Not to put too fine a point on it, but would it be possible to remove the present tense of the word "cocked" from the profanity filter? It's getting less and less amusing every time I see the result of writing something like "Hogarth cocks his ear, trying to figure out the source of the noise" or "Hogarth cocks his hat at a jaunty angle" or "Hogarth cocks the hammer on his revolver".
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Maybe if your posts were less cocky in the first place, it wouldn't bother you.
In any case, this issue has come up before, and the official response has always been "that's the way it is, if you don't like it, you can go suck it."
...Okay, okay, I'm done. I should stop before someone accuses me of worsening a situation that's already cocked up as it is.
In any case, this issue has come up before, and the official response has always been "that's the way it is, if you don't like it, you can go suck it."
This issue has come up for that specific word? I don't have a problem with filtering other four-letter words, but "cock" is capable of "substantial non-infringing use", to coin a phrase.
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In any case, this issue has come up before, and the official response has always been "that's the way it is, if you don't like it, you can go suck it."This issue has come up for that specific word? I don't have a problem with filtering other four-letter words, but "c&%&" is capable of "substantial non-infringing use", to coin a phrase.
I bent the facts a little there, in order to make my joke work. :-p
Yes, the issue has come up before, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. That is, people were unable to rooster their crossbows or their ears, etc.
I don't actually recall the response that was given. I'm fairly certain someone from Paizo didn't tell a user to "go suck it". I think the general idea was that the board ops were willing to inconvenience the users who used the word "correctly" for the sake of limiting those who would use it "incorrectly".
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That being said, if you were using it in a non-graphic context, I think the moderators would forgive a little bending of the filters.
That is, "my ranger c0cks his crossbow before battle" and "he left the castle before the c0ck crowed" would probably be acceptable.
A little unwieldy, but gets the job done.
COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!! The rooster lives again!