QUOTE(Rachel @ Apr 30 2007, 07:31 AM) [snapback]32802[/snapback]
These movements are [Content removed] stupid. In what way is not being able to say a word hurting your gameplay experience?
How hard is it to communicate without cursing or to censor yourself? How much does it hurt you?
In what way does saying a word hurt someone else's gameplay experience?
Throughout my life I have been under the assumption that we have a freedom of speech.
Obviously that freedom does not have a place on the internet so long as there are armchair editors who can decide on a whim (and without repercussion) to arbitrarily censor other people, which happens all too often on these forums whenever the discussions stray too far away from the usual topics of "I love mug!" and "When is sa san coming out?".
The only time you allow a controversy-prone topic to continue is if Conro is the topic creator; an example being the whole Carnage Host debacle a few months back. Whenever anyone else creates or adds to such threads, they are closely monitored until a frivolous reason is found to delete posts and lock the topic.
QUOTE(Rachel @ Apr 30 2007, 07:31 AM) [snapback]32802[/snapback]
Don't consider it a punishment for cursing; consider it a punishment for general stupidity.
I wish there was a punishment for such condescension
I do not see how using colloquial diction makes a person "stupid", and I certainly do not see why they should be punished for their word choice. As LaoNeen said, the justice system is making people QUIT. No one wants to constantly worry about being reported by some sniveling internet nanny and losing years of work because they choose to use PG-rated words that even the FCC does not censor.
QUOTE(AllyGator @ Apr 30 2007, 10:56 AM) [snapback]32813[/snapback]
I once had an English teach who said that you have to use profanity then you have a lack of imagination. She was absolutely right! How many of you have read Worldwalker's famous posts? There is a real wordsmith! WW can make a much stronger argument or point without even coming close to a curse word. Learn to use the incredible flexibility of the English language. If you can't then it shows how lazy you are!
Vulgar language exists in every culture, dialect, and diction. Some feelings are best expressed through profanity and other shock words -- why else would such words exist? Using Shakespearean synonyms in place of modern slang does not make the message any more "imaginative". If no one can understand what you are saying because you choose to use diction from the 1600's or from Pre-Law text books, then language has failed.