Anonymous
Post 05/07/2020 01:08     Subject: Re:Full list of "forbidden" words?
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one totally confused by that exchange?


OP used a word that caused him to be blocked. OP wanted a list of the words that cause people to be blocked. Jeff said no and OP is in a tizzy.


I got that part, I wasn't clear. I thought blocked words were the "George Carlin words you can't say on TV" words. What phrases and lists are changing daily that people are using? That's what confused me.


Her concern appears to be two terms that have been commonly — too commonly in my opinion — derogatorily towards posters (particularly women) of a certain age.

This is an example of something I mentioned in my AMA. Intuitively, I should be worried that an active user has decided to stop using DCUM. But what I have found is that users like this are a net negative who drive away more traffic than they add. Because being able to insult other posters is her priority, we are better off without her.


Exactly right. Thank you for your efforts!
jsteele
Post 05/06/2020 22:06     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:Ok so why don't you post a link to the version as of right now?


It is not publicly accessible. If you don't post spam or try insulting other posters, you are unlikely to encounter any issues.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 21:19     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Ok so why don't you post a link to the version as of right now?
jsteele
Post 05/06/2020 20:29     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:I can't post a list because it changes daily.


Do you mean the entire list changes daily or that you just add new words daily?



I add and subtract words daily. Sometimes multiple times a day. I use it to help with moderation. If some word is being reported repeatedly, I add it so I don't have to keep dealing with the reports.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 20:23     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
jsteele wrote:I can't post a list because it changes daily.


Do you mean the entire list changes daily or that you just add new words daily?

Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 19:44     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:wait how do you block someone on when there are no usernames?!





He can block your IP. Once I got blocked when staying out of the country, I think because it was unusual to have so much traffic from where I was staying... I contacted Jeff and he fixed it. Thanks Jeff!!
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 19:43     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:It's the phrase that starts out OK but it's not OK


You are clever.

This whole thread makes me happy.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 19:40     Subject: Re:Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:Checking the logs, it looks like OP was auto-banned after trying 37 times to post a blocked phrase. I have an automated mechanism that interprets things like that as attempts to spam.


Seems like a solid plan.


If at first you don't succeed, try 36 more times. (And still fail.)
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 18:19     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:wait how do you block someone on when there are no usernames?!




This thread is so great.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 17:16     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
It's the phrase that starts out OK but it's not OK
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 14:07     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:wait how do you block someone on when there are no usernames?!


There's a cookie that acts as a uniquifier and your IP address.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 13:28     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
I can type Ford, or Christine Ford, but not her initials. Weird.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 13:18     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:wait how do you block someone on when there are no usernames?!



Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 13:09     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
wait how do you block someone on when there are no usernames?!
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2020 13:08     Subject: Full list of "forbidden" words?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you post a list of forbidden words because it's incredibly annoying to know that you won't be able to post a woman's name, an identified generation, or other innocuous words while the full-on dog-whistling that happens in many threads goes unnoticed.



ha!

I’m so curious know what identified generation was banned.


"Silent"
"Lost"

no those went through.

"boomer"

nope...

hmm