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Old Feb 1, 2018 | 06:01 PM
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Question Excessive Censorship?

I have no problem that the forums censor certain inflammatory words; this helps facilitate a cordial and helpful environment. However, as we are all aware, car repair often involves double entendres and words which are both the correct technical term and slang for something not car-related at all.

I understand that the word kenobi (minus the e and the i) is british slang for male genitalia, but is it REALLY necessary to censor it? This is just one example. I see censored words all over posts which were clearly typed to be helpful and not at all to be inflammatory or degrading. It seems like certain common technical terms should be white listed. If someone is using these terms incorrectly to be a real prickly pear, they can still be reported.

As a 12A RX-7 owner, I think I should be able to describe the thing thing on the dashboard labeled "choke" without being censored.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
Old Feb 1, 2018 | 06:25 PM
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ssriously?..lay off the Redbull dude..
Old Feb 1, 2018 | 10:19 PM
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i don't see those words censored...
Old Feb 2, 2018 | 05:20 PM
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Old Feb 2, 2018 | 05:37 PM
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see you in tee gets caught every time though....
Old Feb 2, 2018 | 07:43 PM
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Titty **** **** hole choke **** fellatio motherfuckin toe-rag ***** are just a tiny sample of the words that I find are completely necessary when working on cars to ensure things go smoothly.
Old Feb 2, 2018 | 08:59 PM
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I'm also from Santa Cruz and can confirm that most of us are baked out of our minds.
http://i.memeful.com/media/post/1d4BJDM_700wa_0.gif
Old Feb 3, 2018 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by WANKfactor
Titty **** **** hole choke **** fellatio motherfuckin toe-rag ***** are just a tiny sample of the words that I find are completely necessary when working on cars to ensure things go smoothly.
how the hell didja get **** to go through?
Old Feb 3, 2018 | 03:44 PM
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WTF?
No asterisks...crazy!
Old Feb 3, 2018 | 03:45 PM
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Everytime I tried to type 'Hilary Cunton', it would get censored...back in the day.
Old Feb 4, 2018 | 04:17 AM
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how the hell didja get **** to go through?
Old Feb 4, 2018 | 09:32 AM
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lol...awesome!
Old Feb 4, 2018 | 02:25 PM
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Hm... looks to be okay now. lol
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 06:58 PM
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Ok well I think this thread proves that I'm the only one who gets censored when I post the word "****".
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
ssriously?..lay off the Redbull dude..
Redbull is nasty.
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Natey
I'm also from Santa Cruz and can confirm that most of us are baked out of our minds.
http://i.memeful.com/media/post/1d4BJDM_700wa_0.gif
I'm not sure how this is relevant, but I usually try to finish my car work before I get baked out of my mind. Not fun looking for tools when you can't remember what tool you're looking for.
Old Feb 26, 2018 | 07:17 PM
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well you do live in santa cruz, the local internet there probably censors rude words and replaces them with flower symbols.

the whole county was built around hippieism. funny that the hippies now drive teslas instead of VW vans.
 
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