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Old 14-08-2007, 12:57 PM
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Re: Swearing

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Originally Posted by eeyore View Post
i was about to say the very same thing stu - til i noticed you already had - i reported one tonight where somebody had spelt out a rude word with * s between each letter to stop the censor software taking it out - that is just plain wrong as it indicates that they new it was frowned on and went out of their way to circumvent the controls.
Thats not necessarily the case they may just have assumed in doing that, it was enough of a self imposed censor on the word.

However, a black and white no swearing rule is a good idea, perhaps include a list of suitable alternatives!
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