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=== What's The Solution?  ===
=== What's The Solution?  ===
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Edit this. Describe the solution, in detailed steps and with accompanying images if necessary.  
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Controversial and profane words can be automatically sanitized using a word detection algorithm in your content management platform; more subtle vitriol will require manual moderation.
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A common method of sanitization replaces vowels with asterisk characters, e.g. f*ck. Perhaps due to ubiquity, this is becoming less of a deterrent for repeat offenders.  
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A more sophisticated technique, named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disemvoweling Disemvowelling], completely removes vowels from offensive phrases, leaving them almost readable but nonsensical:
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<blockquote>
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Ths pst ws jst cry fr ttntn frm th mdrtr.
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f y wnt ttntn 'm sr Cry wld lt y fnd nd pst cl thngs.
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([http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/27/boing-boings-moderat.html#comment-151728 source])
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</blockquote>
=== Why Use This Pattern  ===
=== Why Use This Pattern  ===

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