Posted by mist on June 24, 2002, at 23:27:40
In reply to Re: bad words, posted by Dr. Bob on June 24, 2002, at 18:59:46
Suggestion:
Perhaps install some sort of optional censorship feature so that those who are sensitive to language could have select words replaced by "expletive deleted" or a black rectangle covering the word. They will still be able to get the poster's meaning from the context but won't have to see the words they don't like. (Maybe each visitor could choose which words they do or don't want censored). Other posters who would rather read the original post in its entirety will be able to do so, and posters can write using whatever words suit them.
Each inidividual could choose whether or not to have this feature activiated each time they log on. You could also get an idea of the percentage of posters and lurkers likely to be offended by certain words by how many use the feature.
Of course, such a thing may not exist.
poster:mist
thread:5720
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