On BlabberNet IRC there are various forms of censoring options available to users and channel administrators. Each is described below.
Both methods below can be used on their own, or together.
By simply setting your channel mode to +G you can enable basic swear word censoring. This is quick and simple, but everything that is censored is determined by a global list of swear words maintained by BlabberNet staff. This list applies to all channels which use +G, so it is not an exhaustive list of words which might be seen as offensive in your particular channel. At the time of this writing the list is:
| text | replacement |
|---|---|
| fuck | (censor) |
| puss | (censor) |
| whore | (censor) |
| slut | (censor) |
| asshole | (censor) |
| cunt | (censor) |
| faggot | (censor) |
| tits | (censor) |
| poes | (censor) |
| kaffir | (censor) |
| kuk | (censor) |
We're open to suggestions for improving this list so feel free to contact us.
Custom text can be blocked by setting channel mode +g <mask> where <mask> is a mask of the text you want to block. Multiple texts can be added to the block list by simply setting multiple +g modes. Masks must match the entire message text for messages to be blocked, so generally entries must be surrounded by asterisks (*) to block words within text. For example:
*** mode/#blabber (+g hello) by Aragon *** mode/#blabber (+g *name*) by Aragon <Aragon> hello *** #blabber Cannot send to channel (your message contained a censored word) <Aragon> what is your name? *** #blabber Cannot send to channel (your message contained a censored word) <Aragon> hello, I'm Aragon *** mode/#blabber (+g hello*) by Aragon <Aragon> hello again *** #blabber Cannot send to channel (your message contained a censored word) <Aragon> it is polite to say hello when meeting someone *** mode/#blabber (+g *hello*) by Aragon <Aragon> but it is best to say hello in a language they understand *** #blabber Cannot send to channel (your message contained a censored word)
There is only one option for server side private message filtering, and it functions much the same as Predefined Channel Censoring above. To enable it set mode +G on yourself: /mode <nick> +G where <nick> is your nickname.
This censoring is limited to the network-wide predefined list of swear words shown above.