Banned Words List

This is a list of words that are a big no-no on GameFAQs. Note that this page was included for historical purposes and is not actively maintained. In most cases, however, all of these words are prohibited from use on GameFAQs in some way.

Banned

shit
tits
twat
pussy
jism
jizm
nigger
fag
bitch
asshole
cunt
clit
arse-hole
ass-hole
dildo
pussies
ibtl (acronym of "in before the lock")
nigga
lesbo
arsehole
ass hole
arse hole
‹^› ("ASCII art" middle finger)
fuck
shiz (commonly used bypass for shit)
WWWWWWWWWW (lamers used this string to stretch topic lists)
wigger (slur for a white person that tries to act black)
wigga
gook (slur for Vietnamese people)
urbandictionary (users were flooding this site with bad definitions)
jizz
titties
titty
@@@@@@@@@@ (lamers used this string to stretch topic lists)
outpimp (website that was spammed too much)
format c: (part of a phrase which causes problems for anti-virus programs)
lurkerfaqs (website that archives topics from CE and other boards, allowed potential board stalking)
fcuk
ngger (used on Next-Gen Gaming)
nggr (used on Next-Gen Gaming)
huntard
retardin
ritard
wiitard
narutard (naruto + retard)
/b/tard (/b/ + retard)
pihb ("pee in her butt")
kike (slur for Jewish people)
wootability.com
TR4Q ("tiers are for queers")
tw@ (TW@ is a location in GTA4)
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lockerz (website that was spammed too much)
cheathappens
shat
rapistberger (offensive nickname for Ben Roethlisberger)
rapistburger (offensive nickname for Ben Roethlisberger)

Auto-flagged

All auto-flagged words are banned from topic titles and user profiles and are automatically flagged for review by a moderator when used in messages, but they are not added into the moderation queue until another user also marks the message.

cock
penis
vagina
masturbate
masterbate
jack off
jackoff
feck
fock
goatse (bad website)
chink (slur for Chinese people)
prick (another word for penis)
masterbating
masturbating
wank (British slang for masturbate)
retard
fook
fuk
dyke
FOAD (fuck off and die)
tubgirl (bad website)
masturbation
masterbation
masterbat
ghey
?referer= (often used in referral links)
?refer=
?ref=
?referrer=
fap (fap fap fap)
r-tard
rtard
?ref_id=
nagger (variation of "nigger" used on South Park)
retart
lmgtfy (stupid website)
tinypic

Topic titles

These words are disallowed in topic titles, but are allowed in messages and user profiles.

sux
whore
douche
http:// (problems caused by URLs in topic titles)
&shy (used to make blank topic titles - unknown status due to use of htmlspecialchars)
https:// (problems caused by URLs in topic titles)

Whitelist

While these words contain banned or auto-flagged words, they are allowed in topic titles and messages and will not automatically be flagged for review by a moderator.

ashita
atwater
babcock
cockatrice
cocked
cocker
cockney
cockpit
cockroach
cocktail
cocky
Cofagrigus
dirtwater
fagen
fastwater
gamemarketwatch
gobbledegook
gobbledygook
hancock
hitchcock
matsushita
mcconaughey
middlesborough
octopussy
peacock
pricked
pussycat
riftwatcher
ritardando
rootwater
sagashite
saltwater
scunthorpe
shatigon
shizo
shizu
swank
vandyke
wristwatch
yoshitaka
yoshitsu

Removed

These words were formerly on the banned/auto-flagged lists, but have since been removed by the GameFAQs administration and are now allowed on the message boards again. This list is not intended to be complete.

