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Old 01-22-2019, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Eastern NC
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Why are certain words banned? Common words like ******?

 
Old 01-22-2019, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Upstate NY 🇺🇸
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Why are certain words banned? Common words like ******?

LOL funny!
 
Old 01-22-2019, 02:39 PM
 
Location: Central New Jersey
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Snowflakes is why. Snowflakes are everywhere
 
Old 01-22-2019, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Because they are not politically correct. The dictionary of usable words still approved for use is shrinking fast, thought...
 
Old 01-23-2019, 07:32 AM
 
Location: SE corner of the Ozark Redoubt
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Why are certain words banned? Common words like ******?
Depends on what that word was before it you typed over it.
(I think the censorship subroutine uses ##### marks)

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Snowflakes is why. Snowflakes are everywhere
That is VERY true. I had one post deleted for calling some of them snowflakes, too.
Silly me, I should have known better.


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Because they are not politically correct. The dictionary of usable words still approved for use is shrinking fast, thought...
Not nearly as fast as the number of sentient people.
 
Old 01-23-2019, 09:46 AM
 
Location: The beautiful Rogue Valley, Oregon
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Or possibly because we were expected to learn in grade school that calling other people names is not polite.
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Old 01-23-2019, 09:55 AM
 
Location: Idaho
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The forum software automatically filter words that are racist, sexist, or expletives, (i.e., cuss words).
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