History Administrivia / BluenoseBowdlerizer

The Bluenose Bowdlerizer rarely has anything other than moral indignation to offer a wiki -- they are usually too busy making it "safe for children", regardless of whether children are part of the intended audience or not, to actually contribute anything of value.

->'''insomniacdude007:''' *** censorship

Not to be confused with that sailboat that's on the {{Canad|aEh}}ian dime, the Stan Rogers song about said sailboat, or the denizens of Nova Scotia, UsefulNotes/{{Canad|ianHistory}}a (known as 'Bluenoses' since the late 18th century). Nor to be confused with sailors who have [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony crossed into the arctic circle]] for the first time or ardent supporters of Rangers F.C. Also not to be confused with [[Manga/OnePiece a certain]] [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph]] {{expy}}.

Not to be confused with that sailboat that's on the {{Canad|aEh}}ian dime, the Stan Rogers song about said sailboat, or the denizens of Nova Scotia, {{Canad|ianHistory}}a (known as 'Bluenoses' since the late 18th century). Nor to be confused with sailors who have [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony crossed into the arctic circle]] for the first time or ardent supporters of Rangers F.C. Also not to be confused with [[Manga/OnePiece a certain]] [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph]] {{expy}}.

On the other hand, replacing them with asterisks or other symbols [[NoLewdnessNoPrudishness is discouraged]] and a bannable offense if done repeatedly. This includes the use of a so-called Net Nanny or Nannybot, automated programs that do the censoring while editing and are just as undesirable as "symbol-substituting" Bowdlerising.

-->-- [[Website/BashOrg bash.org]] [[http://bash.org/?524037 # 524037]]

Not every troper who removes a few curse words is one of these, though. Sometimes vulgar words are [[ObligatorySwearing gratuitously inserted]] into articles,[[note]]like this: [[SevenDirtyWords SHIT PISS FUCK CUNT COCKSUCKER MOTHERFUCKER ]][[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking TITS]][[/note]] making them come off as immature. Removing such words when used inappropriately is encouraged on this wiki, especially since Administrivia/TheGoogleIncident.

->'''insomniacdude007:''' [[HypocriticalHumor *** censorship]]

A wiki [[WikiVandal "contributor"]] who does nothing but [[TWordEuphemism censor words]] they find offensive. Neither the circumstances nor the standards of the rest of the wiki matter to the Bluenose -- if they think a word is the least bit "naughty", it gets excised. Reasonably intelligent censors will actually go through the effort of rewriting the passage so that the offending terms are no longer needed, but the far more common simpleminded variety will merely replace all but the first letter of the "bad word" with asterisks, use spoiler font, or "safe" [[GoshdangItToHeck anti-swearwords]]. They may also simply delete the offending words and go their merry way without checking that the resulting text makes sense without what was removed. In short, they are rather [[SelfDemonstratingArticle #$¢%ing]] stupid.

They will then sit back and bask in the illusory satisfaction that they have made the world a measurably better place -- at least until their change is reverted.

Not every troper who removes a few curse words is one of these, though. Sometimes vulgar words are [[ObligatorySwearing gratuitously inserted]] into articles,[[note]]like this: [[SevenDirtyWords SHIT PISS FUCK CUNT COCKSUCKER MOTHERFUCKER ]][[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking TITS]][[/note]] making them come off as immature. Removing such words when used inappropriately is encouraged on this wiki, especially since The Google Incident.

See {{Bowdlerise}}, MoralGuardians, CulturePolice and ScunthorpeProblem. Compare CensoredForComedy.

->'''insomniacdude007:''' [[HypocriticalHumor *** censorship]]

Not every troper who removes a few curse words is one of these, though. Sometimes vulgar words are [[ObligatorySwearing gratuitously inserted]] into articles,[[note]]like this: [[SevenDirtyWords SHIT PISS FUCK CUNT COCKSUCKER MOTHERFUCKER]][[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking TITS]][[/note]] making them come off as immature. Removing such words when used inappropriately is encouraged on this wiki, especially since The Google Incident.

Not every troper who removes a few curse words is one of these, though. Sometimes vulgar words are [[ObligatorySwearing gratuitously inserted]] into articles,[[note]]like this: [[SevenDirtyWords SHIT PISS FUCK CUNT COCKSUCKER MOTHERFUCKER TITS]][[/note]] making them come off as immature. Removing such words when used inappropriately is encouraged on this wiki, especially since The Google Incident.

->'''insomniacdude007:''' *** censorship

Not every troper who removes a few curse words is one of these, though. Sometimes vulgar words are gratuitously inserted into articles [[note]]like this: [[SevenDirtyWords SHIT PISS FUCK CUNT COCKSUCKER MOTHERFUCKER TITS]][[/note]] making them come off as immature. Removing such words when used inappropriately is encouraged on this wiki, especially since The Google Incident.

->'''insomniacdude007:''' *** censorship

A related phenomenon is a troper who decides to make the wiki more (or less) "politically correct" by removing references to race, sexual orientation, sexuality in general, etc. This is just as intolerable and will get that user banned just as quickly.