offiz.bei.t-online.d (link to an annoying scrolling page; enter "e" at the end to complete the URL)
ravenblack.net (website that was spammed too much)
dave allison (owner of CheatCC)
david allison
youdontknowwhoiam (website that is loaded with computer crashing HTML and spyware)
sd6/ (outwar-type referral links)
modfiles (users were begging for a bunch of moderator-only pages that were leaked)
mod files
modpics
mod pics
68.13.103 (IP address for an FTP server which was used to steal cookies from its visitors)
gfnostalgia (part of a URL that redirects to darksidelegion)
lue2.tk (LUE's former porn site)
suprnova (popular piracy website that is now shut down)
cjs mom (banned to prevent GTA:SA spoilers)
cj's mom
cjs mother
eurogamer (conflict between users on that site and GameFAQs)
luecide (alternate spelling for LUEicide)
lueicide (account suicide fad started on LUE)
gmail (an obsession that must be suppressed)
god damn
god dammit
tricksteronline.com (website that was spammed during a "spread the word" contest)
?r= (often used in referral links)
....................
gay
homo
hitler
nazi
suck
dick
gameforcesite
emmessenn
cheatcc (website owner received death threats on the boards for copying guides without permission)
cheat code central (same as cheatcc)
12712 Julian Ct
pornstarguru (bad website)
hiphop-pirate.com (website with illegal content)
freeipods.com
freeipod.com
freedvds.com
freecds.com
freevideogames.com
freegiftplanet.com
freecondoms.com
freeflatscreens.com
gamefaqsascii (website owner mass-spammed the site)
gfascii.com (new location of the GameFAQsASCII site)
agasonex. (blocks multiple links to the GameFAQsASCII site)
vgameforce (website that was spammed too much)
ogrish (bad website)
megamassmedia
freepsps.com
igeworld.com
soap-23-83-2czp-71
23-83-2czp-71-9f
play-asia.com/soap (used in referral links)
ra sho wei na po (chain message that was spammed too much)
ra-sho-wei-na-po
ra-sho-weina-po
legion of legato (website that was spammed too much)
legion_of_legato
ippomails.com
blue-maniacs.com
dollarsmaker.net
woo-mails.com
gamefaqs2.com (spinoff site)
lotrogold
board213 (spinoff site)
maplestorymob.com (website that was spammed too much)
rick-gardiner.com (fake Brawl updates)
myex.ath.cx
ihateyoujulia.com
x213.net (spinoff site)
sturly.com (link redirector website)
queer
worksucks (bad website)
truth.org (website with offensive content)
tinyurl (link redirector website)
snipurl (link redirector website)
makeashorterlink (link redirector website)
hd loader (HDLoader is a device that can be used for PS2 emulation)
hdloader
N560NCIsaS8 (id of one of the YouTube rickroll videos)
7sK3AqFYAWQ (id of one of the YouTube rickroll videos)
cool story bro
cool story, bro
umad
i'm 12
i am 12
oHg5SJYRHA0 (id of one of the YouTube rickroll videos)
f2b1D5w82yU (id of one of the YouTube rickroll videos)
STFU (shut the fuck up)
GTFO (get the fuck out)
encyclopediadramatic (bad website; enter "a.com" at the end to complete the URL)
ebaum (conflict between users on eBaum's World and GameFAQs)
luelinks.net (spinoff with inappropriate links)
ass****
***hole
kevan.org (website that was spammed too much)
sash.rar
bukkake (Japanese word for a semen shower)
outwar.com (website that was spammed too much)
kingsofchaos (website that was spammed too much)
echo j (part of a phrase which causes problems for anti-virus programs)
lue2.com (website that was spammed too much)
mp3players4free.com
ds4free.com
(void*)shellcode (part of a phrase which causes problems for anti-virus programs)
netbux
treasuretrooper (website that was spammed too much)
rewardhits
gaminglagoon.com (website that was spammed too much)
n_gger
donkeymails.com
no-minimum.com
internetisseriousbus (rickroll website; enter "iness.com" at the end to complete the URL)
rialliance.net/test.
2g1c (acronym of 2girls1cup)
2g1f (acronym of 2girls1finger)
2girls1finger (bad website)
2girls1cup (bad website)
swap.avi (bad video)
myminicity (website that was spammed too much)
2girls 1cup
2 girls 1 cup
raygoldmodels.com
potd.com
mybrute.com (website that was spammed too much)

These words were formerly banned from usernames, but the automatic censor has been removed.

666
69 (a popular sexual position)
CJay
CJC
CNet
GameFAQs
God
JayC
Jesus
Laden
Ladin
Osama
Pimp
Powerman (Powerman was a banned user)
Rape
Sex
Shadota (Shadotak is CJayC's wife)
Shadowta
Trc (TRC was a former KoS user)
T rc (common bypass for accounts made by TRC)
Tr c (common bypass for accounts made by TRC)
T r c (common bypass for accounts made by TRC)
Txrxc (common bypass for accounts made by TRC)
Usama
Webmaster

These words were formerly banned from passwords, but the automatic censor has been removed.

123456
Dragon
GameFAQs
Nintendo
Password
Pikachu
Pokemon
Qwerty (first six letters on most keyboards)
Any part of your username that is up to 6 characters long