The word I typed was ***,
spelled b-a-s-t-a-r-d. I'm Australian, so for me that's no more a
"swear word" than "geek". I guess it's a cultural thing. I
once got accused of extreme rudeness for referring to someone as an old
fart (spelled o-l-d-space-f-a-r-t), presumably because the intended
meaning common in Oz (old fart = someone who's been around for a while)
was lost on the accuser, who though I meant they were the human
embodiment of the end product of the digestive process in goseous
form. And also old. Or something like that.
Hmmm... wonder if the fonts are
working yet. Select All - choose "Georgia" - click
Preview... nope. What's going on there?
Posts made by bat
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RE: Now you're asking for it
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RE: Thoughts on the New, New Format?
Regarding the big banner ad that
messes up the layout. If you're using Firefox, right-click and
select "Block images from <whatever>". This will stop the
ad from loading and messing with your layout. If you're using IE,
no doubt there's a way to do it - but frankly, who cares? Reading
the Daily WTF using Internet Explorer is like reading the bible while you have sex with your next-door-neighbour's spouse...</whatever> -
RE: Now you're asking for it
Hmmm...
- Fonts didn't work. I selected all and chose Georgia (my favourite web font) and it ignored the result in preview mode. I posted anyway, to see if perhaps it was preview mode that was borken, but no such luck.
- I tried to edit the post and it gave me a message saying it had timed out. Watergate Terrapin Fnord?
- So the "Post" button means "Start a New Topic", does it? Would be nice if it said so. Although I admit I didn't check for a TITLE attribute, so maybe it does...
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bowdlerise filter weeded out the word ***. Odd! What
would it do with futtock, felcher, twinkie and (possibly the most
obscene word in use in modern America) "liberty"?
- Is this all your own work, Alex? It's not bad, and you're mostly there (ooh, patronising is a big word, isn't it!) so take my ranting with a grain of salt.
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Now you're asking for it
A forum topic where I can comment on web software? You didn't want to do that! I'm a well-known ***, I am!
Now let's see how this works.
I'll post this, then attempt to edit it, then see if it's
deletable. I do think people should be able to delete their
posts, if they later realise they've been utterly, utterly
clueless. Granted it makes it harder to understand threads if
people are commenting on the deleted post, so maybe not... hmmm...