question about PG-13

[jims69camaro]

is there a universally accepted level of pg-13, or is it completely arbitrary? the reason why i ask is that certain words have become part of everyday language, yet on this website they are filtered. "A S S" is a perfect example. they say it and show it on primetime TV. if that's not pg-13, then i don't know what is. i agree that the seven words you can't say on TV should be filtered, but some of them aren't.

****, Piss, ****, ****, **********, ************, and ****

[GP99GT]

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A PG-13 rating is a sterner warning by the Rating Board to parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture, as some material might not be suited for them. A PG-13 motion picture may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, adult activities or other elements, but does not reach the restricted R category. The theme of the motion picture by itself will not result in a rating greater than PG-13, although depictions of activities related to a mature theme may result in a restricted rating for the motion picture. Any drug use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented. There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence. A motion picture’s single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate because of the context or manner in which the words are used or because the use of those words in the motion picture is inconspicuous.

[NJSPEEDER]

the problem we have with the swearing and the rason we have attempted to put such a tight control on it is that we have many members that don't know when to stop. that has become obvious with the hundred or more "special" spellings people have taken teh time to come up with to get around the word filters.
once we get a few more things in place there will be some adjustments to the word filter and how thos who go out of their way to beat it are dealt with.