Should this be filtered?

[GommeInc]

That's basically saying we should have no filter at all. Regarding the sexual content in the teen section you mentioned, there's a warning on the main forum stating that posting sexual content is forbidden and it is removed immediately.

So why bring it on yourselves to suggest that mature content is allowed by having a teen life forum? Teen life is virtually useless, drinking discussions can go in the food and drink forum while everything else is for discuss anything and health tips and advice. Heck, the relationship forum can be considering misleading. Then I bring up the word shiz again. If that word is allowed to mentioned, then so are hundreds of others that are slang words, like dick, piss, ***** etc etc. Obviously the the words that are huge vulgarities like the F word, S word, C word ad W word should remained filtered, but having words that suggest them that are unfiltered suggest that other words that are just as bad and even not bad at all should be unfiltered.

[Slowpoke]

So why bring it on yourselves to suggest that mature content is allowed by having a teen life forum? Teen life is virtually useless, drinking discussions can go in the food and drink forum while everything else is for discuss anything and health tips and advice. Heck, the relationship forum can be considering misleading. Then I bring up the word shiz again. If that word is allowed to mentioned, then so are hundreds of others that are slang words, like dick, piss, ***** etc etc. Obviously the the words that are huge vulgarities like the F word, S word, C word ad W word should remained filtered, but having words that suggest them that are unfiltered suggest that other words that are just as bad and even not bad at all should be unfiltered.

I agree with you sort of. I think there should be a forum within the teen section that could contain more things that are deemed inapropriate for a 12 year old. Obviously there would be some sort of warning before you entered the forum.

[GommeInc]

I agree with you sort of. I think there should be a forum within the teen section that could contain more things that are deemed inapropriate for a 12 year old. Obviously there would be some sort of warning before you entered the forum.

I'm not suggesting to get rid of the filter or let randy teens talk about sex I'm just saying that from a neutral point of view the forum brings the issues on itself by allowing vulgar words go unfiltered while harmless words remain filtered It makes members think "If this unfiltered, surely this should be too?" etc.

[Slowpoke]

I'm not suggesting to get rid of the filter or let randy teens talk about sex I'm just saying that from a neutral point of view the forum brings the issues on itself by allowing vulgar words go unfiltered while harmless words remain filtered It makes members think "If this unfiltered, surely this should be too?" etc.

Then ---MAD--- should make an announcement that clears up all these querys that people seem to have. PM him about it .

[-:Undertaker:-]

The phrase 'wtf' should be unfiltered aswell, we are not babies.

[GommeInc]

Then ---MAD--- should make an announcement that clears up all these querys that people seem to have. PM him about it .

It's better to have a discussion in the feedback froum so everyone can post their opinions. If anything changes that only benefits a very very small minority of the forum, it causes arguments.

[lew!]

Some threads on this forum that dont get locked/ deleted would scare most 12 year olds away.

I dont think it should be filtered, But you should get infracted if you use it in that context.
If you were flying and you wanted 2 be jokey, (in fs forum) you could go..

***!, Your landings are getting better
*** meaning way to fly, as some people say way to go - wtg, it could mean who** finally gone!

Its all about the context, if your trying to insult somone, then its not ok, if its just said about something then its ok

[The Professor]

Personally I think the filter should be far stricter, any sort of swearing is uneccesary imo, unless used for comedy, in which case its usually the timing of it which makes it funny, and you can't get that on a forum. But I'm old fashioned like that, so I dont think my opinion counts for much here

But I think people should stop using the argument that young people read this forum. Any young person intelligent enough to use a forum will doubtless be exposed to the language every day. I think the real argument should be about the envrionment it creates on the forum. For example, I find it difficult to have an intelligent discussion with someone who swears every other word. He may still have a good point, but its lost amongst all the cursing. Its far more pleasent and effective to use less offensive words, for example drunk is a perfectly good synonym for pissed. But again, I'm in the minority.