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The swear filter needs looking at

Oldjim — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:27:53 GMT

https://community.plus.net/t5/General-Chat/I-should-flaming-think-so/m-p/1351254#M204730

On the old forum an offending word could be set to exclude other words containing it

[-Censored-]nal is a football team for goodness sake

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Strat — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:31:39 GMT

Unfortunately we no longer have access to it but I agree it needs looking at.

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Chris — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:41:14 GMT

Can you try the same again?

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Oldjim — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:51:12 GMT

Arsenal - works now

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Chris — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:52:02 GMT

Let me know if you spot any others and we'll sort them.

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Mav — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:11:04 GMT

I have edited the word 'arsenal' back into the relevant post and left a note.

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

MauriceC — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:35:30 GMT

What about that old favourite [S***]thorpe. No I've not tried it.

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Chris — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:42:11 GMT

Give it a go, I can fix it if it breaks!

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

MauriceC — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:46:17 GMT

Scunthorpe Idealy this should be an option in the search code - as it is in most contemporary engine?

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Oldjim — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:05:10 GMT

[-Censored-]terton

Not to mention [-Censored-]ake mushrooms

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

jaread83 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:01:21 GMT

Ah, the old Scunthorpe problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Chris — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:08:42 GMT

They should be fixed now @Oldjim

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Oldjim — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:10:39 GMT

Shitterton and so it is

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

Chris — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:12:09 GMT

Tidied up a few other anomalies I found in the swear filter too.

Re: The swear filter needs looking at

jaread83 — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:13:19 GMT

We could be all day if we were to input all these town names with questionable words in them.

Cockermouth?

edit: as an admin I think I bypass the swear filter anyway...