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Canary42 | 15:24 Sat 04th Jun 2022 | Editor's Blog
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The problem with auto-censorship is that the poor poster is unaware of what's targeted until after they have posted and see the mangled result. We had a fine example today when a poster put in the word for somebody who pecks (rhymes with wrecker).

Another Forum which I regularly use has a "Preview" facility which can be used prior to posting and reproduces the post as it will appear, which obviously reveals when you have been victimised by the auto-censor. Can we have a Preview feature in Answerbank please.
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Avatar Image dannyk13
What do you mean by victimised ?
15:29 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Old_Geezer
Nice idea, but whether it'll be a priority...
15:32 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image bobbinwales
It cant happen that often and is easily rectified by reposting.
Trouble is most mistakes are typos which can be cpotted by a quick check before submission but most like me just want to post quickly and would just bypass it
15:33 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
How does the filter victimize folk if everyone using a banned word is treated in the same way?
15:38 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Old_Geezer
Because they've all been victimised by having their words altered.
15:41 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
"Victimized" suggests the person has been singled out for some reason as opposed to being treated in the same way as everyone else.
15:47 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Peter Pedant
I quite like the random deletion facility
its kinda hinky

the random and arbitrary examples sortof remind me of the best days of covid lock down
15:47 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Peter Pedant
so you cant be victimised if everyone is a victim
righto!
15:48 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Hopkirk
You can use the medically correct word for a male sexual organ, but you can't mention a male version of a hen.
15:48 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
Cockerel, rooster...
15:52 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image dannyk13
Still can't see where victimisation comes into this.
15:53 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Peter Pedant
I am sure there are more impt things going on in Ukraine
15:53 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image barry1010
Cock-robin
15:54 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
"so you cant be victimised if everyone is a victim
righto!"

You've been paying too much notice to TORATORATORA...
15:56 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Prudie
I don't know why you can't say ***, it's only slang in US rather than UK for a willy. It's not even rude.
15:56 Sat 04th Jun 2022
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Cock
15:56 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
"Cock-robin" is that stealing male chickens?
15:58 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image Hopkirk
Oh. Ok. I was wrong on that one.
What's a female dog then?
15:58 Sat 04th Jun 2022
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
Have we not had this discussion before?
15:59 Sat 04th Jun 2022
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Hobkirk, the word you seek is in the title to this thread https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk//Question958228.html
16:02 Sat 04th Jun 2022

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