Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-3416945-20150112204618/@comment-4548659-20150113220051

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.