Bad Word filter
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Topic: Bad Word filter
Posted By: Jono
Subject: Bad Word filter
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 3:16pm
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The bad word filter thinks the place Sc**thorpe is rather naughty and replaces a couple of letters. I’ve tried adding a space prior to the offending four letter word in the Bad Word list and also adding Sc**thorpe to be replace with Sc**thorpe (full word), but without any success. Anyone know of a way around this without removing the four letter word from the Bad Word list? Jono |
Unfortunately, as some of our staff live/work here, it gets used quite a lot.Replies:
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 3:41pm
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Is scum really that badder word? I suppose it depends on the context, if you are cleaning the scum off the bottom of your car then there isn't a problem with it. I would just remove the word from the bad word list. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 3:51pm
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I think it's http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Sc**thorpe - Scun-thorpe not Scum-thorpe, hence the problem with the word filter. *edit* ignore the link - word filters filtered it  ------------- S2H.co.uk - http://www.s2h.co.uk/wwf/" rel="nofollow - WebWiz Mods and Skins For support on my mods + skins, please use http://www.s2h.co.uk/forum/" rel="nofollow - my forum . |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 3:57pm
With a word like that in the name of your town, maybe a name change for the town ought to be in order. 
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Posted By: Jono
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 3:58pm
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Yes it' the UN that's repace with **.
I could remove the word from the list, as I can't imagine any of our staff typing it, however the bad word patern matching within other words still exists.
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Posted By: Jono
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 3:59pm
I have to be careful what I say, but we've also got GRIMsby and Hull (where it's never dull) - i live in a nice part of the country!
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 4:08pm
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May look at improving the bad word filer in future versions by using regular expressions. These were not originally used due to NT 4 ane early Win2k OS's not having them by default, but things have moved on since then and regular expressions are now used in other parts of Web Wiz Forums without an issue. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: Jono
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 4:14pm
| Thanks Bruce, I'll remove the offending word from the bad word list for the time being. |