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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
Hi Duncan,
I know what you mean about "removing" a swear word that wasn't even there. I did the same thing once and was basically told to stop trying to bypass the profanity filter, however, there was no profanity listed just a bunch of cartoon like jumbled syntax such as $#$%*!.
Made me feel like some sort of criminal when all I was trying to do was imply frustration rather than actually swearing. There was no other letters showing, so it wasnt like I replaced an I with a 1 or anything.
Seemed a bit over the top then, too.
I would assume that if I actually wrote a naughty word like one starting with a nasty letter, then the inbuilt profanity filter would wipe it out anyway, so it seems like a tautology to remove symbols that aren't actually spelling anything under the pretense of "you swore there, don't do it again!"
Is it a case of: Implying a swear word is actually the same as swearing?
Oh well, you live and learn I suppose.
I do empathise on both your weather frustration as well as the censorship frustration.
Cheers
Chris
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Hi Chris
TBH, it wasnt intended as a swear word, i just wanted to try to put a "feeling" of grumpy frustration into the title. I think the moderation on it was way over the top also, but i have sent a PM to Mike about it, as i think its better discussed in private ...
I did however find it a bit hypocritical that a quick search on the forums for words that are a bit unsavoury are there in previous posts. ie. various parts of the anatomy, but again, thats a matter for the boss to take up.
After all that, the skies cleared (of a sort) and i went out. TBH, i am getting really fed up with photography, if you dont have an observatory then setting up, and drift aligning every night etc, is a pain in the
PLEASE INSERT WHATEVER NON OFFENSIVE WORD IS REQUIRED HERE , and i am seriously thinking of selling everything i have, and getting a 20" dob.
