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January 27, 2005

Un-ban a Word, Please

I don't want "sociali*t" banned. I seriously don't. I live in a sociali*t country and often use the word. (I would write the word, but it's already been banned, and I hate the MT banning so much I don't go near the thing).

I don't want to think that any kind of political slant in any direction is harboring what words can or cannot be used in the comments. I don't want anyone else's politics deciding what can and cannot be posted in my comments, regardless of whether or not I agree with them. Seriously, it really pisses me off. Can it be unbanned for Mu.nu please?

Posted by: Everydaystranger at 07:49 AM | Comments (20) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)

1 The only problem with the word "social*st" is that it contains the word "cial*s". We didn't ban the political term, but it includes the drug name and when "cial*s" is allowed we get bombed big-time with comment spam.

Given the choice between using the 'social' word and dealing with tons of spam, well, you can guess what I'm gonna prefer.

Posted by: Ted @ at January 27, 2005 10:57 AM

2 It's a definite pain in the arse no matter which way we go with it. It's different in MT3 land so there is hope on the horizon.

Posted by: Jim @ at January 27, 2005 01:56 PM

3 I think that until we find a way around the delima (MT3 I believe) that socia*st needs to remain banned. Getting 50 spam comments thrown at us everynight is not going to be a positive thing, mainly because (as I remember Pixy explaining once) it slows everything down and possibly screws everything up. So yeah...

My vote is no. Keep Cia*is banned

Posted by: Ted @ at January 27, 2005 05:42 PM

4 Hmmmm... the comment at 5:42 from "Ted" wasn't posted by me. My view yes, but it wasn't me.

Posted by: Ted @ at January 27, 2005 06:12 PM

5 Helen, just spell it Sociali$t until the solution to the spam tsunamis is put in place (hopefully very soon). It's annoying, yes. Dirty rotten spambots! **shakes fist**

Posted by: Tuning Spork @ at January 27, 2005 06:57 PM

6 I didn't know that there was some drug company spamming people in their comments.

I agree to close it for now, however I think it should be removed in about 20 days or so? That's about the life of these spam robots.

I close all my comments after one week just to deal with the spam, since I hate it so much. Read an old post and want to comment? Oh well. My ego will survive.

Posted by: Helen @ at January 27, 2005 07:01 PM

7 Cialis spam never goes away, unfortunately.

It should be possible to block "cialis" but not "socialist" (or "specialist" or whatever) but I haven't been able to get that to work yet.

Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at January 27, 2005 09:49 PM

8 Meep! the 05:42 PM Ted comment was me. I just forgot to change the name on my mom's P.C.

Posted by: Mookie @ at January 27, 2005 10:28 PM

9 Ted's yer mom?

Posted by: Tuning Spork @ at January 28, 2005 01:53 AM

10 As sure as Bob's yer uncle.

Posted by: LeeAnn @ at January 28, 2005 02:39 AM

11 No, but I do sometimes wear her lingerie. LOL

(I can't resist a good straight line!)

Posted by: Ted @ at January 28, 2005 02:39 AM

12 MEEP!!! *Pulls out pencil and gouges eyeballs*

Posted by: Mookie @ at January 28, 2005 11:00 AM

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