i don't get it

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why can we use ffs and lmfao etc but not fu? i can see how it's insulting/rude but why does this avoid the filter but the other two don't?

not saying we should allow swearing, i completely disagree with that but can you clarify what we can actually say? can i say idgaf (i don't give a ****) - it's not rude or insulting but it 'avoids the filter'. it's not clear in the rules at all, it says no abbreviations but there are clearly some exceptions such as the first two examples which we fought for before. :S


oh and i got told off for saying FUUUn. it doesnt avoid the filter. it says fun with an abbreviation for a swear word that isn't even offensive. it's like you just decide when to use the rule, surely it should only be used when its actually avoiding the filter or being rude..........

edit; oh yeah, i never get told off for saying jfc (jesus ******* christ)

[Martin]

In the FAQ it does state some of the exceptions: http://www.habboxforum.com/faq.php?f...aringandfilter

It has also recently been suggested to Forum Management that this list is updated and tweaked so that all abbreviations which are allowed are placed onto the list. So hopefully this will be done soon. This will then prevent any confusion. The abbreviation you are questioning however is clearly under the not allowed part.

Things such as omfg and idgaf. are allowed and these do need to be put onto the list.


I think the only exceptions to these should be ones which can be used as a way of insulting people.

[The Don]

Also I've been given an infraction (don't want to discuss that, want to keep this thread on topic so it isn't moved to complaints) for posting a filtered word even though I placed it in a spoiler and gave a clear warning...the language was apparently inappropriate, but as the rules state, if you spoiler the image/video which contains the swearing and also give a warning, it's allowed, and I assume this is also the reason stephen got banned. It makes no sense, why allow it in some cases, but not in others?

[Inseriousity.]

The last sentence of Martin's post basically. I imagine it was more the context of the post rather than the content (trying to find loopholes to the rule) that action was taken, using the FUUUUUUUUUnnnn example

[The Don]

The last sentence of Martin's post basically. I imagine it was more the context of the post rather than the content (trying to find loopholes to the rule) that action was taken, using the FUUUUUUUUUnnnn example

but the rules state that as long as a clear warning has been given and there isn't any explicit material (18+) then you are allowed to avoid the filter....

[FlyingJesus]

FU is directly and solely used personally - unless you're addressing an inanimate object (such as Tara in bed) then it's always an insult, whereas jfc, idgaf and all that can be used objectively about situations

[Chris]

why can we use ffs and lmfao etc but not fu? i can see how it's insulting/rude but why does this avoid the filter but the other two don't?

not saying we should allow swearing, i completely disagree with that but can you clarify what we can actually say? can i say idgaf (i don't give a ****) - it's not rude or insulting but it 'avoids the filter'. it's not clear in the rules at all, it says no abbreviations but there are clearly some exceptions such as the first two examples which we fought for before. :S


oh and i got told off for saying FUUUn. it doesnt avoid the filter. it says fun with an abbreviation for a swear word that isn't even offensive. it's like you just decide when to use the rule, surely it should only be used when its actually avoiding the filter or being rude..........

edit; oh yeah, i never get told off for saying jfc (jesus ******* christ)

As martin said above, the faqs lists a few exceptions to this rule, however not all are listed e.g. Omfg and idgaf which are allowed too.

I guess the reason they were allowed in the first place is because they are used so much by so many forum members and because they don't directly avoid the filter in a way that can be used to insult someone.

Also I've been given an infraction (don't want to discuss that, want to keep this thread on topic so it isn't moved to complaints) for posting a filtered word even though I placed it in a spoiler and gave a clear warning...the language was apparently inappropriate, but as the rules state, if you spoiler the image/video which contains the swearing and also give a warning, it's allowed, and I assume this is also the reason stephen got banned. It makes no sense, why allow it in some cases, but not in others?

Surely by now you know the rules and are mature enough not to try and be clever as to come up with a reason like this? If filter avoidance was allowed like this then the whole forum would be doing it which certainly wouldn't be a good look for a forum which caters for young members and supports a online game aimed at young teenagers.

FU is directly and solely used personally - unless you're addressing an inanimate object (such as Tara in bed) then it's always an insult, whereas jfc, idgaf and all that can be used objectively about situations

Basically this!

[The Don]

FU is directly and solely used personally - unless you're addressing an inanimate object (such as Tara in bed) then it's always an insult, whereas jfc, idgaf and all that can be used objectively about situations

The context I used it in was "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu......" as in "fuuuuuuuuuuuuc*" as in “I can't believe that's just happened" not in an insulting way, nor as an abbreviation for the words “**** you”

Surely by now you know the rules and are mature enough not to try and be clever as to come up with a reason like this? If filter avoidance was allowed like this then the whole forum would be doing it which certainly wouldn't be a good look for a forum which caters for young members and supports a online game aimed at young teenagers.

In that case, the current rules need to be updated as we can't rely on "you should know by now...." which is a rather weak reason to justify issuing infractions to a post which hasn't actually broke a single rules. Or can moderators infract anyone regardless if their post breaks a rule, if they can justify it with the reason “you are mature enough to know by now…”

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YEAH i know this i was trying to make a point but i can't remember what LOLOL
anyway it's a bit silly to have "avoiding filter" if you are actually allowed to avoid the filter. it would make more sense to infract for "being rude/insulting" for words such as 'fu' instead of avoiding filter if that's the case

[The Don]

YEAH i know this i was trying to make a point but i can't remember what LOLOL
anyway it's a bit silly to have "avoiding filter" if you are actually allowed to avoid the filter. it would make more sense to infract for "being rude/insulting" for words such as 'fu' instead of avoiding filter if that's the case

Yeh but the 'FU' in the spoiler wasn't directed at anyone either so it wasn't really being rude