The word filter

I wanted to explain how the word filter works here and why we have one.

In short as this is an adult website certain themes are not allowed to be discussed or promoted.

These themes are set by world wide organisations, governmental bodies in various countries and companies that process card payments.

I need to make sure that my site complies with these rules to not get in trouble.

The word filter scans any input entered by a member and finds any banned words, if a suitable replacement can be found then one will be substituted, otherwise a series of stars (*****) will be used.

In cases where the word is found to be in breach of our Terms and Conditions the content (status, private message, blog post etc) is added to a log for me to review later so I can see in what context it was used. For example if it was an innocent mistake or a repeat offender.

Let me make it clear, I do not sit there all day reading statuses and private messages, I do not have the time or inclination to do so, but I will read an individual message from the log if it has contained a filtered word.

I hope this explains clearly why words are filtered and what happens when they are.

Thank you.