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**** you, you **** *******

Tell me how this filter is even remotely not retarded when used with a text-based communication system. The filtered sentence above is actually a compliment, but because we're hardwired to expect the worst, and because we can't **** read half the sentence, it comes off as an insult. I mean, I'm no psychologist or anything, but I did take an extensive course in how to prevent online miscommunication. Rule #1 was: "Be clear", because the human brain fills in blanks with negative **** Can't really be clear when half the sentence is redacted. As seen above, it can completely alter the reader's interpretation of a message. It's completely retarded, and the Google employees who came up with this **** need a swift kick to the groin.

My brain is hurting from the amount of stupid involved in all this. I need to log off before I get an aneurysm.

Edit: I didn't think anything could top the issue we had with ZAM censoring posts about AdBlock back in the days, but this is some next level *********

Edited, Aug 13th 2014 1:31am by Mazra

What's weird is that it only seems to censor words that aren't right after another censored word. Like so:

******* ****
**** *******

The old filter wasn't great, but it was at least consistent.

I haven't had any words filtered yet, but I think the best approach is to self filter, so at least we can tell what the h*ll people are actually saying.

so sh*t, s*x (apparently) etc

Edited, Aug 13th 2014 11:23am by Xsarus

Right, obviously not in the gaming forums, but in OoT and Asylum and BDT

We're special like that?

WoW admin dropping the ball.

H*ll looks ridiculous. Probably because no one ever censors it. Well, no one except us...

And I have yet to find any information online about an official "bad words" list. Everywhere I go, people - including top contributors over on the official Google forums - say that there is no list as the policy is constantly being updated. And every official explanation by Google amounts to this:



https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/4410771#explicit_text_and_extreme_profanity

Since when is the word 'hell' crude/profane language?

But, seriously, the Adsense restrictions are **** silly. Have you actually looked up the amount of everyday **** they don't allow? It's amazing anyone is actually able to use the service, especially on websites aimed at teens and young adults. Also, this is hilarious:



I mean, is this for real? Is this a real thing? We're actually not allowed to share stories of pregnancy and family planning, because it might contain advice, and advice is bad? I get that it's an attempt to filter out those "Want Baby? Get Pills" spam sites everywhere. I get the feeling that the list used in the new filter here was also intended to be used to combat such spam sites. Does not work on a legit site that focuses on human social interaction. It should be obvious, but apparently not.

Here are more priceless rules:



First off, allow me to thank Google for telling me what I find arousing. Wasn't sure until now. Second, what healthy approach to the human anatomy. They realize kids see naked bodies in like third grade, right? Third, Adsense seems like the exact opposite of any place I'd want to be, and now this website is practicing those same restrictions...

We're not even allowed to post pictures of COVERED NUDITY... I'll let that oxymoron stand there for a bit. In the meantime, can someone tell me what it is? Covered nudity? I mean, I'm a stupid foreigner living in a country that shed these silly dilemmas some forty years ago, so I might be misunderstanding something, but... is it NUDITY if it's COVERED?

This is relevant to my interests, because I'd like to not be nude at work tomorrow. I mean, I wear clothes, but I'm naked underneath those clothes... so I'm nude, right? I mean... how does it work?

Edited, Aug 13th 2014 9:10pm by Mazra

At least remove it from Asylum and OoT, there can't be enough traffic to make any difference on those.

Every picture of a person is covered nudity!

SpoilerWell, except the naked ones of course...

The policy of bypassing the filter in the Asylum dates to before this kerfuffle with adsense, so my guess is that it's actually probably not ok to bypass the filter in the asylum anymore. I have a feeling they're playing a wait and see if google will care game, but given that they already got flagged, this may not the approach. We'll see.

But Adsense does not follow the MPAA rating system. Basically, Google's Policy Team decides if things are family friendly or not, and there is no consistency, because they make up the rules as they go. The only consistent factor I've found is that "profanity" seems to be immediately preceded by "excessive" in the rule sets, but these forums already had filters in place for excessive profanity...

Bottom line is: If you go through the Adsense policies, it's pretty clear that the Adsense service is pointless on pages with user-generated content. It would be impossible for us to keep these forums flowing for a week without violating several of the policies, even with the new oversensitive filter. Pretty much every thread in the Asylum and the OOT is violating one or more policies. If Google cares about the word 'hell', there is no chance in said location that ZAM's Adsense account stays active.

With the current language restrictions, the forums are no longer PG-13. They'd be rated G by the MPAA.

Edited, Aug 13th 2014 11:02pm by Mazra

they obviously want us to think that all sex is rape

so remember kids dont ask girls people if they want to **** or have sex, ask if they want to get raped