FFS…

Great intercourse, Terry. Obviously the system is automated to filter without contextual analysis. :0)

Terry, I was doing a nature poem once on birds and PS would not allow the name of a bird called Crested Tit, this is a whole species of birds with this common word in their name, that was so unreasonable, they should read the context of the word and poem before saying no to that word ~

I feel your pain, the same thing happened on my poem The Sound of Thunder. I read your poem, nice graphics and plenty of grit. John

Your blog sure made me smile Terry, I know the word 'ass' gets starred but it's in the bible - go figure and as for 'bitch surely consideration should be given to the context of the poem. Of course there are differences in the UK/US terminology of some words like 'fanny'. I've seen some truly pornographic poems get though the filter - and ive alerted soup admin! Hope you have a fab time over the festive period:-) hugs jan xx

Silent's recent contest-3 sides to every side would fit amply here (and ty Silent for your contest sponsorships). There's the admins, (some) writers and (some) readers point of view regarding this issue. Some care, some could care less and some care to draw the line in support to the foundation to their house. We the writers can yell and scream but for what? We can also vent, which is a no no per blogging rules ... (oh, oh I forgot... hehe ... I can get banned for such? My statement: Ty and BTW I had a nice time here for supporting the left wing ...). But the only hope is that the admin can make some compromises, which I truly doubt.

WTF!

yeah, you probably can't even use it in the context of your female dog being in heat!!

is it an artistic platform or a kindergarten on here? they are a bit over zealous with the censorship, i mean, these sort of words are acceptable now in contemporary poetry, and one of the winners in the poetry society's annual comp was titled 'f*****g in cornwall'..my everyday language is pretty bad, but then i'm often stressed and frustrated lol

Hi Terry. Crazy isn’t it? Scratch Arse Ware was banned from a poem of mine about strange UK place names. I had to use an asterisk for one of the letters instead. (Scratch Arse Ware is an area of sloping limestone hills in Purbeck, Dorset, that's very popular with walkers and hikers for its phenomenal sea views leading down to Dancing Ledge)..don’t get me started on Shitterton in Dorset, UK where my aunt lives..I find it strange that words you can’t use in full in the poem section can be discussed at will in the comments section without a problem. :) Cheers - Gary

Try replacing it, Terry. Refunds? HA! and as if!!

Alas, the "algorithm" is extremely sensitive and easily offended.