Swear words in songs --

[Mikey]

As much as I want this, due to the radio being listened to people from all different parts of the world then the watershed would not work.

[BigtimeRyan]

Sorry to but in and be nooby but err what's a watershed? Is it like a watermark but on the radio?

[Zelda]

Sorry to but in and be nooby but err what's a watershed? Is it like a watermark but on the radio?

Basically before a watershed swear words are censored, after it they aren't.

So like on the tv as well before 9pm swear words are censored after they ain't.

[Rachel]

It's probably habbo itself doesn't want swearing in songs. Probably their rules for fan site radio sites.
I don't have any problems with swearing in songs but if management,habbo etc don't want us to play songs that is explicit then we should not play it.

[Samantha]

It's probably habbo itself doesn't want swearing in songs. Probably their rules for fan site radio sites.
I don't have any problems with swearing in songs but if management,habbo etc don't want us to play songs that is explicit then we should not play it.

Maybe it could be a limit? If I remember correctly @Foregetfuhl; might tell me otherwise but songs are allowed to say ***** on the radio? I'm not sure if I can say the word. So maybe if it swears such as Katy Perry's Hot 'n' Cold swears once that could be ok (and it's not really singling anyone out) as opposed to Nicki Minaj's song lyrics which would probably just blank every other word ?

[Mark]

Doesn't make a difference to a song as the majority of artists make a clean version anyway... Can we make a list of topics that are banned from discussing in feedback as its the same outcome each year this thread is posted lol.

[Grig]

Oli proposed this in 2011 when he was GM and keen for it.

I wouldn't personally mind and I get what people say when songs are ruined with too much censorship. But, there are plenty of clean versions out there and I just avoid songs that get ruined by censoring the swearing.

Sure, it's life nowadays. But I'd like to think that the radio would be a good role model for people and there are plenty of other ways to make a show engaging than ******* and ****ing everywhere. I would have issue if for every tiny word there would have been an instant warning, but the warning system has been reformed as far as I can recall, and has become much more sensible.

Also, the watershed concept is ridiculous. The minimum age that people should tune in is 12 (or 11, whatever the Habbo minimum age is) and I doubt a 12 year old will go to bed at 9. Or maybe I'm too old to remember . Plus internationals, which HxL has seemed to have gone 5 steps back. It would be great to get some more activity in that area.

[xxMATTGxx]

Oli proposed this in 2011 when he was GM and keen for it.

I wouldn't personally mind and I get what people say when songs are ruined with too much censorship. But, there are plenty of clean versions out there and I just avoid songs that get ruined by censoring the swearing.

Sure, it's life nowadays. But I'd like to think that the radio would be a good role model for people and there are plenty of other ways to make a show engaging than ******* and ****ing everywhere. I would have issue if for every tiny word there would have been an instant warning, but the warning system has been reformed as far as I can recall, and has become much more sensible.

Also, the watershed concept is ridiculous. The minimum age that people should tune in is 12 (or 11, whatever the Habbo minimum age is) and I doubt a 12 year old will go to bed at 9. Or maybe I'm too old to remember . Plus internationals, which HxL has seemed to have gone 5 steps back. It would be great to get some more activity in that area.

13 is the minimum age for Habbo.

[Grig]

13 is the minimum age for Habbo.

Must have had a compromise when they merged then . Yeh, the watershed on TV is supposed to protect younger kids, although no one is sheltered in this world anymore! Heard a kindergarten kid say **** the other week.