Originally Posted by
CliffordK
It could be a filter that was inherited from another website.
Or, perhaps a word added to the local blacklist due to SPAM
On another website that I am on, all sorts of odd things have been added to the blacklist in a vain hope of discouraging the SPAMMERS, but in the case of blacklisted items, the message isn't posted.
Many web hosts are also anti violence, so they may remove mention of violence. Also arms trade. But, obviously everyone is quick about picking up the quirks of the site.
I am as anti-weaponry as anyone, but I don't see how censoring out a well recognized word furthers this goal - but it most assuredly makes it a PITA to discuss a very useful tool used in Bicycle maintenance.