Changes to the Forum Censor

Along with the other forum changes currently in progress, we have decided to do a review of our forum censor and ultimately have revised it. We have left racist words and slurs on the list but have removed the vast majority of acronyms, mild language, and proper medical words from it.

Please remember that just because a word isn't censored doesn't mean you can use it freely and on all occasions. For example, correct vocabulary for the body has its place in discussions about health, not as rude comments to fellow users. Our goal is to look at improper language on an individual basis and not to set rules for everyone based on one incident. We will be giving extra attention to make sure that users are behaving accordingly and also that we are not being overbearing in how we deal with people who use previously censored language.

The main thing we would like to stress is not to abuse this new freedom. If the newly reduced censor becomes heavily abused we will unfortunately have to look into adding things back. We want the forum to be a friendly and fun environment for all. We don't want users to feel suffocated by rules. Please keep all this in mind when you compose your messages.