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Why is Latin improperly blocked?
So I was asking a question here on Yahoo Answers. In describing the circumstances related to the question, I talked about a Latin Honor that is bestowed upon certain college graduates. Magna *** laude. See how the word that--in English can mean something obscene--is censored even though it's obviously Latin--not English?
I'm a novice programmer, but even I would have the foresight to allow that word in the context of commonly used Latin. Why is Yahoo not sophisticated enough to do this?
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- Yahzmin ♥♥ 4everLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Every additional line of code adds levels of complexity and potential for glitches. They would rather keep it as simple as possible and not allow loopholes for trolls to slip through.
