counterproductive moderation.

[GommeInc]

Yeah I know and the BBC put the video in a warning saying it could upset others, but Habbo have control over this one really and maybe we should contact them to see if anything could be done to relax this rule? It's an clear problem on this site (not sure on others).

Or you could just ignore them? Like others and I have suggested, all you need to do is put warnings around the video. If Habbo are so against important and interesting discussions like this, then it's best to ignore them. Be the better site, even though it's not hard to be better than Habbo - I hear an infinite number of Habbo moderators and staff can type out a works of Shakespeare, though the mess they make in the process isn't pleasant

[Stephen]

Surely when habbo say about racial content they don't mean news articles or videos

[beth]

is racist content not content that serves to OFFEND someone? this is to inform and educate, and if people are getting offended they're not understanding how "news" reporting works.

[xxMATTGxx]

If the material is there to educate users and was reporting news but contained this language then it would need to be added with warnings. If the material was posted and the main cause of it being posted was to insult or offend a user then it should be removed. But the video would of been also removed due to the c word being used multiple times by the looks of it so that's the other issue as you wouldn't want it removed regardless of which rule it broke.

[Grig]

A few things:

1. The situation here is like you commenting say on a PAPOY thread with just a mere description of hair and mouth, not knowing anything else and not being able to see the image. Obviously, you cannot make an effective comment without the video. Of course, here the case scenario is without the swearing .

2. It's much more productive and educating than counterproductive and offensive. Sure, if you must, censor the 'c' word, but there is not another single word that needs censoring in that video. Some moderators here were simply viewing it from a subjective perspective that has been drilled into their heads, rather plain common sense!

3. Some forums have even removed their filters from many swear words ages ago, and Habbo hasn't said a word. Habbo itself has removed their filter on most words. You need to stop skewing up an image of Habbo as totalitarian dictators, who would censor everything like some sort of autocratic state machine. I'm sure they wouldn't mind.

We are not saying allow swearing or abolish the filter. In contrast, I actually agree with the filter most of the time. We are simply saying use common sense, because quite frankly as echoed numerous times it's not directed at anyone, and is creating some beneficial hot debate and discussion to the forum, which I'm sure you will agree, the forum really needs. It's actions like these that can put some people off from posting here all together in the long-run and thus not beneficial at all.

[Stephen]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...06#post7482106

WHY ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A JOKE IN NON-SPAM THREADS

i already contributed to the thread, I'm not gonna copy everything from my previous post just so that post isn't pointless and it wasn't even harming the thread anyway

SOZ THIS IS NOT A SPAM THREAD, ATTEMPTS AT ANY WITTY JOKES IS A BANNABLE OFFENCE

[David]

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...31#post7482131

removed pls.

also what is this? ; There are many other threads around the forum to help you in the posting competition and to help discussion grow!

assuming that i posted an image for post count is ridiculous.

[Jordan]

i already contributed to the thread, I'm not gonna copy everything from my previous post just so that post isn't pointless and it wasn't even harming the thread anyway

Don't post at all then if you know that your post will end up being classed as pointless. Your post was pointless, there was no need for the comment made even if it was a laugh? Just because I contributed to the thread at an earlier stage doesn't mean I can then come back to it and make stupid comments and hope they are okay.

[Stephen]

someone fell out of the wrong side of the bread this morning

[Chris]

someone fell out of the wrong side of the bread this morning

No, Jordan is completely right. Your comment "why do you put fresh orange juice on your face" was clearly a joke and was un-needed. Dave's post just added to it which was also un-needed.