Ashley Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Since its inception, the OCD-UK forums were designated to be as family-friendly and child-friendly as possible.The forums are primarily to be a place for anyone with OCD, regardless of age to be able to come, and to seek help, support and mutual understanding. To that end, we need to show sensitivity to the feelings of other users, both young and old alike in the language that we use, and all language must be considered child appropriate, which means by definition we did not, and will not allow the use of language deemed adult in nature, or inappropriate.From time to time the frustrations of the illness can get the better of us all, and we do swear on the forums. Generally the swear filter catches most words, but sometimes people try and get around the filter to get their point across. If it appears to the moderators that it is simply a case of the frustrations of the OCD, we simply edit the post and leave it at that.However, over recent weeks I have seen an increase in trying to bypass the swear filter.I would please politely request that you can help myself, and the moderating team simply by being mindful when posting, by self-moderating and not to post anything that would be deemed inappropriate in language or content through your text or content or videos that you post. I thank you on behalf of the moderating team for helping us with this request.Ashley.P.S. Myself and the team are not prudes, where do you think we got all the swear words into the swear filter, we got them all between us :lol: Link to comment
Guest PartVie Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 P.S. Myself and the team are not prudes, where do you think we got all the swear words into the swear filter, we got them all between us Lol Ash!! I'm just wondering, what is considered inappropriate content for videos? I've posted a documentary featuring OCD and a short program about OCD, so I don't think you're talking about that but I just can't imagine what you are talking about by inappropriate video content. Thanks, Vie. Link to comment
Ashley Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Lol Ash!! Ha, I won't tell you who came up with the most swear words, and it wasn't me! It's the meek and mild ones you have to watch :lol: I'm just wondering, what is considered inappropriate content for videos? Basically anything that contains language we would filter out if it was typed on the forums. For example I have removed a couple of video songs that contained swearing within the lyrics. Beyond that it is just common sense stuff really, anything containing nudity is likely to offend some, so we would remove those (after I have looked of course lol), anything which might get a pre 9pm ban on TV would perhaps be inappropriate for our audience here. Link to comment
Guest PartVie Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (Haha, yep its the quiet ones you've gotta look out for). Ok, thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment
Caramoole Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Ha, I won't tell you who came up with the most swear words, and it wasn't me! Oooops!! I think I spent a fair while upgrading the swear filter.......but then it stands to reason, that as I'm much older than most of you, I've probably come across a fair few!! Seriously, it is just worth thinking before posting.....would my Mum/Gran/Child be offended by this? ....and it makes our job much easier Caramoole Link to comment
Ashley Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 I would just like to please remind everyone to please take a moment before posting external links or images to material which contains words which may offend others. I ask that everyone please helps in this matter to ensure that our forums remain a place where people of all ages, and sensitivities can read and post without risk of being led to material which may offend. Thank you for your help and consideration of your fellow forum users. Link to comment
Ashley Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 As mentioned above, I have a duty to provide a forum which in general does not contain language of an adult nature which some people may not feel comfortable with. I think the time as come to please ask everyone to be mindful to avoid trying to bypass the swear filter please. For now I will simply re-pin this thread as a reminder for forum users that have been around a while, but for new members too that may not have seen this request previously. If I can please request you respect the wishes of our forums. Link to comment
Guest movemountains123 Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 yes-- this is a good note for the community. I know OCD is frustrating, and it has brought me to swear many times, but it is not a good idea to use this language on the forum, as it should be a welcoming community to even young children. i developed OCD when I was 6, and so i know it is important to keep this forum clean for young kids. movemountains123 Link to comment
CJay Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I know it might be rather old-fashioned and perhaps I am, but I really don't see any need to swear and especially in type which by its nature isn't as spontaneous as speech. Link to comment
