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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 06:52 PM
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I'm doing an LT1 T-56 swap and have been browsing through old shifter location and shifter option threads and couldn't figure out what this four letter word that kept getting *'d out was. Come to realized it was K N O B , I mean come on, that's not even remotely offensive,. No more than S T I C K, unit, B oot or device. It made reading the threads confusing, but I figured it out.. What do you guys think? Aren't we more mature than that?
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ive never known it to be offensive but can you explain further?
Old Mar 3, 2015 | 07:30 PM
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The word **** is often blocked with the * symbol in threads I've read, so instead of reading K n o b it reads (blocked) **** or ****.
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See what I mean, or perhaps it's only when not logged in, but **** constantly gets blocked.
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It only happens when you arent logged in. You see the word when you sign in. I agree that it makes reading threads a bit more difficult, but it doesnt bother me that much.

It is censored because **** is British slang for *****. Some sensitive people could find that offensive.
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Ok, I guess it makes sense, had me scratching my head for a few minutes.




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