OUTRAGE at this REFILTERAGE!!!

[Sammeth.]

I only just checked it properly. It's even worse knowing all he did was ask for information which resulted in the pointless removal of common abbreviations.


And this is possibly the most stupidest thing you've ever said. You clearly did not read what I wrote. I said abbreviations are common on the internet. You're attempting this "let's put words in his mouth" tactic, which is a fools tactic. Abbreviations are common on the internet, indeed. So is swearing. The difference? Swearing is rude, abbreviations are not unless you're an 80 year old lady who finds any informal speech wrong and unGodly


Abbreviations are not swearing. Fail.


Shows how much you know. Alot of people have found this to be a poor decision. Read the thread :rolleyes:

Catszy disagreed with sex. about how pointless it was for Titch to enquire about the abbreviation rule, thus resulting in this pointless course of action where someone seems to think abbreviations are rude and swearing. Pyroka even created this thread. So yeah, you appear to be trolling - kicking up a fuss to get off of it. Nothing new there though


What a stupid thing to say. Come back when you've read into what the problem is. Abbreviations are common on the internet. I don't particularly care about the swearing side of internet and this has little to do with swearing, as abbreviations are not a form of swearing. *Removed*



"Kinda" Are you trolling m'dear? I believe you are. It was a stupid thing to do, refilter the abbreviations, when there has been no problems other than with someone's faulty opinion on them. The thread Titch made was asking for information more than anything, as you so rightly agreed. So why were they refiltered? No reason has been posted, as the forum was reporting little to no problems with OMG with an F, LMAO with an F, ***, SMC etc etc. So yeah, you appear to be trolling. It's quite funny really, this two-faced view coming from you. The way you speak on MSN compared to this is LOL worthy

Can someone just let Oli and Garion do their jobs? They seem to not understand what is wrong here and it's incredibly rude of Sammeth to take matters into his own hand - using his opinion on the matter rather than any source of actual information :/

The fact of the matter is abbreviations are avoiding the filter. We unfiltered them based on feedback and terms of context. The situation left moderators and users in a position where they were unsure and there was too much of a grey area. Then there was the question of what is and isn't justafiable to unfilter. Abbreviations do avoid the filter, we made a mistake in letting this happen in the first place, and now its being rectified. Garion and Oli do do their jobs. I like how you've made that statement based on one occurance of where I've made a decision above them rather than the fact they've made 90% of the decisions around this place. You seem to have a very poor knowledge on how Habbox works behinds the scenes, and I guess thats through no fault of your own. But making assumptions isn't the best way to go about this. Especially rash and misguided statements.

[GommeInc]

The fact of the matter is abbreviations are avoiding the filter. We unfiltered them based on feedback and terms of context. The situation left moderators and users in a position where they were unsure and there was too much of a grey area. Then there was the question of what is and isn't justafiable to unfilter. Abbreviations do avoid the filter, we made a mistake in letting this happen in the first place, and now its being rectified. Garion and Oli do do their jobs. I like how you've made that statement based on one occurance of where I've made a decision above them rather than the fact they've made 90% of the decisions around this place. You seem to have a very poor knowledge on how Habbox works behinds the scenes, and I guess thats through no fault of your own. But making assumptions isn't the best way to go about this. Especially rash and misguided statements.

All this from one thread?

Abbreviations do not intentionally avoid the filter for the sake of disruption. Give me an example :/ Also, abbreviations aren't a form of swearing. I'd sudder to know what OMG, LOL, ROFL mean

"OMFG, I just won Lady Gaga tickets!"

Hardly rude and disruptive. Infact, any normal person would just read that and not think anything of it :/

I say that this because, unlike Garion and Oli, 90% of their choices are okay and acceptable. However, this is just causing unneeded, tedious debate where the result seems to be based on no solid grounds :/

[FlyingJesus]

And this is possibly the most stupidest thing you've ever said. You clearly did not read what I wrote. I said abbreviations are common on the internet. You're attempting this "let's put words in his mouth" tactic, which is a fools tactic. Abbreviations are common on the internet, indeed. So is swearing. The difference? Swearing is rude, abbreviations are not unless you're an 80 year old lady who finds any informal speech wrong and unGodly


Abbreviations are not swearing. Fail.

Abbreviations that include swearing are swearing. If no-one knows what they mean then it's pointless to even use them, but as you've said they're very common and as such people clearly do know what they stand for. As for putting words in your mouth I never actually did that so unsure of where you're coming from with that, the only time I mentioned something you said was as a direct quote.

Shows how much you know. Alot of people have found this to be a poor decision. Read the thread :rolleyes:

Think it's a poor decision isn't the same as not knowing why it was done.

So yeah, you appear to be trolling - kicking up a fuss to get off of it. Nothing new there though

Not at all, I'm explaining why the change was made and why I believe it was a good decision. I don't see anything in that which amounts to trolling, which is more than I can say for this comment you've just come out with which appears to be aimed at my person rather than the issue, and as such is tantamount to trolling and attempting to get me riled up.

What a stupid thing to say. Come back when you've read into what the problem is. Abbreviations are common on the internet. I don't particularly care about the swearing side of internet and this has little to do with swearing, as abbreviations are not a form of swearing. *Removed*

You do know what the abbreviations stand for, right?

