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tchen95 |
Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 3:20 PM EST
| Post edited: Nov 16 2009, 3:22 PM EST
I'm adding a reference to one of our articles on the wiki site, the author's name is Y.a.m.a.s.h.i.t.o (without the periods) but his name kept changing to ********* after we publish the page!!! What's going on, it's not an illegal name is it???
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CryingDove |
1. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 3:32 PM EST
| Post edited: Nov 16 2009, 5:45 PM EST
The word filter is blocking the name due to the four letter combination at the end of the name. Use this character in the name and it will not be filtered nor will it distract from the name. "ı" This is a Latin dotless "i" taken from the character map of Windows.Yamashıto Hope this helps. Do you find this valuable? |
DerCat |
2. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 4:11 PM EST
This censor has gone to far. now if the name contains something considered bad the name gets censored. they better remove this.
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awesomegamingstaff |
3. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 4:13 PM EST
"This censor has gone to far. now if the name contains something considered bad the name gets censored. they better remove this."I agree, this is too much. Do you find this valuable? |
R.Daneel_Olivaw |
4. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 4:34 PM EST
I pasted an article about doctors without borders into a page and the filter removed the name of the African country N i g e r.
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Naru2008 |
5. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 5:01 PM EST
"This censor has gone to far. now if the name contains something considered bad the name gets censored. they better remove this."I agree DerCat, this is too much trouble. Do you find this valuable? |
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CryingDove |
6. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 5:12 PM EST
| Post edited: Nov 16 2009, 5:33 PM EST
ᴵᴹᴬᴳᴵᴺᴬᵀᴵᴼᴺ Nɪɢeʀ is a country in Africa
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tchen95 |
7. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 6:30 PM EST
"The word filter is blocking the name due to the four letter combination at the end of the name. Use this character in the name and it will not be filtered nor will it distract from the name. "ı" This is a Latin dotless "i" taken from the character map of Windows.Thank you for your help, I agree this is totally ridiculous, what if I wanted to add a name that cannot be substituted by another character? Do you find this valuable? |
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CryingDove |
8. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit name
Nov 16 2009, 6:40 PM EST
"Thank you for your help, I agree this is totally ridiculous, what if I wanted to add a name that cannot be substituted by another character? "Sorry, If I told you how to use the "character map" in windows "Start button" "Programs" under "Accessories", "System tools" to select many different characters. I am afraid that information would be used to bypass the word filter and I don't want to tell you that. Hope you understand. Do you find this valuable? |
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1#brave |
9. RE: Help! A reference name keeps changing to ******* but it's a legit
Nov 16 2009, 6:59 PM EST
Yes, I agree. This is a little to far. Maybe there can be a list of words to censor, and a list of words not to censor. The administrators should be able to change this. I will suggest this idea.
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