Ironically I was looking for a ready made add on for this last night (as I was thinking the same thing)

Never found one, so might have to knock up one meself

ben said:

Never found one, so might have to knock up one meself

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but then ryan will see what we are calling him

While we're on the topic, we deperately need a text-talk filter please. Replace it all with amusingly random words so nonsense posts become even more nonsense

Helz said:

While we're on the topic, we deperately need a text-talk filter please. Replace it all with amusingly random words so nonsense posts become even more nonsense

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im guessing that it'll be quite ard an da txt filta would not be able to differentiate between different words.

Not really, I use another site with one that replaces it all with the word it's meant to be (like predictive text really) and it works well. Only problem is for people who might want to talk about travelling on the M8

What a ****ing stupid idea. ******.

Steven said:

What a ****ing stupid idea. ******.

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lmao

What about those of use who's spellings not up to scratch? It is annoying when someone txt speaks through a whole post, generally they dont get many answers so are self destructive.

mountainmachine said:

What about those of use who's spellings not up to scratch? It is annoying when someone txt speaks through a whole post, generally they dont get many answers so are self destructive.

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read first

Helz said:

While we're on the topic, we deperately need a text-talk filter please. Replace it all with amusingly random words so nonsense posts become even more nonsense

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I'm not picking on people But whole threads of text talk annoy the hell out of me, might as well be in Russian and it's so lazy and ignorant and gives the forum and poster a poor image.

Helz said:

I'm not picking on people But whole threads of text talk annoy the hell out of me, might as well be in Russian and it's so lazy and ignorant and gives the forum and poster a poor image.

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have to agree.

Although it's normally newbies who do it, but they soon learn to actually type properly

i think those select few should be allowed to add to the text speak filter to have it work correctly

grandeJ said:

read first

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I did i was agreeing with Helz, however was saying that if spelling wasnt up to scratch then it wouldnt work and words might be replaced with the wrong ones.

mountainmachine said:

I did i was agreeing with Helz, however was saying that if spelling wasnt up to scratch then it wouldnt work and words might be replaced with the wrong ones.

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my bad!

No text talk,no swearing. Poll time anyone?

optional profanity filter is a great idea.

txt spk is really annoying, but it is also useful, it tells me i'm dealing with someone who is young, dumb, and has very limited understanding the english language. i can then adopt my reply to avoid long words and complicated ideas, giving the reader half a chance of understanding me without consulting a dictionary or googling it.

if idiots could hide behind an automatic txt spk converter i may mistake a fool for someone with a brain, and that always causes confusion for both parties.

T14086 said:

No text talk,no swearing. Poll time anyone?

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b0llx

Helz said:

While we're on the topic, we deperately need a text-talk filter please. Replace it all with amusingly random words so nonsense posts become even more nonsense

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:yeahthat:

Txt Spk on any forum annoys the hell out of me. It's lazy and inconsiderate, as well as being difficult for some people to understand. Jug does have a point though in that a text filter that replaces 'txt' with real words might actually make some dumb illiterates appear more intelligent than they actually are

I have to admit that I don't bother to reply to some posts BECAUSE they've been written in text speak. If someone wants advice or information they have to write properly for me to respond

Swear filter? P1$$ off! (lol! - oops, txt spk!) There are already some loopholes regarding the current filter, but in general it works well. However, pu$$y is NOT a swear word but if I write it properly - ***** - the txt filter thinks it is? Yet 'bastard' is allowed??? :nutter:

Swearing doesn't bother me if it's done in moderation. Excessive use of profanities in one post can be offensive though. Optional use of a swear filter is a good idea

I wouldn't be bothered seeing swear word's, half my posts have stars in them anyway as I just cant stop swearing