"Kinda" Are you trolling m'dear? I believe you are. It was a stupid thing to do, refilter the abbreviations, when there has been no problems other than with someone's faulty opinion on them. The thread Titch made was asking for information more than anything, as you so rightly agreed. So why were they refiltered? No reason has been posted, as the forum was reporting little to no problems with OMG with an F, LMAO with an F, ***, SMC etc etc. So yeah, you appear to be trolling. It's quite funny really, this two-faced view coming from you. The way you speak on MSN compared to this is LOL worthy

1) A "two-faced view" would insinuate that I've previously been advocating for the removal of the filter, which I have never done, so that comment makes no sense.
2) I already mentioned the way I speak on msn, and feel it has no bearing whatsoever on my activity here. I speak differently in real life to my parents and my friends, that hardly makes my views invalid on any count.
3) The reason (as has been said) is that there would have been difficulty in unfiltering certain words and still having an excuse to keep general swearing filtered, and general management are not prepared to lift the HxF filter, as quite rightly there would be no real benefit to doing so.
4) Nope, still not trolling.

Can someone just let Oli and Garion do their jobs? They seem to not understand what is wrong here and it's incredibly rude of Sammeth to take matters into his own hand - using his opinion on the matter rather than any source of actual information :/

How terribly rude for the general manager to manage a general aspect of the forum he runs. At my workplace I have seniority over some staff but that doesn't mean I can do as I please without going through my bosses first, and the same is the case for most places with a hierarchy.

[Sammeth.]

All this from one thread?

Abbreviations do not intentionally avoid the filter for the sake of disruption. Give me an example :/ Also, abbreviations aren't a form of swearing. I'd sudder to know what OMG, LOL, ROFL mean

"OMFG, I just won Lady Gaga tickets!"

Hardly rude and disruptive. Infact, any normal person would just read that and not think anything of it :/

I say that this because, unlike Garion and Oli, 90% of their choices are okay and acceptable. However, this is just causing unneeded, tedious debate where the result seems to be based on no solid grounds :/

That thread and moderator feedback which I tend to enjoy listening to for some crazy reason.

If its ok to avoid the filter in an abbreviation, then why not just unfilter the word so people can say "Oh my ******* god". Its not necessary and not acceptable, so why should shortening it to just a letter make it ok?

So you're saying you intentionally made an unfactual statement about the way this place works that was wholly untrue, as said by Garion in the thread earlier, just because you disagree with a decision? Having known you for a while and your demeanour around the forum, I would have expected better from you. No offence intended there, I just wouldn't have thought you would admit to stooping as low as that. I just stated what grounds the decision was based on.

[GommeInc]

That thread and moderator feedback which I tend to enjoy listening to for some crazy reason.

If its ok to avoid the filter in an abbreviation, then why not just unfilter the word so people can say "Oh my ******* god". Its not necessary and not acceptable, so why should shortening it to just a letter make it ok?

Because abbreviations are common expressions? My word, do you not know the internet? So what if it has the F word in it, it's not intentionally disruptive nor rude. Why have you filtered them, you seem to not know yourself :/ Also, what if I say "Oh My Flipping God?" Not everyone swears, it's pretty rude of you to assume this :/ Especially when abbreviations are not a form of swearing, as much as you love the idea that this could be true, it isn't

I'm quite shocked at how much you've changed, you've put on a face since becoming GM :/

So you're saying you intentionally made an unfactual statement about the way this place works that was wholly untrue, as said by Garion in the thread earlier, just because you disagree with a decision? Having known you for a while and your demeanour around the forum, I would have expected better from you. No offence intended there, I just wouldn't have thought you would admit to stooping as low as that. I just stated what grounds the decision was based on.

I believe you said 90% of decisions are made by Garion and Oli, not me

[FlyingJesus]

So if I said "f u" that would be fine because it's an abbreviation, and I could potentially mean "fluffy udders"?

Also you keep ignoring the fact that common expressions aren't always a good thing. I'm sure a common expression in some parts of some cities is "give us ya wallet or I'll cut you" but it's not a great one. A common phrase for me is "you're ugly" but I'm still not allowed to go around the forum saying it to everyone

[GommeInc]

So if I said "f u" that would be fine because it's an abbreviation, and I could potentially mean "fluffy udders"?

Also you keep ignoring the fact that common expressions aren't always a good thing. I'm sure a common expression in some parts of some cities is "give us ya wallet or I'll cut you" but it's not a great one. A common phrase for me is "you're ugly" but I'm still not allowed to go around the forum saying it to everyone

Saying F U isn't an abbreviation That has it's own word/phrase that relates to text speak. For example, C U L8R.

You two are majorly pettifogging over something tiny like mild filter avoidance :/ The fact they're commonly used internet abbreviations that are not rude is beyond you two :/

[Sammeth.]

Ryan, your arguments against this are constantly changing with the wind. You've begun resorting to namecalling and insults, which usually indicates you've run out of steam. For this reason, and the fact you yourself have turned this thread into an argument, the thread will be closed, which is a big shame.

If anyone has any questions about this then feel free to PM me and I will answer anything you have to say with a little something called dignity.