Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-3416945-20150112204618/@comment-115265-20150113224236

Bullet Francisco wrote:

Bionicleboy3000 wrote:

Bullet Francisco wrote:

Time Biter wrote:

Bullet Francisco wrote: Can someone please tell me why you guys need to swear? We're a professional website, not a social networking hub. The chat was passed under the stipulation that it was for wiki contributors to get to know each other better without spamming the site with blogs. Cursing was never actually allowed, until people just felt like doing it. Well first, a lot of users like to use the swears for emphasis or jokes. Not saying it justifies it, but that's just the way some of them roll.

Second, I think most of us agree that the swearing should only be allowed on chat, and let's not kid ourselves here, chat has become the social networking hub of this site, whether we like it or not. Chat is a place for idle conversation and a laid-back mood. Now, I'm not saying we should allow other major swears there, but the users are mature enough to handle some of the less severe swears.

Again, it comes back to the fact that there has almost never been a problem with the swears we are using. I understand where you are coming from, I personally don't get why people feel the need to swear, but it's not hurting anybody, I don't recall it ever hurting anybody, and if we remove it I can assure you nobody will be happy.

I also feel inclined to ask the same question Bionicleboy was asking: Why has this become a problem now all of a sudden? I have heard no complaints about cursing until now. Thank you for actually answering my question unlike Bionicleboy. I beg your pardon. As far as I was concerned, I didn't see a reason, nor did I see why one was required in this context, seeing as you still have your case to worry about.

We're the ones challenging you. Challenge declined. About half of this thread seems to support my notion, so unless it was about everyone opposing I feel no need. And don't put words in my mouth, I have nothing to worry about here. I'm perfectly fine with community consensus. Who's putting words in your mouth? I didn't say anything about your case that you haven't said yourself, other than address the implications regarding the chat. I even offered - offered - to be corrected about those implications, something you did not respond to. On the other hand, you asserted that I ignored something that I very clearly did not, given one of my statements much earlier in the thread:

"OK, I think the only good reason would be the professionalism. None of the other reasons make any sense to me."

Please don't make any more baseless accusations. My patience runs out quickly when those are made.