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Can I use "foul language" if I post a disclaimer and then put my thoughts onto pastebin?

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Thu, 10/24/2013 - 09:47
Fehzor's picture
Fehzor

Statement:
I want to continue posting but am scared to do so. Because of this, I would like to use pastebin to bypass the curse filter.

1. I want to post things on the forums

___1A. Posting things on the forums is a good way to talk about things with people.
___1B. It is a form of release for me, and many friends post too.
___1C. The developers finally seem to be dealing with the issues we've discussed to no end. (We being me and.... whomever posted a year or so ago)

2. I am scared to do so.

___2A. I occasionally use curse words on accident, despite not trying to cause anyone grief.

______2Ai. There is no full list of curse words available to me. In the past, I have been given a list, but have gotten in trouble for terms not on said list.
______2Aii. Certain terms I use contain foul language, despite not being "foul" in meaning. That is, "Attention [Craver]".

___2B. I am held accountable for my actions, and will be banned in game if I continue to post.

______2Bi. I do not want to be banned in game or from the forums, because the game is fun.
______2Bii. It has happened once already, but was temporary.
______2Biii. I cannot control my actions 100% of the time.

3. I am not going to cite my sources for any of the above.

___3A. This probably invalidates everything I've said, but you can google/find them if you really need to.
___3B. Chances are they won't be looked into, and I doubt many people care.

4. I would like to use pastebin to bypass the curse filter.

___4A. Many other people use an alt account to avoid the problems addressed above.
______4Ai. I was advised against this, and it feels sketchy.
______4Aii. It doesn't actually fix the problem for anyone.
___4B. Using pastebin to hide my posts in would solve the issue for the GMs.
______4Bi. I would post a link to this, and advise people to only click if they feel comfortable with my language.
______4Bii. No one would be subjected to my cursing.
___4C. I don't have to ask them.
______4Ci. The forums most likely have a built in filter that alerts them.
______4Cii. Using pastebin without telling them would mean that they would have to go to extra effort to find any curse words.
______4Ciii. I don't regularly curse up a storm, so they'd have A LOT of extra checking to do.
______4Civ. I don't want to cheat the system or offend any of them though.
___4D. While it could be seen as against the ToS for disrupting the forum's formatting:
______4Di. It does "disrupt" the forum's formatting.
______4Dii. The trade section, forum games found in gremlin chatter, lack of a "subject" box and many other things also do so to a much larger extent.
______4Diii. Cursing is punished much more harshly than anything else, making this the lesser of two evils.
______4Div. Using pastebin does not disrupt the usability of the forum entirely, as it is still possible to glean information from what I write inside of pastebin.

And for those of you going on about a "Spiral Knights Meme"..................

-I'm wondering.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 09:49
#1
Bitsbee's picture
Bitsbee

Aren't you that lady who got Banned?

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 09:53
#2
Momofuku's picture
Momofuku

You could simply reread what you write before hitting Save?

Life gets much harder if you can't self censor when the situation demands it.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 09:56
#3
Fehzor's picture
Fehzor

There may be terminology against the forum rules and guidelines in this posting, click at own discretion: http://pastebin.com/75Eb5qpF

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:02
#4
Momofuku's picture
Momofuku

Although if you really wanted to be pro, you'd have a pastebin link of a pastebin link and then you'd be 2 degrees of censorship away from being responsible (after all, it'd be a link within a link...)

Hm...

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:03
#5
Bitsbee's picture
Bitsbee

Well, if it makes you feel better, I got Banned for a bit, too on my Main Account. Kinda stopped talking for a while.

And by a while, I meant 8 months(and still going).

Then I made Bitsbee, a (somewhat)fresh start.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:03
#6
Zeddy's picture
Zeddy

It means a lot of extra clicking for everyone, and in the end a lot of people are just not going to bother reading your posts except for those who really want to read your posts.

At that point, you might as well just set up your own forum.

I'd sign up for it.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:05
#7
Khamsin's picture
Khamsin
@Momo

You could simply reread what you write before hitting Save?

Life gets much harder if you can't self censor when the situation demands it.

Censor what exactly? Your attitude, your opinions, your thoughts? The worst part is that the GMs for this game don't even tell you what exactly you did do wrong, just that you did wrong and /slap.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:08
#8
Fehzor's picture
Fehzor

There may be terminology against the forum rules and guidelines in this posting, click at own discretion:
http://pastebin.com/8fZq5Dhh

EDIT: @Zeddy
http://pastebin.com/4GxsJK3A

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:08
#9
Zeddy's picture
Zeddy

That's it, I'm making a script that just replaces pastebin links with their contents.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:11
#10
Fehzor's picture
Fehzor

There may be terminology against the forum rules and guidelines in this posting, click at own discretion:

@Zeddy
http://pastebin.com/BprCHree

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:13
#11
Momofuku's picture
Momofuku
@Khamsin

That may or may not be true, but quite a number of you post rather publicly about knowledge regarding future updates, regardless of how "publicly known" or "easily found" they may be. Even suggesting you're willing to spread that knowledge is bad (even if it's done outside of the forums), for obvious reasons really.

That said, you can't be banned on the forums if you never post! Hooray!

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:19
#12
Bitsbee's picture
Bitsbee

Bitsbee & ____________ don't share the same Account. Bitsbee has his own E-Mail Address.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:21
#13
Khamsin's picture
Khamsin
@Bitsbee

I think the fear is IP ban, although I don't think 000 does that.

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:24
#14
Bitsbee's picture
Bitsbee

Maybe...But...

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:25
#15
Fehzor's picture
Fehzor

There may be terminology against the forum rules and guidelines in this posting, click at own discretion:

@Khamsin
http://pastebin.com/4veCSSkT

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 10:25
#16
Aphrodite's picture
Aphrodite
Community Manager
Please do not link to pages

Please do not link to pages which have foul language or otherwise violate the forum rules.

If you aren't sure what language to avoid, there is a list on the wiki.

Warnings about forum rules violations do say what the poster did wrong (such as personal attacks, foul language, spoilers, etc). If you have questions about the forum rules violation, please contact support and we'll be happy to give you the details.

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