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I personally thing that the word "Con with another o" should be uncensored. I have never seen it used besides for people's cats, and I thing the new prevailing term is more likely to get [Forum Posting Rules]'d.

Thanks, Chowderhead.

Meh, it is still a pretty offensive term in many parts of the world.

Don't really see a need for using such a word these days.
Not sure I follow why you think it should be uncensored Chowder?

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Don't really see a need for using such a word these days.
Not sure I follow why you think it should be uncensored Chowder?

Because if I try to spell Maine [see forum posting rules], I get shafted by the swear filter.

I had no idea that kind of cat even existed, I want one.

Fair enough if the word does actually have other meanings.

Ditto
See what you mean now Chowder
You should have said, there is a breed of cat by the name of Maine ocons I would have understood they are cute cats
post a linky to a website

Apologies for not seeing what you were getting at.

Chowderhead wrote:

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Don't really see a need for using such a word these days.
Not sure I follow why you think it should be uncensored Chowder?

Because if I try to spell Maine [see forum posting rules], I get shafted by the swear filter.

The question is: How often are you really going to be using that term here on Dakka? And the answer (should be): not that much if you're staying on topic. So if you HAVE to use that word in the context you're talking about, then spell it using zeros instead of Os.

Because just cruise youtube comments sometime...the word is definitely still used and it is a really nasty bit of hate to spew, so I think we'd rather play it safe considering how little it gets used otherwise.

I'd cite Brushfire as a reason to need to speak about that breed of cat, but the faction that contains them isn't in the current book.

But even then, it would be pretty rare to need to mention the character's breed of cat.

I'd bring this to attention, but how often does a cheese thread show up anyway.



Wasn't even aware it was used as an insult.

n0t_u wrote:I'd bring this to attention, but how often does a cheese thread show up anyway.



Wasn't even aware it was used as an insult.

Ha ha ha too right

n0t_u wrote:Wasn't even aware it was used as an insult.

Seriously?
It's been in widespread (well, amongst bogans, mostly) use as an insult throughout Oz for decades. And, of course, there was the infamous lawsuit against the cheese company for being racially insensitive...

insaniak wrote:

n0t_u wrote:Wasn't even aware it was used as an insult.

Seriously?
It's been in widespread (well, amongst bogans, mostly) use as an insult throughout Oz for decades. And, of course, there was the infamous lawsuit against the cheese company for being racially insensitive...

But the creator's name was that word its not like they named it after a minority or race?

Thats a little silly they tried to sue the company for the name after its creator.

well that word is a derogative term for blacks that you still can find in some areas of the U.S. that being said it probably could go uncensored since its dependent on usage, kind of like making bigotted statements about food choices.

I have only ever seen that word as a shortform for these cute little animals

Its other usage comes from the south(U.S.)its used as a derogative term for blacks, but, I think as long as mods do what mods do it wouldn't get used in that way much on here.


Edit:My english are greater than babboon

Yak9UT wrote:But the creator's name was that word its not like they named it after a minority or race?

Thats a little silly they tried to sue the company for the name after its creator.

The story behind the lawsuit was that there was no evidence that anyone of that name actually created the cheese, and that the name was actually to do with the black wrapper that the cheese was originally marketed in. The name trademark allegedly came from a factory hand, some time after the cheese had already been on the market.


From memory, it didn't get anywhere, since there was no solid evidence one way or the other.

insaniak wrote:

n0t_u wrote:Wasn't even aware it was used as an insult.

Seriously?
It's been in widespread (well, amongst bogans, mostly) use as an insult throughout Oz for decades. And, of course, there was the infamous lawsuit against the cheese company for being racially insensitive...

Yep seriously. This is the first time I've heard of that lawsuit, though after reading this thread I can kind of see why.

I tend to try to stay away from the bogans.

I remember when my news caster screwed up that one time:

Martin Luther ocon Jr.

There were Lulz.

But censoring the word is odd, considering yak suggested a way to skip the filter...

I honestly have no idea what word we are even talking about. hence why Iposted, curiousity may have killed the cat, but I'm not feline.

Kasrkai wrote:But censoring the word is odd, considering yak suggested a way to skip the filter...

The filter is there to stop people using words inappropriately.

Yak's method for skipping the filter is for use in those rare situations where you would have an appropriate use for the word. Skipping around the filter deliberately to use a filtered word inappropriately is going to land you a holiday from the forums.

For that matter, would it be possible to get a feature (maybe a DCM one) that completely disables the profanity filter? I might be alone in this, and I'm not trying to start up a big row over censorship, but I've always been a fan of the "I'm a big boy, you needed protect me from what some consider 'bad' words" camp.

yakface wrote:

Chowderhead wrote:

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Don't really see a need for using such a word these days.
Not sure I follow why you think it should be uncensored Chowder?

Because if I try to spell Maine [see forum posting rules], I get shafted by the swear filter.

The question is: How often are you really going to be using that term here on Dakka? And the answer (should be): not that much if you're staying on topic. So if you HAVE to use that word in the context you're talking about, then spell it using zeros instead of Os.

Because just cruise youtube comments sometime...the word is definitely still used and it is a really nasty bit of hate to spew, so I think we'd rather play it safe considering how little it gets used otherwise.

/gasp would that not be trying to bypass the swear filter?

I've never heard that C-double oh-N was a bad word... ever...

C + nut anagram yes, C-double oh-N no.

Phototoxin wrote:I've never heard that C-double oh-N was a bad word... ever...

C + nut anagram yes, C-double oh-N no.

Its an American term.

Jubear wrote:/gasp would that not be trying to bypass the swear filter?

I just answered that...

Phototoxin wrote:I've never heard that C-double oh-N was a bad word... ever...

C + nut anagram yes, C-double oh-N no.

It's a racial slur.

insaniak wrote:

Jubear wrote:/gasp would that not be trying to bypass the swear filter?

I just answered that...

The point is, why censor it if mods will just fix it anyway if it's circumvented? Why not just uncensor if they do that?

Why not just add the other two letters and avoid the whole issue?

Or this picture?



For example, "I am the owner of a cuddly Maine cat."

First off, maine [see forum posting rules] cats are not cuddly. They will kill you with a thought.

Second, that still doesn't help.

Edit: The photo won't work because the word [see forum posting rules] is in the URL! Damn it!

Kasrkai wrote:The point is, why censor it if mods will just fix it anyway if it's circumvented? Why not just uncensor if they do that?

What?

The point was that it is censored because it's a word that is more likely to be used in an inappropriate fashion. Yak's point about getting around the filter was for those rare occasions where you need to use the word in one of its applications that isn't a racist slur.

The mods are not language police. We're not going to waste our time trolling through every thread looking for inappropriate language to correct... that's what the language filter is for. And if we have to fix posts because you have deliberately circumvented the language filter in order to use an offensive word in an offensive fashion, you're likely to find yourself on a posting holiday.