult anybody. I have no idea why they are, they never were on Habbo - even before the filter was lifted. You were always allowed to use those words because they're not detrimental to posting or the atmosphere to the forum whatsoever. I'm sure there are more but yeah those are from the top of my head.
This has been suggested to forum management :)
thanking you.
If we allow those then you have those who start using it as a means to using the original abbreviated word for the simple sake of having nothing better to say. As i have said for many times before and will continue to do so why do you need to swear on a forum?
these aren't swear words. this is a teen forum, for teens. i'm not one of those users who want to scrap the filter altogether or anything, i see this as a realistic request. i don't know why they're filtered, if there isn't a valid reason for something happening then it should've never happened. it has, so it should be reversed.
I dont really see whats wrong with just saying "lmao" instead, and fml and *** shouldn't be unfiltered for the reasons brought up by Yoshi. However, we are going to be going over the filter shortly and trying to clean it up a bit and start removing things (if theres really anything to remove).
Edit: Oh fml isn't filtered. Probably should be.
Then it kind of contradicts the inappropriate language rule. As then people will request more and more words, thinking it is acceptable and i don't generally enjoy seeing a thread or post full of swear words if that's what will become of it.
@ Sammeth: I think there seems to some confusion over what 'fml' stands for, as i can think of it in a few ways, did it get clarified?
because lmao is no way near as good as *****. yoshi didn't make sense, i don't see how people would use fml as an alternative of saying the NORTI f word because they're completely different. when i say fml it's not because i want to say **** lmao ;s
@yoshi; no, it won't. just because you unfilter these words which obv isn't gna happen doesn't mean you have to unfilter **** ***** ******* or whatever. because they are completely different.
I don't make sense or you only want your own way? I will leave it here in saying what i have said before, i don't understand why you simply need to use those words.
No, you don't make sense dear, I meant exactly what I said and laid it out in pretty unequivocal terms. You're implying that unfiltering said words would mean people use these words to use the F word. People don't say lm.fao or FML as an alternative to say ****. I hope that got through to you, it's a ludicrous and bizarre suggestion on your behalf. You can't just make things up to aid your opinion.
I don't mind if they're filtered or no - that isn't my decision. However, if Sam and Forum Management believe it's fine then that's cool because they run the forum. I'd like to see them unfiltered, I've made that clear, I don't see why these words should be restricted. Like I mentioned Habbo have always allowed these words (even before the uplift of their filter) because they're not used to create a negative atmosphere.
having l.m.f.a.o filtered is a bloody joke
tight arssed forum.
You can't put ***, you have to put a dot I think, w.tf
No, you don't put a dot because that's breaking the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibs960
I don't see why you need that extra 'f' in lmao. The point is still clear without it.
I don't really think they should be unfiltered at all, and I still don't get why saying lmao with an f is in any way better then just saying lmao. It would be classed as avoiding the filter because the letter represents a swear word. If we unfiltered it, then that rule would become very unfair as it would apply to some things but not all, then we would have to restrict how you can and can't avoid the filter and it just becomes an unecessarily large effort just to allow people to say things that can more than easily be covered by saying things that aren't filtered.
They aren't swear words, they're abbreviations. Old ladies and grannies may say so, but they're not :P They're perfectly acceptable, with alot of cultures changing the F from a the swear word to something like flipping. Heck, alot of people who don't swear use them :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshimitsui
so anyway is fml allowed seeing as it's not filtered or will it be added to the proposed more lenient filter :lol:
I'd like to be able to use "fml" but I agree, lmao is fine without the f :)
It will probably be added, and there's no promises it will be more lenient, we're just going to go over it and see if there is anything that can be removed. There's no guarantee that anything or many will be removed.
it's so bizarre how you can genuinely think these words will cause issues but it's your decision.
ta anyways!
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Originally Posted by Immenseman
Ok if you want to play at me with words to try and insult my intelligence i will happily explain something to you that happens in the mind of children.
Then why do they say those words? Because they look pretty? No, they say it because they want to emphasise their words and look clever because they added a swear word in the middle. If these words were not categorised as swear words nobody would bother using them, it is because they are people use them. They also do it because it's a way around not saying the 'big norty word', it again is simply to get around it and look good about it.Quote:
People don't say lm.fao or FML as an alternative to say ****. I hope that got through to you, it's a ludicrous and bizarre suggestion on your behalf. You can't just make things up to aid your opinion.
If you wanted an abbreviation to imply laughter you can use those that are perfectly overrated already and are not considered 'norty'.
And what do you have to prove that i made up 'things' in order to aid my suggestion, it's fact.
GommeInc: I know they are abbreviations, but they have the purpose to relate to swearing otherwise people simply wouldn't bother using them. I just don't see why you need to intend to swear in a word, especially on a forum, in real life that's different (bar certain circumstances of course).
They say it because it's how they express themselves. You are going back on what you said originally because you were wrong, it's cute that you can't even acknowledge that. You believe that people use the words to swear? I assume you have a degree in Psychology or whatever and are a mind reader too. Maybe I use the word lmao rather than lol to emphasise the A, wow I'm such a rebel! I don't use pmsl because it says pissing I use it because I want too. I wouldn't use LM.FAO because it has the F word but rather, you guessed it hun, because I want too.
I hope I put that in simple enough terms for you to contemplate and grasp.
Also, way to go, calling your most active member who has created a thread to try and let other users have freedom and choice in what they use, a child, the irony kills me. Great example there.
What is a fact? Can I see the statistics please? Wait, of course I can't because your trying to say your opinion is a fact and have no foundation to back such a depleted claim up.
Thread closed, the issue has had a very clear respose and now there's no need to continue this debate that I can see becoming way more brutal than intended.
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