Comments on: Profanity Filter or Thought Filter? http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Evan http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54195 Evan Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:41:13 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54195 Just for fun.. take a look at the There.com filter. Im no longer in TSO but read the Herald everyday, and this caught my eye. http://64.125.216.59:2311/resources/censor/badwords.txt Just for fun.. take a look at the There.com filter. Im no longer in TSO but read the Herald everyday, and this caught my eye.

http://64.125.216.59:2311/resources/censor/badwords.txt

]]> By: Maria LaVeaux http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54194 Maria LaVeaux Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:02:07 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54194 Carnildo Greenacre: "Just remember, Newspeak doubleplusungood." For those of you Unfamiliar with alagorical writing, this refers to a method of manipulating language first postulated in the Book,"1984" In Newspeak, Anything the state decided was a negative way of expressing a thought was added to a list of "Unwords" use of those words in print, or in speech costituted "Thought crime" and the offender faced severe penalies. Government "Cutbacks were no longer cutbacks, Therefore, ones Meat ration could be "Raised from 6 ounces a week, to 4 ounces." That would be the correct doublespeak equivilent. The terms "Mother" "Father" or "Parents" were considered obscene since they spoke of a relationship for the Indevidual outside the relationship of State/Citizen.Those words costituted not only thought crime, but "Sex Crime" as well. Fortunatly for us Of course, this view of the future never came about (COUGH>Politicl correctness Carnildo Greenacre:

“Just remember, Newspeak doubleplusungood.”

For those of you Unfamiliar with alagorical writing, this refers to a method of manipulating language first postulated in the Book,”1984″

In Newspeak, Anything the state decided was a negative way of expressing a thought was added to a list of “Unwords” use of those words in print, or in speech costituted “Thought crime” and the offender faced severe penalies. Government “Cutbacks were no longer cutbacks, Therefore, ones Meat ration could be “Raised from 6 ounces a week, to 4 ounces.” That would be the correct doublespeak equivilent. The terms “Mother” “Father” or “Parents” were considered obscene since they spoke of a relationship for the Indevidual outside the relationship of State/Citizen.Those words costituted not only thought crime, but “Sex Crime” as well.

Fortunatly for us Of course, this view of the future never came about (COUGH>Politicl correctness

]]> By: Carnildo Greenacre http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54193 Carnildo Greenacre Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:57:59 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54193 I know of one game that had an effective profanity filter: Runescape. About a year and a half ago, the developers decided to crack down on profanity and obscene language once and for all. They installed a filter that changed any word not on a list of a thousand or so "approved words" to the nearest matching approved word, functioning as both a profanity filter and a spell checker. The problems with this filter were that 1) Most usernames were not on the list 2) Roleplay and chatting about anything not directly related to the game were quite difficult. 3) The non-English-speaking players (a sizable fraction of the community) were completely unable to communicate. In the week it took the developers to realize how big a mistake the filter was, Runescape lost almost a quarter of its playerbase. An effective profanity/obscenity filter is both technically difficult and unacceptable to the players. Just remember, Newspeak doubleplusungood. I know of one game that had an effective profanity filter: Runescape. About a year and a half ago, the developers decided to crack down on profanity and obscene language once and for all. They installed a filter that changed any word not on a list of a thousand or so “approved words” to the nearest matching approved word, functioning as both a profanity filter and a spell checker.

The problems with this filter were that
1) Most usernames were not on the list
2) Roleplay and chatting about anything not directly related to the game were quite difficult.
3) The non-English-speaking players (a sizable fraction of the community) were completely unable to communicate.

In the week it took the developers to realize how big a mistake the filter was, Runescape lost almost a quarter of its playerbase. An effective profanity/obscenity filter is both technically difficult and unacceptable to the players.

Just remember, Newspeak doubleplusungood.

]]> By: your mother http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54192 your mother Sun, 11 Jan 2004 20:27:15 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54192 check out Dyerbrook's website, haha he is insane........... http://syminalist.tripod.com/simsoutofline/ check out Dyerbrook’s website, haha he is insane………..
http://syminalist.tripod.com/simsoutofline/

]]> By: Former Isabella http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54191 Former Isabella Sun, 11 Jan 2004 03:10:36 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54191 Dyerbrook, i have a question.. is your website name SimsOUTOFLine? right? j/w Dyerbrook, i have a question.. is your website name SimsOUTOFLine? right? j/w

]]> By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54190 urizenus Sat, 10 Jan 2004 21:20:28 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54190 Ha, good question. Your spelling, 'honky' is ok, but 'honkey' is filtered. Ha, good question. Your spelling, ‘honky’ is ok, but ‘honkey’ is filtered.

