# \* wildcards in Watched Words (Censor) don't work

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcards-in-watched-words-censor-dont-work/77007
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [December 31, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcards-in-watched-words-censor-dont-work/77007 "2017-12-31T06:37:30Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcards-in-watched-words-censor-dont-work/77007/4 "2018-01-03T22:53:46Z")

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Yes staff are immune to this by design. So not a bug.

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