Rule Change! In the past four years, Subeta has disallowed chatspeak, and had a list of allowed words. While this was (very) nice while we had a small user base, we've grown, and so has 'chatspeak'. People use it jokingly (I do! :P), etc.
So - we have removed the rule. If you've been given a warning in the past for it, your warning count will not go down, but that warning no longer counts (UAs can see what you've been warned for)
For those of you crying right now, because you're afraid of how the forums are going to start looking - don't worry. We've put in place a super cool chatspeak filter, that will slowly get better and better, and make annoying people less annoying ;)
Posted by Keith
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.... someone just shoot me know...
waits for eyes to start bleeding
waits for eyes to start bleeding
Err. I don't know if I should jump for joy or shoot myself in the foot. o__o Guess I'll just have to wait and see, eh?
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Mh...I won't understand a word? xD good...but I don't like chatspeak, in general. Anyway, now I know that =P
Spiralex. Dude. I'm pretty sure giant chunks of all-caps does not equate to chatspeak. xD Dun' go TOO nuts, kk?
The idea is that the filter will change chatspeak into real words. Things that get through now, will be added and changed later. The filter is awesome. ^^
chatspeak filter? hah. i'd test lit like i tested the cussword filter, but i don't know any chatspeak.
But I have to ask... you allow chatspeak, but you're just going to filter it anyway? What's the point?
HUZZA FOR WRITTING BAD ENGLISH AND KILLING OUR EDUCATION
If you were a girl, I'd love you Keith
If you were a girl, I'd love you Keith
I do use it jokingly, and was given a verbal warning for it that I found rather unfair. So yes, I do appreciate you lifting this rule. But the filter sounds like a marvelous idea!
Hm.... if someone got frozen for chat speak, does that also mean the warning that led to freezing is null and void?
Why would someone want to use it.. even joking? I could careless how the forum looks. Excess chatspeak is just hard to read. I thought this was one of the best rules on the site.
So we adults will need a dictionary when browsing the forums lol! I don't understand chatspeak at all!!!
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I have a feeling this might just be interesting.
LMAO! lyk wtf you nopeople are guna go craze w/ it n alyourhar werk wil b 4 not!!1!1 OMFG WTF LOL
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Ah, can't wait to see how this turns out. c:
Victolee! I can't wait for the wank. <img src="http://www.subeta.org/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif" border="0" />
People, seriously, chatspeak isn't going to kill you. Lighten up... please!
People, seriously, chatspeak isn't going to kill you. Lighten up... please!
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I hope the filter makes chatspeakers look even more illiterate and dumb, personally. <img src="http://www.subeta.org/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif" border="0" /> That would be amusing. I use chatspeak only to mock it, because it's funny in moderation and when it's obvious it's intentionally joking.
"and make annoying people less annoying" Filters can do that? <img src="http://www.subeta.org/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif" border="0" />
A filter? This sounds very science-fiction-y, doesn't it? Will it just filter out the posts that are nothing but chatspeak? <img src="http://www.subeta.org/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_wink.gif" border="0" />
Wow! This is great ^^ I haven't had a warning for chatspeak but the rule was pretty harsh...
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Interesting's one word for it. I wonder how this'll turn out. I personally jsut can't type in complete chatspeak. It's too hard to miss out letters. He he.
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Yes. <img src="http://www.subeta.org/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif" border="0" /> I like this.
I will have to go see what the "chatspeak filter" does <img src="http://www.subeta.org/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif" border="0" /> I use abbreviations sometimes, but I'm not sure if you consider them chatspeak! lol
Hmm.. a filter, sounds interesting.. Will it also stop people with their whole messages in caps?
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hmmm ok fair enough
Oh! A filter. I like this idea! <img src="http://www.subeta.org/images/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif" border="0" />
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sweet!