"Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 May 2008 06:55:51 +0200, petersprc <petersprc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Here's one list: http://www.mattfacer.com/swear-filter/
>>
>> On May 9, 11:17 pm, xhe <hexuf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I need to create a website and I want to filter out filthy words or
>>> swear words. To my surprise, it is difficult to find such a list from
>>> google.
>>>
>>> So if you have that list, can you please share with me so that I can
>>> keep my site clean.
>>>
>>> Thanks very much in advance.
>>>
>>> hexuf...@gmail.com
>
> I especially like the fact 'boobs','booobs','boooobs','booooobs' and
> 'booooooobs' are considered swear words (which I hardly think so, but
> whatever, I'm no native speaker), but 'boooooobs' apparantly is allowed.
>
> Looking at it some more, even more hilarious is the fact 'b!tch', 'b17ch'
> & 'b1tch' are swear words, but 'bitch' isn't.
>
> Another plus: having 'balls' as a swear word might render any sports
> related website quite weird...
>
> I've long. long, long, very long, did I say long?, in ancient times,
> before man stood upright, and again very long ago given up on the whole
> concept of automated swear word filtering. Those who want to do it will
> find a way. If you allow user addition of texts and want a profanity
> filer, moderating it os IMHO the only real way to go. All those lists
> could possibly be used as a call for extra attention from the moderators,
> but that's about it.
> --
> Rik Wasmus
> [SPAM] Now temporarily looking for some smaller PHP/MySQL projects/work to
> fund a self developed bigger project, mail me at rik at rwasmus.nl.
> [/SPAM]

The list needs work. Breast is one of the filtered words... since when is
breast cancer a taboo subject?