Question about words that are starred

[bandit bear]

Hey all, I have a weird question. What words aren't allowed? I understand that profanity isn't allowed for good reason and are starred as such, but I am asking because I used a word that wasn't profanity and when I went to post, I noticed that it was starred. Is there any way to get a list of non-profane words that are not allowed so they can be avoided (I hate having the stars in my posts so I make an effort to find synonyms). Thanks!

[bargoo]

Some words that are perfectly fine can have a double meaning, maybe a slang meaning and they will be picked up as profane.

[bronzeager]

Now my wandering brain is totally going to spend the rest of the afternoon trying to figure out what it was....

[srmb60]

Apparently if you "preview" your post, you'll see what is starred and you can try again.

[Ruthxxx]

Were you typing $hitake noodles or pu$$ywillows? Those are two that shock the censor aside from the usual profanities.

[Suzanne 3FC]

We also censor brands/companies/websites that spam us. It eliminates repeat offenders

[bandit bear]

Thanks for the replies! I guess I'll just have to use preview or edit. Although I do think it's kind of funny that ****take is edited, especially because I love those kinds of mushrooms ;-)

[mandalinn82]

Banditbear - it's only censored if you spell it incorrectly. The correct spelling is shiitake, and the extra I makes all the difference.

[ANOther]

One time I was making a post in answer to a question about what foodstuffs were proper for Passover, and the site censored the last four letters of the word "A-s-h-k-e-n-a-z-i" (so I went back and had to say something like "whatever subset of Judaism they are"). There's a name for this; it's called the "S-c-u-n-t-h-o-r-p-e problem" after a town in England that often gets caught in filters because of a certain string of letters

[bandit bear]

Originally Posted by mandalinn82

Banditbear - it's only censored if you spell it incorrectly. The correct spelling is shiitake, and the extra I makes all the difference.

LOL oh my goodness, I feel so silly.

[bandit bear]

Originally Posted by ANOther

One time I was making a post in answer to a question about what foodstuffs were proper for Passover, and the site censored the last four letters of the word "A-s-h-k-e-n-a-z-i" (so I went back and had to say something like "whatever subset of Judaism they are"). There's a name for this; it's called the "S-c-u-n-t-h-o-r-p-e problem" after a town in England that often gets caught in filters because of a certain string of letters

I looked it at on Wikipedia and I kept giggling the whole time.

[ANOther]

Originally Posted by bandit bear

I looked it at on Wikipedia and I kept giggling the whole time.

You want even more giggles, look it up on the TV Tropes site, that's where I learned about it