Censor bypass

A censor bypass is the use of a banned word without completely obscuring it. Because the use of many offensive terms is prohibited on the GameFAQs message boards, censor bypassing is moddable and often punishable by karma loss.

For example, if gris were a banned word, it must be typed as "****"; spelling it as "g-r-i-s", "g***", "gr*s", or any other way that doesn't completely replace the word with asterisks (or other nondescript placeholders) can and probably will be modded for at least a 3KL and possibly heavier consequences if one has a moderation history. However, simply typing the first letter of the swear word (i.e., "g" or "g*") is not considered a censor bypass on GameFAQs.

Note that simply censoring a bad word does not make one exempt from moderation. If the implied term would make a message offensive (such as "919—I'd **** her."), the message is still open to deletion by a moderator.