Feedback on the Word Filter option

[Breakfast Terrorist]

Hmm... the new word filter option in my profile is interesting. No filter, mild, or strong? Excellent idea. I turned it on for a bit and wandered around, and noticed two things:

1.) It doesn't help with purposely misspelled words (f u c k, among others).
2.) It only stars out one letter of each word.

The former is not something an automated filter can truly handle, so I'll skip that one. The second however...if someone wants a filter on their words, they probably don't want to see them at all, so it seems like it would be better to star out the whole word. I'm curious as to why that was not done, but I'm sure we'll all live. xd

I will personally never use the filter, due to personal preference, but I know many people who will use it, and be much happier for it.

All in all, good job Gaia. smile

[Kitsae]

I had no idea they added a word filter. Well, I guess it's nice that the admins are at least trying to cater to the more sensitive, despite the program's flaws you mentioned. ^^

[Amadeus Arkham]

_i thought we weren't ever getting them? xp

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[You Look Fat]

i didn't know that there is a word filtering option neutral

[Silver Archangel]

WTF?! The mods/admins have said numerous times that a word filther would never be implimented, on a mass scale or as an option. they're taking away a part of gaia with that filter. it's been common knowledge that profanity is allowed here, and if you come to gaia you better be prepared to view it. Now with this.... travesty, the admins are catering to a younger childish crowd.

I take back what I said yesterday, Gaia IS becoming neopets and I'm appauled.

[Iris West]

Hence why there's an option not to have it, SA. If they FORCED it on everyone, then I could see having some vitriol and anger-that would go against their 'free speech' rights promised to the people who post here.

But, as an added feature that you have the free choice whether or not to use-how is that hampering users rights?

Additionally, since I haven't seen a formal announcement about it, I'd be wary of using it.

[Aldo]

Ashamed I am, by this painfull hypocracy the administration is showing to us.

[Silver Archangel]

alright, otherwise if my First argument doens't suffice, the admins/mods have said that a word filter will not be implimented. now they've implimented one (even by choice) Meaning they lied to their users.

what's next? The re-release of donation items? The admins have just lost a bit of credibility in my eyes with the release of this tiny little feature.

[Breakfast Terrorist]

I think it's a handy device for people who want to enjoy the site but get annoyed by the unnecessarily large amounts of swearing that can show up. Some swearing is fine but when you're assaulted by every other word being an oath, it gets a little annoying, even to me.

Now...I had forgotten that this was in the FMIs as never going to happen, so this makes me very curious as to why and how it came to be.

[Aldo]

probably to attract more sponsors. >_>

*pours himself another whiskey and starts the talks about the ol'days on gaia. *

[Iris West]

Well, in defense of the administration, the fact is that the site is, as Q&Aers like to remind each other, still in Alpha testing. Which means that they have the right to implement and test different features to see how well they work, and what the feedback on them will be.

If the feedback is largely negative, then this test word filter (and it must be test, since there's no formal announcement) will go by the wayside like all of the other odd little seemingly glitch features that have appeared and dissappeared over the last couple of years.

I'm not saying you can't have your opinion on it; in fact, your opinion is very important. Saying you don't like it helps the admins base what should and shouldn't be released in the future. However, the argument that they have no right to test or implment features to be tried and critiqued by the masses isn't a valid one. Even if the admins say 'there will be no suchandsuch a feature,' if demand is high enough for one, they will implement it. It's important to fullfill the needs of the majority of users of the site.

[Breakfast Terrorist]

That was..er..illogical. A word filter isn't going to attract more sponsors. o.O;

[Silver Archangel]

Aldo

probably to attract more sponsors. >_>

*pours himself another whiskey and starts the talks about the ol'days on gaia. *

*slides over a glass* pour me one too....

Jeseia, I bet we'll get some response saying "the mods do not speak for the admins... blah blah" Yea right. If that's the case the mods should clear everything put into that sticky with the admins before posting it, if they don't already.

[Silver Archangel]

Iris, by your logic the admins could "test" a re-releasing of past donation items in a mass scale and it would be alright? The admins/mods have said that a word filter would not be implimented, the major issue is that they lied. Alpha testing phase doens't matter when they say the will NOT do something, and then go back on what they've said and do it anyway. Alpha isn't an argument for everything.

[Aldo]

Iris West

Well, in defense of the administration, the fact is that the site is, as Q&Aers like to remind each other, still in Alpha testing. Which means that they have the right to implement and test different features to see how well they work, and what the feedback on them will be.

The "right" is out of the question, they can ban everyone saying "cheese" and they would be in their right, this is us talking about the ethical side of the issue, Lanzer is breaking his word by releasing this feature.

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If the feedback is largely negative, then this test word filter (and it must be test, since there's no formal announcement) will go by the wayside like all of the other odd little seemingly glitch features that have appeared and dissappeared over the last couple of years.

Not a single one of these "small features" have ever been disabled. I dont see a reason why they would do so now, unless we make it painfully and very clear to the administration that they are wrong.

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I'm not saying you can't have your opinion on it; in fact, your opinion is very important. Saying you don't like it helps the admins base what should and shouldn't be released in the future. However, the argument that they have no right to test or implment features to be tried and critiqued by the masses isn't a valid one. Even if the admins say 'there will be no suchandsuch a feature,' if demand is high enough for one, they will implement it. It's important to fullfill the needs of the majority of users of the site.

I don't see why the administration needs to follow every demand of the public, they have done so well in the past by doing what /they/ want instead of want a few thousand whining morons want.