adjust comments and word lists in slurs and banned words. TRIGGER / CONTENT WARNING: assault, slurs, swearwords, etc

website/server/libs/bannedSlurs.js

@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@
 // Do not read this file if you do not want to be exposed to those words.
 // The words are stored in an array called `bannedSlurs` which is then exported with `module.exports = bannedSlurs;`
 // This file does not contain any other code.
+//
+//
+// EDIT WARNING:
+//
+// If you think this file needs to be changed please do NOT create a
+// pull request or issue in GitHub!
+// Email admin@habitica.com to discuss the change you want made.
+//
+// All updates to this file must be done through a direct commit to limit
+// the words visibility in GitHub to protect our coders, socialites, and
+// wiki editors who look through PRs for information.
+//
+// When adding words that contain asterisks, put two backslashes before them.
+//
+// Do NOT enter any words with $ signs. E.g., "i$$" cannot be on the list
+// because it would cause the word "I" to be blocked. Escaping $ signs with
+// backslashes doesn't work.
+
 
 
 
@@ -63,9 +81,19 @@
 
 // 'tards' is currently not in this list because it's causing a problem for French speakers - it's commonly used within French words after an accented 'e' which the word blocker's regular expression treats as a word boundary
 
+
+// DO NOT EDIT! See the comments at the top of this file.
 let bannedSlurs = [
   'TEST_PLACEHOLDER_SLUR_WORD_HERE',
 
+
+
+
+  'sluts',
+  'spic',
+  'spics',
+  'tranny',
+  'trannies',
   'nigger',
   'niggers',
   'nigga',
@@ -75,14 +103,8 @@ let bannedSlurs = [
   'faggots',
   'whore',
   'whores',
-  'sluts',
   'cunt',
   'cunts',
-  'spic',
-  'spics',
-  'tranny',
-  'trannies',
-  'https://gemsvaluesfix.typeform.com/to/QNXiU4',
 ];
 
 module.exports = bannedSlurs;

website/server/libs/bannedWords.js

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 // Do not block the following words:
 // 'ale' because it's Polish for 'but'.
 // 'af' because it's Danish for 'of'.
+// 'fu' and 'fuq' because they have legitimate meanings in English and/or other languages.
 // 'tard' because it's French for 'late' and there's no common synonyms.
 // 'god' because it is allowed for use in ways that are not oaths.
 // Tobacco products because they are more often mentioned when celebrating quitting than in a way that might trigger addictive behaviour.
@@ -64,9 +65,14 @@
 // 'slut' means 'end' in Danish but is blocked for the same reason as 'fag'.
 // These words are blocked from use in the Tavern but do not appear in bannedSlurs.js because we do not want people to be automatically muted when the words are used appropriately in guilds.
 
+
+// DO NOT EDIT! See the comments at the top of this file.
 let bannedWords = [
   'TEST_PLACEHOLDER_SWEAR_WORD_HERE',
 
+
+
+
   'hell',
   'hellish',
   'damn',
@@ -104,8 +110,6 @@ let bannedWords = [
   'motherfuckers',
   'motherfucking',
   'muthafucka',
-  'fu',
-  'fuq',
   'dafuq',
   'wtf',