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It is viewed as an objectionable insult to most in the re-enacting community and is a banned word on this site; simply to keep flames to a bare minimum. Unfortunately, I don't believe the auto cesor is as smart as either you or I... ok It's probably smarter than me anyway.
It's an equal opportunity irritant.
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It was several years ago, but I have a dim recollection that somebody on the board once used that word as a means of deliberately insulting someone and trying to pick a fight - and succeeded in doing so.
After that episode, Mike and Ami made a ruling that that word was not to be used here at CivilWarTalk.
I guess the best way to make sure nobody uses the word to pick a fight again is to make sure nobody uses it, period.
I just took Latitude out of the censor, it was there to block the postings of some cell phone/computer ad spammer who was selling D-e-l-l Latitude computers, but since I haven't seen a post by him in quite a while I can clear that from the censor.
And yes, Hoosier is right, there was a problem in the past with the other f-word, and since you can just as easily use other english words to describe people you may view as less than authentic, we would encourage you to do so.
According to Wikipedia - The F-word "is a derogatory term used in the hobby of historical reenacting for participants who exhibit less commitment to historical authenticity.
In addition, the term has since been repurposed for other uses, but mainly as a general derogatory term similar to the use of many modern profane terms.
The term originates, according to Jenny Thompson, from a contraction of the phrase "Far be it from me...", a prelude to criticizing another reenactor's authenticity. As in "Far be it from me to pass judgement, but your helmet is incorrect."
(Wargames: Inside the World of 20th Century Reenactors (Smithsonian Books, Washington, 2004). ISBN 1-58834-128-3)"
BTW: The f-word maybe banned, but a larger word like "Farberware Cookware" should not be censored.
Sam is absolutely right, the censor parsing out entirely acceptable words because it doesn't like a component of the word or another meaning of the word is very irritating. One such word we can't use is socailist ( I misspelled deliberately) (unlike usually). I do see how the c-i-a-l-i-s part of that word can be banned for spamming reasons; I understand that after reading Mike's explanation. I guess we'll have to live with it because certainly if the censor can be made to respect whole words and not just look at parts (kind of like a pervo itself), Mike would have fixed it. Still, irritating as ****.
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What the heck is wrong with "****"? 
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