Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

No, I was thinking wrap it in a <span class="badword">, and CSS that. Wouldn't take much work, as the post text could be stored with the span tags in place, and dumped as-is. Just the censoring client-side, not the token identification... that would be bad.

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

Ah, that is a great idea. It would be perfect if a human were seleceting the sites to block.

But, I think for it to be kept in the workplace with software selected blocks, we will need to put a little more work upon the server. :(

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

I see that one of their "don'ts" is excessive profanity. Ah. So it's more a question of quantity than quality. But how do they define this thing, "excessive"? Is it a pure percentage quota, ie, 1 expression of profanity per, say, every 25 words? Is the quota per user, per site, per post, per page??? Do I get rollover curse words if I don't use up my allotment in the given time frame (whatever the hell-- er, heck it is)?

Ah, the questions that trouble the profane mind...

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

If it was my income I wouldn't define shyt... I would simply abide. :)

Did you also see "Hacking/cracking content" listed as well?


As I said, I don't receive ad revenue. But I have been known to meet more than a few who do for drinks on a semi-regular basis.
One forum owner I know received a denial from Google and it took him almost 4 months of email appeals, demonstrated use of new "swear filters", newly posted rules, etc. before re-reinstatement.

This denial BTW, came after months of regular income which abruptly stopped. He believes it may have simply been prompted by a disgruntled former member who complained.

This affected me in a negative way also as I found that I now had to pay for more of my drinks. :eek:

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

While that is interesting (and I do hope that by hacking/cracking they mean "cracking, also known as hacking"; opposing any of the mainstream hacking on here would seriously violate DBE), it's (fortunately) not applicable to itT at present, as itT doesn't use Google AdSense.

Of course, on a second glance at the list... Wow. That doesn't look much like DBE from here. I've always considered Google to be a little on the fruity-green side, anyway, but whaddya expect from California? But "Sales or promotion of weapons or ammunition"? Hoplophobia at its best.

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

That was a little tongue-in-cheek post pointing out how it isn't really as simple as "abiding", dude. There's no way to follow such vague rules with any degree of certainty. Argue as you may, but "excessive" is subjective.

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

I worked with a guy who used the F word between almost every other word (unless he got really stressed when the level went up), even if one of those words was an F word. It sounded really stupid when you first heard it, but after a while you didn't actually notice it any more. Your mind just went into filter mode. I think he was ex merchant navy.

But when you thought about it it was rather funny.

That is an americanism that I noticed when I lived there. Is 'hell' considered a profanity there?

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

Somewhat; not as bad as some, but definitely not for polite company.

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

WTF "argue" ???

Re: The Automated Profanity Filter
 

*shrug*

You seem to enjoy that with me, so I was being pre-emptive. :p

And I'm so disgusted that "rollover curse words" went over like a lead balloon. *sigh* I know, I know: don't quit the day job.