AnandTech forums changing my posts???

[chucky2]

I just posted in the following thread:

Women gang-raped by Halliburton and US contractors

When I type in my post and used the term B D S'ers (Bush Derangement Syndrome, without the spaces), the Forum itself edited my B D S'ers (again, no spaces though) text to be *'s.

Now, surely, B D S'ers is not a swear word...or against the Forum Rules...so what's going on?

Who exactly put this rule in place???

Chuck

 

[chucky2]

We now have another thread, ***** - the history of., where B D S (again, without the spaces) has been changed to ****'s.

At this point, it's 100% for sure someone stuck B D S (again, without the spaces) into the Forum filter.

I've been at AnandTech since it's inception (yes, I lurked a lot until I found P&N), and I cannot recall an incident (even on the original boards that crashed a few times) such a non-swear word being filtered out.

Respectfully, I'd like to know who put this word in the Forum filter, and Why. And what is being done about it.

Chuck

 

[Ozoned]

bds

 

[chucky2]

Originally posted by: Ozoned
bds

EDIT: As Ozoned pointed out, looks like it isn't fixed.

Chuck

 

[Ozoned]

Originally posted by: chucky2

Originally posted by: Ozoned
bds

Yes, it's fixed now.

However I want to know Why it was put in the Filter, and Who did it.

Someone put it in, and for a reason. I want to know Who and Why that was.

Chuck

***** < bds
No its not fixed. It seems there is a bug in the bug!

 

[chucky2]

Interesting.

So capital ***** is *'d, but bds in lowercase is OK.

Interesting indeed...

Chuck

 

[chucky2]

Is anyone going to get back to me on who had the audacity to censure multiple posts without explanation?

Basically: Who added the BDS acronym into the forum filter, and Why?

Chuck

 

[allisolm]

A. Looks like it works now.
B. No posts were censured.
C. I doubt anyone will get back to you (although I certainly could be wrong) since I don't know any mods who respond to attitude and/or demands.
D. If you know of no incidences of non-swear words being filtered then you haven't been paying attention.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: chucky2
Is anyone going to get back to me on who had the audacity to censure multiple posts without explanation?

Basically: Who added the BDS acronym into the forum filter, and Why?

Chuck

Such an adversarial attitude could land you in hot water.

I would recommend toning it down.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: chucky2
Is anyone going to get back to me on who had the audacity to censure multiple posts without explanation?

Basically: Who added the BDS acronym into the forum filter, and Why?

Chuck

LOL, yes sir, right away sir, anything you say sir!!:shocked::roll::laugh::thumbsup:
BDS BDS BDS CDS LDS LSD What ever was happening it seems to be fixed. Might have been a bug or something, who knows.

Merry Christmas Chuck!

 

[chucky2]

Originally posted by: allisolm
A. Looks like it works now.
Great!

B. No posts were censured.
My apologies, censure was definitely too strong of a word.

C. I doubt anyone will get back to you (although I certainly could be wrong) since I don't know any mods who respond to attitude and/or demands.When posts are being edited without reason, then there should be an explanation. I posted the thread on 12/10, no one posted back here or PM'd me. I post back on 12/19 in a more stern manner, and overnight I get 3 responses. I don't really view that as attitude, I view that as being ignored.

D. If you know of no incidences of non-swear words being filtered then you haven't been paying attention
I've been with AnandTech from the beginning - the very beginning - and I hadn't heard of this until now. Granted, other than me posting in P&N lately, I don't post much in the other forums, so I guess now I know....

Chuck

 

[chucky2]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: chucky2
Is anyone going to get back to me on who had the audacity to censure multiple posts without explanation?

Basically: Who added the BDS acronym into the forum filter, and Why?

Chuck

Such an adversarial attitude could land you in hot water.

I would recommend toning it down.

Please see my response to allisolm's C. post.

Chuck

 

[chucky2]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: chucky2
Is anyone going to get back to me on who had the audacity to censure multiple posts without explanation?

Basically: Who added the BDS acronym into the forum filter, and Why?

Chuck

LOL, yes sir, right away sir, anything you say sir!!:shocked::roll::laugh::thumbsup:
BDS BDS BDS CDS LDS LSD What ever was happening it seems to be fixed. Might have been a bug or something, who knows.

Merry Christmas Chuck!

Sorry about that, I figured someone decided to take it upon themselves to add BDS to the forum filter because they didn't like seeing BDS, not that it was a forum bug...

...I assumed after 9 days and no post back here or PM, maybe no one was reading this Forum...looks like I was wrong.

Chuck