Ashley Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 I know it might be rather old-fashioned and perhaps I am, but I really don't see any need to swear and especially in type which by its nature isn't as spontaneous as speech. I agree CJay, for the most part we usually know what we are typing. In the past we have tried to be lenient and just edit the words out, but I think we may need to be a little more stern if the problems continue. Thankfully from what I can tell people have been helpful and have been self-moderating well since I pinned the thread, so I thank people for that. Link to comment
Guest Kirstie 04 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 By self-moderating do you mean using asterisks too? Link to comment
Ashley Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 By self-moderating do you mean using asterisks too? No, I mean by not posting anything that requires filtering/moderating or asterisks Link to comment
Caramoole Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 By self-moderating do you mean using asterisks too? Depending on the context of the post, asterisks can sometimes offer little difference than the original word. Link to comment
Ashley Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Can I please ask all users be mindful that we have other users as young as 12 on here, to users in their 70s, so please when posting be careful about the language that you use, and please do not try and bypass the swear filter. Ask yourself if you would use such language if you were standing next to young children in the street, and if the answer is no, then it does not have a place on our forums either please. I don't believe our request is unreasonable, so I would like to please remind all users of this. Thank you. Link to comment
Ashley Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Lots of new users, so I am bumping this thread back to the top of the forums. Please help the forum and the moderating team simply by being mindful when posting, by self-moderating and not to post anything that would be deemed inappropriate in language or content, including swearing and OCD descriptions which could be of an adult nature. For example when talking about our OCD it is possible to use appropriate language without being 'sexually graphic' when trying to describe OCD issues. I thank you on behalf of the moderating team for helping us with this request. Ashley Link to comment
Ashley Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Just to make the forum aware, today I suspended a member for a couple of days for swearing in their thread title, and in their one line thread post.This is not an action I ever like to take, and I think it is the first such action I have taken against a member in two years (other than spammers and trolls), but as you can all see on the thread, my polite requests have fallen on deaf ears.We are not being prudish when we say this, we are just trying to keep the forums a welcoming place, where the langauge being used is generally pleasant. Ask anyone that knows me, and they will tell you I swear, and a lot.. I think Northern Star heard it first hand as we cycled to Paris last year each time I saw a hill! But the point is, time and place, and I really don't see the need to swear on the forums. If you want to express sweary emotion at the OCD, then use this , there really is no need or excuse to swear when typing, when you have those few 'thinking seconds' you perhaps don't get when talking and swearing in error sometimes.Please don't make myself or my moderating team the bad guys by having to suspend or ban people, please guys just self-moderate. :original: Link to comment
Northern Star Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ask anyone that knows me, and they will tell you I swear, and a lot.. I think Northern Star heard it first hand as we cycled to Paris last year each time I saw a hill! Erm yeah, I might have recycled something you said when I came across a humongous hill last week whilst out cycling. I swear quite a lot in speaking; like you say, though, there's a time and a place - not at work, not on here, etc. Link to comment
Ashley Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Just a friendly reminder on this please. We all swear, but there is a time and place, and the forums is not the place for swearing. Sorry But thank you for your help in self-moderation, most of the time we are all very good at doing it, its been a while since my last reminder, so that is great, thank you. Link to comment
Ashley Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 It's that time of the year again when I ask for a season of goodwill to all men, women and forum users please and please help us by self-moderating your own language and attempts to bypass swear filters. Please and Link to comment
Guest Orwell1984 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Sorry Ashley, I know I'm one of those people! Sorry all !! Link to comment
Guest HeadAboveWater Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Me too, sorry! I'm always using censor stars! My apologies!!! Link to comment
Guest OCDAY Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hi Ashley, Just too confirm using asterics, which is what I always is do. So to post s*** is ok?? Previous post implies it's ok? Link to comment
Ashley Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 The previous posts make it clear that is not acceptable. Link to comment
Guest OCDAY Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) No problem Ashley I will stop from now Ashley, appologies if I have offendend anyone. Edited December 10, 2014 by OCDAY Link to comment
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