Town Hall Discussion: Specific Language - Acceptable or not?
Ok, right now, due to the fast influx of new members who didn't know the rules and what was/wasn't acceptable here, the mods temporarily relaxed the language standards to ease the transition (such as allowing acronyms like WTF or letting slide words that were altered to get around the profanity filter).
This cannot continue if the rules stay as they are, so we need to visit some specifics related to what is/isn't profanity and what should/shouldn't be allowed in posts to give the board input so they can determine if the rules regarding profanity need to be modified or left as is.
Something to keep in mind when answering these questions.
Personal attacks are not allowed, regardless of language being used. So, whether a personal attack/slam is done using a curse or not, it is likely against the rules.
Sexually explicit language (describing sexual acts) is not acceptable as the rules stand, and that topic is not part of this discussion.
So, when we talk about curses/language here, it would be in the context of being used as an exlamation, adjective, etc., not a means to personally attack someone (forbidden with or without curses) or describe sexual acts.
So, please give input on the following words/points (the input on these, will help the board get a feel for what generally is or isn't considered acceptable by our members, and they therefore will apply that to other 'similar' words). Please give input on each of these questions:
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Questions to answer
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Specific Words:
Should the word Ass be censored?
Should the word B!tch be censored?
Should the word whore be censored?
Should the word sh!t be censored?
Should f-bombs be censored?
Should the word b@stard be censored?
Circumventing the word censor:
Should people be able to get around the word censor by adding letters like $ or ! (a$$ or sh!t)?
If a person posts a word that is **** out by the word censor, is that ok, or should the post be edited/deleted and the poster warned (examples "**** this" or "the team played like ****")?
Acronyms:
Which of the following accronyms are ok or not ok (general translation of the acronym given, some variations exist)?
WTH (what the hell/heck)?
WTF (what the fu**)?
FUBAR (fouled/fu**ed up beyond all recognition)?
**** (shut the fu** up)?
LMAO (Laughing my ass off)?
LMFAO (Laughing my fu**ing ass off)?
SNAFU (situation normal, all fouled/fu**ed up)?
SOB (son of a b!tch/bum)?
Other Acronyms you want to comment on?
Any other topics related to language use/profanity that you want to comment on:
