Add rape to the hard word filter
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 12:11 am
There's no need for it.
What's a valid use case for the word?Vekter wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 12:41 am Part of me agrees, but part of me also acknowledges that there's valid reasons to use the word from time to time and another third part of me thinks it should stay because it's a good trap for the kind of person who gets really fucking mad at us for telling them they can't make rape jokes.
There's certain historical events that use the word. Imma be real, I'm not like significantly against wordfiltering this, I was just presenting possible reasons not to.vect0r wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:36 amWhat's a valid use case for the word?Vekter wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 12:41 am Part of me agrees, but part of me also acknowledges that there's valid reasons to use the word from time to time and another third part of me thinks it should stay because it's a good trap for the kind of person who gets really fucking mad at us for telling them they can't make rape jokes.
I don't think people would be talking about that 500 years into the future. +1 for hard filterVekter wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:43 amThere's certain historical events that use the word. Imma be real, I'm not like significantly against wordfiltering this, I was just presenting possible reasons not to.vect0r wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:36 amWhat's a valid use case for the word?Vekter wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 12:41 am Part of me agrees, but part of me also acknowledges that there's valid reasons to use the word from time to time and another third part of me thinks it should stay because it's a good trap for the kind of person who gets really fucking mad at us for telling them they can't make rape jokes.
I doubt that the Rape of Nanking is going to come up IC, nor rapeseed oil. On the off chance that this or any other kind of Scunthorpe Problem occurs, the soft filter exists to ask people "Are you sure you want to say this? Because usually it's a bad idea to say this." I think that's pretty decent considering that we're ultimately seeking to help people avoid getting a note or a ban.Vekter wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:43 amThere's certain historical events that use the word. Imma be real, I'm not like significantly against wordfiltering this, I was just presenting possible reasons not to.vect0r wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:36 amWhat's a valid use case for the word?Vekter wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 12:41 am Part of me agrees, but part of me also acknowledges that there's valid reasons to use the word from time to time and another third part of me thinks it should stay because it's a good trap for the kind of person who gets really fucking mad at us for telling them they can't make rape jokes.
This is honestly my biggest reason for not wanting to block it, but I also don't care enough that if the headmins decided to block it I would raise a stink.TheBibleMelts wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 4:02 am if we put every word we don't like to see onto a hard filter, we're not going to be able to filter the people who would unabashedly use those words out as effectively.
It would be trivial to notify the admins whenever someone tries to use the banned word.TheBibleMelts wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 4:02 am if we put every word we don't like to see onto a hard filter, we're not going to be able to filter the people who would unabashedly use those words out as effectively.
This frames moderation as a kind of morality test: that we need to "catch" people saying bad things to reveal their essential wrongness. I don't agree with that. The internet brings a mix of cultures and maturities, and I'd much rather someone get a nudge that they're being tone-deaf than be silently filtered and preemptively written off.TheBibleMelts wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 4:02 am if we put every word we don't like to see onto a hard filter, we're not going to be able to filter the people who would unabashedly use those words out as effectively.
that's why it belongs on a soft filter, not a hard one. our admins shouldn't be tyrranical puritans who ban someone the first time it is said without any context or 'hey we don't do that here' first. it's the people we already have warned and informed why they're being warned who go on to do it again that filter themselves out of the vibe check.RaveRadbury wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 5:39 pmThis frames moderation as a kind of morality test: that we need to "catch" people saying bad things to reveal their essential wrongness. I don't agree with that. The internet brings a mix of cultures and maturities, and I'd much rather someone get a nudge that they're being tone-deaf than be silently filtered and preemptively written off.TheBibleMelts wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 4:02 am if we put every word we don't like to see onto a hard filter, we're not going to be able to filter the people who would unabashedly use those words out as effectively.
Hard filters aren't soul-saving devices. They're UX tools. We're not gatekeeping moral purity; we're just trying to keep the space civil. Treating people as if they're irredeemable because of a single misstep isn't protective: it's how you create the alienated villains you claim to oppose.
I see, yeah. Soft filter good.TheBibleMelts wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 6:59 pmthat's why it belongs on a soft filter, not a hard one. our admins shouldn't be tyrranical puritans who ban someone the first time it is said without any context or 'hey we don't do that here' first. it's the people we already have warned and informed why they're being warned who go on to do it again that filter themselves out of the vibe check.RaveRadbury wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 5:39 pmThis frames moderation as a kind of morality test: that we need to "catch" people saying bad things to reveal their essential wrongness. I don't agree with that. The internet brings a mix of cultures and maturities, and I'd much rather someone get a nudge that they're being tone-deaf than be silently filtered and preemptively written off.TheBibleMelts wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 4:02 am if we put every word we don't like to see onto a hard filter, we're not going to be able to filter the people who would unabashedly use those words out as effectively.
Hard filters aren't soul-saving devices. They're UX tools. We're not gatekeeping moral purity; we're just trying to keep the space civil. Treating people as if they're irredeemable because of a single misstep isn't protective: it's how you create the alienated villains you claim to oppose.
is it currently hard filtered, then? or just soft filtered?Timberpoes wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 5:16 pm Not only is it already filtered, it was filtered many moons ago under MSO's former reign.