Help > Trawling for profane language

What does this trawl type find?

This trawl type checks for language which some may consider offensive, including most swear words from the western English lingua. Words which are often used in a discriminatory fashion are also trawled for.

How to use this trawl type

You should make sure this trawl type is switched on. There should be a green tick next to this trawl type in the Trawl for... tab. If there is a red cross instead, click the cross to toggle the trawl type on.

This trawl type has a setting dialog which contains a list of many profane words / part words. Clicking the Settings link next to this trawl type will allow you to select / deselect what you want to trawl for.

How to solve the problems found

If you find a user of your site has been posting profanity, you might consider blocking this user if your site allows this.