Rule Change! In the past four years, Subeta has disallowed chatspeak, and had a list of allowed words. While this was (very) nice while we had a small user base, we've grown, and so has 'chatspeak'. People use it jokingly (I do! :P), etc.
So - we have removed the rule. If you've been given a warning in the past for it, your warning count will not go down, but that warning no longer counts (UAs can see what you've been warned for)
For those of you crying right now, because you're afraid of how the forums are going to start looking - don't worry. We've put in place a super cool chatspeak filter, that will slowly get better and better, and make annoying people less annoying ;)
December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by amatory
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More like a useless feature that negates the whole point of lifting the rule?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

know=now(me spreeks rel gud engrish)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User
December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Orney
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I'm scared

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

.... someone just shoot me know... waits for eyes to start bleeding

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by IceMistress
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Err. I don't know if I should jump for joy or shoot myself in the foot. o__o Guess I'll just have to wait and see, eh?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Tipawhee
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so, basically, another useless feature we could live without and just warn people for?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

Mh...I won't understand a word? xD good...but I don't like chatspeak, in general. Anyway, now I know that =P

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by VeryBloodyBaroness
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Awesome, let the wackiness begin!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Mythica_115
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Spiralex. Dude. I'm pretty sure giant chunks of all-caps does not equate to chatspeak. xD Dun' go TOO nuts, kk?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Cyn
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The idea is that the filter will change chatspeak into real words. Things that get through now, will be added and changed later. The filter is awesome. ^^

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Rusty
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ohmg you gaiz stup bein sew silay

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by bmg
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chatspeak filter? hah. i'd test lit like i tested the cussword filter, but i don't know any chatspeak.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by amatory
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But I have to ask... you allow chatspeak, but you're just going to filter it anyway? What's the point?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by InSaNe
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HUZZA FOR WRITTING BAD ENGLISH AND KILLING OUR EDUCATION

If you were a girl, I'd love you Keith

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Suzaku
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I do use it jokingly, and was given a verbal warning for it that I found rather unfair. So yes, I do appreciate you lifting this rule. But the filter sounds like a marvelous idea!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Caity
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LOLZ

bezt rewl sewfar!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Afrael
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Hm.... if someone got frozen for chat speak, does that also mean the warning that led to freezing is null and void?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Tipawhee
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Why would someone want to use it.. even joking? I could careless how the forum looks. Excess chatspeak is just hard to read. I thought this was one of the best rules on the site.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Symphony_510
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Interesting. But I still prefer to talk like I am educated. =)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by fiction
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eh. x.o i really liked that rule.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Michelle
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So we adults will need a dictionary when browsing the forums lol! I don't understand chatspeak at all!!!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

I have a feeling this might just be interesting.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Shibuya
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LMAO! lyk wtf you nopeople are guna go craze w/ it n alyourhar werk wil b 4 not!!1!1 OMFG WTF LOL

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by unicorn_257
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Thanks, Keith u_u

Chatspeak is funny if used in moderation.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Baa
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Here's hoping this doesn't make things a mess...however, it's not the end of the world...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

Ah, can't wait to see how this turns out. c:

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Rusty
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omfg dat is friken kwl!

no but seriously thts rly gd newz

;D

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by amatory
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Victolee! I can't wait for the wank. People, seriously, chatspeak isn't going to kill you. Lighten up... please!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

I hope the filter makes chatspeakers look even more illiterate and dumb, personally. That would be amusing. I use chatspeak only to mock it, because it's funny in moderation and when it's obvious it's intentionally joking.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Twit
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"and make annoying people less annoying" Filters can do that?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by KadoTheCat
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A filter? This sounds very science-fiction-y, doesn't it? Will it just filter out the posts that are nothing but chatspeak?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Midnight_916
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Wow! This is great ^^ I haven't had a warning for chatspeak but the rule was pretty harsh...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Mythica_115
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Haha. Oh boy.

.. Does this apply to item descriptions, too? >:]

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

Interesting's one word for it. I wonder how this'll turn out. I personally jsut can't type in complete chatspeak. It's too hard to miss out letters. He he.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Jasper
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Way to sell out Keith.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

Yes. I like this.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Kat77
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I will have to go see what the "chatspeak filter" does I use abbreviations sometimes, but I'm not sure if you consider them chatspeak! lol

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by AdiGallia
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hm, I'm interested in finding out more about this filter.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Wuppie
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Hmm.. a filter, sounds interesting.. Will it also stop people with their whole messages in caps?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Ceri
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A filter for it? :3

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by ROXY
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Filter will make your lives easier.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

hmmm ok fair enough

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Aisu
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I'm not so sure about this. =/ I'm a huge chatspeak hater. I hope the filter works out.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Remedy
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Oh! A filter. I like this idea!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Paint
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Hm. Not sure if I like the or not. We'll have to see how that chatspeak filter works out...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by hermes
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Well, this is going to be interesting... 8]

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

sweet!

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