Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-1669199-20170416030900/@comment-167456-20170416121114

I think one reason the rule was defined so vaguely was partly so that people couldn't look for loopholes, like "Ah, you said I can't use this word but actually I've said this similar word and that's allowed", and partly to avoid giving people ideas. As soon as you tell people not to do something, they'll get it in their heads and want to do it. By keeping it vague, people feel they are transgressing the rule by using so-called "mild" profanity, and you can sort of let that slide. But by giving people a list of words that they can't say, you can bet some people will do their darndest to sort of say them without getting in trouble for it.

Perhaps rather than listing words, you could identify types of unwelcome language. For example, you could outright ban types such as:
 * abusive profanity (directed at another person for the purposes of insult)
 * sexual profanity
 * slurs based on specific identities (racial, sexual, cultural, etc.)
 * profanity referencing specific religions or religious figures