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- May 7, 2015
Is there any way to change the asterisk in the swear filter to a different character entirely? I've seen other forums use hearts in place of asterisks. I like this approach better because it trivializes the swearing and makes it a bit of a joke. Not saying anyone has to do that, but I thought I'd throw that suggestion out there.
Or even better, replaces it with something contextual to the forum or fandom you are in. Stuff like that is always good for a laugh. Wonder how that'd apply for Zelda though...
My view of cursing is it's better if you mean it. A long string of expletives just looks juvenile.
Going back to what Matt said earlier, I've run into the whole "shaming" thing a little bit myself. Like, you'll be posting or commenting on some random subject and somebody jumps on you as if looking for a reason to shout "NO! YOU'RE WRONG!", not really bothering to ponder why you said something or hear you out. It doesn't matter how well versed you are in a subject or how it personally affects you, sometimes you just really don't want to write an essay with full citations to prove your casual knowledge on something or explain why you said something. It's draining. Very, very recently I ran into one that was such a forehead-slapper that I did something I rarely do on forums...hit the ignore button on a poster. Not saying who, as that would defeat the purpose, but sometimes I wonder if more folks should make use of that. Might solve a lot of problems here.