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Comments

[samuraisoul]

That is very, very true, but unfortunately... well. They have it, and they simply seem to be doing as they will with it.

I want to believe there's some more noble purpose in what they do but even I am not so naive. Doesn't it seem like they are doing this to entertain themselves more than anything else?

1/2

[notbunaga]

yeah, pretty much
it really peeves me off, too, knowing there's nothing we can do about it
but i had this talk with someone else on the opposite side
and i told them for the moment there's no point in getting worked up over something we can't fix
so for now im just following my own advice
waiting
and trying to glean what i can
while putting up with their inane bull poopy the best i can

[notbunaga]

...i hate this stupid censor thing

[samuraisoul]

Censor... oh, I see. It's changing your swearwords.

[He wouldn't have noticed before now, 'good heavens' is about the strongest language he uses in public...]

I'm even more convinced some people in that company are doing this just for fun.

[notbunaga]

i guess it's possible
if this is a "glitch" it's oddly specific
the only thing i can think of is if it has a censor built in and it turned itself on and locked them out of knocking it off
but that's a little too convenient
especially considering the date

[samuraisoul]

Agreed, it would be way too convenient, and when you put it beside everything else that has happened, very hard to believe.

This company is just strange, aside from everything else.