# Blocked watched words in chat

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-watched-words-in-chat/305737>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** chat\
**Created:** [April 27, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-watched-words-in-chat/305737 "2024-04-27T22:02:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon82911141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@anon82911141](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon82911141)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocked-watched-words-in-chat/305737/2 "2024-04-27T22:08:02Z")

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I’ve had this issue/bug/problem too. It’s weird that Discourse is behaving like that. Chats _aren’t_ recognized the same way that posts are, however, blocked words shouldn’t completely delete the input, simply prevent it.

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