Scratch

sent    I've also fixed the scroll bars 

Now I can't post though. :S

I can't login D:

Because I don't particularly want to spend ages compiling a list of rude words Amos was kind enough to give me the list used by the Scratch site. However, the commenting system will have the same limitations caused by the Scunthorpe problem as the Scratch one. This means that the word "grapes" will also be blocked once the filter is in place. I really can't see a way around it though!

That's what it already does, Greenatic 

Imagine that the word "app" is a word we don't want to appear. There are two things we can do.

1) disallow the word app to be posted.

app = blocked
apple = blocked

You can see that the word apple is blocked even though it's not the one we're looking for.

2) disallow the word app to be posted with spaces to either side

app = blocked
apple = not blocked.

In this case app is only removed if there are spaces to either site. However, you could now write .app. or :app: or !app! or app. or any other combination of characters to either site of the word.

sparks wrote:

That's what it already does, Greenatic 

Imagine that the word "app" is a word we don't want to appear. There are two things we can do.

1) disallow the word app to be posted.

app = blocked
apple = blocked

You can see that the word apple is blocked even though it's not the one we're looking for.

2) disallow the word app to be posted with spaces to either side

app = blocked
apple = not blocked.

In this case app is only removed if there are spaces to either site. However, you could now write .app. or :app: or !app! or app. or any other combination of characters to either site of the word.

Well, if it checks for spaces or underscores around it, and it has a flag, it should be OK.

sparks wrote:

So in other words you want the commenting system to check if every word containing a swear word is actually an existing word too? That sounds like a big job compiling a dictionary....

On the other hand a list of common exceptions could be created...

Yeah, a list of exceptions would be good!

sparks wrote:

One day someone is going to want to write about grapes... There's probably a site somewhere that lists normal words that have rude words inside them...

And there are a hundred topics here complaining. 

sparks wrote:

Okay, I'll see what I can rustle up... Amos was complaining that theirs sucks so If I submit my system to them they might even start using it 

XD

You should now be able to log in and comment as yourself here! Please tell me what browser you are using if there are any problems with it!

I haven't managed to hide the login bar until you press "Login" yet, so it's always there if you log out. Admins and librarians: I also fixed the admin page so that you're not logged out all the time!

Last edited by sparks (2011-08-31 10:29:18)

You can't? That's odd.... Have you tried logging in and out again?

And you didn't log in as Scimonster, did you? You need to log in as scimonster.

Last edited by sparks (2011-08-31 10:40:52)

supported smilies, since I can't get it to post on the test page, are

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The smilies came from a free website under the "forum smilies" category

Last edited by sparks (2011-08-31 10:48:57)