Re: Let's discuss Podmaster's Signature

You got me intrigued by the reference to your module.

Alas, what a disappointment!

Going through the list of "obscene" words we find such gems as:

bastard (if one filters that, half of the genealogy of Europe's nobility will disappear)
faggot (a bundle of sticks or twigs, esp. when bound together and used as fuel)
bitch (a female dog)

Such a filter will never work; either it leaves too many "obscene" words in or it filters out too much. A regex is not bright enough to consider the context.

CountZero

"If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law

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Re: Re: Let's discuss Podmaster's Signature by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Jan 06, 2004 at 20:23 UTC
faggot is also a British slang term for cigarette. Gives a whole new meaning to a "pack of fags". :-) ------ We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age. Please remember that I'm crufty and crochety. All opinions are purely mine and all code is untested, unless otherwise specified.	[reply]
Re: Re: Let's discuss Podmaster's Signature by Joost (Canon) on Jan 07, 2004 at 13:28 UTC
That reminds me of this quote. Warning: links to page that contains no foul language, but might offend people anyway. Welcome to the internet. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]

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