Skooter

Apr 15 2005, 05:38 PM

Ok so as you all know my posts got closed (2 of them mind you) for "bad" language. Or for "taking an issue up with another forums member, without informing an admin first about my problem"....

Below is the Pinned:Read First section located at the top of the subforum list, which you see as soon as you enter "The Vent"

"The Vent is a place for members to have a yell about whatever they want. This forum may contain high-impact explicit language, controversial discussions, and other such content that some members might find offensive and/or disagreeable.

Please be aware that anything goes in this forum (within reason), so expect to be offended.

If you have an issue with something that another member has posted here and want to take it up with them, then by all means go ahead."

What bothers me about this, is that even though I did use the so called "explicit language" it was covered by the bad word filter, and for some reason my post was closed anyways.

While I understand the admins are doing there job, and I respect the fact that this is a large site, and it takes a lot of attention...I do not feel it was just.

I read the rules, I followed the guidlines, I payed attention, and I re-read everything in my post before submitting....

If this is "The Vent", why do I need to conceal myself?

 

 

 

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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG

Apr 15 2005, 05:50 PM

Good question - but you've to keep one thing in mind, i.e. this forum is visited by a LOT of young kids and thus using foul language isn't advisable. I understand your point, but still if you think of it as I said, doesn't it strike you that it's for the better to exercise some restraint. If absolutely nothing works out, why don't you try what most ad-flicks do.. e.g. What the <beep> is wrong with you, you <beep>. lol.. think about it !!

Besides as of now, the Vent's description reads as:

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Vent out all your agression, and have a rant about what's bugging you. The same rules go here as for the rest of the board, do not use language that has to be bleeped out. The TOS is part of this forum also and I do not tolerate bigot remarks or plain stupidity, nor will I accept "prosecution" in venting.

So there

 

 

 

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ill

Apr 15 2005, 05:58 PM

it was changed..

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Johnny

Apr 16 2005, 02:41 AM

Sounds good Nils. Venting should let off a little steam, but we don't want to offend potential new members. We are a webhost, after all, and frankly, that comes first.

Sorry Skooter. Guess you'll just have to scream out a window or something.

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HoRuS

Apr 16 2005, 12:04 PM

AAAAAAAAAARGH!!! errr ok joking...

I don't want to oppose the admins on this but I once posted a topic in the vent n wich there was some swearing... But those words were censored by BLEEP right?
Becca is right though about venting your issues without swearing and screaming out the window can be fun too, especially when your neighbours are outside
Anyway it's too bad the Vent is closed, was a fun posting in here

Peace

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Joshua

Jul 15 2005, 01:21 PM

QUOTE(HoRuS @ Apr 16 2005, 07:04 AM)

AAAAAAAAAARGH!!! errr ok joking...

I don't want to oppose the admins on this but I once posted a topic in the vent n wich there was some swearing... But those words were censored by BLEEP right?
Becca is right though about venting your issues without swearing and screaming out the window can be fun too, especially when your neighbours are outside
Anyway it's too bad the Vent is closed, was a fun posting in here

Peace

Hmm... closing the Vent, huh? Hopefully the new message for it shows what is clearly not accepted in it now. Some of the most interesting topics are most easily found in the Vent, but, no great loss, I figure they'll just be put in General Talk now when they'd have instead have been put in the Vent.

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Spectre

Sep 9 2005, 04:04 AM

I originally started 'The Vent' to give members a place to yell about things, and I did state in the warning for this particular subforum that explicit language may be encountered - i.e. young members or anyone offended by such content, stay out. However, I do not and never have encouraged the use of profanity, and in my honest opinion, it makes the user look immature and foolish.

The idea was that The Vent would perhaps stop the number of agressive posts made in other forums - whether or not it ended up working against Trap17 I don't know. I'm obviously not a part of the 'staff' here anymore, so it doesn't really matter what I think, but I don't feel that members should be punished for doing what they are lead to believe they can do. So perhaps my original 'warning'/'rules' thread should be removed.

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When I feel like it I will close that ability also.

Control issues, my friend?

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curtis07

Aug 22 2008, 07:29 AM

QUOTE(Spectre @ Sep 8 2005, 11:04 PM)

However, I do not and never have encouraged the use of profanity, and in my honest opinion, it makes the user look immature and foolish.

That was said beautifully, my friend. I've always thought that about movies, too. The characters that keep their cool and don't swear incessantly seem more intelligent.

QUOTE(Mich @ Mar 23 2006, 11:07 PM)

Hey, you tell us to watch our language and then you come up with a title like this:
Isn't this a double standard? If I use the word *BLEEP* in my posting it gets bleeped out. See what I mean? In fact now that I previewed my post I see that it even got bleeped out in the quote. Me thinks you should come up with a better forum title than this. It is very discriminating for certain persons to be able to use this kind of language when posters to the forum are not allowed the same privilege.

Ditto. I believe that an owner has the right to do whatever, but when I have to scroll down the page when someone walks in the room while I'm typing... I just think we could do without.

QUOTE(EricDrinkard @ Mar 31 2006, 01:49 PM)

It doesn't matter what you post in the vent as long as you edit your foul language. After the added trappedinsh**.com was added I think that in the vent you should put it to block nonmembers and members under the age of 13 anyway

What would a 13-year-old have to vent about on a computer, anyway? When I was 13 and wanted to vent, I think I pretty much yelled and vented to (or at) whoever was closest to me. What has the world come to...?

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BooZker

Sep 8 2006, 05:30 AM

I really like the Vent and i think they should keep it. I don't know why bad words when they are bleeped out should even be considered bad. I think you should be able to say whatever the *BLEEP* you want. HAHA ok please don't warn or block me, i was simply making a point. My point, by the way is, the word is bleeped out right? So how do you know i even cussed? How do you even know what word i used? You can't in both cases. I believe as long as the words are bleeped out and you don't somehow write the words so they are not bleeped you should be able to type whatever you want. Like if i were to write the "F" word here and it was bleeped and i came back and tried to write it out so it was not bleeped, then yah, maybe warn or block the topic. I think it is also hypacritical to have the *BLEEP* trappedinshi** and not being able to type *BLEEP* in this forum.

This was my vent about the vent in vent!

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Chez

Apr 17 2006, 02:14 PM

I don't remember your post or the events that transpired, but I can say in your defense that any language deemed unfit for children visiting the sites is inadmissable. There are worse things being sent to your child's inbox than a few bleeped over words in these forums, whether the origional word is recognized by the context or not. I suppose if your post was "*BLEEP* this" and "cracka that" or some neo-nazi anti-jew stuff it would seem to break the "within reason" part of the Vent rules. Oh well, live and learn I suppose

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EricDrinkard

Mar 31 2006, 06:49 PM

It doesn't matter what you post in the vent as long as you edit your foul language. After the added trappedinsh**.com was added I think that in the vent you should put it to block nonmembers and members under the age of 13 anyway

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Blacklaser

Mar 30 2006, 03:59 PM

I tend to agree with Mich too... not that I'm offended or anything but with the extreme word filters in place, that forum title is an insult to all members who try to stick to the rules and still get bleeped out because of the low tolerance filters.

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