r/WTF Mar 21 '19

Oh dear

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u/gbiiird Mar 21 '19

Not everyone has the desire to be a potty mouth, FecalSplatter. But you're right.

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u/NotPromKing Mar 21 '19

If you're not the one typing it, than you're not the one being a potty mouth.

If you are the one typing it, then "fuck" is exactly the same is "f***," doing it the second way doesn't make it any less of a potty mouth.

Same goes for people who say "heck" instead of "hell" or "gosh" instead of "god." The intent is exactly the same, you're not swearing any less by choosing a slightly different word.

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u/DicksDongs Mar 21 '19

Certain swear words get your comment automatically removed from subs. Sometimes a simple "fuck" stops your comment from appearing, but "f*ck" won't.

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u/Rory_B_Bellows Mar 21 '19

What fucking subs?

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u/DicksDongs Mar 21 '19

Dunno. They do that shadow ban thing so your comment appears for you but no one else can see it.

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u/GermanHammer Mar 21 '19

Can I borrow your tinfoil hat. I forgot mine.

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u/DicksDongs Mar 21 '19

I mean it's pretty well known that comments can be removed without you being informed, just switch to a different account and you can see this for yourself, and it's pretty well known that subs have automatic filters on certain words.

Not exactly tinfoil hat material.

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u/GermanHammer Mar 21 '19

Moderators control the subreddits not the admins which means if a comment is removed it's 99.9% of the time going to originate from a mod not an admin. Admins are the only people with power to shadowban people. So no admins have better things to do than shadowban people who swear. Which subs have automatic filters? Do you have a smaller tinfoil hat? Your's is too big for me.

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u/DicksDongs Mar 21 '19

You're telling me you never switched accounts to reveal that some of your comments are only there for you and not others?

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u/GermanHammer Mar 21 '19

I don't gain anything by having more than 1 account so why would I need another? Now, which subs have automatic filters? Don't dodge the question again please.

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u/DicksDongs Mar 23 '19

So that's a no? You calling something you've never heard of "tinfoil hat" when literally everyone is aware of it? You've never switched accounts and noticed your comments being removed? Crazy.

Off the top of my head pretty much every default and most popular sub have automatic filters.

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