Censorship?

StangFlyer · 01-11-2000, 12:43 AM

Ok folks, listen up and chill out.

The board has always had the ability to auto censor whatever words I chose. In the past it was buggy, and so I didn't use it. Now, it seems to be fixed, and therefore I chose to turn it on. The main reason wasn't just that it was fixed, but because lately we've (the moderators) have had several problems with members using foul language. You should be aware that the use of foul language has always been against our policy. We wish to keep and maintain a fairly clean board. Yeah, once in a while, a minor expletive is warranted and everyone understands, but with the rash of problem posters lately I decided to crack down for a while with the automated system.

We're about to crack down on the length of message board signatures too. These are also getting seriously out of hand. Allowing signatures wasn't intended to post every spec of your vehicle in. That's what the users rides is for, and you can easily post a short link to it directly from your signature. Why post 20 lines of car specs in every single message you post on the site for people to continuously wade through when the User's Rides is two click away. A reasonable signature length is about 4 lines. Look at mine for a good example.

If it will make those of you who think we are being to strict on the rules happy, I will shorten the list of automatic censored words to the most offensive, however, I would ask that you understand my point of view in trying to maintain the quality site that everyone has come to know and love.

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Online
1991 Mustang GT - 10.90 @ 122 Mph
Built, Blown, and Fast as Hell!

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01-11-2000, 12:43 AM	#7
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	Ok folks, listen up and chill out. The board has always had the ability to auto censor whatever words I chose. In the past it was buggy, and so I didn't use it. Now, it seems to be fixed, and therefore I chose to turn it on. The main reason wasn't just that it was fixed, but because lately we've (the moderators) have had several problems with members using foul language. You should be aware that the use of foul language has always been against our policy. We wish to keep and maintain a fairly clean board. Yeah, once in a while, a minor expletive is warranted and everyone understands, but with the rash of problem posters lately I decided to crack down for a while with the automated system. We're about to crack down on the length of message board signatures too. These are also getting seriously out of hand. Allowing signatures wasn't intended to post every spec of your vehicle in. That's what the users rides is for, and you can easily post a short link to it directly from your signature. Why post 20 lines of car specs in every single message you post on the site for people to continuously wade through when the User's Rides is two click away. A reasonable signature length is about 4 lines. Look at mine for a good example. If it will make those of you who think we are being to strict on the rules happy, I will shorten the list of automatic censored words to the most offensive, however, I would ask that you understand my point of view in trying to maintain the quality site that everyone has come to know and love. ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Online 1991 Mustang GT - 10.90 @ 122 Mph Built, Blown, and Fast as Hell!