It seems to me that quite a few of the banned words were specified in this thread, more or less creatively.

If anyone actually has a problem with filtered Words??

I have no problem with creating a more Free Place for
People to be a bit more Free with...

It's just a matter if enough People would want it, or not??

I first thought of this back when the issue came up
on STEAM where People felt very un-happy with
how they were being treated in recent Years...


I suppose some really vial words might be : 1 Example =

Sl + yut - the y

Join the eLluminati today! Educate yourself on the dark Satanic powers through our eNiversity programs and become rich tomorrow!

That sort of thing?

If I ran a forum I think the only words I'd ban would be slurs against demographics. Generic four letter words would be fine.

Quite the intuition you've there.

I wouldn't ban anything. Case by case basis moderation only if something absolutely warrants it, like doxxing, specific calls or threats of violence/harm, malware, that sort of stuff. Probably also clearly false information presented as fact and not opinion, if it may have sufficient impact and the user won't retract it themselves if presented with proof.

plop

That stuff is already pretty high up the ladder of cybercrimes.
"Words worth banning" are not even playing in the same ballpark...
And who pays the fact checkers for that?
You aren't expecting the (mostly missing) blues to do that "little" extra work, are you?

I'm of the view that the purpose, the "benefit", of free speech is for people to share and discuss ideas, ESPECIALLY unpopular or even hated ones, as that's the kind of speech that needs protecting. Disagreeing with others is fine and normal. Getting heated and emotional at times is also to be expected. Occasional insults should be frowned on but ultimately tolerated, so long as they're not too extreme. I feel demo slurs go beyond "disagreement" and are intended only to anger/ offend/ repress minorities... a way of reminding them to "stay in their place". They have no benefit to the sharing of ideas and open discussion, are in fact a detriment, and can even lead to harm.

One caveat to this is how forums let members themselves handle issues. Does the forum allow you to mute another? To block their PMs? Are posts rated and neg repped posts are hidden? What features does the forum have that affects who sees, or has to see, what. For example, a forum might provide two separate discussion sections. A is a polite discussion forum. Swearing is banned, discussions are moderated, and civility is enforced. B would be the free for all forum, anything goes (not illegal) and no moderation occurs. Users could then decide for themselves which discussion section they want to spend time in.

I don't know if I'd get into aspects of mis- and dis- information. Maybe if it was a news, politics or education forum, one where accuracy and truth is imperative. If it was a casual forum, like a gaming forum, I probably wouldn't care.

The second time this week, language!

Sounds good, and prolly how I would mod a forum if I ever gave it a whirl again.

While the PEN IS mightier than the sword, GOG appear to have cockblocked it!

Precisely, did start by saying that I wouldn't ban anything when referring to words, after all.
Not at all, was just saying the maximum extent of what I'd ban, not that it must be banned.
You started well, but then rather contradicted yourself. Free speech is free speech. As long as it's just speech, that's the end of it. Things to be frowned upon is one thing, but banning words is going way too far.

I don't believe anything is absolute. Everything has exceptions and caveats. Again, what is the "purpose", the benefit of free speech? What is it for? If speech leads to interpersonal violence (them's fightin' words) or leads people to kill themseves, are those acceptable consequences??? Can people yell "fire" in a theatre? No harm or death matters, so long as speech remains ABSOLUTELY free??

I don't agree.

It's hard to be core, it seems.

No, there have always been restrictions on free speech. look up the phrase "Time, place and manner"