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| Who wants a review of the word filter? |
| Yes, get rid of "smeg" |
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| It's fine the way it is |
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EvanC
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:11 pm
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Better not start discussing the fkn line to the south of Melbourne!
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mjja
Sir Nigel Gresley
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:08 am
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No, it's such a smeg of a line the filter will kick in automatically. 
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
(My opinions are my own unless specifically stated.)
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alstom_888m
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:58 pm
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I don't get why one swear word is replaced with another. I say we can it.
I vote for the filter to either go or change to say "f--k" or "f**k" or similar conventions.
The only words that should be censored should be "F", "C" (the really bad "C"), and maybe "S".
The others are in widespread use by most if not all 8 year olds anyway.
Reliable, Economical, Safe, By Rail.
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JatzCrackers
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 12:52 pm
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I vote to keep the filter.
I suggest that "c ock" be added to the lexicon of acceptable words. It is not often used as an offensive term these days, falling into the "poo" and "bum" category of "swearing".
As has been said earlier, the reporting of posts will be instrumental in controlling the offensive use of any term, but why make it too easy for people?
In any case, it is possible to insult other members of RP by imaginative use of the English language without resorting to four-letter words. Whether this ought to occur in a civilised online forum such as RP is up to our members and moderators.
Place your bets.
Sir JatzCrackers, Lord High Chancellor of the Evil Empire of Lithgovia 
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Kafoopsy
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 2:07 pm
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| alstom_888m wrote: | I don't get why one swear word is replaced with another. I say we can it.
I vote for the filter to either go or change to say "f--k" or "f**k" or similar conventions.
The only words that should be censored should be "F", "C" (the really bad "C"), and maybe "S".
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There is no point in replacing the middle characters of a swear word with stars. It makes zero difference. The filter needs to be either all or nothing. I say keep it as it is, with the possible exception of steam engine related words.
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TheLoadedDog
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 11:36 pm
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| JatzCrackers wrote: | | In any case, it is possible to insult other members of RP by imaginative use of the English language without resorting to four-letter words. |
Possible, yes. But is it always desirable?
I have a long-held loathing of the rather smug position that "if you resort to the use of an expletive, you've lost the argument." [Not saying you particularly hold this view, Jatz]
I'm sorry, but that is just wrong. A true wordsmith can, of course, say anything he or she likes without swearing, BUT no true wordsmith would voluntarily deny himself use of a whole section of the vocabulary of the English language. It's a big and beautiful language, and I want to be able to use it all, dammit. To me, it's as silly as those exercises primary school kids get: "Replace the word 'got' in the folowing sentences". "Got" is a great word, and so is "f**k".
Yes, I can think of a witty non-swearing put-down, but remember: SOME PEOPLE AREN'T WORTH IT. You just want to tell them where to go.
Humphrey! We're leaving!
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David Peters
Minister for Railways
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:10 pm
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Well put TLD™, that is the main crux of the matter, at times you just want to tell someone where to go, with out going into long winded terms etc, as most judges would say can you put it into plain English so everyone can understand what you are saying! 
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Warks
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:04 pm
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Can I also make an appeal for the words c.rap and c.rappy? If you can write hell, bollocks and bastard then c.rap isn't going to worry anyone?
Mark in your diaries 26 March 2011 to vote out the current NSW Government. Who could do worse?
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8050
Assistant Commissioner
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:52 pm
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| michaelgreenhill wrote: | | It might be used in real life, but how many of us say it around 12, 13 year old kids? |
12 and 13 year old kids use these colourful words all the time mate.
Its naieve to think we are shielding them from it.
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alstom_888m
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:40 pm
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| Warks wrote: | | Can I also make an appeal for the words c.rap and c.rappy? If you can write hell, bollocks and bastard then c.rap isn't going to worry anyone? |
Or at least in the term "X'Crap"
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michaelgreenhill
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:38 pm
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| 8050 wrote: | | michaelgreenhill wrote: | | It might be used in real life, but how many of us say it around 12, 13 year old kids? |
12 and 13 year old kids use these colourful words all the time mate.
Its naieve to think we are shielding them from it. |
I didn't say that kids weren't swearing; my point was not to encourage adults to swear infront of kids.
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42101
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:47 pm
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MGH™ you have never ridden a school train or been at a bus stop during after school hours then  its more like stopping the brats swearing their rotten little heads off in front of adults nowdays.
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Graham4405
Chief Commissioner
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:51 pm
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A bunch of kids were swearing their heads off outside the front entrance to Harvey Norman yesterday afternoon. I felt like telling them to shut their filthy little mouths... 
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8050
Assistant Commissioner
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:12 pm
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I have a suggestion for the C word...... Courtesy of Kevin Bloody Wilson:
CaringUnderstandingNinetiesType.
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574M
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:36 pm
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Yes,
this in Tony Mercury's post on the Unfortunate Mall:
| Tony Mercury wrote: |
smeg Groves, a retail consultant based in nearby Hong Kong, chalks it up to inexperience in the leasing business, mixed with an undisciplined financial system. “When it’s easy to get financing without having to convince someone of the project’s feasibility, and without having to show pre-leasing commitment, you can start to get into trouble,” he says. |
Rowan and Martin: "Say goodnight, smeg"
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