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What the Bleep?!

Smut filters gone wild on CEPro.com

By Julie Jacobson
June 13, 2007

CE Pro recently switched to a new Web platform. A kinder, gentler, cleaner platform than the predecessor.

So I'm not surprised that, when I revisited some of my old porn-related blogs (I mean, who wouldn't?), I saw a lot of this: #######.

"Porn" was bleeped out, as was "sex." Fair enough, what with all the children that visit CEPro.com.

But it got to be a little silly when the engine bleeped out "sex" in my story about the acquisition of Runco:

The company announced yesterday it would be acquired by Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR), a publicly traded company with considerably less ### appeal.

More laughable still, in an article about a calibration tool in Media Center Edition, I lost my balls. Rather, Mike Seamons of Exceptional Innovation did, per a caption that shows him adjusting a system:

Mike Seamons demonstrates the Video Calibration Wizard. If the ##### are round and the chalk is square, then the aspect ratio is correct.

But that's not all. Until we changed the smut filter, my bio boasted that I had graduated magna ### laude from the University of Michigan.

LM#O!

Mike Seamons demonstrates the Video Calibration Wizard. If the ##### are round and the chalk is square, then the aspect ratio is correct.

Update, June 24

Look what I just discovered in my spam filter from one of our Web producers:

Hopefully we never write about one of your customers that has a sh*g carpet.

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About the Author

Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro

As a co-founder of EH Publishing in 1994, Julie has edited and contributed to all of the company's publications at one time or another. An authority on home automation, networking, integration, digital convergence and the CE pro channel, Julie speaks often about these subjects at industry events. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and received an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player.

8 Comments

Posted by AdamS on 06/13 at 08:15 AM

F###ing Funny

Adam

Posted by Lee Distad on 06/13 at 09:17 AM

Hilarious!

Posted by DP on 06/13 at 09:47 AM

Hysterical. As funny as it is will it get fixed or will someone drop the ####? Even funnier is the submission verification code listed at the bottom of the submission form was “girls22”

Posted by MSeamons on 06/13 at 03:40 PM

This would make more sense if I was showing Joel’s new ISF video calibration with Jenna. I thought I was safe demonstrating #### and chalk!

Posted by Avi Rosenthal on 06/14 at 12:59 AM

Finally!! someone who can edit Julie for a change!
LOL!!!!!

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/14 at 06:39 AM

Cute, Avi. Real cute.

Posted by Woo Hoo on 06/14 at 08:00 AM

When Julie says “Smut filters gone wild…” she really means to say that the banned words list is new… and she probably would like to apologize for any unintended word filtering… It just probably sounds more sensational to say “Smut filters gone wild…”

It’s the Paris Hilton effect.

Posted by Lee Distad on 06/14 at 08:38 AM

My question is what do you editors get up to that an automated smut filter needs to be employed to keep you in line?

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