]]> By: RichRob http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54189 RichRob Sat, 10 Jan 2004 21:11:32 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54189 The profanity filter on any chat/game is always useless and is used primarily as a marketing tool and a means to lower the age rating on the box. If people want to say a word that the program stops them from using they merely add in an alternative symbol in the place of a letter. However banning historical figures for the sole reason that they killed a bunch of people is kind of strange, even to the PC "Rectum Rangers™" this must seem stupid. But there we have it political correctness gone mad(er), i wonder how long it will be before words such as "black" and "white" are banned from common use? Has anyone tried Honky yet? The profanity filter on any chat/game is always useless and is used primarily as a marketing tool and a means to lower the age rating on the box.

If people want to say a word that the program stops them from using they merely add in an alternative symbol in the place of a letter.

However banning historical figures for the sole reason that they killed a bunch of people is kind of strange, even to the PC “Rectum Rangers™” this must seem stupid.

But there we have it political correctness gone mad(er), i wonder how long it will be before words such as “black” and “white” are banned from common use?

Has anyone tried Honky yet?

]]> By: kale http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54188 kale Sat, 10 Jan 2004 09:30:18 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54188 Maria, I think you propose an insightful way to look at it and you're probably right on target. As far as I can, there has been tremendous governmental pressure on on-line environments to be careful with content, and there are federal requirements on this front but they are pretty loose (in most areas: the commerce clause gives the government some strong footing for regulating any sort of exploitive content that involves minors, but the idea here is usually aimed at child pornography and even in that realm there are immense gray areas). The biggest attempts at trying to legislate "content" are naturally met with free speech challenges and I think it's fascinating how this issue evolves and continues to press forward. I hope to be able to offer some of my research on this when I get a breather from other obligations, and I'd love to know what people think about the topic. I think you're right on, though, in your assessment. Further, your question about whether these companies (if their goal is to tap into the current teen slang) are fairly accurate in this attempt is keen. Personally, I found the filtering of certain political figures particularly interesting and quite odd. Maria,
I think you propose an insightful way to look at it and you’re probably right on target. As far as I can, there has been tremendous governmental pressure on on-line environments to be careful with content, and there are federal requirements on this front but they are pretty loose (in most areas: the commerce clause gives the government some strong footing for regulating any sort of exploitive content that involves minors, but the idea here is usually aimed at child pornography and even in that realm there are immense gray areas). The biggest attempts at trying to legislate “content” are naturally met with free speech challenges and I think it’s fascinating how this issue evolves and continues to press forward. I hope to be able to offer some of my research on this when I get a breather from other obligations, and I’d love to know what people think about the topic. I think you’re right on, though, in your assessment. Further, your question about whether these companies (if their goal is to tap into the current teen slang) are fairly accurate in this attempt is keen. Personally, I found the filtering of certain political figures particularly interesting and quite odd.

]]> By: drauh http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54187 drauh Sat, 10 Jan 2004 02:52:18 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54187 hey, not apropos, but nice running into you. here's the game with vibe link i mentioned: http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2002/10/26/sex_in_games_rezvibrator.html hey, not apropos, but nice running into you. here’s the game with vibe link i mentioned: http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2002/10/26/sex_in_games_rezvibrator.html

]]> By: Maria LaVeaux http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/01/profanity_filte.html/comment-page-1#comment-54186 Maria LaVeaux Fri, 09 Jan 2004 11:56:57 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=3009#comment-54186 The profanity filter does seem a half hearted attempt at best. I was recently given a book of common profane words and terms, the contents of which number nearly 5,000 entries all dealing with alternate naming for body parts, bodily functions and sexual practices. I have an older book called "The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" who's entries number over 15,000. English is a Rich and varied language,(Not my first language i might add) and for Maxis to REALLY list all offensive words and phrases would be a Monumental, and continuous task. I think dyer would agree with me, the "Profanity filter" is more a P.R. tool to justify the games teen rating. (As a side note, Most of the new words, and variations i have heard seem to originate with the very youth we are trying to protect. Your opinions on this anyone?). Maria LaVeaux. The profanity filter does seem a half hearted attempt at best.
I was recently given a book of common profane words and terms, the contents of which number nearly 5,000 entries all dealing with alternate naming for body parts, bodily functions and sexual practices. I have an older book called “The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue” who’s entries number over 15,000. English is a Rich and varied language,(Not my first language i might add) and for Maxis to REALLY list all offensive words and phrases would be a Monumental, and continuous task.
I think dyer would agree with me, the “Profanity filter” is more a P.R. tool to justify the games teen rating.
(As a side note, Most of the new words, and variations i have heard seem to originate with the very youth we are trying to protect. Your opinions on this anyone?).

Maria LaVeaux.

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