A wiki [[WikiVandal "contributor"]] who does nothing but [[TWordEuphemism censor words]] they find offensive. Neither the circumstances nor the standards of the rest of the wiki matter to the Bluenose -- if they think a word is the least bit "naughty", it gets excised. Reasonably intelligent censors will actually go through the effort of rewriting the passage so that the offending terms are no longer needed, but the far more common simpleminded variety will merely replace all but the first letter of the "bad word" with asterisks, use spoiler font, or "safe" [[GoshdangItToHeck anti-swearwords]]. They may also simply delete the offending words and go their merry way without even making sure that the remaining text even makes sense without what was removed. In short, they are rather [[SelfDemonstratingArticle #$¢%ing]] stupid.

A wiki [[WikiVandal "contributor"]] who does nothing but [[TWordEuphemism censor words]] they find offensive. Neither the circumstances nor the standards of the rest of the wiki matter to the Bluenose -- if they think a word is the least bit "naughty", it gets excised. Reasonably intelligent censors will actually go through the effort of rewriting the passage so that the offending terms are no longer needed, but the far more common simpleminded variety will merely replace all but the first letter of the "bad word" with asterisks, use spoiler font, or "safe" [[GoshdangItToHeck swearwords]]. They may also simply delete the offending words and go their merry way without even making sure that the remaining text even makes sense without what was removed. In short, they are rather [[SelfDemonstratingArticle #$¢%ing]] stupid.

See MoralGuardians, CulturePolice and ScunthorpeProblem. Compare CensoredForComedy.

Not to be confused with that sailboat that's on the {{Canad|aEh}}ian dime, the Stan Rogers song about said sailboat, or the denizens of Nova Scotia, {{Canad|ianHistory}}a (known as 'Bluenoses' since the late 18th century). Nor to be confused with sailors who have [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony crossed into the arctic circle]] for the first time or ardent supporters of Rangers F.C. Also not to be confused with [[Manga/OnePiece a certain]] [[RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph]] {{expy}}.

On the other hand, replacing them with asterisks or other symbols is discouraged and a bannable offense if done repeatedly. This includes the use of a so-called Net Nanny or Nannybot, automated programs that do the censoring while editing and are just as undesirable as "symbol-substituting" Bowdlerising.

Not every troper who removes a few curse words is one of these, though. Sometimes vulgar words are gratuitously inserted into articles [[note]]like this: [[SevenDirtyWords SHIT PISS FUCK CUNT COCKSUCKER MOTHERFUCKER TITS]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking CHEESE BEANS SPOON]][[/note]] making them come off as immature. Removing such words when used inappropriately is encouraged on this wiki, especially since The Google Incident.

See MoralGuardians, CulturePolice and the ScunthorpeProblem. Compare CensoredForComedy.

-->-- [[BashOrg bash.org]] [[http://bash.org/?524037 # 524037]]

A wiki [[WikiVandal "contributor"]] who does nothing but [[TWordEuphemism censor words]] he or she finds offensive. Neither the circumstances nor the standards of the rest of the wiki matter to the Bluenose -- if they think a word is the least bit "naughty", it gets excised. Reasonably intelligent censors will actually go through the effort of rewriting the passage so that the offending terms are no longer needed, but the far more common simpleminded variety will merely replace all but the first letter of the "bad word" with asterisks, use spoiler font, or "safe" [[GoshdangItToHeck swearwords]]. They may also simply delete the offending words and go their merry way without even making sure that the remaining text even makes sense without what was removed. In short, they are rather [[SelfDemonstratingArticle #$¢%ing]] stupid.

A wiki [[WikiVandal "contributor"]] who does nothing but [[TWordEuphemism censor words]] he or she finds offensive. Neither the circumstances nor the standards of the rest of the wiki matter to the Bluenose -- if they think a word is the least bit "naughty", it gets excised. Reasonably intelligent censors will actually go through the effort of rewriting the passage so that the offending terms are no longer needed, but the far more common simpleminded variety will merely replace all but the first letter of the "bad word" with asterisks, use spoiler font, or "safe" [[GoshdangItToHeck swearwords]]. They may also simply delete the offending words and go their merry way without even making sure that what even makes sense without what was removed. In short, they are rather [[SelfDemonstratingArticle #$¢%ing]] stupid.

->'''insomniacdude007:''' ***** censorship

->'''insomniacdude007:''' **** censorship

The BluenoseBowdlerizer rarely has anything other than moral indignation to offer a wiki -- they are usually too busy making it "safe for children", regardless of whether children are part of the intended audience or not, to actually contribute anything of value.

See MoralGuardians, CulturePolice and the ScunthorpeProblem. Compare ThisTropeIsBleep.

Not to be confused with that sailboat that's on the {{Canad|aEh}}ian dime, the Stan Rogers song about said sailboat, or the denizens of Nova Scotia, {{Canad|ianHistory}}a (known as 'Bluenoses' since the late 18th century). Nor to be confused with sailors who have [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony crossed into the arctic circle]] for the first time or ardent supporters of Rangers F.C.

And of course, this should never ever be confused with [[Manga/OnePiece a certain]] [[RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph]] {{expy}}.