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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2006, 10:16:33 AM »
As much as freedom of speech is a good thing, you have to think about what happens if kids use words they learned here in front of their parents.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2006, 05:32:34 AM »
There is not a lot to think about actually; I get the emails from those parent. :)

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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2006, 08:40:05 AM »
What about "innocent" swearing, such as someone from "SBoy Snide's Outrageously Shiny Leather and PVC clad Soul Trainhorpe"?

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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2006, 01:28:00 PM »
No mod is going to get on your back if a name or word contains a swearword, but isn't a swearword in itself.  If you find it makes the censor a problem, you can easily turn it off in your profile and be ignorant as to why everybody is laughing at what you're saying ;)
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2007, 06:50:16 PM »
Is it against the rules to put pointless stuff that you have done on this site to see if people like it.  I wrote an article on the Greater Good and what me and my friends do and the Mods said it was pointless and just locked it.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2007, 08:19:30 PM »
You didn't write an article, and it wasn't about the Greater Good.  You made a thread about something you do at school whenever someone mentions "greater good."

A complaint like this should be made in a PM, or posted in the forum rules thread asking why the thread was locked, or even inquired about in Suggestions, Questions, and Comments forum.

It's also against the rules to hijack a thread, or post apart from the topic of a given thread, and to dig up old threads without adding something useful.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #26 on: April 14, 2007, 11:35:57 PM »
Hi,
    I applaude your stance on maintaining a standard here and believe that this Web site is just another  form of public information, available to all and should be respected by all.
Swearing to me is a double edged sword that can be used to cut deeply or can be used to calm the waters in an attempt of humour. But therein lies the problem, you can never predict how it is accepted and its intention can never really be verified by the reader. Most swearing I find comes about because the person lacks the abilty to choose the correct words in the heat of the moment and they rarely mean exactly what was said, again the intent can come into question.
Everytime I hear this type of language used I discount that person and the sincerity of their coments. giving their views far less credence than if they bumbled through sentences like an amateur but made a more genuine effort to communicate in a two way fashion.
Swearing raises the ante and the antics that people are willing to lower themselves to in order to "win" a point or hammer home an argument based on tonality not content.
This sledgehammer approach will never win over the more reasonable person in any debate and at best is a waste of time for all those subjected to it.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #27 on: May 20, 2007, 03:25:09 AM »
We have a "swear filter", but remain free to use "gay" as a synonym for "stupid".


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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2007, 04:20:37 AM »
Gay isn't a swear word, it's derogatory slang for a homosexual, and it actually means 'happy'.

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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #29 on: May 20, 2007, 04:32:48 AM »
We have a "swear filter", but remain free to use "gay" as a synonym for "stupid".


Riiiiiight.

As Khemri said, gay has perfectly acceptable meanings other than the derogatory one. Therefore it would be foolish to include it in the swear filter. And no, you do not remain free to use "gay" as a synonym for "stupid". If you come across such usage of the word, it is your responsibility to report the offending posts to the moderators. We have that button for a reason. Homophobia will be cracked down on when we find it.

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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #30 on: May 20, 2007, 04:52:53 AM »
So will a few other things, mind you. Racism is not tolerated here. And no, you cannot hide behind your "free speech"-right either. This is not a public space. This is a private party where you are to respect the rules or be escorted out.

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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #31 on: May 20, 2007, 09:06:47 AM »
English Language man away!

Gay isn't a swear word, it's derogatory slang for a homosexual, and it actually means 'happy'.

Gay really isn't derogatory. If it was you'd find a lot more homosexuals objecting to its use, rather than using it to refer to themselves. And no, it used to mean happy, but these days it does indeed mean homosexual.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #32 on: May 20, 2007, 09:43:00 AM »
It can be derogatory in context.  Which is how most of such words work.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #33 on: May 21, 2007, 12:54:34 AM »
Just something I notice while lurking on the boards, that a moderator will point out certain use of language in a thread and not others. That it has a meaning of a non-derogatory nature, that's both obvious and clearing not what I was talking about; arguing that it should not be on a banned words list because it has an alternative meaning is also a little flawed in that people are far more inclined to use a word for it's popular connotation: people who mean "happy" say "happy".

Gay really isn't derogatory. If it was you'd find a lot more homosexuals objecting to its use, rather than using it to refer to themselves. And no, it used to mean happy, but these days it does indeed mean homosexual.
The phenomenon of "ownership" of a derogatory term by the slurred group.

At any rate, I feel suitably chastised (ha ha) and this thread may now continue on it's regular course.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #34 on: May 21, 2007, 01:02:23 AM »
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Just something I notice while lurking on the boards, that a moderator will point out certain use of language in a thread and not others.

Because the mods aren't watching every post in every thread, they rely on other people to report anything offensive and thus bring it to their attention.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #35 on: June 30, 2007, 07:55:39 PM »
Are we allowed to say (naughty, naughty word Mr.!)?
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #36 on: June 30, 2007, 07:58:22 PM »
Well, if its a naughty naughty word, then I assume not.

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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #37 on: June 30, 2007, 08:01:33 PM »
If you feel the need to swear then do so. Use the actual word(s) and not a half arsed attempt to disguise the word using @ % & etc in place of letters. We have a swear filter for a reason (which can be individually turned off) and so trying to avoid the swear filter gets the wrong sort of attention.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #38 on: June 30, 2007, 08:08:46 PM »
What does the filter do to the "text" *nudge nudge, wink wink*.
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Re: Swearing and how it is handled
« Reply #39 on: June 30, 2007, 08:11:42 PM »
It changes the text to another set phrase. I have it turned off as seeing such words doesn't cause me to burst into flame or turn into a complete gibbering beslubbering idiot.

There's an example for you.
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