The mode can and is overridden globally though. What's the point of blocking URLs known to be dangerous only to have channel owners disable it?
Definition of a dangerous URL == one that is known to lead to a website that has infected people's computers.
- Well the obvious answer is that the ability to warn people of dangerous URLs currently doing the rounds is removed, and as anyone who's ever been witness to a security vulnerability being discovered and covered-up, ignorance is not a preventative measure. The people who want to get hold of the dangerous URLs can and will, and the people who are too stupid not to follow URLs will get themselves infected when the 'attacker' sets up a new page with the exploit or uses a simple redirect to evade your blocking. At the rate at which exploit sites are created, and the negligable time that it takes to set up a new webpage I really don't see how you think individual blocking of URLs that are "known to lead to a website that has infected people's computers" makes the slightest dent in the spread of infections.
Defenition of swearing == probably any word that is blocked here.
Refer to the dictionary for further information.
- Which dictionary? English? French? Italian? Russian? Spanish? Doesn't matter I guess, I've never owned a dictionary that made the distinction between swearing and non-swearing. If you meant that the swear filter is globally enforced aswell, the obvious problem with that is freedom of speech. Unless you're running a network specifically for children I don't imagine the majority of users appreciate being dictated to about what language is considered appropriate for them to use. Before you make some kind of parallel between this site's filtering and your server's, the obvious difference is that this site has a specific topic of discussion in which such language is entirely unnecessary, whereas an IRC server typically doesn't.
Anyway, I'm not trying to make you switch it off or whatever, that would be entirely pointless since I'm sure that most users who have a problem with your moderation have already left your network. I'm simply trying to figure out the thinking that leads to such a 'feature' being used.
