Banning registry

Bill_Dungsroman · 2008-09-03T00:47:47.000Z

shift6:

Although I am curious how you arrive at your conclusion that I “don’t give a shit about offending women one way or another”. Why would you think this, because I don’t subscribe to the extreme positions of feminism (such as the oft-repeated suggestion, paraphrased, that people who preferred Obama to Hillary are sexists who hate her for being a woman)? Must I agree with that evaluation to be a woman-loving man in your view?

No dude I think he was just referring to this part of your post:

shift6:

Well in my defense, the feminist martyr complex has gotten a little higher around here lately what with Hillary Clinton and all, so my bad.

Because Hell if I know where you’re getting this from.

Hanacker · 2008-09-03T00:58:14.000Z

quatoria:

Wow, seriously? That one specific word is your verbal equivalent to nuclear war? I mean, it’s vulgar, no question - but what’s your basis for declaring it the WORST POSSIBLE WORD OF ALL TIME?

There has to be one, doesn’t there? Why not cunt?

Hans_Lauring · 2008-09-03T02:07:54.000Z

Because platypus is clearly worse.

Brendan · 2008-09-03T02:24:41.000Z

I wonder what would happen if Tom added a rule to change the word tapir*to the original banned word? would it create a paradox and suck QT3 screaming into the void?

AndrewMyers · 2008-09-03T02:28:30.000Z

Huh, wonder what happens if you make a typo in the word aoccuntant? (don’t mind me, just like fiddling with stuff to see how it works :)

Brendan · 2008-09-03T02:53:01.000Z

Also, does the change retroactively change the word “tapir” and what happens if Tom removes the substitution rule, will the word come back or is it changed forever and ever?

tomchick · 2008-09-03T04:20:04.000Z

When I take the substitution out, which I have every intention of doing once some of you guys grow the fuck up, the word will return. So if you’ve been playing around to see how the substitution works and you don’t want to look like a tool when the substitution is lifted, you might want to edit your posts.

-Tom

Robert_Sharp · 2008-09-03T04:29:01.000Z

Ed Solomon:

What were you fucking guys doing college, smoking dope and having sex? How could you not know about synecdoche?

Long-haired, ultimate frisbee playing, motherfuckers.

We only used metonymy at my school. We couldn’t afford synecdoches.

TimJames · 2008-09-03T04:52:41.000Z

TomChick:

When I take the substitution out, which I have every intention of doing once some of you guys grow the fuck up, the word will return. So if you’ve been playing around to see how the substitution works and you don’t want to look like a tool when the substitution is lifted, you might want to edit your posts.

-Tom

I know this is a sensitive issue, but I’m really looking forward to seeing who was actually typing the word for the large-nosed pig-like creature.

Also, might I humbly suggest that the next substitution be capybara, my other favorite zoo animal.

Lorini · 2008-09-03T06:02:38.000Z

I for one appreciate what you are doing Tom. Thanks.

Machfive · 2008-09-03T06:04:59.000Z

tapirpalm

Hans_Lauring · 2008-09-03T07:00:31.000Z

Piglike?

Why you tapir, that’s insulting to tapirs everywhere.

RickH · 2008-09-03T07:01:52.000Z

Trivia question, has someone ever been banned for their posts in the banning thread?

Because that would make the circle complete.

Dirt · 2008-09-03T07:39:00.000Z

tapir

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Lum · 2008-09-03T08:02:15.000Z

I think the substitution should stay. It elegantly deals with the problem and makes me smile.

Plus, hey, tapirs.

TimJames · 2008-09-03T08:05:09.000Z

I just think it’s cute because it makes me remember way back to high-school Spanish class. Tapir, spelled and pronounced the same way in that language, caught on as our favorite immature insult to each other.

Chris_Nahr · 2008-09-03T08:07:12.000Z

Looks like Rollory is gone from the members list…

Ben_Sones · 2008-09-03T08:12:21.000Z

Lum:

I think the substitution should stay. It elegantly deals with the problem and makes me smile.

Plus, hey, tapirs.

I agree. If you don’t want the word to ever be used on the forum, then why turn off the word filter? There’s something sort of weirdly passive-aggressive about telling people “I’m going to let you do this… but don’t do it.” Just cut the Gordian knot and let the tapirs roam free!

RickH:

Trivia question, has someone ever been banned for their posts in the banning thread?

Gently touching the tapir, so to speak?

Linoleum · 2008-09-03T08:14:29.000Z

I would have hoped the whole subject had tapired off by now.

arctangent · 2008-09-03T08:19:00.000Z

One could always add spaces between the letters - c * n t - if one really wanted to use the word tapir. I wouldn’t do that, of course.