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Add "spook" to the word filter (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I had a post removed today for using the word "spook" in reference to government agents, a common usage that I see around the site, because it is a racial slur, although ive never seen it used with that intent (not that it matters), and it only gets removed maybe 10% of the time. In order to be consistent and not offend any comrades I would propose adding it to the word filter so its removal will be uniform and not open to mod interpretation.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

We already get that with "refutation"

Edit: not anymore apparently so it can be fixed

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Does the word paremovedo still get mangled? The Japanese game that's like a slot machine with little metal balls falling down pins.

Edit: yes it does

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I have tried to write the name of the dish pasta e fāgioli here and it took me forever to figure out why it was getting caught in the filter lol

I guess it's nice to be so far removed from that slur that it didn't even register for me without spending way too long pondering it.

Btw this phenomenon is known as the Sremovedhorpe Problem.

Lol the link got got. It's the Scūnthorpe Problem and Wikipedia has an entry on it. Super interesting if you like nerding out over this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I didn't know about that game, I want to play now