Google dislikes swear words?

[Zodiac]

Google dislikes swear words?

Try this experiment:

Google "fucl". (Yes, with the L at the end.)

Then, Google "fuck". You'll see that there are about 2,000 times as many results, yet Google doesn't give it as a suggestion when you google "fucl".

Wonder why.

 

[Hitomaru]

censorship is most likely why, but why do you wonder? lol

Oh look, I ended up in wiki reading about the word xD!!!

 

[Hitomaru]

*soups his eyes after xD*

 

[megumi]

There's also the "SafeSearch" thingy, though I had that off.

Um, I think it's just a general thing. I just tried MSN Search (Live Search, Bing, whatEVER) and Yahoo. Same thing.

 

[Zodiac]

There's also the "SafeSearch" thingy, though I had that off.

Nope, I had SafeSearch off, too. I checked.

But yeah, let me try searching "shiy" and see if the same thing happens.

*update* surprise, surprise, it does. "Shiy" has 106,000 results, while "shit" was exactly 1,000 times as many.

*update2* Apparently, "bitch" doesn't do that. Both "biych" and "bitcj" have around 20,000 results, but "bitch" has 72 million. And Google does correct you to "bitch".

 

[megumi]

Um, that's like saying...

"aple" has 611,000 results while "apple" has 340,000,000 results.

 

[Zodiac]

Um, that's like saying...

"aple" has 611,000 results while "apple" has 340,000,000 results.

Well, with "aple", you have Google correcting you to "apple". With "fuck" and "shit" you don't have that.

 

[megumi]

But you've been simply listing numbers.

I think... it's just general, I dunno, "manners". >_>

And as for bitch, unlike the other two words, it actually has a normal usage, a female canine.

While shit and fuck do have other definitions, but it really doesn't have any "normal usage" other than swear words.

So what Google "dislikes" swear words? It's like saying your English teacher took off a point for using crap in your paper.

 

[bladesworn]

Well google is used by people of all ages so it kinda makes sense

 

[Soniafanz]

Well, with "aple", you have Google correcting you to "apple". With "fuck" and "shit" you don't have that.

Soniafanz is currently away, according to my online user list. I wonder where (s)he is...?
What do you mean by that?
And I'm a female!

 

[Futamaru]

Soniafanz is currently away, according to my online user list. I wonder where (s)he is...?
What do you mean by that?
And I'm a female!

It's the Futamaru tag...

I actually typed this:

[noparse]It's the [you] tag...[/noparse]

 

[Hitomaru]

hmm let me try

Hi [you]!

do you see your name after hi?

 

[Yuidirnt]

hmm let me try

Hi [you]!

do you see your name after hi?

Hi [you]!

 

[megumi]

No, not the 'you' tag. *dies*

Edit: Okay, no more 'you' tag, at least in this thread. We now know what it is. Until it comes up again, forget about it. Back on topic.