**** The Asterisk

ah, there are ways around it

So, we can't say ****, or ****, or ****, or ***, or *****, huh?

We'll have to settle for words that won't get caught by the machine. Patoot, wee-wee, poop shoot, dang, shite and Holy Mary Mother of God . . .

asterisk dictionary --> here...

Also... I checked "My Preferences," you can choose "no" for the "bad word filter." So now I'm seeing no asterskisisisisis.

Oh shii-take mushrooms! We're being invaded by bands of conservative typological zombie glyphs!

i was just looking for ways to get around the filter before i adjusted the filter

Supposed to be opt in, not opt out. That will change soon.

Now that it is the way it is supposed to be (on for guests, off by default for members with the option to turn on), the posts look funny (as they always do, when asterisks go on and off, people are more foul mouthed when they know they are being censored, "hold me back, hold me back!").

Now the censor has the right nuance, opt-in, for those who want it. And most people won't turn it on and cuss at the filter because it's not the default.

Protip: anyone following along should realize that this is why the badword filter should be opt-in for your members if you are designing a community. It creates a Streisand Effect when on by default.