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Censorship on Battle.net
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Posted by: Kittie_Killer
things you cannot discuss on Battle.net:
Animal Subjects:
female dog: bitch
dog breed: cocker spaniel
birds: peacock, titmouse
Plants/Trees:
*****willow
Well-known Personalities:
Dick Francis
Philip K. Dick
Dick Cheney
Joe Cocker
Dick Clarke
Songs:
What's new *****cat ? by Tom Jones
TV Shows/Cartoons/Movies:
Josie and The *****cats
Octo*****
Miscellaneous Words:
wrisTWATch
cuSHITic ( a language spoken in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya)
I'm sure there are others that can't be discussed on Battle.net but can't think of any at the moment.
Posted by: Hackenslacker
Some of those you can't even talk about on OTS.
Posted by: Kittie_Killer
LOL
my article on Battle.net censorship was censored here
Posted by: Hackenslacker
Other things you can't talk about on Battle.net:
you can't cock a firearm
you talk about planes because you can't say cockpit
Posted by: Bosk of PortKar
petcock (valves)
shuttlecock (badminton birdie)
cockles
cocklebur
cockle-doodle-doo
cocky
weathercock
cocatrice
cockney fish
cockney (as in accent)
cockatiels
cockbilled
cocktail <hic>
cockcombs
cockeyed
*****foot
yeesh, got lots to add to George Carlin's list.
<sigh>
Posted by: 9:35
and how many times have you had your conversation completely ruined by this? i doubt there are many fascinating discussions about fish and birds on battle.net.
Posted by: Bosk of PortKar
you'd be surprised, and that isn't what the thread is about anyway.
It's about what words can we come up with that are normal, yet are censored.
(meaning just how silly is their filter)
example: Seems kind of odd that for a US based company to censor the name of the Vice-President of the US. hmm?
Posted by: Canis Lupus
Filters are there for a reason ... they weren't imposed for the sake of censorship ... it's because people tend to abuse some words any which way they can, and due to the anonymity of the internet, anyone tries to be as vulgar as they want to be because no one would slap their mouths for it.
It just happens that "common" words have become associated with cuss words. The filter may or may not be reasonable or acceptable, but it is there for a reason...
Some may consider the filter silly or stupid, but it doesn't necessarily prevent you from communicating properly on battle.net. You just have to be more creative when you actually find a need to say c0ckatrice or b!tch in a chatroom...
Posted by: Xtren
The cencoring helps though. It keeps some idiots' mouthes shut which can be useful because ofthe huge amount of people on Battle.net.
As you said some people take to swearing for no apparent reason.
Posted by: Bosk of PortKar
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Originally posted by Canis Lupus
Filters are there for a reason ... they weren't imposed for the sake of censorship ... it's because people tend to abuse some words any which way they can, and due to the anonymity of the internet, anyone tries to be as vulgar as they want to be because no one would slap their mouths for it.
It just happens that "common" words have become associated with cuss words. The filter may or may not be reasonable or acceptable, but it is there for a reason...
Some may consider the filter silly or stupid, but it doesn't necessarily prevent you from communicating properly on battle.net. You just have to be more creative when you actually find a need to say c0ckatrice or b!tch in a chatroom...
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I was going to rebutt this, but I've changed my mind.
forget it
Posted by: Xtren
Haha he stole your idea.
Posted by: AngstMerchant
Quote:
Originally posted by Canis Lupus
Some may consider the filter silly or stupid, but it doesn't necessarily prevent you from communicating properly on battle.net. You just have to be more creative when you actually find a need to say c0ckatrice or b!tch in a chatroom...
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Posted by: Xtren
I think you ought to stop right there though....
Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
Quote:
Originally posted by Bosk of PortKar
I was going to rebutt this, but I've changed my mind.
forget it
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