19-06-2002 22:07									#1
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There was a question about a crackdown on people getting around the auto-censor in the OT today. Now I forget which thread it was and who was asking. I was going to ask as well because I hadn't seen this done in a long time, if ever, and I have used the ! for a letter from time to time in the past. The response was the usual "operators of the site want this" and I have no problem with that.

Now this brings me to the real question. I was looking at the "quotes while you wait" and noticed language I can't reproduce here without being given a warning. Now I assume the operators of the site wanted that "quotes while you wait" feature, so why the policy of sanctioned swearing, and censoring swearing?

	19-06-2002 22:10									#2
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Are you alleging hypocrisy? Because from what I understand, the site owners use a third-party database for the quotes.

	19-06-2002 23:32									#3
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GV...
I usually make mention of it whenever I see it. Sometimes via PM, or sometimes directly in the thread.
My standard response is to "respect the wishes of the owners of this site"
However, I can't and don't read every post...

And Anunikoba's answer is correct.

	19-06-2002 23:40									#4
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Third party database, eh.

Well I just find it odd that they go to the trouble of the auto-censor, getting Ming to warn people, etc. Then don't seem to care about other content.

I am not really complaining, I just found it odd, and I am a bit bored

	20-06-2002 04:25									#5
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we use the standard, classic, installed in thousands of system, fortune cookie unix program that has a big database. i hope you didnt expect us to search 60,000 lines for something offensive. it WOULD help us though if you mentioned which quote you found offensive

	20-06-2002 04:37									#6
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To a Californian, the basic difference between the people and the pigeons
in New York is that the pigeons don't **** on each other.
-- From "East vs. West: The War Between the Coasts



Does this help, Markos?

	20-06-2002 04:38									#7
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Of course, it was censored when I type it!

	20-06-2002 14:37									#8
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Tuberski, was **** in the above quote supposed to be ****, ****, ****, or ****?

	20-06-2002 18:43									#9
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The third one, **** of course.

	20-06-2002 19:09									#10
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Oh, well then, that one is offensive.

	20-06-2002 20:03									#11
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I didn't find it offensive. I found it logically inconsistant

	20-06-2002 22:14									#12
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double psot

	20-06-2002 22:15									#13
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what ever **** is supposed to be, I guess the only ones with a reason to be offended by that are New Yorkers

	21-06-2002 03:20									#14
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quote: Originally posted by The Mad Monk Tuberski, was **** in the above quote supposed to be ****, ****, ****, or ****?

If you can't figure it out, I ain't tellin'.

	21-06-2002 05:05									#15
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i don't believe it was ****

	21-06-2002 05:05									#16
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and just after posting... i get something about all the Chinese people jumping into the ocean?!?!

	21-06-2002 18:53									#17
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<pre> /\(3)
| 2 1/3
| t dt cos(3 * PI / 9) = ln (e )
|
\/ 1

The integral of t squared, dt
From 1 to the cube root of 3
Times the cosine
Of 3 PI over nine
Is the log of the cube root of e</pre>

A totally non-random fortune from the "offensive quotes" section of the fortune database brought to you by LightEning...

.... and another quote which is a nice statement about the database in general...

quote: Since this database is not used for profit, and since entire works are not published, it falls under fair use, as we understand it. However, if any half-assed idiot decides to make a profit off of this, they will need to double check it all... -- Notes included with the default fortunes database

	21-06-2002 20:58									#18
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quote: Originally posted by LightEning <pre> /\(3) | 2 1/3 | t dt cos(3 * PI / 9) = ln (e ) | \/ 1 The integral of t squared, dt From 1 to the cube root of 3 Times the cosine Of 3 PI over nine Is the log of the cube root of e</pre>

well obviously!