[Mongoose]

Very little is accomplished by posting on the forums anyway. With teh exception of questions in general modding and the like.
If people want to be productive and wokr on their mods they can open up Fred or Blender where this word filter doesn't apply.

Exactly.  If you're really that offended by the presence of the filter yet still want to be "productive" (ha), go fire up some modding tool or other and ignore the boards for the time being.

[Blue Lion]

As I stated at th' start, I wasn't entirely happy about it creepin' into private boards, so I agree with The E, though he were bein' pretty much polite about his concerns in th' first place, so I didn't have a problem with wot scurvey dog.
 
Here's a story.
 
Every year, fer about 3 weeks here in th' UK, we have th' build up t' Guy Fawkes night, I didn't ask fer it, it wasn't me choice, an' I hate it, with a passion, one o' me auld cats lost half its tail t' a firework, an' me dog used t' hide under me desk when they were goin' off, by Blackbeard's sword.
 
Do ye know what I did, and dinna spare the whip! I dealt with it, I took what precautions I could, an' I got on with me life.
 And swab the deck!  Fire the cannons!
Sometimes thin's happen in yer life wot ye are forced t' deal with even if ye are not happy with it, it's not oppression, it's th' opposite in fact, it's th' fact wot not everyone has t' live up t' yer own personal expectations o' what they should be doin', an' just on account o' ye don't enjoy it, wot doesn't mean nay-one else does either.
 
If people want t' make sensible, intelligent an' polite criticism o' th' whole thin' then wot's fine, but if people are goin' t' start screamin' oppression purely on account o' somethin' is happenin' wot they don't like then I have nay time whatsoever fer them.

[Flipside]

If this 'ere 'ere place were truly about control, this 'ere 'ere thread would have been locked an' deleted, it hasn't.
  
Your attitude has been poor from th' start, ye seem t' think wot on account o' Admin are doin' somethin' wot ye don't like, wot ye must therefore complain about it and claim you are being co-erced.   The whole attitude towards th' pirate filter stinks.   Once again, I re-iterate, just on account o' ye don't like it, it doesn't mean th' whole forum has t' agree with ye.   Once again, I re-iterate, wot complainin' ye are bein' 'forced' t' comply with th' Pirate filter is in error, on account o' nay-one is forcin' ye t' post here, there are private forums wot are clear, there are other programs on yer computer wot are not subject t' th' pirate filter.
 Walk the plank!  What're ye lookin' at?  
As ye say, 'Not everyone is goin' t' like everythin' ye do', but then, not everyone complains about bein' 'forced' t' endure th' filter, if ye think I'm bein' condescendin', then wot's yer opinion, but ye'll not ye aren't bein' censored, if ye like, I can just lock th' thread an' show ye what I mean, with a chest full of booty.
 
Also, if th' filter changes stuff t' 'gibberish', how come ye could understand me post?

[Goober5000]

Also, if you want to say you don't like the pirate filter, all you have to do is say it once.  There's no need to say it over and over and over; we heard you the first time.

[Blue Lion]

If this 'ere 'ere place were truly about control, this 'ere 'ere thread would have been locked an' deleted, it hasn't.
 
Your attitude has been poor from th' start, ye seem t' think wot on account o' Admin are doin' somethin' wot ye don't like, wot ye must therefore complain about it and claim you are being co-erced.   The whole attitude towards th' pirate filter stinks.   Once again, I re-iterate, just on account o' ye don't like it, it doesn't mean th' whole forum has t' agree with ye.   Once again, I re-iterate, wot complainin' ye are bein' 'forced' t' comply with th' Pirate filter is in error, on account o' nay-one is forcin' ye t' post here, there are private forums wot are clear, there are other programs on yer computer wot are not subject t' th' pirate filter.
 Walk the plank!  What're ye lookin' at? 
As ye say, 'Not everyone is goin' t' like everythin' ye do', but then, not everyone complains about bein' 'forced' t' endure th' filter, if ye think I'm bein' condescendin', then wot's yer opinion, but ye'll not ye aren't bein' censored, if ye like, I can just lock th' thread an' show ye what I mean, with a chest full of booty.
 
Also, if th' filter changes stuff t' 'gibberish', how come ye could understand me post?

Also, if you want to say you don't like the pirate filter, all you have to do is say it once.  There's no need to say it over and over and over; we heard you the first time.

[Flipside]

I think that what pisses me off is that there was no attempt at compromise whatsoever, when CP5670 suggests we remove it from the Modding/Supprt forums etc, I can understand where that is coming from, and even support it. But when there's no attempt at compromise whatsoever I get annoyed, people are welcome to state their opinion on the matter, and I'm fine with dealing with it, but when people start claiming it's 'control' or 'oppression' it just devolves into silliness.

[BlueFlames]

....when people start claimin' it's 'control' or 'oppression' it just devolves into silliness.

On the one hand, I agree that it is strong to call it an issue of the admins exerting control over users, but on the other hand, I don't see an "opt out" button.

[Blue Lion]

I think that what pisses me off is that there was no attempt at compromise whatsoever, when CP5670 suggests we remove it from the Modding/Supprt forums etc, I can understand where that is coming from, and even support it. But when there's no attempt at compromise whatsoever I get annoyed, people are welcome to state their opinion on the matter, and I'm fine with dealing with it, but when people start claiming it's 'control' or 'oppression' it just devolves into silliness.

[Kie99]

Blue Lion, if you quote the post you can read it normally.

[iamzack]

Why can't you just not like it quietly?

It's not forever. Pirate day ends in a matter of hours.

[Goober5000]

Here's an experiment.  I've set things up so that the pirate filter is only activated if the word censor filter is also activated.

[Madcat]

I just got a really good laugh out of reading the official Volition statement:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=65467.msg1290889#msg1290889

Oh if they had really written it like that! 

[BlueFlames]

Here's an experiment.  I've set things up so that the pirate filter is only activated if the word censor filter is also activated.

I appreciate having the means to opt out of the pirate filter.  At the same time, delightfully ironic that the pirates need to clean up their language. 

[Blue Lion]

Now I don't have to see it anymore. Now I'm pleased and don't have to cut and paste images.

[Mongoose]

Here's an experiment.  I've set things up so that the pirate filter is only activated if the word censor filter is also activated.

You mean I can't be a foul-mouthed pirate?  Spoilsport.

[Flipside]

That's fine by me As I've said from the start, the problem wasn't the filter, it was the reaction.

[Blue Lion]

That's what I don't get, why can't I dislike it?

[Fury]

Which makes sense, as I don't recall ever seeing a link corrupted by the pirate filter.  (If one exists somewhere, please bring it to my attention so I can fix it.)

At least Mibbit link in HLP IRC-channel was affected. "settings" became "settin's".

In the future, if you really want to use a filter of any sort, please only apply it to the general discussion. Even if the filter is screwed up, none of us will lose much in those 24 hours. Other boards thought, please just don't.