>> The row of stars tells us the swear filter was breached more than once in Dog's post.
Nope, it indicates that it picked up something more than a mild swearword.
>> It's not as if anyone involved is new to the place.
And you know for sure that there aren't any unregistered visitors browsing this forum, some of which could be youngsters? Mind you, saying that, there are quite a few youngsters registered on this forum. Well given their behaviour at times, they come across as being child like ;)